Jan 28
Per Andy Martino of the Daily News, the Mets and R.A. Dickey have agreed to terms on a 2-year deal with a club option for a third year. The agreement is pending a physical, which will probably take place Monday in New York. R.A. made 27 starts last season for the Mets, posting a Cy-Youngish …
Jan 20
Update: Tobi Stoner and Jason Pridie have been designated for assignment. Of course, if another team isn’t willing to incorporate either of these players on its team, the Mets can send them down to the minors. Andy McCullough and Adam Rubin have reported on twitter that Scott Hairston’s deal with the Mets is a major-league …
Dec 23
Mets fans have a knack for making everything sound worse than it is. It’s not totally our fault, as the New York media likes to drive home negativity to stir up “hits.” And it’s not totally unfounded as the team has seen several embarrassing moments over the past several years, including two heartbreaking playoff misses …
Nov 30
According to Ken Davidoff, “Pedro Feliciano has officially declined arbitration from the Mets.” The Mets will net a delicious sandwich pick in the 2010 amateur draft (pick between the 1st and 2nd rounds). Fare thee well Pedro. Here are the Mets sandwich (supplemental) picks over the past 10 years: 2008 – Brad Hold 2007 – …
Nov 10
Baseball analysts, gurus, pundits, and fans love to throw around pitching metrics (by metric I mean any statistic related to pitching) and their various importances. By all accounts, the five most popular pitching metrics to date are: Wins, ERA, FIP, WHIP, and WAR. Some prefer the simplicity of Wins, ERA, and WHIP; while others prefer …
Nov 05
The Mets have let their flexible pitcher Hisanori Takahashi enter free agency after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a new deal. The Mets and Takahashi extended their deadline to make an extension deal until midnight tonight. Takahashi was seeking a three-year $12-15MM contract, and the Mets were hoping for one lone …
Nov 04
Today is TRS‘ (aka Eric) birthday, so let’s give him a warm Joyeux Anniversaire on his “special” day. I think he’s turning 29… May this be the year he sees a Mets World Series victory!
Oct 28
In economic terms, a sunk cost is the cost of a good or service that has already been paid, regardless of if the service has been completed or the good has been transferred. The idea is that when making a decision, any sunk costs related to that decision should not be considered. For example, let’s …
Oct 11
Last night’s The Simpsons episode was almost entirely dedicated to the sport of baseball. The episode, “MoneyBART” (that should tell you how much you need to see this), is a must-see in my opinion. Here are a couple gems from early in the episode: “The only thing I know about strategy is that whatever the …
Oct 03
I’d like to extend a huge “thank you” too all of RDMB’s loyal readers, authors, and commenters. You are all what makes Real Dirty the most intelligent and fun-loving Mets blog on the web. It’s been a pretty terrible baseball season for our Metropolitans, but it was made much more bearable by our great readers. …
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