It’s a shame that the 2006 Mets’ pitching depth was as barren as it was. Injuries to Pedro Martinez, Brian Bannister, and Victor Zambrano lasted through July and August, ultimately forcing the organization to make trades for Orlando Hernandez and Oliver Perez. The veteran Hernandez would be the team’s most reliable arm behind Tom Glavine, only costing them a Triple-A starter...
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The success of the New York Mets as a franchise has been largely due to excellent pitching and solid defense. Unfortunately the offense has not seen the same success in large parts of Mets history. That’s not to say, however, there hasn’t been some great offensive performances for New York, some even memorable. In fact there’s a long list of clutch hits from well known...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The quarterfinals of MLB’s Players League started on Friday night with Jeff McNeil and the Mets facing off against Dwight Smith Jr. and the Baltimore Orioles. McNeil’s Mets are moving on to the semifinals! Game one: J.D. Davis hits a walk-off pinch-hit two-run home run to win the game in extras! A 3-2 win for the virtual Mets at Citi Field gave McNeil a 1-0...
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Following an unproductive season from the first base position in 2005, the New York Mets had an existing core in place that was practically begging for another power bat in the middle of the lineup. The combination of Doug Mientkiewicz, Marlon Anderson, Chris Woodward, and rookie Mike Jacobs — he of four home runs in his first four games fame — simply didn’t cut it the previous...
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No. 5 Will Toffey B/T: L/R Age:25 ( 12/31/1994) Height: 6’2’’ Weight: 205 Acquired: Via trade with the Oakland Athletics with Bobby Wahl in exchange for Jeurys Familia 2019 Stats (Binghamton): .219/.347/.349, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 111 wRC+ If you have ever seen the movie “Moneyball” you know the Oakland A’s like players who can generate a free pass via the walk. Unfortunately for Toffey, that might be...
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Jared Diamond, the national baseball writer for the Wall Street Journal, released Swing Kings on March 31. In his first book, Diamond details the obscure personal hitting coaches like Craig Wallenbrock, Doug Latta and Bobby Tewksbary who led baseball’s home run revolution. Read my review of Swing Kings here. Readers can order Diamond’s book on Amazon, Indiebound, Bookshop and...
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