It’s Wait Till Next Year, Yet Again, for New York Mets
In a New York Post article, the Sports staff opines that the New York Mets were 19-5 over a 24-game run. The stats showcased in the brief article assert it’s largely because of the outstanding performances listed on the page. …
Waiver Wire Waver: MLB’s New Post-Trade Deadline Craze
Thad Levine, GM of the Minnesota Twins, offered an unusual perspective on MLB Network Radio in the last few days. He said, There will be a few players that change hands between now and the end of August that will …
The End of (Trading) Days!
July 31 was the last chance for a Major League Baseball GM to balance the books and add a few critical pieces to recalibrate his team’s chances to make the postseason and, if they’re good enough, win the World Series. …
Tampa Bay Rays to New York City? Is Three Teams One Too Many?
Can New York City support three baseball teams? When last we looked, at the end of the 1957 baseball season, just before the Dodgers and Giants headed west, only a mere 62 years ago, three baseball teams cohabited well with …
Marcus Stroman to Mets: What is Brodie Van Wagenen Doing?
These New York Mets, they’re infuriating. They seem unable to grasp the basic skill of team building. It’s been 40 years since the Mets had a GM who understood the art of completing a jigsaw puzzle. Forty years since they …
MLB Trade Deadline Leads to Tough Decisions
In less than a week, some general managers will feel compelled to look one last time at their cards, lay them down on the table, and make some tough decisions as the MLB trade deadline approaches. Do I, or don’t …
New York Mets Endure Legacy of Losing
No, I am not trying to say that there is a higher moral order to playing winning baseball, nor am I suggesting that those executives of winning teams graduated magna cum laude from MIT or honed their craft playing Stratomatic …
Mets, Yankees Trade Partners? Why Not?
Stop the world. The Yankees and Mets may actually consider doing business with one another at the trade deadline. Even thinking of such a transaction has the feel of blasphemy. Much as any deal between the Yankees and Red Sox. …
New York Mets Display Art of Futility in 16-Inning Loss
The New York Mets won four games in a row beating up on the Miami Marlins and the Minnesota Twins. Had the Mets won the extra-inning contest the club played Thursday night in San Francisco, they might have felt as …
The Real Strike Zone: Swinging for the Fences
Strike zones have come and gone over the years to suit the temper of the game. That’s because the strike zone has been a tool to tweak the hitting zone, adjusting offense as per the perceptions of MLB. This imaginary …
