In what feels like a decade since fans have seen actual Mets’ baseball, the preseason finally got underway. The New York Mets handled the Washington Nationals 6-2 in West Palm Beach, Florida. After a 99-day lockout filled with mudslinging and bargaining blows, Saturday brought a breath of fresh air: baseball. As typical for a road team in spring training, the Mets traveled with only a few...
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On this eve of the New York Mets spring training opener, let us pause and first appreciate the reality that baseball is in fact back, finally. Ok, now let’s talk shop. This spring is unlike previous springs for several reasons including the delay, the new toys, and the endemic response. Here are five things to monitor during spring training, 2022. New York City Vaccine Mandates We were recently...
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During this dangerous dance between millionaires and billionaires, it’s the fans that serve as collateral damage. On the verge of the apex and terminus of the football season, what’s usually an inaugural pre-celebration party for the baseball faithful may alas serve as a melancholy reminder of what is not yet to be. So what else is there to do than blindly look forward to what could be? Lockout...
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Sadly, it’s easy to forget or lose excitement about one or more of the thrilling acquisitions owner Steve Cohen and new GM Billy Eppler made just a little while ago amidst the darkening cloud of this distasteful lockout. But when, not if (in the spirit of optimism) baseball returns, not only will we have Max Scherzer, Starling Marte, and other new additions to the roster, rotation, and bullpen,...
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There’s a great deal to appreciate in the resume of Keith Hernandez and his impact on the Mets and the baseball world. It’s easy to begin with his accolades, including his 11 Gold Gloves, two World Series Championships, an MVP and batting title, his two Silver Slugger awards and most recently his number being retired by the Mets organization on July 9, 2022. Throw in his career .296 batting...
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