Mets beat reporter Anthony DiComo answered some fans’ questions in his latest mailbag feature at Mets.com. The following question regarding R.A. Dickey’s future this offseason was one of many nice exchanges. What are the chances the Mets sign R.A. Dickey to a longer deal in the offseason, despite the young arms coming up through the system? The chances are quite high, with both sides...
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CBS New York has some quotes form Nationals manager Davey Johnson who appeared on ESPN Radio and said the following about Citi Field: “Citi Field is like a morgue.” “I remember when I was here we had 50,000 packed in Shea.” After all these years I still love Davey because he’s always in your face and always brutally honest. Of course back then, the Mets not only ruled the...
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Could any of you have ever imagined this? Me doing a post gathering data from Fangraphs and even using WAR to illustrate the point of this post? Who says you can’t teach an old dog a new trick… Anyway, I’m still trying to wrap my brain around all these wholesale changes that are apparently coming this offseason according to Sandy Alderson. The Mets GM Sandy always loves to talk...
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WHO AM I? CAN YOU NAME THIS METS PLAYER? You get one hint… He once led the Majors in Strikeouts per Nine Innings (K/9) as a Met when he was 22 years old. IT’S SID FERNANDEZ!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN DORN! John was one of three fans who answered correctly out of 46 different entries! John will get a a FREE T-Shirt and a FREE pair of tickets to see the New York Mets host...
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Last week, I speculated that Josh Thole, Bobby Parnell, Ike Davis and Daniel Murphy might each be eligible for arbitration after this season. ESPN and the Daily News are confirming that is in fact the case now, which adds a little bit more thrust to my argument below. Originally Posted on September 6 at 4:00 PM. With the Mets discussion now shifting away from the field of play and onto the field...
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