Brewers general manager Matt Arnold is no longer in the running for the Mets president of baseball operations. Per Adam McCalvy, Arnold has withdrawn his name from consideration. The Brewers GM was promoted to the position last season and will remain there for the foreseeable future. Arnold’s withdrawal is another failure by the Mets front office to attract a top candidate for their...
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The Mets continue searching for a president of baseball operations. Their top three of Theo Epstein, Billy Beane, and David Stearns are well-known to be out of the running for the job. Let’s check in on the latest staus of the lesser-known bunch. Brandon Gomes – OUT The former MLB pitcher and current Dodgers vice president and assistant GM is out of the running for the job according...
Read MoreGood morning, Mets fans! Sources: Mets are optimistic about their chances of getting Brewers executive Matt Arnold. — Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) October 26, 2021 Metsmerized’s own Michael Mayer reported the Mets are optimistic in their pursuit of Brewers’ Matt Arnold. Latest Mets News The Mets announced they exercised pitching coach Jeremy Hefner’s option for the 2022...
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Game 1 of the 2021 World Series started with a bang, only this time it wasn’t for the Astros. Leading off against Framber Valdez, Atlanta trade-deadline acquisition Jorge Soler became the first player in the 117-year history of the World Series to hit a series-opening home run. The Braves took a 1-0 lead and never looked back. In Houston, the Atlanta Braves continued their run of playoff...
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Atlanta Braves (0-0) at Houston Astros (0-0) RHP Charlie Morton (0-0, -.–) vs. LHP Framber Valdez (0-0, -.–) Game #1 8:09 PM – Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX It’s the NL East versus the AL West in the 2021 edition of the World Series. To get here the Braves defeated the Brewers 3-1 in the NLDS and the Dodgers 4-2 in the NLCS. The Astros defeated the White Sox 3-1 in the ALDS...
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I recently published an article, citing work from Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal, on how in 2021, the most successful (as determined by postseason qualification) teams were generally those that did the best job at minimizing ground balls. A friend of mine asked a critical question: What does this really mean? Yes, teams that most effectively avoided hitting the ball on the ground...
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