David Wright is one of 10 players nominated for the Hitter of the Year award presented by Major League Baseball. Wright has put up some impressive numbers this year including becoming the fourth youngest player to join the 30-30 club. He finished with a .325 batting average, a .416 on-base percentage, 30 homeruns, 34 stolen bases, 113 runs and 107 RBIs.The other nine players up for the...
Read MoreOn Wednesday night I watched David Wright on Jon Stewart and I gotta tell you, it was so cool to see anything Mets related on TV again. David Wright was pretty funny and he looked very comfortable on TV. When asked about how the season ended, he said he still has nightmares about it… (me too David)He also said that we were going to win it all in 2008 and I believe him!I was shocked...
Read MoreWhat an interesting past 24 hours it has been in the world of Major League Baseball! One minute the Red Sox are popping corks all over Coors Field and the next Alex Rodriguez makes “news” by opting out of his Rangers/Yankees deal. In hindsight, looking back it’s hard NOT to pick the Red Sox as the eventual World Champs. Granted, because I am a Mets fan I would have just KNOWN...
Read MoreI think Alex Rodriguez is probably the best player I have ever seen play in the last 10-15 years. That being said, I implore Mets fans not to get blinded by A-Rod’s amazing stats…A-Rod is a ‘me first" type player who would not add anything to the Mets clubhouse. The Mets had plenty of problems last season, but clubhouse chemistry was not one of them. A guy like A-Rod...
Read MoreThink of Psychology, science, research, as well as data analysis. Fear not Mets faithful, you haven’t mistakenly entered a web-site designed for fans of Bill Nye the Science Guy. Rather, the terms listed above are all key words that can be directly related to New York Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson, who in hindsight, utilizes all of those tactics to better assist in his tutelage of the...
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