The Matt Harvey Problem
I never thought I would write these words after the way he pitched last season, but Matt Harvey could become a problem for the Mets in 2014. Once again on Saturday Harvey made it clear he wants to pitch this year, tweeting “2014 Harvey day will happen” (By the way, I hated that whole “Happy […]
Report: Mets Tried to Trade Daniel Murphy
A report on Wednesday claims the Mets tried to trade Daniel Murphy over the winter but no team would meet the Mets sky-high asking price. Why did the Mets apparently try to trade their second best hitter? Because he is a crummy fielder? Or maybe because at more than $5 million, he was getting too […]
Noah Syndergaard Impresses Everyone
So here’s what people are saying about Mets super-prospect Noah Syndergaard after his first Spring Training start on Monday in which he threw two shutout innings: – Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen: “He’s the whole package.” – Mets manager Terry Collins: “He’s got a hook from hell.” – Braves Ryan Doumit, who actually singled off […]
Reports: Orioles Near Deal with Johan Santana
Multiple reports Monday say the Orioles are close to signing former Met Johan Santana to a minor league deal. One of those reports says the Orioles see Santana as a “potential lefty reliever.” It would be interesting to see how that would work out. There was some talk during the winter that Sandy Alderson had […]
Strasburg to Matt Harvey: Take it Easy
When Matt Harvey went down with an elbow injury that turned into Tommy John surgery, Mets fans were rightly left chanting, “Why do these things always happen to us?” Well, it’s not only us. After just 12 starts in 2010, the most hyped prospect of our generation also succumbed to Tommy John surgery. And now […]
Jonathon Niese’s Shoulder is “Perfect”
Good news from the Mets (have I ever written those words before?!) — results from the MRI on Jonathon Niese’s shoulder are back, and everything is just fine in there. Mike Puma of the New York Post tweeted Thursday, “His shoulder is ‘perfect’ and he is expected to resume throwing upon return to camp.” The […]
Sandy Alderson: Mets Can Win 90 Games
In what was supposed to be a private meeting of Mets brass, Sandy Alderson reportedly proclaimed that he thinks the Mets can win 90 games this season. Insert “what was he smoking” joke here. The Daily News reported on Thursday that after Alderson made the wild statement, a discussion on whether it was possible followed, […]
Jonathon Niese to NY for MRI
The Mets haven’t even played an exhibition game and there is already bad news — Jonathon Niese is headed to New York for an MRI on his shoulder. Niese and the Mets are downplaying this, of course. According to tweets Wednesday from beat reporters (via Mets Blog), Terry Collins said Niese described it as a […]
Report: Mets Still Not Happy with Ruben Tejada
The Mets are reportedly still not happy with Ruben Tejada despite his attendance at an off-season conditioning camp that was supposed to solve all of his problems. “He looks pretty much the same,’’ a Mets source told the New York Post. Tejada reported for camp last year clearly overweight, a reflection of his sluggish play […]
Petition for Permanent “Kiner’s Korner” at Citi Field
There is a movement underway to get a permanent “Kiner’s Korner” in Citi Field to honor the late, great Ralph Kiner. A life-long Mets fan who prefers to remain anonymous has started a Twitter page with the goal of renaming Citi Field sections 132-134 down the left field line as Kiner’s Korner. In an email […]
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