Author: Michael Mayer

Fan Shot: 300 Thoughts

This is a Fan Shot by Brian Wertkin On December 25th, 1987, the Knicks were trailing the Bulls with six seconds left. Trent Tucker missed a jumper, but Patrick Ewing flew in for the offensive rebound and hit a buzzer beater to win for the Knicks. That was one of 24 wins for the Knicks that season, tied with the Nets for the second fewest, more than only the Clippers. To me, it didn’t matter, I...

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Mets Minors Thread: Syracuse, Binghamton Clinging to Playoff Hopes

With the Mets having an off day, we have what will likely be our final minor league thread of the 2026 season. Unfortunately, the season is over for Brooklyn and St. Lucie as both of the Mets’ affiliates failed to make the playoffs. 7:37 PM · CHS Field · Syracuse (73-66) vs St. Paul (78-61) The Syracuse Mets open the night 2.5 games back of a playoff spot with 10 games left in the season....

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Mets Minors Thread: Santucci Pitching

The big club already won on Wednesday with a 2-1 score over the visiting Padres. All four of the Mets’ full-season minor league affiliates are in action Wednesday evening. Jonathan Santucci will make his fourth Triple-A start for Syracuse. 6:35 PM · NBT Stadium · Worcester (62-52) vs Syracuse (60-60) Santucci has struggled a bit to start his career in Triple-A with 5.40 ERA and 2.200 WHIP...

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Updated Post-Deadline Top 50 Mets Prospects

Going into the trade deadline, the Mets had a farm system in the bottom half of the league and David Stearns was tasked with improving that. In total, the Mets traded nine players and acquired 13 players. In those trades, the Mets got a top-100 prospect in Jefferson Rojas, a borderline top-100 prospect in Sammy Stafura, a helium prospect in Émilien Pitre, arms with interesting pitch traits in...

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Morning Briefing: Lindor Wants to Stay With Mets

Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Lindor did an exclusive interview with the New York Post, in which he says, “The plan is to be here for my contract.” He went on to discuss the organization as whole, David Stearns and Steve Cohen. The real 2026 Mets showed up on Tuesday night in their 4-0 loss to the Braves. The Mets actually outhit the Braves 4-3, but their pitching gave out six...

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