Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony Rieber of Newsday wrote about how the Mets added a locker room specifically for women employees this offseason right near the player’s clubhouse. Buck Showalter spoke about how this was one of the biggest priorities for the team: “We wanted to be ahead of it. That was a priority in the offseason, the No. 1 thing to get that done… We didn’t...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced on Monday that they have designated Darin Ruf for assignment, ending a tough tenure in orange and blue for the 36-year-old. In 74 plate appearances after coming over from the Giants last summer, Ruf recorded just three extra-base hits and hit an anemic .152/.216/.197. This spring, he was just 5-for-30 while dealing with a wrist injury. “It was a...
Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week Mike and I are joined by Mets beater Tim Healey of Newsday to discuss Brandon Nimmo’s new spring “blueprint” to stay healthy in 2023, how players are adjusting to the new rules and are using them to their advantage like Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander preparing to add a fourth pitch this season, early impressions of Brett Baty in...
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...
It’s not the move everyone has been waiting for but it’s something. According to Sports Illustrated’s Pat Ragazzo, the Mets are signing outfielder Tim Locastro to a minor league deal. He will have an invite to spring training. Locastro, 30, spent 2022 with the Yankees. In 38 games he hit .186/.239/.349 with two home runs and four runs batted in. Locastro, well known for being a savvy base...
Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week Mike and I are joined by Mets beat writer for the Athletic, Tim Britton! Tim had some great discussions with us about the postseason, Buck Showalter’s first season managing in Queens, Edwin Diaz historic 2022, Jacob deGrom’s possible departure from New York, and the rest of the Mets long list of free agents, could the Mets finally land...
With Sandy Alderson stepping aside as team president, general manager Billy Eppler has begun to revamp the organization and build it with his own people. As part of that process, the New York Mets organization will be parting ways with at least 15 minor league coaches, some of whom have been with the organization for many years. One surprise name was Tim Teufel. Teufel has been a part of the...
