Tim McCarver, a major-league catcher for 21 seasons and a Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Mets games for 16 years, has passed away at the age of 81. McCarver was known nationally as the analyst for a record 24 World Series and 22 All-Star Games and received the Ford C. Frick Award in 2012. He joined the Mets broadcast team in 1983 after a playing career that lasted over two decades with four...
Good morning, Mets fans. Former MLB outfielder Frank Thomas passed away Monday at the age of 93. Thomas played for seven different teams during his 16 years in the majors, including three with the Mets. He was a three-time All-Star for his hometown Pirates before getting traded to the Cubs and then the Braves, eventually getting sent to the Mets in November of 1961. In the team’s inaugural...
Recent reports have indicated that the New York Mets are open to trading Carlos Carrasco. This certainly would pose a new question mark surrounding the Mets’ rotation. However, if the team are really all-in on the 2023 season, then they should absolutely not trade the veteran starter. It has been a wild off-season for the Mets. During a winter that has seen owner Steve Cohen really flex...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Houston Astros survived what possibly could be a series-changing win Thursday. Off the backs of Jeremy Pena, who drove in two runs that included a go-ahead home run off Phillies pitcher Noah Syndergaard, and Justin Verlander, who only gave up one run in five innings pitched, the Astros won Game 5 by a score of 3-2 and need just one more win to take the World Series....
Good morning, Mets fans. The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies are each one win away from meeting in the 2022 World Series. The Astros defeated the Yankees 5-0 on Saturday, increasing their series lead to 3-0. Meanwhile, the Phillies won 10-6 on Saturday, increasing their series lead to 3-1. Each can wrap up their respective series Sunday. Game 5 of the NLCS in Philadelphia is 2:37 P.M....
Good morning, Mets fans! Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hits his 60th home run of the season against Pirates pitcher Wil Crowe on Tuesday. Judge ties Babe Ruth for the second-most home runs hit in a single season for the franchise and is only one away from tying Roger Maris for the AL all-time single season record. But alas, the New York team with the better record won on Tuesday as well. After...
I feel like part of my childhood just died… Growing up as a kid in Brooklyn in a neighborhood still packed with old Brooklyn Dodger fans, I was naturally groomed to be a Mets fan. The funny thing is at the time the team started growing on me, it wasn’t the great Tom Seaver or Jerry Koosman that captured my growing passion for Mets baseball… For me my favorite players were the...
