When I celebrated July 9, 1969, this year I brought up the fact that until that day there had always been two kinds of baseball for Mets fans. “Growing up in the early 60s left me following two types of baseball. There were the important games, between teams such as the Giants…

While news of Adrian Peterson’s child-abuse offenses continue to ripple through the internet, complete with heartbreaking photos, I remembered a time when a New York Met faced similar charges. It wasn’t so long ago, just 1997, yet it feels like a world away. Let me refresh your memory. During that summer…

Mike: When you watch a team every day it’s easy to lose some perspective. One thing we all have a tendency to do as Mets fans is lament the team’s lack of serious power hitting. But chasing power might be an example of being the coyote chasing the roadrunner. When…

I don’t want to be totally negative, so I will lead off today with a few positive thoughts that entered my mind this weekend about the Mets. I couldn’t get my glass all the way to half full, so if you are not in the mood to be bummed out…

Okay, Mike, dream with me. I read the phrase from time to time, most often coming from Mack Ade’s splendid, blazing keyboard, but the sentiment is widely shared, this idea that by 2015 the Mets might be holding “four aces.” Harvey, Wheeler, Syndergaard, Montero. I realize there’s quite a leap to…

Mike: One small off-season move the Mets made this winter was the signing of John Lannan. Today is his first opportunity to impress as he is scheduled to pitch against the Marlins. I have to admit, I will be rooting for John. He is a local kid, born in Long…

What’s in a number? For one thing, we know they can be “rational” or “irrational” or “imaginary.”   Just to be clear: A number r is rational if it can be written as a fraction r = p/q where both p and q are integers. In reality every number can be…

Mike: Nelson Cruz signed a one year, $8 million contract with the Orioles. A few thoughts on this. First of all, I have been very surprised how much the qualifying offer has depressed the value of many of these players. I misjudged this factor, it has had a huge effect…

As I’ve told any team I’ve ever coached when they were flinging the ball around the infield, “If it ain’t snappy, it’s crappy!“   * Sandy Alderson wants to stay for another few years. This might surprise some readers, but I think this is a good thing for two main reasons.…

A year ago at this time, the Mets had two left-handed, power-hitting first basemen, Lucas Duda and Ike Davis. In 2012, Davis had been much more productive than Duda when at his best, and  mind-numbingly bad at his worst. The bad stuff was not for a short period; it went…