The 2023 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot has been released. A few former Mets have been added to the ballot while some return as they build off strong showings last year. This years new additions include: Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Beltrán, Matt Cain, R.A. Dickey, Jacoby Ellsbury, Andre Ethier, J.J. Hardy, John Lackey, Mike Napoli, Jhonny Peralta, Francisco...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom has been nominated as a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award and Steve Cohen has Mets fans excited about the future. Latest Mets News Per Marc Carig of The Athletic, Steve Cohen, new owner of the Mets, spent part of his weekend directly replying to Mets fans on his Twitter handle, @StevenACohen2. Carig spoke to a few fans about what Cohen’s responses meant to...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News As initially reported by Tim Healey of Newsday and Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets shook up their coaching staff. Former hitting coach Pat Roessler will not return for a second season. Former first coach Ruben Amaro Jr will shift to an advising role to Brodie Van Wagenen while Glenn Sherlock moved across the diamond and will take over Amaro’s post....
Tonight I am joined by Bob Klapisch of The Record. Bob gives his thought process behind his Hall-of-Fame ballot. Hear his thoughts on Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and why Curt Schilling shouldn’t be punished by BBWAA voters for his political beliefs. Bob also gives an update on Jay Bruce, why the Mets rotation will miss Bartolo Colon and the mystery behind the dismissal of Wally Backman....
The BBWAA announced their finalists for each end-of-the-year award including the National League Cy Young. The three finalist are Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks, Cubs lefty Jon Lester and Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer. Missing from that list is New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard. The 24-year old righty finished his first full Major League season 14-9 with a 2.60 ERA in...
One of the more disappointing story lines arising from the 2016 Hall of Fame voting results on Wednesday, was center fielder Jim Edmonds falling off the ballot in his very first year of eligibility. Edmonds only received votes from 11 of the 440 BBWAA members and failed to accrue the 5% minimum needed to remain on the ballot. In other words – Edmonds was one and done. Now I’m not...
If you’re looking for a good rant on why the BBWAA voting process for the Hall of Fame needs to be abolished, you’ll want to watch Keith Olbermann obliterate the voting body in his latest broadcast. Fans of Gil Hodges pay close attention, you’ll like this. Those of you still pissed off about Mike Piazza, don’t go anywhere. https://youtu.be/QOPgKk8xLfQ
The New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association gathered in Manhattan tonight for their Annual Awards Dinner. The 2013 MLB award winners all received their trophies for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year, and there were also the very popular New York chapter awards. National Baseball Awards Miguel Cabrera – AL MVP Andrew McCutchen – NL MVP Max Scherzer – AL Cy...
A week from today, on Wednesday, January 8, the 2014 inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced. As of this morning, Mike Piazza is losing ground and now has 71.9% which is outside the the 75% threshold for induction. Here is the full tally of the 96 ballots counted by Baseball Think Factory. Updated: Jan.1 – 10:00 AM ~ 96 Full Ballots (16.9% of vote ~ based on last...
While reading an article about Tim McCarver this morning, I was led to this piece by Samantha Carr who profiles McCarver’s career both as a player and broadcaster. McCarver will be honored during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony this summer. after winning the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. While I was there, another link on the National Baseball Hall of Fame...
Last night at the BBWAA dinner in New York City, R.A. Dickey accepted the “You’ve Gotta Have Heart” award. New manager Terry Collins presented Dickey with the award. R.A. Dickey was the perfect choice for this award. I say this because of the fact that in May when he got called up, no one expected much in the way of performance, but a couple of months and 10 wins later…...
As all of us grow older, the players we grew up enjoying, emulating and idolizing, have since retired leaving us nostalgic for days gone by. I remember the first time I read the back of a baseball card and found a player born the year I entered high school. Age had finally caught up to me. Sure I wasn’t ready for shuffle board at The Villages or for dinner at 3, nonetheless it hit me. The...
