Jon Heyman of CBS Sports provides an extensive assessment of the Mets needs as the trade deadline nears including a lot of the latest buzz. He lists Ben Zobrist, Justin Upton, Martin Prado, Marlon Byrd, Juan Uribe, Jean Segura, and Aramis Ramirez as players the Mets could be keying in on. Padres people were said to be scouting the Mets system, leading to speculation New York could be in on...
John Harper of the Daily News writes that If the Mets can acquire Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro for Zack Wheeler and perhaps even another pitcher, they should do it. Harper says that the Mets need an impact bat and to get the best-hitting shortstop this side of Troy Tulowitzki represents a golden opportunity for team. One Mets source said the the Cubs and Castro were “a perfect...
The Mets appear willing to offer Stephen Drew a one-year contract with a club option, but even if he accepted those terms, the two sides remain apart on dollars, according to what a source told the NY Post. Mike Puma writes that another hurdle comes from some strong voices within the organization who believe the 24-year-old Tejada can rebound and become essentially the equivalent of the...
With the trade deadline set to expire at 4:00 PM today, columnist Joel Sherman reports that one Mets official described interest in any of their as nibbles. One Mets official described “nibbles” on players, but nothing more serious. And the Mets have decided if they cannot obtain something they feel strongly about for their future, then why trade Marlon Byrd or Bobby Parnell. Outside executives...
After discussing my earlier post with me on Twitter, Mike Newman of FanGraphs conducted his own polling to one of the largest trafficked sports sites on the web. There are the results. My conclusion? Too many Mets fans are prospect drunk… I would speculate that a similar poll on MMO would be somewhere in the middle with the majority of them pulling the trigger on such a deal without...
It’s finally happened Met Nation. I finally snapped and used my “TV Brick” to throw at my 37 inch flat panel. The sponge brick, a gift from my ex-wife about 16-18 years ago, heretofore has only been used when watching NFL football. The last time I recall I threw it in anger was a playoff game between my beloved Steelers and Patriots, when Troy Brown broke off a 2nd punt/kick return for a...
Those of you who purchased Mets ticket plans last season, will be happy to know that your original December 4th deadline has been moved up again from December 14th to December 31st. Here is the copy of the email that was sent out. Dear Mets Ticket Plan Holder: Thank you again for your support of the Mets in 2009. We hope to see you back at Citi Field for the 2010 season. This is a final reminder...
