Michael Baron of MetsBlog just posted the following: During last night’s broadcast, Sandy Alderson said he expects to go into Spring Training with a similar rotation to what is in place now, citing the need for growth among pitchers such as Mike Pelfrey and Jon Niese. However, he also spoke about the importance of knowing who the closer will be before the season starts and suggested next...
Read MoreAccording to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Mets GM is not thrilled with his internal candidates for the the 2012 closer role and when asked specifically if he envisioned the next Mets closer coming from within the organization he said, “I’m not convinced of that. Nor can I believe anybody else is convinced of that.” Not exactly a big vote of confidence for Bobby Parnell or...
Read MoreA quote from ESPN’s Jason Stark in this week’s Rumblings & Grumblings: The buzz coming out of Flushing is that the Mets have very little interest in waiting around this winter for Jose Reyes to decide whether to stay or bolt. One source who’s tight with the Mets brass tells Rumblings they’re “either going to be in or out real quick.” The Mets’...
Read MoreI haven’t done one of these in a while, but I got an email from one of our readers yesterday that basically asked me a few questions about Bay, Tejada and a couple of other players, but what really struck me was this: Why do so many fans hate David Wright? Everybody seems to pin the blame for everything wrong on him. What about you, do you hate him? No I do not hate David Wright – I...
Read MoreBlame it on Citi Field… Blame it on the bullpen… Blame it on the starting pitching… Blame it on the offense… Whatever you want to blame it on, the Mets won-loss record at home this season has been horrid. At 31-44 in Citi Field, only the Houston Astros at 28-46 have lost more games in their homepark than the Amazins. The Mets have just completed a 1-8 homestand including...
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