Sporting News had their staff vote on the Top 50 young players in Major League baseball with the criteria being that they’re under 27 years old. The New York Mets had two players on the list with outfielder Michael Conforto coming in at No. 22 and right-handed starter Noah Syndergaard being the top Met ranked at No. 20. Conforto, 24, hit .279/.384/.555 with 20 doubles, 27 home runs and 68...
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The Mets first round of interviews have begun and will likely continue through next week with a dozen or so candidates. According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, Houston Astros bench coach Alex Cora will be among candidates the New York Mets talk to in their first round of interviews. The Tigers are also going to interview Cora for their managerial opening. The Astros won their ALDS series against the...
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The Chicago Cubs will fly back to Washington to play the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS and will send Kyle Hendricks to the mound to face Gio Gonzalez. The game starts at 8 p.m. and airs on TBS. Yesterday, both of the remaining two series resumed play. The Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-1 highlighted by a Michael Taylor grand-slam in the eighth inning off of Wade Davis....
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Part one analyzed those players who are eligible the first time for the Rule 5 Draft. Part two will take a look at those players who had been previously eligible but were not protected by the Mets, nor were they selected by another organization. As this list is voluminous, this will just highlight some of the more notable players. The complete list of all players who must be added to the 40-man...
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Last night, I came across an old Rickey Henderson baseball card I had saved over the years, which led me to looking up his Baseball Reference page. I still look at his career numbers with such awe and amazement. Absolutely jaw-dropping. I thought it would be fun to base this week’s Mets quiz on stolen bases so I did a little research on the topic. In 1922, Max Carey of the Pittsburgh...
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Sometimes, being a Mets fan is awesome. Most of the time, it’s excruciating beyond belief. This past season was the latter for countless reasons, but for fans too young to remember 2007, it might not be the worst season in recent history. The 2006 season ended with a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of the NLCS. Some fans still can’t forgive Carlos Beltran for watching that...
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