Here was a reason to smile. The Mets’ stingy budget was broken somewhat when Curtis Granderson agreed to a four-year, $60 million contract on December 6th, 2013. For a team coming off a 74-88 record but stocked with promising young pitchers, it had now landed a veteran to provide leadership alongside David Wright — not to mention a good bat and range in the outfield. Granderson spent...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Despite MLB being in a lockout, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced its Golden Era Class of 2022, which included former Met Gil Hodges. News: In his 35th time on a Hall of Fame ballot, Mets legend Gil Hodges has been elected to Cooperstown. A moment to treasure for Hodges' 95-year-old wife, as well as the rest of his family. — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo)...
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It was announced on Sunday night that former Mets player and manager of the 1969 Miracle Mets Gil Hodges has been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame via the Golden Days Era ballot. Hodges hit 370 home runs and had a 120 OPS+ in a big league career that started as a 19-year-old with the Brooklyn Dodgers and finished with the Mets. Hodges was an outstanding fielder, winning the first...
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Player Data: Age: 32 (10/10/89), B/T: Right/Right Primary Stats: 65 G, 59.1 IP, 3.94 ERA, 1.416 WHIP, 9-4 W/L, 72K, 27 BB Advanced Stats: 102 ERA+ , 27.5% K%, 10.3% BB%, 3.73 xERA, 4.40 FIP, 3.49 xFIP, 0.0 fWAR 2021 Salary: $10 million Grade: C In the last season of his second and most likely last tenure with the Mets, the once-dominant closer had a pretty decent year which came with some ups...
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A Fan Shot by The Hammer Having attempted a previous fan shot, defending the initial hiring of sports agent Brodie Van Wagenen as GM, I’m probably not deserving of another bite at the MMO fan shot apple, but the LGM spirit lives on, and everyone needs a second chance. It would be too redundant to recap the breathtaking signings the Met’s have made this past month, an astonishing...
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It’s the first (of what may be many) weekends with no baseball news. It has been just a few days, but it seems longer, doesn’t it? We have players changing their Twitter avatars to grayed-out figures, and MLB club sites saying things like “Third Baseman Bobblehead Day.” It appears as though both sides have dug in for a protected battle. No new talks are scheduled at this...
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