Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz officially returns from his 10-game suspension on Saturday. It’s amazing news for Mets fans, who have seen some brutal performances from the team’s bullpen during his absence. Díaz won’t solve all the bullpen’s problems, but the impact of getting that extra man back and having an actual closer can’t be overstated. The Mets went...
This piece was originally posted on August, 31, 2021, and we’ve decided to re-run it to honor the unveiling of the Tom Seaver statue on Friday morning at Citi Field. I rearranged the title of this article a dozen times. Finally, I chose the word passing instead of the word death and removed the word hero which will figure prominently in this short remembrance. Writing has never been...
Sports Illustrated ran a very interesting article in their latest issue that ranked the best prospects in baseball under the age of 25.Tom Verducci, who penned the article chose the top 10 players that he felt you could build a franchise around.Not surprisingly, Jose Reyes was ranked number 3. He was also accompanied on the list by David Wright who was ranked number 9.Here is what he said about...
