Apr 07
So far the biggest surprise in the first 5 games of this season has been catcher John Buck. As of yesterday’s game Buck is hitting a heady .421 with 2 homers and 9 RBI. to put this into perspective, last year’s tandem of Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas hit a combined 2 home runs and …
Mar 31
The 2013 season is upon us and the authors here at the Real Dirty Mets want to give some of our predictions. Happy Passover, Easter and Opening Day to everyone who celebrates. My predictions: Nationals – 102 wins (+4 change from last seasons win total) This looks like the best team in …
Mar 31
First off I would like to wish my readers both a happy Easter as well as a good Passover. At 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon the Mets 52nd season will begin at Citi Field against the San Diego Padres. Jonathan Niese will have honor of getting the first start of the season and as it is the …
Jan 23
The Mets and the Phillies are heading into the 2013 season with several question marks in their respective outfields. While both teams are fielding a young squad of players and each has his own upside, their 2012 performances leave much to be desired. Of the lot, the offensively inept Ben Revere racked up the highest …
Jan 16
Well the past couple of days has brought us a smattering of Mets related news. From the revelation this past Saturday that the Mets were on hand to watch a private bullpen session with one time uber closer, Brian Wilson to yesterday’s announcement that Banner Day will morph into Banner Night because of those greedy …
Jan 13
With the exception of the pie in the sky speculation that the Mets are trying to pry outfielder, Justin Upton from the fangs of the Arizona Diamondbacks, it has been rather quiet news week in Mets land. So since I have had a lot of time to think of topics to write about , it …
Dec 03
First off let me just say that today’s column is purely speculative and to paraphrase most investment sites “prior results are not indicative of future outcomes.” With David Wright signing this past week to an eight year extension which may possibly bring him to his retirement as a Met I began to wonder if he …
Nov 27
Over the past week the Mets have been relatively quiet with the exception of a few minor moves. These moves included the signing of outfielder Jaimie Hoffman; pitchers Scott Rice, Carlos Torres, and Wanel Mesa; and yesterday’s trade with Oakland for backup middle infielder Brandon Hicks. The Mets also signed rehabbing middle reliever Tim Byrdak …
Oct 24
Apparently their is a growing trend of MLB teams not having just one hitting coach but…
Sep 30
In the world of baseball everything is debatable. Who deserves to be the Cy Young Award winner ? Who is the greatest hitter of all time ? Who was worse – Luis Castillo or Oliver Perez ? And of course who are the best 50 players in Mets History. Well A&E Home Entertainment in conjuncton …
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