The Mets were ready to party with Ken Griffey Jr. like it was 1999. Too bad the Hall-of-Famer did not feel the same way. Today marks the 24th anniversary of the December 13, 1999 trade agreement between the Mets and Seattle that would have brought Griffey Jr. to Flushing in exchange for relief pitchers Armando Benítez and Octavio Dotel and outfielder Roger Cedeño. The Mets, coming off an...
His statistics minus context would have guaranteed him election on the first ballot. A 143 OPS+, a career .308 batting average, six seasons with at least 100 RBIs, plus 427 home runs. Impressive numbers made more so because of where he played on the field. The unofficial title of “Greatest Hitting Catcher” was deservedly given to Mike Piazza as his career concluded and as he...
On January 7, 1992, Tom Seaver was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame along with Rollie Fingers. Seaver was elected with 98.8% of the vote in his first year of eligibility, which was the highest percentage for any player at the time (Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, and Ken Griffey Jr. have since been elected with higher percentages). So much has been written about Seaver, especially...
His statistics without context would’ve assured him first-ballot election. A 143 OPS+, a career .308 batting average, six seasons with 100 or more RBIs, and 427 home runs. Impressive numbers made more so because of his defensive position. The unofficial title of “Greatest Hitting Catcher” was deservedly given to Mike Piazza as his career concluded and as he approached Hall of...
For a second straight year, the New York Mets’ draft strategy was to infuse their system with high-end, high-impact talent that included taking risks on players with signability questions. And while teams prioritize talent over need, the Mets were able to add two exciting players within their first three picks of the 2020 MLB Draft that fills a major void in their system: high-upside...
With the 19th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected left-handed-hitting center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong from Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, California. Crow-Armstrong, 18, watched the Draft at his best friend’s house, with his mom sitting to his right and his dad on the left as friends and family stood around and cheered as his name was announced by...
The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t want to see New York again so soon. After snow on April 9 forced a postponement, the scheduled makeup game was considered far too quick a turnaround for the visitors. “I didn’t like this [the rescheduled date],” lamented Dodgers manager Davey Johnson to the Los Angeles Times, displeased with the second Big Apple visit in three weeks. But if the Dodgers...
Good Morning Mets fans! I’m not John Krasinski, but I do have Some Good News. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, Rob Manfred expects baseball to return this year, in some capacity. Latest Mets News Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com profiled Jacob deGrom’s talent on hardwood. What can’t this man do? A-Rod and Jennifer Lopez have recently expressed interest in purchasing the Mets...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Happy Easter to those who celebrate! Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News It has happened…Howie Rose is finally on Twitter! On Saturday, Pete Alonso voiced his support for MLB’s proposed plan to move the 2020 season to Arizona. The plan would also include a shortened schedule, realigned divisions, and a universal designated hitter. Patrick...
Jerry Narron Previous Position: Arizona Diamondbacks Bench Coach (2017 – 2019) Age: January 15, 1956 (63) Managerial Experience: Cincinnati Reds (2005 – 2007); Texas Rangers (2001 – 2002) Due to the sleuthing of MMO’s Jacob Resnick and the confirmation from the New York Post’s Ken Davidoff, we now know Jerry Narron is a candidate to join Carlos Beltran’s staff...
The 2017 Hall Of Fame Ballot has been released, and already the speculation has begun as to who the new inductees will be. The 2016 class included one of the smoothest swings of all time Ken Griffey Jr. as well as the greatest hitting catcher of all time Mike Piazza. The 2017 ballot contains all kinds of players, but there aren’t really any “no-brainers” like Ken Griffey Jr....
Mike Piazza currently appears on 78.9 percent of the vote based on 119 Hall of Fame ballots that have been made public, as tracked by Baseball Think Factory. That figure is down from the 79.5 percent on Monday, when 83 ballots had been tabulated. However, it is still slightly ahead of the 75 percent threshold Piazza needs to get into Cooperstown. All 571 ballots from the Baseball Writers...
