Andy Martino of the Daily News argues that Terry Collins deserves to return as Mets manager in 2015. He defends Collins and says that he has had to endure Chris Young, Frank Francisco, a major drop in payroll, a major contraction phase, and the loss of a batting champion and Cy Young Award-winner among other things that were all beyond his control. “Why wouldn’t he be back?” one official told...
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After last nights loss to the Washington Nationals, the nail in a three game sweep, Terry Collins addressed the team. The Nationals increased their lead in the East to 10.5 over the Mets and have now taken their last 11 games played at Citi Field. “They just outplay us. The whole difference is we can’t keep the ball in the park and we can’t hit them out. That was the story of this series, for...
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Just one day after announcing that shortstop Troy Tulowitzki would be undergoing season ending surgery on his hip, the Rockies have announced that Carlos Gonzalez will also undergo season-ending surgery to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee. August 14 Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will miss the rest of the season to repair a labrum tear on his left hip according to Thomas Harding of...
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Here’s the thing. I’m a rules guy. I love analyzing and looking into rules and I cherish above all else, players that are able to tweak the rules to there advantage. I’ve always appreciated the way Darrell Revis can get away with holding on almost every single snap. I love the way a veteran pitcher can use his prowess to gain an extra inch off the black. Still, being a rules...
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Mike Vorkunov of The Star-Ledger took a look at the Mets and how they stack up from a financial perspective. By taking Fangraphs dollar statistics (relative to the number of games played this season) he calculated what each player’s performance was valued at and compared it to their actual salary for the season. Some of the numbers are very surprising. Vorkunov concludes that Juan Lagares...
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