Joe D, Author at Metsmerized Online

Ike Davis Bobblehead Day

Posted by Joe D | Apr 27, 2011

Here is a photo of the Ike Davis Bobblehead that will be given out on Sunday, July 19 in a game versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Very cool.

Jeff Wilpon Sparks Mets 4-Game Win Streak

Posted by Joe D | Apr 25, 2011

Fred and Jeff Wilpon get a lot of heat these days from just about anyone who owns a keyboard, most of it undeserved. Many fans have even accused them of being to meddlesome in how the team is run (not so sure how true that is either). Well it appears that their meddling may have been exactly what snapped the Mets losing streak and put them on their current four-game winning streak. You see the...

Mets Considered Sending Niese To Bullpen

Posted by Joe D | Apr 25, 2011

According to the NY Post, Mets officials had been privately discussing using Niese out of the pen because they were concerned Niese was dismissing his changeup (he had thrown just nine in four starts), which reduced him to more of a reliever-like repertoire of fastball and curve. The Post says that this illustrates how dedicated this front office is to winning. That the Mets were even pondering...

What Could Braun and Tulo Extensions Mean For Wright?

Posted by Joe D | Apr 24, 2011

As most of you know, I’m not a long drawn out post type of guy, but I wanted to toss this out there for a healthy debate. On Thursday, Ryan Braun signed a five-year contract extension with the Milwaukee Brewers worth $105 million. According to Ken Rosenthal, here’s how that contract breaks down. Braun received a $10 million signing bonus and the extension pays as follows: 2016: $19...