Author: Michael Branda

Getting the Wright Return

As time ticks away, and the Mets continue to lose games to inferior franchises, I get closer and closer to the thought that David Wright has to be made publically available for the good of the franchise.  It’s not a dislike for Wright, or a disgust for the Mets, the Wilpon’s etc. It has nothing to do with any of that. I’m not a Wright hater, I enjoy and appreciate him for everything he has done...

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Realizing It’s Time To Rebuild

I’m not really a negative fan, at least I’d like to think so. I never booed Oliver Perez or Luis Castillo, and I never called for Omar’s firing. I don’t think I’m smarter than the people who run a professional baseball team, and I try to recognize there’s always more to a story than we know. Now yes, it’s early, and anything can happen. However, you don’t win games with a lack of...

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Mental Toughness Starts On The Road

In New York, there’s popular opinion and there’s the correct opinion. When you look at the Mets from afar, there is one opinion that seems to overtake all others, even though it’s not true. The opinion we’ve all heard is that the dimensions of Citi Field in some way halt the Mets from winning at home. I know you’ve heard that before, and you’ve probably at some point subscribed to that theory....

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Culture Change At Citi Field

I know what you’re going to say, “you’re alive!” It’s been quite a while since my last post here. As some may or may not know, my life changed dramatically right before the New Year with the birth of our daughter. So pair that with the fact this is the busiest time of year for me, and you’ve got your reason as to why I haven’t posted. There’s been so much going on, and I’m not here to break any...

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Being Critical Is Easy To Do, When It’s All You Want To Do.

I think there has to come a time when the critics of our new front office executives need to relax. I’m trying to think back at a time when I can remember such hostility towards newly hired executives who are hired to clean up a mess over the long-term.  Are there really Mets fans out there that thought whoever was hired to be the new GM of this franchise was going to instantly snap their...

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