The Times, They Are A Changin’
Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post Maybe this really is a sign the Mets are back in the business of brandishing, pairing the Colon signing with Curtis Granderson and seemingly stating, for the first...
View ArticleWhy I Am Pulling For Flores
I don’t know Wilmer Flores well, but pulling for him to have a breakout season. And, I wanted this before Sandy Alderson foolishly cracked wise on him last weekend. There are several reasons why,...
View ArticleFurther Proof Tejada Doesn’t Get It
My guess is this will be Ruben Tejada’s last season with the Mets. That is, if he lasts that long. Manager Terry Collins has called into question Tejada’s work ethic in the past, and now players are...
View ArticleWright Flashes Captain’s Bars To Syndergaard
David Wright gets it and always has. Now let’s see if the same can be said for Noah Syndergaard. The Mets’ captain reprimanded the young pitcher Tuesday for being in the clubhouse eating lunch instead...
View ArticleMets Can’t Count On Wright’s Return
When Mets GM Sandy Alderson said he would consider trading for strictly a third baseman, he might as well have said he’s not expecting David Wright to return any time soon, or at all this year. That is...
View ArticleCollins Must Share Blame For Wright; DL Should Be Considered
In the 20-plus-years I have written about major league baseball, there are a handful of players I admire and respect as much as David Wright. Even so, I am still objective as to what I see and it...
View ArticleInterest In Mets’ Assets As Trade Deadline Nears
Once again, the Mets haven’t been able to trade Jay Bruce, and that could turn out to be a good thing. Bruce’s year suggest he could bring a lot in return, and even he said the “Mets would be crazy,’’...
View ArticleGutless Players, Team Executives Lash Out At Collins
David Wright nailed it when he called the anonymous quotes from his teammates “cowardly,’’ but even more disturbing were the nameless comments from the front office, or to be more precise, GM Sandy...
View ArticleAlderson Unhappy About Anonymous Quotes
Sandy Alderson said he was upset with the published report that cited numerous anonymous critical comments of manager Terry Collins. Alderson said the Newsday article was unfair and did not reflect his...
View ArticleCollins’ Era Over, But Not Career With Mets
A season that began with high expectations, mercifully ended today for the Mets with an 11-0 rout by the Phillies, and with it the anticipated announcement of manager Terry Collins’ future. With both...
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