Mets pitching prospect Collin McHugh, took some questions on his blog entitled “A Day Older, A Day Wiser” and just posted them. I liked this exchange in particular: Do the Met’s coaches tell you specifically what they want you to work on or what you have to improve on or how much more you need to progress to make it to the next level? or do they keep you guessing to some extent or...
Read MoreJonathan Mayo of MLB.com re-ranked his pre-season 2011 Top 10 Prospects for the Mets and now has newcomer Zack Wheeler ranked as the Mets No. 1 prospect. Here are his 2011 pre and post season rankings: For a team that is starving for some top level pitching on the major league squad, it’s good to see the top three spots occupied by Wheeler, Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia. Outfielder Cory...
Read MoreCaught this on MetsBlog: Chris Russo: “If the Mets or White Sox offer you the job to be the bench coach are you going to take it?” Larry Bowa: “To be honest with you – and I’m not avoiding your question, you know I’ve been honest with you all year – I really, I haven’t even thought about that. But I do love baseball. I like the camaraderie, I like the competition. I would definitely talk to...
Read MoreThis is a well produced parody of the movie trailer for Moneyball from NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Good stuff… Gives a whole new meaning to small ball… Hat tip to Joe Janish of Mets Today who adds, “Some might argue that this commercial parody is more historically correct than the movie starring Brad Pitt.” How The West Was Won?
Read MoreNick Klopsis of Newsday caught up with Jose Reyes at a red-carpet event for ESPN Magazine last night where Jose Reyes told him that the Mets have not even contacted him yet. The four-time All-Star shortstop said Thursday that the Mets have not reached out to him yet regarding a new deal. “They’ll probably start up within the next few days,” the free-agent-to-be said at a...
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