Johan Santana had long been considered the best pitcher in baseball. From 2004-2008 there wasn’t a pitcher who could touch him, posting some remarkable numbers, especially when you consider that he called the AL home up until 2008: Struck out 200 or more batters every season Had a sub-3.00 ERA in four out of five seasons (the other year saw him at 3.33) Posted three WHIPs of 1.00 and better...
Read MoreIn all of sports, players regress and at least to me it seems that baseball players regress more than athletes of any other sport. Baseball players regress for any number of reasons: age, injury, failure to adjust to change in the game, etc… What you don’t normally see is regression of executives. I feel that since Omar Minaya took the job of General Manager for the New York Mets he has...
Read MoreOh god. Not another article on Daniel Murphy. Too bad. It’s my turn. Mets fans are obsessed with Daniel Murphy. Every Mets fan has an opinion on Daniel Murphy. In an ideal world, many fans would like to see Daniel complete his home grown development and become a star in New York. Unfortunately, patience is not a virtue of most Mets fans. Those fans feel that after the disastrous 2009...
Read MoreWhile the 2009 season as a whole was a lost cause for the New York Mets. It did hold some significance for certain players on the team. One of those players was reliever, Brian Stokes. Last season, Stokes, 30, appeared in a career-high 69 games and pitched 70.1 innings, which were also the most in his four year career. All the while, the hard throwing right-hander was able to maintain a 3.97...
Read MoreTobi Stoner is playing in the Dominican Republic for Leonis Del Escogido. He has started off strongly, going 3-1 with a 1.86 ERA and a .93 WHIP. In 5 starts and 29 IP he has given up 20 hits, walked 7 and struck out 21. It’s good to see Tobi doing so well. Tobi had pitched 9 innings for the Mets as a September call up. He will play next year as a 25 year old and should be given the...
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