Where the New York Mets Stand Heading Into Spring Training
New York Mets are a bit of a mess. They weren’t a very good team last year although first year manager Terry Collins did a good job. They are a team that always seems to have injuries and they can’t get out of their own way. The big elephant in the room is their ownership and the ongoing law problems with Bernie Madoff and the fallout from his ponzi scheme. The Mets...
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Mets Future May Be In Jeopary
Look out Elvis: don't get too comfortable in your current position. There is competition on the horizon, and it isn't Howard Megdal.This evening the metsfan73 family was partaking in watching Jeopardy College Tournament. After the first round, a contestant from Goucher College had the best answer ever given on Jeopardy. When Alex Trebek asked Ms. Sarah Bart about herself...
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Bill Pulsipher Retires, Takes Over as Winnipeg Pitching Coach
Here is some of the first news from independent baseball in 2012.
Former Mets prospect Bill Pulsipher has finally hung up his spikes after spending 18-years in professional baseball. Last season, he was with Somerset in the Atlantic League, where he went 3-6 with an ERA of 4.00 in 18 starts.
The former member of Generation K told me during an interview last summer that he was looking...
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Johan To Pitch From A Mound By Friday
Some encouraging news from Johan Santana who long-tossed from up to about 160 feet in front of Terry Collins today and showed no signs of discomfort and even had some zip on his throws.
“I’m not on rehab anymore,” Santana said. “I’m trying to build my arm strength back so that when I get on the mound, I don’t feel anything.”
Dan Martin of the NY Post spoke to Santana...
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MMO Fair or Foul: Mets Are Waving The White Flag?
Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reported today that the Mets are one of five teams waving the white flag. Here is the segment he wrote on the Mets…
The Mets’ payroll has dropped roughly $50 million since this time last year. They lost popular shortstop Jose Reyes because they weren’t able to match the Marlins’ offer — a notion that would have seemed absurd two years ago...
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Two Schools Of Thought On the 2012 Mets: Part One
Over the course this off season, there have been thousands of posts ranging from extremely negative to obliviously positive regarding the Amazin’s. So I have decided to group these fans into two categories for your viewing pleasure. Here one of two extremes on the various players that make up your 2012 New York Mets, starting with the negative. I will have the other end of...
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Using hindsight to redo the Mets’ offseason
Sandy Alderson has said that the team is essentially done adding players to the roster. That makes sense, as the 40-man roster is full and they likely will already have to make a move to add whoever wins the fifth outfield spot to the roster. So, let’s take a minute to redo the offseason, knowing what we know now.
Alderson was very limited in what he could do this offseason....
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The Lion (Picard), The Witch (Wilpon) and the Wardrobe (Mets Blogosphere)
I read an interesting article at Baseball Prospectus by Biz of Baseball’s Maury Brown, who sheds new light on some of complexities regarding the financial turmoil that has engulfed Mets ownership in the aftermath of the Madoff scandal.
Interestingly enough, Brown corroborates some of the things I’ve either speculated here on MMO as well as a few things I reported based...
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What can we expect from Dillon Gee in 2012?
Last year Dillon Gee burst onto the scene like a man possessed. He hit the ground running and helped keep the Mets stay respectable for the majority of the season until Sandy dealt key pieces at the trade deadline. Aside from R.A. Dickey, Gee was the Mets best starter last season and ended with 13 wins which was the most on the club. What can we realistically expect from him for...
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NL East: A Fascinating Place: Mets
This is the last post in a series that has looked at the boiler plate that is now the National League East. The series started with a look at the Phillies and determined that, with that pitching rotation, and despite a weaker line up, should be given the nod once again as the favorite to win the division. The next three posts focused on the Braves, Marlins and Nationals and found...
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Petey Pete: Mets Organizational Sleepers of 2012
Everybody has their own definition of “sleeper.” Mine is the player who comes out of nowhere, the one without all the hype and high pedigree. I’m looking for the mutt’s. The brawlers. The over-achievers. The gamers. The winners. I’m looking for, not a prospect necessarily although he could be a fringy one, but a guy that is about to shed a mantle of...
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What Will We See Out Of Lucas Duda in 2012
After struggling in 29 games in 2010, Lucas Duda came roaring back in 2011, posting a .292 batting average in 100 games played over 301 at-bats. Duda stroked 21 doubles, 10 home runs and 50 RBI, and showed he could be a nice cog in the Mets lineup. So after a nice showing last year from Duda, what can we expect from Lucas this upcoming season?
With Ike Davis healthy and back at...
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Clubhouse Confidential On Bay’s Struggles
It’s Jason Bay Day on MMO. Okay, just kidding, but check out this video from MLB Network’s Clubhouse Confidential.
Host Brian Kenny does a nice job pointing out some revealing stats on Bay.
From 2004-2009, Bay posted a .280/.375/.519 slash.
