I was in tenth grade and Charlie Williams was being traded for a legend, tough to be an answer to a trivia question for the rest of your life. As we all sit and wait for the Mets Brain Trust to make a decision that may or may not make their lives as baseball genius’ livable or a living hell the next four years, I was reflecting on what the good old days were like when I was in my early...
Read MoreI had gotten my season ticket renewal notice in the mail two weeks ago. Last week, John, my personal representative, emailed me this follow up. I wanted to check in with you and see if you had any questions regarding your 2011 New York Mets Season ticket invoice that you should have received last week. Your tickets went down 21% from last season and we have now started our new Amazin Mets...
Read MoreI’m not in the business of offering up trade proposals, as I find they are either ridiculously one-sided (I read recently on this blog Duda, F-Mart and a minor league pitcher could get Justin Upton here) and/or unrealistic (the D-Backs need pitching, not more outfielders). But what I can do is look at the Rangers roster and see which of their young players would fit on the Mets and/or who...
Read MoreI admit that the whole process associated with picking the new manager of the Mets is like root canal for me, situational substitution for a guy who has been in the baseball business for over thirty years should come as second nature, and there should be very little difference between Backman, Melvin and Collins. My personal favorite would have been Oquendo, a guy that hit .256 lifetime and was...
Read MoreGreetings, MMO. Regulars will recognize my posts, but this is my first blog. Thanks to Joe D. and the MMO hierarchy for allowing me the opportunity. I’ve been brought on mostly due to my understanding of sabermetrics, and as the Mets move forward into a new era with a new front office and new theories and ideas, it is my hope that I can be somewhat of a liaison between what you hear and what you...
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