The Mets’ zero-sum games
It hasn’t happened in the Majors in six years and hasn’t been done by the Mets since September 1969, but it was completed tonight: A three-game shutout sweep. Amazing.
It hasn’t happened in the Majors in six years and hasn’t been done by the Mets since September 1969, but it was completed tonight: A three-game shutout sweep. Amazing.
We all know the success the Mets have had on Opening Day since losing eight of their first nine. But having attended every full-capacity home opener from 2000-23 (2020 excluded because of the pandemic and 2021 gets an asterisk because…
It’s really not a surprise, is it? The Phillies go out and land Cliff Lee, giving them — on paper — the best starting rotation since the 1993 Braves, and it lands the starting five on the cover of Sports…
I’m a little surprised that no one talked about a trade of Jim Thome to the Yankees. It’s very likely that someone has and I’ve missed it, but to me it seems obvious enough for one of the teams to…
After a thoroughly enjoyable, active and at the same time relaxing vacation, I’m back at it. It will take me a bit to catch up on some of the stuff I missed, but I did ignore several developments, too. There’s…
Jason Bay was introduced to the New York media today and handled himself rather well in the face of some tough questions. He declined to answer whether any other teams were close in their offer with what the Mets offered,…