In this off-season edition of Shoebox Memories, we take a look back at the 2002 Topps Chrome Gold card of Mike Piazza. The 2002 Topps Chrome was a 660-card chromium-stock partial-parallel of the regular 2002 Topps set. Series One (cards 1-331) was released in late January, 2002; while Series Two wasn’t released until June. To reflect the premium value of the set and in an effort to give...
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Underscoring what has become a strong position within the organization, Mets farmhand Brett Baty was named the sixth-best third base prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, while Mark Vientos was listed under the “keep an eye on” section. Last week, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was listed at number five among minor league backstops. The third base top ten is headlined by Phillies prospect and...
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In early January, the Columbia Fireflies – the Class-A affiliate of the New York Mets – announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2020 season. Comprised of an entirely new staff, the Fireflies will be led by first-time manager Reid Brignac. Brignac, 34, spent nine years in the majors with six different organizations from 2008-2016. He was selected 45th overall out of St. Amant...
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We are still just a few short weeks from pitchers and catchers reporting. Although the off-season has a been an unusual roller-coaster for the Queens ballclub, statistical modelers (including me) have been hard at work to get ready for the upcoming season. Projection models, refreshed for 2020, are starting to rapidly appear in the public domain – including the ATC projections. I am the creator...
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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, former host Andrew Claudio returns to the show. He joins Tim Ryder to discuss the Mets’ ongoing managerial search, the strength of this roster compared to the rest of the NL East (as well as the strength of the NL East compared to the rest of baseball), and Andrew tries talking Tim down because he is way too excited for Yoenis Cespedes’ potential return....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News David Wright told MLB Network’s Jon Heyman that he is not considering coming back to the Mets to take a manager role. Mets’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes posted a video of himself running, batting and fielding in Port St Lucie. Latest MLB News According to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich said that...
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