During the St. Louis Cardinals’ 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants, Carlos Beltran who hit a two run homer in the fourth inning, became the all time leader with a .817 slugging percentage in National League Championship Series history. This after becoming the all-time leader in the ALDS with a 1.486 OPS. Last night, Beltran admitted that the Giants never called him after the season...
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JOHAN SANTANA, LHP PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS: The only thing the Mets knew for certain about Johan Santana heading into the season is they would pay him $24 million. Coming off shoulder surgery and not having started since Sept. 2, 2010, the most the Mets could hope for was for him to stay healthy and start at least 15 games. Anything above that would be considered a bonus. 2012 SEASON REVIEW: He...
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Wouldn’t it be just the Mets luck that their top two most productive players are no lock to be with the team at the start of next season? We should be used to it by now considering we lost our two most productive players last season in Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes – two players that combined were in the National League’s top five in twelve different offensive categories. The...
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Last night, the Tigers got a scare thanks to Jose Valverde and Raul Ibanez – but the game ended with Yankees fans hearts on the floors as they watched Derek Jeter’s postseason come to an end. This series to me, regardless of Jeter’s injury is going to be all about Valverde v. Soriano. The teams are both pretty evenly matched in starting pitching if you ask me, paired with the Yankees lineup...
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Keith Hernandez was the heart and soul of the 1980s Mets teams that went from languishing at the bottom of the National League East to winning two division titles and a World Series championship. The former first baseman was a leader both on and off the field, and was given the captain’s “C” to honor his leadership on the team. However, despite numerous pleas by Mets fans to retire his number...
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The Star-Ledger reported that Bo Field, 84, of Kearny, N.J., died on Oct. 13, 2012. Known as “The Mets Lady,” she was a diehard Mets fan who was well-known at Shea Stadium. She was a season ticket holder who sat behind home plate and was televised many times. Bo was the fan who could always be seen rolling her arms to distract the opposing pitcher when Mets batters were up. She...
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