First and foremost on this Thanksgiving holiday is the health and well-being to you and yours. As much as Mets fans are thankful about new ownership and the anticipation of bigger things to come, we thank first responders and look at Mets baseball as that diversion. But thanks is that word of the day. And for this Mets franchise it is all about Steve Cohen. It’s about Sandy Alderson and his...
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Bobby Heck and Tommy Tanous were two names mentioned here last week in the Mets search for a president of baseball operations or combining the role as the general manager. Heck, assistant to the GM of the Tampa Bay Rays. and according to a longtime NL executive, is not out of the question in the continued search. Tanous is a long shot and was vice president of international scouting and...
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Tom Seaver was terrific. So many words and tributes when we learned about the surprising passing of Seaver that described the Hall of Fame pitcher. Yes, he was a Mets icon and his records on the mound put in that all-time great category among pitchers. Bill Madden, though, the acclaimed longtime New York sports writer, who covered Tom Seaver over the years, has another best seller and probably...
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You can say Robinson Cano did the Mets a favor. The loss of Cano for the 2021 season is all in favor of the Mets with more money to spend on quality free agents. The possibilities are endless now that Cano is out of the equation. But this is not about what is in store for the Mets under a new regime with Steve Cohen and Sandy Alderson. Much more of that will come as they continue their search...
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Tuesday, J.D. Davis finished his daily offseason workout in the Scottsdale Arizona area. He has heard the rumors of being linked to going to Cleveland in a trade for Francisco Lindor. “Tell you really, I pay no attention to the rumors,” he said to me. “It’s part of baseball and the business of it. I am with the New York Mets and look forward to next season.” Davis came to the Mets in January of...
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