With the Mets offseason in the opposite of full swing outside of coaching decisions, allow me to change up the flow just a little bit with this post. These photos are a little late, but I had the good fortune of being invited to a Mets game recently. It just so happened to be R.A. Dickey’s last start of the regular season. For those of you who may not remember, Dickey pitched brilliantly,...
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According to Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger, Jim Riggleman will be in New York on Wednesday to interview for the Bench Coach position. Riggleman stepped down as Nationals manager during an 11-1 stretch this past season out of frustration with his contract situation. That said, he has plenty of experience in the dugout and is very familiar with the National League East, something the Mets are...
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Ha ha ha I couldn’t resist. This from Doug Padilla at ESPNChicago.com:. The White Sox will name Mark Parent and Joe McEwing to the coaching staff of new manager Robin Ventura, a source indicated Monday. McEwing has spent the last four seasons with the White Sox, managing Triple-A Charlotte this past season. Known as a people person, McEwing also can be stern when he needs to be while still...
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Don’t let the name of this Moneyball paraody fool you… Well done, Jest. Although as a Mets fan, I really shouldn’t be so smug about seeing the Yankees get knocked out in the first round of the playoffs, but come on man… It’s the Yankees!
Read MoreI wish I had a dollar for everytime I saw Mets fans bemoaning the Mets offseason a year ago for not going after one of these players; especially Crawford and Dunn. 7 Years, $142,000,000 After a 2010 season in which he produced a line that looked like this: .307/.356/.495 Crawford completely tanked in Boston this season. His OBP was a putrid .289 and his 65 runs scored were a career low. Even his...
Read MoreWith all these Top Ten lists coming out, I thought I’d chime in with my own version, hope you like. Mets Top Ten Prospects list for 2012: 1. Jeurys Familia 2. Zack Wheeler 3. Matt Harvey 4. Wilmer Flores 5. Kirk Nieuwenhuis 6. Reese Havens 7. Cesar Puello 8. Gilbert Gomez 9. Jordany Valdespin 10. Juan Lagares Notable removals from many of last years lists include: F-Mart,...
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