“The Mark Teixeira trade rebuilt the Texas Rangers farm system, and left them in a better position post-trade than where they had been for nearly a decade before they dealt their “franchise” player. The Indians have been able to win in thanks to trading Lee, Sabathia, Casey Blake and Victor Martinez and forfeiting [...]
Read More →“I was particularly rough on Bay after swinging his bat forced his way on to the DL to start the season, but after returning to the Mets on Thursday, it appears as if Bay’s presence in the lineup does not only make the Mets a deeper team that has more balance [...]
Read More →“Checking in with the Yankees, I can’t help but compare the two New York franchises. The Mets worry about money, fan attendance, winning and players not punching their wives’/girlfriends’ fathers. The Yankees worry about hitting streaks, winning streaks, getting enough at bats for all-stars and how well rested they will be come October.
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Read More →“How would a fantasy team of Wright, Reyes, Beltran, Bay, Santana, K-Rod stack up? At least from a name value point of view, that is a pretty formidable core of players. But fourteen games into the season, the Mets are 4-10, which is good for the third worst record in the league, and [...]
Read More →With F-Mart injured again, and Lastings Milledge recently accepting a Triple-A assignment with the White Sox, I think it is appropriate to revisit the last of the legendary 3 next great Mets OFs. We all knew it was generation K in the 90′s, and it was going to be power and speed in [...]
Read More →“Excuse me if you have heard this before, but exactly what are the Mets paying Jason Bay nearly $20 million for? I can’t help but wondering what Jason will have contributed to the Mets by the time his $66 million deal is up.
The question two off-seasons ago was [...]
Read More →“Arguably the shrewdest move of the offseason went unheralded this winter. The Red Sox loaded up, the Rays lost out, the Phillies have succesfully finished putting together a team that looks an awful lot like most of NL All-Star team’s for the past decade. The Mets biggest move was changing the direction of [...]
Read More →“One thing all Mets fans should be thankful for is that the Mets did not dish out money for Manny Ramirez two years ago after he became a free agent. Minaya, who is infamous for overpaying a combination of fringe stars (Beltran, Pedro, Bay, K-Rod) and a handful of misfits and retreads (Ollie [...]
Read More →Seven games into the season the Mets sit at 3-4, tied with the Nats at the bottom of the NL East. But seven games into the season, Mets fans should be happy with their 3-4 record.
A team that won 79 games last year, showing brief hints of greatness [...]
Read More →“After Thursday’s game in which Swisher took out Twins’ second baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka in a clean slide at second, Nick headed into the Twins clubhouse to apologize for his slide. By no means was it a dirty play – both teams have conceded to this point – but Swisher was visibly distraught in [...]
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