The Mets return home to take on the San Francisco Giants this weekend at Citi Field. We know where the Mets’ hearts are (I’ll explain that in a moment); let’s just hope the Giants left their bats in San Francisco. The Mets went 9-1 on their last home stand, but followed that up with a dismal 2-4 road trip, with two of those losses coming against the Phillies. Seems like...
Read MoreTalk about a bummer of a road trip… The only good part of it was yesterday’s get-away day. I’m totally excited about the Mets coming home to begin weekend series against the San Francisco Giants, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have some inhibitions about Mike Pelfrey and Johan Santana based on their last poor starts. It’s nothing that a 1-2-3 first inning...
Read MoreThe Mets created a lot of goodwill with their loyal fans after a 9-1 homestand late in April. It certainly seemed as though some things were working: Ike Davis was called up and created an impression on the team and the fanbase, Jose Reyes moved his spot in the lineup and it seemed to work for at least the short term and two of the so-called “big bats” in David Wright and Jason Bay...
Read MoreWhen Jason Bay signed his four-year, $66 million contract to play left field for the Mets, it was believed that he would provide the booming bat needed by the Mets that was sorely missed last season. After all, Daniel Murphy led the team with a measly 12 home runs, while Bay hit three times that amount with the Boston Red Sox. The Mets have now played one full month of baseball. After their...
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When I filled out some paperwork for Joe D. I named David Wright as my favorite Met player. I always say that, but I rarely discuss why – it’s just so simple – he’s an all around good guy and good ballplayer. David Allen Wright who plays third base for the New York Mets was born in Norfolk, VA and graduated from High School there. He was drafted by the New York Mets...
Read MoreThere’s no possible way I could’ve let this go without a quick blog. This is for all of those fans out there that have called sabermetrics crap when referencing OBP. I still don’t get that really since OBP wasn’t invented with sabermetrics. ESPN did a poll of 100 MLB Players. They asked the players 20 quick questions, allowing them to remain anonymous. Now for the readers...
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