Well, this past week’s been quite a roller coaster for us Mets fans, hasn’t it? It almost seemed fitting that New York got caught up in the the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal despite not having a hand in any of it. Either way, Carlos Beltran is no longer the manager and with Spring Training literally right around the corner, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and his...
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Noah Syndergaard has all the talent in the world. If the Mets want to compete, the right-hander needs to return to his 2016 ways. Realistically, Jacob deGrom cannot be expected to win a third straight Cy Young award. The good news for the Mets is that Syndergaard has the ability to return to that level of dominance. In 2016, when Noah was one of baseball’s best pitchers, he loved using his...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Super Bowl is in two weeks, Spring Training starts a week after that! Latest Mets News Pete Alonso was ranked as the No. 3 first baseman in baseball, according to MLB Network. Dusty Baker is focused on the Astros managerial opening, according to a video taken by Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. McTaggart adds that neither the Mets or the Red Sox have been in touch with...
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I was just thinking how crazy this entire Carlos Beltran situation is and how bad the timing is for our New York Mets. Yesterday, I learned that before Beltran and the Mets had mutually agreed to part ways, he was at Mets camp in Port St. Lucie and had in fact held a meeting with the entire coaching staff. Wish I was a fly on the wall for that. It’s so odd that players are going to be...
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Jon Matlack’s career record of 125-126 may be as mediocre as you can get, but Matlack was a much, much better than average major league pitcher. In fact, he was one of the very finest left-handed pitchers ever developed by the Mets’ organization. His other career marks – a 3.18 lifetime ERA (better than Steve Carlton, who was considered the best lefty of his generation), 97...
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Following a tumultuous week, the New York Mets — and their fan base, especially — could use some good, cycle-changing news. On Saturday, Robert Murray of The Athletic reported the Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates “reopened” trade discussions for All-Star outfielder Starling Marte. We spoke earlier this offseason about how Marte’s game would potentially fit in Queens,...
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