I almost started this column with the headline, ‘Hooray! It’s Opening Day!! I mean the emotions that a baseball fanatic (like myself) feel on that late March or early April day borders on euphoria. After a winter filled with weather, weariness and worry about Covid, a special Opening Day will start a new baseball season on Thursday, April 1 and for the better part of six plus...
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Every time I turn around during the last few afternoons, New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is getting something done. He just doubled not five minutes ago (2:00 PM on Tuesday afternoon) with two outs to give the Mets a 2-0 lead over the Marlins. Of late, he’s nine for his last twenty after a slow start. (Although not here to do play-by-play for a spring game, Lindor later in the...
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Outbid You got to get up early in the morning to cover the New York Mets these days. Soon after daybreak, we learned that Taijuan Walker has signed a two-year deal with the Amazins’ to help bolster the starting rotation. With Noah Syndergaard eligible for free agency after this year, Walker also provides some insurance for the Mets going forward. So now the up-to-the minute (well, as I am...
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The New York Mets bullpen. One need only research the number of games it has blown for ace Jacob deGrom to realize that this is an area that must be addressed. Last year, in the shortened season, the bullpen pitched to a 4.60 ERA and 4.74 FIP ranking it 18th in major league baseball. The new hierarchy of the Mets wasted little time in bringing in the likes of Trevor May, Aaron Loup and even...
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On Friday, acting Mets general manager Zack Scott spoke to a pool of beat reporters from Port St. Lucie. The questions ranged from pitching, to the current and future roster, the franchise’s feeling regarding third base, his new role as general manager, and the contract status of Francisco Lindor and Michael Conforto, to name a few. Scott speaks somewhat nervously, answering questions in...
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