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A blog by LoHud about New York Mets baseballQuick Timeline
Hi everyone! I’d love to update you about the Mets’ progress toward retaining David Wright and R.A. Dickey, but there doesn’t seem to be much to report. Here’s a timeline to get a sense of where things stand: October 3: Sandy Alderson describes retaining Dickey and Wright as a top… Read More →
My Periodic Plea For An Oliver Perez Reunion
Let’s talk left-handed relief, shall we? The Mets enter the offseason with Tim Byrdak, last season’s best lefty reliever, still recovering from shoulder surgery. Can he pitch in 2013? If so, not until much later in the season. This week, they removed Justin Hampson from their 40-man roster, and Hampson… Read More →
A Chance To Help
Look, for all the tsuris they’ve given us, the New York Mets are no tragedy. What Shannon Forde is going through is tragic, and you can help her. Shannon has Stage IV breast cancer, and the Mets are holding a benefit to help her pay expenses on November 1. Here’s… Read More →
We Are all Saguros Fans Now
Just a note to let you know how to get your Mets-related baseball fix right now: move to Arizona. That may sound extreme. But a number of Mets farmhands are playing for the Surprise Saguros, and it’s going to reach the 90s, with no humdity, all week there. So you… Read More →
Two Separate Questions
Briefly, on a couple of questions that some discussions on Twitter seem to conflate regarding David Wright. 1. What will it take to sign David Wright? 2. What should the Mets offer David Wright? What we know so far is that the Mets say they plan to offer Wright a… Read More →
If You’re Keeping Score At Home…
Just some basic facts and figures to keep in mind, courtesy of the amazing people at MLBTradeRumors.com. The Mets, if we assume they are letting Mike Pelfrey, Andres Torres, Rob Johnson, Manny Acosta and Fred Lewis go without qualifying offers, will be on the hook for an estimated $8.5 million… Read More →
Bobby Parnell Vs. 2012 Closers
It has been my opinion for a while now that Bobby Parnell would be a perfectly reasonable option to close games for the New York Mets. Parnell, who turned 28 last month, just concluded a fine 2012 season. Throwing exclusively fastballs (at 95.7 MPH) and curveballs (at 82.8 MPH), he… Read More →
The Math
I wanted to discuss Bobby Parnell today. but I think it’s important to set the parameters, as set out by Sandy Alderson, for retaining David Wright and R.A. Dickey this winter. First: he made it clear payroll will remain the same. What that statement alone means for 2013 is enormous…. Read More →
Jordany Valdespin, Second Baseman of Convenience
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 →
Guess You Can Fire the Players?
Let’s follow the thinking of the Mets for a moment. Heading into 2013, the budget isn’t changing. The team is 73-87. They are 11th in the NL in runs scored, 11th in ERA. So clearly, they aren’t playing at a level close to what anybody could consider successful. They are… Read More →
Is Scott Hairston the 2013 Center Fielder?
Before we get to the question in the title, quickly on David Wright and his interview with Adam Rubin: Wright spoke some truths that have been obvious for some time. It was still interesting to hear the biggest star on the Mets acknowledge them, when the Mets, by and large,... Read More →
Just Another Mets Pitching Season
R.A. Dickey pitched another remarkable game in what has been a spectacular 2012 season on Thursday. As you probably heard, he’s up to 20 wins, and is probably the favorite to win the Cy Young Award. But among all-time Mets pitching seasons, it’s only 21st, as per Baseball-Reference. Does that… Read More →
The Baseball Pleasures of Now
There are plenty of reasons to be frustrated about the Mets, or concerned about their ability to compete. I’ve reported on them for you here, and that will continue. But today will be for something very different. Today, I’m going to enjoy baseball with my daughter. Long before I knew… Read More →
On Keeping Jason Bay
Mike Puma over at the New York Post reports that Jason Bay will have a job on Opening Day 2013, despite his absolutely horrific 2012. Let’s have a little perspective on this, even though if you’ve been watching Bay all year, hearing that probably depresses you. First: this is not… Read More →