In this episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder is joined by author, blogger, and SABR member, D.B. Firstman. Their new book, Hall of Name: Baseball’s Most Magnificent Monikers is available for purchase now, and is a terrific, insightful, very funny read that hits all the bases that a niche baseball book should. Tim and D.B. chat about the book and more. Subscribe, rate and review! If...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! We hope that you are all safe, healthy, and happy at this time. Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News Former Met Curtis Granderson and his charity, Grand Kids Foundation, is doing all it can to provide support during the COVID-19 crisis. The foundation’s Grand Giving Campaign has been activated, meaning that those who are interested can donate meals...
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With the 2021 World Baseball Classic being the only currently scheduled baseball on the docket (even WBC qualifiers have been canceled in light of COVID-19) New York Mets right-hander and Team USA standout in the 2017 edition of the WBC, Marcus Stroman, apparently figured Thursday would be as good a day as ever to begin recruiting for next spring’s tournament. It looks like there’s a...
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The Boston Red Sox announced that LHP Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery on his left elbow. Sale, 30, experienced pain in his throwing elbow and underwent an MRI at the beginning of March. On Mar. 5 the team announced that Sale had a flexor strain in his left elbow. Surgery was not deemed necessary at the time and instead he was instructed to rest for a few weeks before beginning to...
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The New York Mets were founded in 1962 filling a void left by the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, both going to California, and leaving the nation’s largest city without a National League franchise. The very colors of the nascent team, blue and orange, are a throwback to the two teams that went west. They started the decade of the 60s as laughing stocks, finding ways...
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A recent announcement from MLB Communications confirms that the Mets’ series against the Marlins from April 28-3o in San Juan, Puerto Rico has been canceled due to the ongoing worries over the coronavirus pandemic. An April 18-19 series set between the Padres and Diamondbacks in Mexico City, Mexico has also been canceled. Both matchups will be rescheduled in the home teams’...
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