Tag: New York Mets

Baseball Bloggers Alliance Day 2010

I don’t want to harp on this but a quick mention that I’m a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. Although this may not be significant for most of you, there are some tangible benefits from joining a group of like-minded individuals. You’re probably already aware of that concept because you’re reading this blog. We’re all Mets fans. That allows us to virtually “gather” here and on other sites to hang our heads at the state of this franchise.

The alliance has exposed me to some incredible work that writers are doing on the Mets and other teams. There is a lot of talent out there and some opinions and research that you would never find in the mainstream media. I’ve participated in podcasts and worked with Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation and Pitch In For Baseball to discuss our members supporting their events.  It’s been a great experience in my first season of participation and I’m looking forward to a future of growth and exposure to new opportunities with the group.

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Mets 2010 Scorecard – Part 1 Offense

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http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.jsIn the world of corporate finance there are some important tools that are used to run a business. Stockholders might expect the CEO of the company to know every detail about every job in the company, but the board members know better. They expect the CEO, CFO, COO and others to look at specific numbers and trends to identify problems and or opportunities. Hence, the tool known as the Scorecard.

This is a tool that many people have seen or have some experience with. In baseball a Scorecard keeps track of balls, strikes, outs, hits, etc. In business the Scorecard often tracks productivity, labor costs, expenses, and benchmark data. It is a one page summary of the important numbers and trends the team/company should be tracking.

So in using my background in finance and business I have designed a Scorecard for the New York Mets. In this we will track weekly, monthly and yearly statistics. I will identify certain baseball stats that the General Manager should be tracking as well as some financial stats that the President and CEO should be tracking.

As an introduction I will slowly build the Scorecard with you over the next few weeks/months. I want to be able to explain the need for each of the items we will be evaluating as well as the context we will be placing them. I will be evaluating the Mets versus the top five teams in the National League in each of the respective categories. I choose this metric because the goal for the Mets is to first make the playoffs, then progress to the World Series. After looking at a few different ways of evaluating the team, I settled on the top five teams in the NL. Success in those categories will most likely breed success in the standings and hopefully the progression into the playoffs. Continue reading “Mets 2010 Scorecard – Part 1 Offense”

4 Ways To Fix the Mets

1986 World Series Trophy
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This is a guest post by frequent commenter and occasional ranter MetStatHead. The non-waiver trading deadline always brings out some strong feelings in fans and this season is no different. Here are four ways to fix the Mets.

Start Fresh

This team is in need of an overhaul. It starts with the GM Omar Minaya. For years the Mets have forgone the MLB draft and used its resources in Latin America and Asia. The MLB draft produces many Major League ready players and prospects. The team consistently ranks in the bottom third of Minor League systems because of the lack of Major League ready talent. Take a look at the Washington Nationals, they have on their team a handful of drafted players that have pitched and played in college. These players know how to play the game and win. Often times these players are polished and need little work before they climb the ranks in the minors. The Nationals are a team to be admired.

I would like to see the Wilpons clean house. A new GM, coaching staff, and medical staff. Bring in some former Mets that have experienced winning, either with the Mets or with other teams. Bring in a big name coach if needed, but this management needs to be released. Continue reading “4 Ways To Fix the Mets”

Baseball Day Games – Why Can’t We Have More of Them?

Casey Stengel;Roger Craig

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsEven though both the Mets and Yankees had lost their games before 5pm, I thoroughly enjoyed my workday and that was because there were so many day games on today. I’m left to wonder if this is what it was like for the previous generations of baseball fans?

Today more than half of baseball had started playing by 1pm. I started by listening to the pre-game show on WFAN live from Citi Field at around noon. Since this was a day game there were large groups of kids in attendance and you could hear them chanting “Let’s go Mets!” and generally having a good time at the park. It’s a great sound to hear in an office. Continue reading “Baseball Day Games – Why Can’t We Have More of Them?”

Video: Mets 2010 Season Predictions

This is the last installment in a series of videos I did with Kerel Cooper of On The Black and Joe Janish of Mets Today. In this video we talk about our predictions for the Mets fate in the 2010 season. In some senses, I’m the typical fan. I’m optimistic to begin every season that things will go perfectly and the Mets will land in the playoffs somehow. Then at some point during the season, my hopes are dashed and the remaining games become an exercise in just getting to the finish line, often limping… literally.

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New York Mets Fans- Happy Thanksgiving

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I’m thankful for all of the people that I’ve met since I started writing this blog three seasons ago. It’s been a lot of fun interacting with Mets fans and getting hate-filled messages from Phillies fans. I didn’t realize when I started this that it would morph into a more than the blog, but it has. And I’ve ended up meeting a lot of new people through my Twitter account and Facebook as well.

We can all be thankful that the 2009 season is over! It was certainly one of the most disappointing in recent memory. I’ve already attempted to erase it from my memory.

I hope that you have a lot to be thankful for this year. Keep coming back and posting your comments on the site. We’ll keep our community of Mets fans strong even in the face of adversity like the dreadful 2009 team.

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