I think it’s normal for any fan to give the team they’re rooting for the benefit of the doubt, but sometimes I just gotta shake my head at some of the things I see. We went from one administration where we never knew what was going on and everything was so hush-hush, to a new administration that leaks out information on an everyday basis and uses the media to guide the public...
Read MoreWhat if there is more to the Jose Reyes and NY Mets negotiations than we all are assuming? I’m guilty of one thing, I like to think outside the box and sure I may be totally wrong here but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. To set up my point, I think back to July 30, 2004. A day most Mets fans remember as the day they gave away Scott Kazmir. The Kazmir deal is pretty interesting when you look...
Read MoreHere is a tale of two players… Let’s start off with career averages in some key Categories: Career Averages per Season G PA RS H BA OBP SLG Player A 108 471 81.3 107.8 0.279 0.401 0.419 Player B 116 537 81.6 144.4 0.290 0.336 0.432 Here is the thing about this comparison. Both are similar type players, Both had a history of hamstring issues causing them to lose playing time during...
Read MoreErik Boland of Newsday, captured some great quotes from David Wright who was being honored at the ALS Sports Award Benefit tonight in NYC. The topic of course was Jose Reyes, and the Mets third baseman didn’t mince words about how he felt about the situation. “You see the kind of interest Jose’s getting…You knew he was going to get it, but it finally kind of hits home...
Read MoreLast night it was reported that the Phillies were said to be “making a strong push” to re-sign their closer Ryan Madson who is now a free agent. Jon Heyman of SI.com is now reporting that the two sides are closing in on a new contract, “they’re in serious discussions and it’s hard to imagine it not getting done soon.” A few minutes ago, Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports confirmed the two sides are...
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John Delcos of Newyorkmetsreport.com and Joe DeCaro of Metsmerizedonline.com will be doing more and more projects together with the goal of merging two successful blogs in the hope of giving our readers everything they’ll need in covering the Mets. Today we begin a series on the Mets where we will take a look at each player from the 2011 season beginning with arbitration eligible players and...
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