Matt Harvey: The Face of a Gamer

Matt Harvey has electric stuff, there’s no doubt about that.  His average fastball velocity is among the best of NL starters, and his vicious slider is making hitters look foolish.  He’s already showing complete dominance but what’s scary is that I truly think he’s going to keep getting better.  Not because of his physical gifts [...] more...

How Valuable is the 11th Pick in MLB Draft?

240px-MA_Route_11_svg With all the fuss about the Mets not willing to give up their first round pick (11th overall pick) in order to make a real push for Michael Bourne, we ask the question, how valuable is the No. 11 overall pick? Here’s a list of players taken with the No. 11 overall pick in last [...] more...

Planting Seeds for the Future

After an impressive performance in Cincy, where he struck out 8 while only giving up 4 hits and walking 1, 23 year old Matt Harvey is giving Mets fans a reason to believe for next season. In 5 starts this season Harvey has struck out 34 but has also walked 13, giving him a K/BB [...] more...

Are the Mets Good?

For much of their existence this has been a goal of the New York Mets. Save for a few years in the mid-80′s when being the absolute best team in baseball was achievable. Regardless, last season with all of its injuries and this season with it’s slashed payroll roster, being considered “good” would be a [...] more...

The Mets Will Win the World Series in 2012: Part 2

The Starting Rotation I’m hoping the 2012 Mets can emulate the 2006 Mets, who coulda/shoulda/woulda won the World Series. The ’06 Mets won 97 games thanks in large part to their powerful lineup and amazing bullpen. I already wrote about what I think the Mets lineup can do, and I’ll get to the bullpen later. [...] more...

New Citi Field Fences Bad or Good?

With all the fuss about moving in the fences and how it’s supposed to be a huge lift for Mets hitters, I decided to take a closer look at the actual stats as far as home runs hit by the Mets batters at Citi Field vs the road, and home runs given up by Mets [...] more...

Mets Fantasy Projections: Part 1 – The Infield

In a fantasy world, our fantasy squads would comprise of mostly Mets, complemented by some extras from the league’s most distant, AL West rosters.  But in reality, despite our loyal allegiances, fantasy is a game where the participant derives pride not from “Sticking with Justin Turner ’till the end”, but rather, in rubbing victory in [...] more...

Mets Opening Series a Success

Good opening series Mets! After looking flat in the opener, against one of the best pitchers in the game mind you, Josh Johnson, our Mets bounced back with authority to take the first series of the 2011 season. Who cares the Mets lost game 1, after all, we won the previous 5 openers and look [...] more...

The Mets Own Opening Day

The Mets are gearing up for opening day and they should be excited, if not for the upcoming season, at least for game number 1. That’s because the Mets are a remarkable 32-17 in their team history on opening day. That’s amazing, considering they haven’t exactly been perennial contenders and the fact that they lost [...] more...

2011 Mets – Jersey Shore Edition

Snooki – Mets fan from birth Here’s ‘The Situation’, no pun. We take a bunch of Mets players and throw them through the Jersey Shore filter. The result?  A Ron-Ron juice Pauly D mixture of a Snooki party in a box tossed together with a Deena holiday filled with those JWoww bubbles, a dose of [...] more...