19 years ago today, the New York Mets drafted an 18-year-old from Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia by the name of David Wright. Little did they know at the time, they were getting the eventual best position player in franchise history with the 38th overall pick. Wright grew up a Mets fan having been only a short distance from their Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk. Here’s what...
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Whether the MLB actually has a 2020 regular season in some form is still up in the air. The optimist in me likes to think there’s no way the league would let this happen to the sport, but I was also wishing for some kind of agreement by now. It doesn’t matter what the agreement — or non-agreement — eventually comes to. If the New York Mets take the field this year, games...
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The 2020 MLB draft is just a week away and final projections and rankings are starting to take shape. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel updated his top 150 players ranking while the Athletic’s Keith Law released a new mock draft detailing how he feels the first 29 picks will go. McDaniel’s top 150 is an update from a top 100 ranking he gave back on April 8th. The new ranking sees Texas...
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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim is joined by former New York Mets left-hander and member of the 2000 National League champions, Glendon Rusch. Rusch shares stories from his ascent through the minors, the valuable experience gained in Triple-A, and, of course, his time with the Mets. Follow Glendon on Twitter @GlendonRusch. Subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets sent their best wishes to a 14 year-old cancer patient who is a big fan! Mets Minors looked through the latest MLB mock draft and how it sees the Mets acting. Latest MLB News MLBPA head Tony Clark announced that the PA had rejected MLB’s latest proposal to start the season. The NBA announced their return to play, the first major American...
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As reported by Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, Major League Baseball is “inclined to allow local and municipal governments to take precedence” with regards to fans being allowed in MLB stadiums this season. The COVID-19 pandemic brought MLB operations to a halt in March. Since then, multiple options for how to proceed with a shortened 2020 season have been discussed. As the...
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