Author: Joe D

Revisiting the Johan Santana Trade Twelve Years Later

On Feb. 1, 2008, Johan Santana agreed to a six-year, $137.5 million dollar contract with the New York Mets, two days after the Minnesota Twins dealt their ace left-hander for center fielder Carlos Gomez, and pitching prospects Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. By all accounts, it was a steal for the Mets. The Mets had two days to seal-the-deal with Johan and as time was running out,...

Read More

So You Think You Know The Mets: All-Time Saves Leaders

The New York Mets have had their share of solid closers in their history, but plenty of clunkers as well. In this week’s Mets Quiz we’re going to test your knowledge of Mets closers over the years. Simply put, we want you to name every reliever who accumulated at least 20 or more career saves for the Mets. So you think you know the Mets? Name Every Mets Reliever With 20 Or More...

Read More

Mets Matters: It’s Been A Bizarre Offseason

I was just thinking how crazy this entire Carlos Beltran situation is and how bad the timing is for our New York Mets. Yesterday, I learned that before Beltran and the Mets had mutually agreed to part ways, he was at Mets camp in Port St. Lucie and had in fact held a meeting with the entire coaching staff. Wish I was a fly on the wall for that. It’s so odd that players are going to be...

Read More

Another Fine Mess The Mets Find Themselves In

What a tangled web we weave. Once again, Major League Baseball finds themselves embroiled in another incredible and incredulous scandal. A scandal whose repercussions have already brought down one general manager and two managers… wait, make that three managers… It wouldn’t be a proper baseball scandal if the Mets weren’t knee deep in it either directly or indirectly, in...

Read More