Greetings from the Citi Field press box, where I have witnessed Jeremy Hefner fool no one in the first inning, and the Mets trail before coming to bat, 1-0. Some thoughts from my morning conversations here: Why exactly is Jordany Valdespin not in the Thursday lineup? Well, the pitcher, Hyun-jin… Read More →
We have a winner in the Jordany Valdespin Fan Fiction contest! The entries were spirited and wide-ranging. But the best was short, yet I felt best captured the essence of what Jordany Valdespin can be. Brevity is the soul of wit, or lingerie, depending on whether you believe Shakespeare or… Read More →
In the abstract, it shouldn’t be a huge problem that David Wright and Daniel Murphy, the team’s expected 3B and 2B, might start the year on the disabled list. Both have injuries that aren’t considered major, and Opening Day, for all the attention associated with it, is just 1 of… Read More →
So I have no idea what to expect from Jordany Valdespin, do you? Will he hit? Will he walk? Can he play even a passable center field? Will he wear proper protection? Can he procreate after this week? So I have a copy of Knuckleball! to give away, and it… Read More →
With Kirk Nieuwenhuis on crutches, it is worth considering who the alternatives are for the New York Mets to play center field. Roughly speaking, here’s how I see the depth chart. 1. Collin Cowgill: Reasons for optimism include his 8-for-16 start in spring training, if you are into small sample… Read More →
So the Mets have reportedly asked Jordany Valdespin to go play second base this winter. At first glance, this doesn’t make sense for a team with an incumbent second baseman in Daniel Murphy, and essentially no reasonable alternatives to play regularly in the outfield in 2013 currently under team control… Read More →
So there’s a fair amount of excitement anytime Jordany Valdespin plays for the New York Mets. He’s young, he’s athletic, and he has eight home runs. And four walks. So I’ve been fairly bearish on Valdespin, who turns 25 in December, because of the four walks. All season. (Mike Baxter,... Read More →
On the eve of the Subway Series, part two, we seem to have a quarterback controversy brewing at second base. Daniel Murphy, the incumbent, has been in a horrendous slump, hitting just .192 since May 16 following a .336 start. And even that start was deceptive, with his power disappearing… Read More →
…I wrote yesterday how the Mets were fine. No. Not fine. Omar Quintanilla hurt his finger making a diving stop last night. So he’s questionable for today’s game. Ronny Cedeno won’t begin rehabbing until next week at the earliest. That leaves David Wright and Jordany Valdespin. I’d prefer Wright on… Read More →
So you’re probably wondering why the Mets haven’t traded for a shortstop already. After all, an Omar Quintanilla error led to a Washington run in last night’s game. After replacing Quintanilla, a pair of Jordany Valdespin errors at the position helped Washington tie the game in the tenth inning. And… Read More →
So in writing about the Mets and their catcher/shortstop situation, I lumped the two results of the injuries to Josh Thole and Ruben Tejada- the premature promotion of Jordany Valdespin and the ineffective catching tandem of Mike Nickeas and Rob Johnson- to a lack of organizational depth. Somehow, I completely… Read More →
News out of Mets land: Ronny Cedeno has been placed on the 15-day DL with a strained intercostal muscle, which I believe is a muscle injured in either the Central or Mountain time zones. The result has been roster madness. Since the Mets have a doubleheader starting momentarily, they called… Read More →