Good morning, everyone. Who’s ready for a Mets baseball game on Monday? đ Free agent pitcher Chris Young reportedly wants a major league deal, which makes it highly unlikely he’ll be joining the Mets this season no matter how interested Sandy Alderson is on bringing the right-hander back. Young dazzled in his very brief tenure with the Mets last season which lasted all of 24 innings,...
Read MoreJosh Thole’s honeymoon period with the Mets is officially over. No more kid glove treatment, no more excuses, time to man up… That was pretty much the message that Terry Collins delivered yesterday to Josh Thole according to Andy Martino of the Daily News. âBasically, what I told him was that last year was not acceptable,â Collins related. âI told him there was too much of that...
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  Earlier today, in a post that debated the merits of Sandy Alderson’s comparison of Lucas Duda to Joey Votto, we ended up with over 250+ comments. As sometimes happens here, the conversation veered into something completely off topic, in this case a discussion between batting average versus on-base percentage. However there was one reader who stayed on topic and posted something worth...
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No big news coming out of St. Lucie today, just the regular drills and more “ITBSOML” stories. But when it comes to our team, no news is good news, right? đ * * * * * * * * Andy McCullough passed this along and I thought it was worth noting. “Iâve now heard a few Mets officials talking up right-hander Cory Mazzoni, the clubâs second-round pick last June. Mazzoni looked...
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General Manager Sandy Alderson brought up the names of Jason Giambi and Joey Votto while mentioning players he believes are comparable to right fielder Lucas Duda. âI think they will end up having a similar profile: Power guys with an excellent eye at the plate. If you have that combination, you can be a superstar. Especially for a left-handed hitter, if youâve got power, the high on-base...
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