Today I celebrate the Super Bowl by talking Mets baseball with Greg Prince, author of the popular Faith & Fear in Flushing blog. Greg and I talk about his recent post ranking 56 seasons of Mets history. Hear us go back to the 1970s and remember an underrated Mets team, our most surprising and disappointing seasons, as well as the old ’86 Mets vs. 98′ Yankees debate. Additionally,...
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I’m joined by Jay Jaffe of Sports Illustrated. Jay invented the metric “JAWS” to evaluate MLB Hall of Fame worthiness and will give his virtual ballot for the 2018 class. Hear Jay talk about his reasons behind his ballot, the most egregious snubs in Hall of Fame history and his book “The Cooperstown Casebook.” The 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be announced Wednesday, and several...
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Tonight I am joined by Matt Ehalt, Mets beat reporter for The Record, to discuss the recent hot stove activity. Matt will give his take on the signings of Jay Bruce and Adrian Gonzalez, how he would address the remaining roster holes, and whether the Mets are now positioned to compete for a playoff spot in the National League. [iframe]<iframe...
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With the New York Mets signing of Jay Bruce to a three year deal worth $39 million the Mets can now scratch off another item off of their wish list. The first being the signing of reliever Anthony Swarzak for two years, $14 million deal earlier in the Hot Stove season. Two pieces down. Many to go. It is hard to tell that whether or not the Bruce deal makes sense because the overall team’s...
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I am joined by Howard Megdal, author of the book The Cardinals Way and Wilpon’s Folly, to discuss why he believes the Mets are operating conservatively this offseason. Howard goes into detail about the Mets finances, Sandy Alderson, and how he would fill roster holes if he were the GM. I also discuss potential free agent targets and why I would take Todd Frazier over Mike Moustakas....
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