January 22, 2010
The news came in today that Brian Stokes was sent to the Angels for Gary Matthews, Jr. Not only that but the Angels are paying $21.5 million of the $23 million left on his contract (over two years). Now that’s a team that really wanted to get rid of a player. When I first [...]
Read more here…
January 4, 2010
Things are finally starting to heat up this offseason for the Mets. Jason Bay is in the house and due to be introduced tomorrow at a press conference. But that’s not the only action going on after a slow start for the Mets.
NY Post- Bay passed his physical in spite of past knee and [...]
Read more here…
November 28, 2009
Image by Keith Allison via Flickr
A couple of writers that I’ve never heard of at the NY Times are touting the idea of the Mets trading for Roy Halladay and Vernon Wells. I hope that Elena Gustines and Jay Schreiber are only temporarily filling in for Ben Shipgel on the Bats blog there. We need [...]
Read more here…
November 22, 2009
Image by Keith Allison via Flickr
Here’s the audio from WFAN’s Saturday morning show with Evan Roberts. SI’s Jon Heyman calls in to talk about:
Roy Halladay- Could be traded to the Yankees or Red Sox
Mark DeRosa- Free agent that may sign with Yankees or Phillies
Luis Castillo- The object of trade rumors going to the [...]
Read more here…
November 14, 2009
Image via Wikipedia
After the 2008 season ended, the Mets went looking for pitching. More specifically, they were looking for bullpen help coming off 29 blown saves. Mets GM Omar Minaya made no secret about the fact that he was looking at pitching, pitching, and more pitching. He came away with a solidly revamped bullpen led [...]
Read more here…
October 19, 2009
Image by ddoyle1112 via Flickr
There’s only one certainty when it comes to the Mets starting pitchers for 2010: Johan Santana. As long as he’s healthy, there’s no reason to think he won’t be one of the best pitchers in baseball. He’s had some minor injury problems but I don’t expect to see any decline in [...]
Read more here…
October 7, 2009
Here’s an interview I did with Kerel Cooper of On The Black. We talked about the Mets left field situation for next year. Watch the video and let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Thanks to Kerel Cooper for the invitation and check out his Mets video blog at On The Black.
Read more here…
September 9, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife
I haven’t written much recently for a variety of reasons. For those of you that know me, I recently started a new job and haven’t had as much free time to devote to the Mets. In addition, you may have noticed that the 2009 version of the Mets are awful. [...]
Read more here…