From 2010-2011, Bay posted a .251/.337/.386 slash. Look at that drop in slugging percentage!
His ground-ball rate has risen...
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Mets spring training strategy..
The Mets may have stopped attempting to sign players to minor league contracts because of the new CBA. As I reported before the new CBA forces teams to pay veterans 100k if they don't make the club out of spring training and even if they pay the fee, the veteran can opt for free agency by June 1st. It's because of this new rule that some believe the Mets are going to...
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MMO Sunday Flashback: Could Ike Davis Be The Next Darryl Strawberry?
Enjoy this MMO Sunday Flashback by Ed Leyro that was originally posted on April 20th, 2011. You can catch more from Ed on his site, Studious Metsimus.
It seems odd to compare Ike Davis to Darryl Strawberry. After all, Darryl was the #1 pick in the 1980 amateur draft, took home the Rookie of the Year Award in 1983, and is at or near the top of many of the Mets’ all-time hitting...
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New York Mets Could Have Something Special In Ike Davis
Zach Petersel over at The Curious Case of Sidd Finch - a New York Mets website – posed an interesting question on Friday. He asked: Does the New York Mets’ Ike Davis compare favorably to the Cincinnati Reds’ Joey Votto? To be honest, my first thought upon seeing the title was “eh, fat chance of that”, but Petersel makes a good argument. I recommend...
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Mets Single Game Tickets Go On Sale Monday – It’s Going To Be A Fun Season!
METS SINGLE GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, MARCH 5
ORDER AT METS.COM OR BY PHONE (718) 507-TIXX
The New York Mets today announced single game tickets for the 2012 season at Citi Field will go on sale Monday, March 5 at 10:00 a.m. online at Mets.com and by phone at (718) 507-TIXX.
The exclusive pre-sale for Mets Season Ticket Holders starts Monday, February 27 at 10:00 a.m. at Mets...
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Why half the fan base opposes Daniel Murphy
Mets fans are a diverse lot. However, there is an awful lot regarding the team with which the vast majority of us can agree. We all want owners who will fund a payroll in line with what other large market clubs do, we all love R.A. Dickey and we all want to see Ike Davis play in 150 games this year.
Because so many issues on the team are cut and dried, the ones where the fan...
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Jason Bay Sees 30-Homer Seasons Ahead, Scout Disagrees
Andy Martino of the Daily News, spoke with Jason Bay and over the weekend and the Mets’ $66 million left-fielder sees a return to his 30-homer seasons despite his struggles the last two years.
Now 33, Bay believes his troubles are not related to age or mechanics and attributes the problems to overthinking.
“All those years I did well, I never worried about what I was doing...
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One journey ends, a new one begins: Bill Pulsipher becomes Winnipeg Goldeyes pitching coach
Bill Pulsipher was one of the most highly touted Mets prospects in their history.
The Mets drafted Pulsipher in the second round of the 1991 draft (66th overall). That draft year might bring up some memories as this was the year Brien Taylor was drafted number one by the New York Yankees. Taylor is now known for being one of the biggest MLB draft busts in history.
Unfortunately...
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Mets Release St. Patty’s Day Cap, Jersey
Check out the new cap and jersey the Mets will be wearing on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) when they play the Braves at Digital Domain Park:
Simple, but kind of cool.
Poor Keith Hernandez has seen his uniform number handed out to a motley crew of players over the years, but I’m sure he’d have no problem lending his No. 17 to St. Patrick.
The cap and jersey look...
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Despite struggles, Bay sees brighter days ahead
There are two strikes on Jason Bay, but he is still alive. It is one of many Citi Field nights, and Bay looks at the pitcher, taps the plate with his bat, and thinks: Slider in the dirt.
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Where Have All The Shea Stadium Players Gone?
Since late July, the Mets have parted ways with several players. First, it was Carlos Beltran leaving his heart in New York to go to San Francisco. Then Jose Reyes decided to take the money and run the basepaths in Miami. Soon after, Angel Pagan flapped his wings to the Bay Area. Even Nick Evans took the job security by signing in Pittsburgh.
What do all these players have...
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Sandy's Tweets Are Almost Surreal
If you've been paying attention at all this week, you've probably come across articles and posts alerting you to the fact Mets General Manager, Sandy Alderson, has joined twitter. Not a big deal if he were to abide by the seemingly mundane rules that your normal quasi-celebrity does, but he's not and its for that reason that I'm still trying to wrap by head around...
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Kirk Nieuwenhuis excited for Spring Training
Last season, while playing center field for the New York Mets Triple-A Buffalo affiliate, Kirk Nieuwenhuis recorded professional career highs in batting average (.294), on-base percentage (.403), and OPS (.908). The 24-year-old lefty was poised for a summer call up while in the midst of arguably his best overall season in the minors.
Unfortunately, an injury to his left shoulder...
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