Daniel Murphy is probably much better suited to play a corner infield spot than any other posistion on the diamond. First base is probably his best position, but with Ike Davis returing the Mets need to find a way to get his bat in the lineup. That gaping hole happens to be Second base, and that is just where Daniel will get
The countdown to pitchers at catchers reporting to spring training is finally over. Camp has officially opened, although it has been unofficially open for a while now as a lot of players reported early this year. Aside from the general excitement of baseball being back and smell of spring in the air, there is not much to debate over this year. Most
Johan Santana toed the rubber on a pitching mound today and unleashed a flurry of pitches towards the batters box today. No I am just kidding about he unleashing part, but he did throw off of a mound today for the first time since late last season during his minor league stint. He threw a total of 25 pitches during
Lately, I’ve noticed a pretty interesting trend from the Mets. They’ve been quiet on the Latin front and I can’t comprehend why. Who was the last Latin player the Mets signed? Go ahead, see if you can do it without looking it up. I know I can’t. Sure, they’ve signed the occasional guy here and there, but definitely no one
Only the good die young. We hear that saying all the time, but for a man that carried the nickname “the Kid,” it couldn’t be truer. As I sit here and reflect on one of my childhood heroes, it’s hard to envision the 1986 Mets team that we hold so dear in our hearts, ever reaching the heights they did
Scott Kazmir originally had a workout scheduled for Wednesday, however it was eventually determined that it should be moved to Friday. The Mets are still expected to send a representative to watch him throw along with some other MLB teams. Kazmir who we all know was once a top Mets prospect who we traded away way to early for nothing,
The Mets head into a new season with some changes to the coaching staff. Terry Collins returns for his second season at the helm, with this two main coaches in Warthen and Hudgens still in place. He has new bench coach to go along with new field generals who will help the players on the between the lines. Here is
Mets Beat Writer Anthony DiComo posted his top-10 questions facing the New York Mets for the 2012 season this morning. The questions are as follows… 1. Are the Mets truly in rebuilding mode? 2. How will the Bernard Madoff situation affect the Mets? 3. Will Johan Santana be an effective pitcher again? 4. Could the Mets really trade away Wright? 5. Will
Yesterday, the Mets Blogosphere was made aware that the Jorunal News’ Howard Megdal was stripped of his press credentials for the 2012 season by New York Mets PR head Jay Horwitz because of “unliked reporting”. Megdal has tried to get ahold of the Mets PR department, but his request for an explanation went through one ear, and out the other
The Mets decided to part ways with Wayne Hagin who had been the radio partner on WFan with Howie Rose for the past few seasons. The Mets search for a replacement has gone on more most of the off season. Some notable Mets voices such as as Chris Carlin and Eds Coleman were considered, along with for GM Jim Duquette. Ultimately
