I grew up before the 24-hour news cycle started, when social media constituted of passing around the headphones of a Walkman as you ‘streamed’ music on the radio. Maybe if one was lucky, they could ‘share’ their cassette recording of said song so everyone could hear it. It was a suburb of northern New Jersey, not far from the George Washington Bridge but to a teenager it...
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Where Are They Now? Cliff Floyd Baseball players tend to disappear after retirement. Without the spotlight of national media, or admiration of thousands of fans, they fade back into mainstream society. They leave only memories, and their absence from the game makes it easy to forget that these guys we watched on TV are still real people. My mission is to make fans remember these forgotten...
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Things are going to be a little different at second base this season, as Daniel Murphy moves onto the rival Washington Nationals after a seven year career with the Mets. Now manning second base for the Amazins is Neil Walker, who spoke with Tyler Kepner of the New York Times about some of the challenges facing him during the upcoming 2016 campaign. Walker has a ton of respect for Murphy and was...
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LF: Michael Conforto vs. Jayson Werth After he was promoted from Double-A Binghamton, Michael Conforto not only impressed the Mets but also the entire league by hitting nine home runs in 56 games. The 22 year old went on to hit a very respectable .270 while also driving in 26 runs. He also proved many people wrong by becoming a solid defender in left field. The sky is the limit for this kid in...
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Former Mets catcher and newly inducted Hall of Famer Mike Piazza will arrive to New York Mets Spring Training camp on Sunday to serve as a guest instructor for a few days. There may be no player more excited to see the former Mets All Star catcher than the current team catcher himself, Travis d’Arnaud. “It’s a dream,” d’Arnaud said on Saturday. “I worked with...
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