Compared to the other 30 franchises, the Mets have rarely called upon the services of a rookie starting pitcher over the past 20 seasons, needing someone to take the ball in their major league debut a mere 21 times — only six teams have done it more infrequently. You could argue that’s a good thing. Fewer rookies means more established arms, and of those 21 the Mets have cranked out quite...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports wrote an inspiring story about how Mets assistant pitching coach Jeremy Accardo’s daughter Leighton is battling cancer. According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, Bartolo Colon hopes to pitch one more big league season and if given the choice, it would be with the Mets. Justin Toscano of The Record wrote about how New Jersey...
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Operation Bring Big Sexy back to the Big Apple could be a go. In an ESPN article published this afternoon, it was confirmed that 46-year-old pitcher Bartolo Colon wants one more shot in the Major Leagues. Colon hasn’t pitched in an MLB game since September of 2018, when he had his seemingly final campaign with the Texas Rangers. But now he says he is ready to mount a comeback, and his target...
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that major sports teams in New York can plan to reopen without fans. “I also have been encouraging major sports teams to plan reopenings without fans, but the games could be televised,” Cuomo said in his daily press briefing. “New York State will help those major sports franchises to do just that. Hockey, basketball, baseball,...
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Within the last quarter century of New York Mets baseball, the 2006 season stands out for a number of reasons. Sure, this team ultimately fell short of the high expectations, but from start to finish, manager Willie Randolph’s squad was incredibly fun to watch. They were never out of any game and were confident they could win pretty much every night. They spent all of one day not in first...
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The initial framework proposed for Major League Baseball’s re-opening is ambitious — plain and simple. Countless variables with unknown ripple effects will continue to cast a doubtful shadow on the situation well past once the first pitch is eventually thrown. That’s just how it is now. To be clear, ambition is fine. But it must be exercised in moderation. And if the duly...
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