This morning, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported that the Mets plan to reconfigure the dimensions of Citi Field. By “reconfigure,” it’s likely that Rubin means that the Mets want to bring in the outfield fences. The idea is, make the distance from home to the right-center field gap shorter and you would thereby increase home run potential. The two hitters that would seem to benefit most would...
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As our beloved New York Mets played their final series in the capital this season, the Nationals continued to work towards locking up the best record in the National League. The Mets only took 1 of 3 from their division rivals, but there were positive takeaways despite losing the series. Below is a breakdown in this edition of 3 & 3. 3 Up 1. Back in late August, it was easy to speculate...
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The missus and I just returned from a short vacation which means that I could see no Mets games on either SNY or PIX for about a week. Usually that’s a REAL vacation. But I see that while I was away the team dismantled the Atlanta Braves and pretty much stymied any hopes they had of making the playoffs. I can’t believe I missed that since I’ve been waiting for the Amazins to do something like...
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Yesterday, the Atlanta Braves announced the dismissal of their general manager, Frank Wren. Wren had been hired in 2007 after his predecessor and mentor, John Schuerholz, had been promoted to president of the Braves. This marks an end to Wren’s fifteen year career as a member of the Braves’ front office, of which he spent seven as the general manager. Also yesterday, there were reports from...
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The Mets are finishing up on a strong note and played a great series down in Atlanta this weekend. Below are the usual takeaways in this edition of 3 & 3. 3 Up 1. The starting pitching was excellent in this series, particularly the guys making the league minimum, Zack Wheeler and Jacob deGrom. Wheeler went 6.0 innings, allowed 5 hits, struck out 7 batters and held the opposition scoreless....
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