May 14

Twitter Tweet: Wheeler Has Soreness In Right Clavicle Will Fly To NY For Exam

Twitter Tweet: Wheeler Has Soreness In Right Clavicle Will Fly To NY For Exam

May 14

A Look At The Mets & MLB 1st Pitch Swing Percentage

Much is made of the Mets letting a lot of 1st pitch fastballs go by early in the count as if this is the reason why they are not hitting. But I think at times too much is made of this. Take for example last night’s game. Each team sent 37 batters up to the …

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May 14

Link: Matt “The Dark Knight” Harvey Makes The Cover of S.I.

Matt Harvey has made the cover of Sports Illustrated. In what has been a continued attempt to find a nickname for Harvey the S.I. cover calls Matt “The Dark Knight of Gotham”. Check it out. – Link

May 14

Last Night on the Farm – 5/13/13

Things got back to normal on the farm last night, with all 4 teams in action.  A little news on Matt den Dekker, as Adam Rubin reports that he is expected to play in games in 3 weeks, possibly less.  Now let’s take a look at the games:   Albuquerque 5, Las Vegas 2 Carlos …

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May 13

Will Ike Davis Be A Member Of The 2014 Mets?

Not long ago, many Mets fans were taking the 2nd half rebound of Ike Davis as the real deal and seeking to locking up the “slugger” to a long-term deal was a priority.  Now after a 2nd straight season of team killing numbers in the first half, it has left some wondering what does the …

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May 13

Monday Morning Manager

The Mets were briefly in third place in the NL East this week, however, aside from two walk-off victories, the Mets lost their other four games.   What stood out: -       Nothing fancy here folks, the Mets are playing some bad baseball. Poor pitching from both relievers and starters and poor hitting up and down …

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May 13

This Week’s Pitching Matchups Do Not Look Promising For The Mets

  During yesterday’s telecast SNY displayed this week’s upcoming pitching matchups against the Cardinals and it doesn’t look pretty. The first thing I thought of when I saw this wasn’t “Wow, look how good the Cardinals’ starters have been” it was realizing just how bad our rotation has really been outside of Matt Harvey. The …

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May 13

Last Night on the Farm – 5/12/13

A few solid pitching performances and some lackluster offense highlight a Sunday afternoon on the farm.  Let’s have a look:   Las Vegas 4, Albuquerque 3 Collin McHugh threw 7 good innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.  He now has a 2.74 ERA.  Wilmer Flores and Omar …

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May 12

Opinion: The Jordany Valdespin Saga Illustrates The Utter Dysfunction That Defines The New York Mets

Jordany Valdespin has truly come to personify all that is wrong with the Mets: on-field issues, off-field issues, talent, production, even the forlorn hopes of the fan base. Despite the exciting PH HRs, he really has not produced much. No, he has not been given a chance to play every day, but it could be …

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May 12

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “John Buck Meets The Mets Bloggers!!” Edition 05-12-13

First off I would like to wish all the female readers of this blog a Happy Mother’s Day – whether you have children – or are a “parent” of a pet. This past Wednesday I had the opportunity to interview current Mets catcher John Buck. He discussed everything from his hot start, Matt Harvey, and …

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