Average or power? For Jeff McNeil in 2020, hopefully both. “I feel like I can do both,” said a bulkier and longer-haired McNeil on Thursday. “Last year in the second half, I didn’t really change anything. The ball just started to go over the fence a little bit more.” That second half, McNeil’s final 57 games, was marked by a 73-point drop in batting average...
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The New York Mets have released their 2021 schedule on Thursday afternoon. While there is a mixture of anticipation and uncertainty surrounding this year, the ’21 schedule is tentatively set with Opening Day on April 1 and hopefully the full return of baseball. The schedule begins with two weeks’ worth of division games. The first 13 contests will pit the Mets against divisional foes, seven of...
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Anything can happen in the span of 60 games. That’s partially what makes this year’s scheduled MLB season so fascinating. And since the majority of each club’s schedule is focused within their own division, it’ll make the battle for a divisional crown even more interesting to follow. The National League East will be worth watching because there are four teams who could...
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ESPN Films announced on Thursday that they are in production on a 30 For 30 project centered around the 1986 Mets team. ESPN notes that the documentary series will be produced by Jimmy Kimmel, Sal “Cousin Sal” Iacono, Kimmelot’s Scott Lonker, ITV’s Jordana Hochman and MLB’s Nick Trotta. It will be directed by Nick Davis, the writer and director of the PBS documentary Ted Williams: ‘The Greatest...
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Baseball is being played all around the world, even if we may not realize it. As a Greek-American, I didn’t even know about the Greek National Baseball team until recently. But, I am sure you can imagine how ecstatic I was to learn more about it and to share more about it with you all. I spoke with Dimitri Kourtis, a right-handed pitcher for the Greek National Team, originally hailing from...
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On July 9th, 1969 (51 years ago today), Tom Seaver came within two outs of a perfect game. From the franchise’s inception in 1962 until July of 1969, the Mets had been, well, quite imperfect. They had been doormats of the National League for much of their seven year existence, posting forgettable records as listed below. 1962 (40-120) 1963 (51-111) 1964 (53-109) 1965 (50-112) 1966 (66-95)...
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