Painful. No other word for what I felt, for what we all felt, as we watched a pitching duel for the ages come to a crashing halt with a disastrous ninth inning. Many of us vented on social media; many of us flooded the comments section of this blog, to let out our frustration. Blame was tossed around; Familia was both vilified (he can’t come through in big spots!) and greatly defended (he had a...
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As the New York Mets’ season came to an abrupt end Wednesday night, being shutout by another brilliant postseason pitching performance by San Francisco Giants’ ace Madison Bumgarner, the team now has all offseason to contemplate the various moves and roster changes that need to be made for 2017 and beyond. One such quandary is what to do with impending free agent second baseman Neil...
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This week’s podcast puts a bow on the 2016 Mets season and looks towards 2017. I am also joined by MMO’s John Delcos who you can also check out at New York Mets Report. John and I discuss why Jeurys Familia is not a failed postseason closer, the future of Yoenis Cespedis, what free agents the Mets should keep and what positions they need to upgrade. John believes the Mets should move on...
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A gut-wrenching loss in the Wild Card game is not how we all envisioned the Mets’ season ending. The reality is they ran into one of the best postseason pitchers in baseball history and couldn’t find a way to scratch out a run. But that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be hope for the Mets in 2017. The number one reason I’m hopeful for the 2017 season is the guy who was...
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The New York Mets provided Jose Reyes with the second chance he needed to help revive his career. He performed better than anyone could have hoped and now Reyes never wants to leave again. Reyes originally signed with the Mets as an international free agent at the young age of 16. After leaving the Mets for Miami in 2011, he still kept his home on Long Island, never being able to fully detach...
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The hurt of the Wild Card game is still entrenched in us but it’s time to start talking at who the Mets will try to keep for the 2017 season and who will likely move on. I will take a very early look at what the Mets should do with the options they have at each position. Outfield With the trade for Jay Bruce the Mets now have a logjam in the outfield with a majority of them being...
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