A friend of Stephen Drew called the Mets’ chances of getting Drew “very slim” as it becomes more obvious agent Scott Boras is willing to wait until after the season begins to sign his client, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. This is the first thing I’ve read that actually makes any sense regarding this situation. While earlier reports had Scott Boras threatening to have Drew...
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Taking a page from the handbook of Tony La Russa, Mets manager Terry Collins is considering occasionally batting his pitchers eighth this season, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. “My thought is: How do we get them more RBI chances and also give David Wright, in particular, chances to drive in runs,” Collins said. “It is a possibility I might try hitting the...
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On Tuesday, I spoke to someone with very intimate knowledge of everything that led up to the Mets severing their relationship with WFAN and shifting to the conservative talk-show channel WOR 710 AM. By now, many of you have experienced the stark differences in sound, reception and quality. There is no FM version and what you hear is what you get. Leading into the last Mets broadcast on WOR 710...
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The Mets will play a pair of split-squad games this afternoon. In Port St. Lucie, Dillon Gee opposes reigning National League Rookie of the Year Jose Fernandez and the Miami Marlins at 1:10 PM (SNY). In the other game, a contingent on Mets travel to Viera where Jenrry Mejia opposes Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals at 1:05 PM (WOR). David Wright is scheduled to play in a modified...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post says that it’s time for Sandy Alderson and the Mets to stop stockpiling and start winning. Sherman says that when a top player becomes available, we need to have the wherewithal in prospects, capital and aggression to get him. Many of the great phases in Mets history have elite pitching as a backbone — notably 1969, 1973 and 1986. But all of the best Mets...
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