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Meet The Mess

By Mike Rifkin The New York Mets might have hit rock bottom on Wednesday, but that’s saying a lot for a team that has struggled since the beginning of the month. The Mets lost to the Dodgers 10-3 and were swept in the three game series by Los Angeles. That makes the Mets 7-19 inContinue reading “Meet The Mess”

All You Need Is Patience

BY MARK HALPERN After missing out in the playoffs the Mets went into the offseason and made changes in the front office and to the roster as well. The Mets have the BEST general manager in the sport in David Stearns. Most Mets fans were ecstatic because knows how he can put a team together.Continue reading “All You Need Is Patience”

VIENTOS

BY MARK HALPERN Being a young player and being called up to the Majors and then to go back down to AAA can be hard on a young player’s mind. Mark Vientos has been one of the Mets top prospects over the last few years and has progressed well with his bat but not soContinue reading “VIENTOS”

A GOLDEN SOMBRERO TO OPEN THE SEASON (Not Good)

BY Mark Halpern The term “Golden Sombrero” is used as a term in baseball for when a player strikes out in four at bats in a game. Now this happens way more than major league players want you to know about but, in this case the New York Mets open the season losing four straightContinue reading ” A GOLDEN SOMBRERO TO OPEN THE SEASON (Not Good)”

Spotlight Is On

By Mike Rifkin When you’re an athlete in New York the spotlight is always on. It was a horrendous opening series for the New York Mets, getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field. But for one player in particular might have had the worst weekend. On Friday Brewers First baseman Rhys Hoskins slidContinue reading “Spotlight Is On”

DOME!!!!!!!!

BY MARK HALPERN Baseball returns today and most of America is happy that their teams will be kicking off the season today. However, for the New York Mets had to postpone their day to Friday March 28th due to inclement weather. Mets fans and fans in the Northeast have become accustomed to this problem andContinue reading “DOME!!!!!!!!”

A TRUE DH

BY MARK HALPERN For the better part of the off season and spring training the Mets were really only focused on one player and that was Yamamoto. The Mets organization had come out and said we will not be signing players (that includes extension for the Polar Bear) more than what we need. Well oneContinue reading “A TRUE DH”

Don’t Poke The Bear

By Mike Rifkin One of the big headlines entering the 2024 Mets season is the impending free agency of first baseman Pete Alonso. The 29 year old Alonso had 46 home runs and 118 RBI last season. Outside of 2020 Alonso has hit over 30 home runs and drove in more than 90 runs. OverContinue reading “Don’t Poke The Bear”

Big Names Still Available

By Mark Halpern There are Mets fans wondering why the Mets haven’t been more aggressive in going after talent. Picture yourself as Steve Cohen you could buy whoever you wanted and outbid every other team would just go and do that? No because Baseball is personal it’s a business and Steve Cohen is a smartContinue reading “Big Names Still Available”

Trust The Process

By Mike Rifkin We’re into December and are just seeing some of the big names in MLB get moved. Juan Soto was traded to the Yankees, and Shohei Ohtani just signed a record-setting contract in sports history with the Dodgers, but outside of that, the Hot Stove hasn’t moved, but don’t tell that to MetContinue reading ” Trust The Process”