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What A Miracle Year For The Mets In ’69

March 26, 2014Minor League News1 Comment

After the Mets had gone through some lean years since the start of their existence, they started to give me a ray of hope once the latter part of the 60’s arrived. Tom Seaver was established as their ace and he got help from the stylish lefty Jerry Koosman. Seaver, who arrived

Ed Kranepool Turned Me Into A Die-Hard Mets Fan

By Fan Shot

March 25, 2014Minor League NewsNo comments

In 1962, I was 13 years old, my current wife Carmen was barely two, President John F. Kennedy was in his first term and the New York Mets were born. I sometimes wonder why I remember the Mets back then, because I really wasn’t a baseball fan that cared

Does Batting The Pitcher Eighth Equal More Runs?

By Fan Shot

March 24, 2014Minor League NewsNo comments

Mets manager Terry Collins had spoken about the idea of hitting the pitcher eighth on several occasions. On Thursday, he put the idea into practice against the Braves, when he batted Zack Wheeler eighth and Juan Lagares ninth. The result was a 7-6 win over Atlanta. Did the

Mejia To Round Out Rotation…In Vegas

By Fan Shot

March 18, 2014Minor League NewsNo comments

Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported earlier that despite a solid spring, Jenrry Mejia appears to be the odd man out in the battle for the fifth spot in the Mets rotation. Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is starting Tuesday’s Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers, is projected to win

Dominic Smith, The Next Keith Hernandez?

By Fan Shot

March 15, 2014Minor League News2 Comments

Ok, the next Keith Hernandez might be a bit much, but maybe not. Jake Seiner of MiLB.com recently completed his list of ‘D-Listers’; the top defensive players at each position throughout the minor leagues. Guess who was ranked number one at the first base position? If you guessed Dominic

DeGrom Sent To Minor League Camp

By Fan Shot

March 14, 2014Mets Minors Thoughts, Mets NewsNo comments

According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com, the Mets sent RHP Jacob deGrom down to minor league camp. The former ninth round pick had pitched pretty well this spring, posting a 1.23 ERA in 7.1 innings. He struck out seven batters and walked three during that span. However, he entered

Mets Have Solid Showing In ESPN Future Power Rankings

By Fan Shot

March 13, 2014Mets NewsNo comments

ESPN released their annual Future Power Rankings (Insider only) today. The panel consisted of Buster Olney, Keith Law and Jim Bowden. Each team is ranked in five categories- Majors (MLB talent), Minors (MiLB talent and depth), Finance, Management, and Mobility (“Do they have a lot of young, cheap

Should The Mets Move Their Spring Training To AZ?

By Fan Shot

March 13, 2014Mets NewsNo comments

Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal recently completed a little experiment, comparing the Florida (Grapefruit League) Spring Training experience with that of the Arizona (Cactus League) Spring Training experience. Costa attempted to see eight Cactus League games in the same time it took his WSJ colleague Stu Woo

After A Long Absence, Flores Felt Great At Shortstop Again

By Fan Shot

March 11, 2014Minor League NewsNo comments

Update: 11:06 pm Adam Rubin of ESPN NY reported that after today’s game Flores felt good about playing shortstop again, “It’s been a long time, but I felt great,” said Flores. “I felt great moving to my right side, left side. And it was fun. … There’s nothing new.

Wheeler Opens Up About Harvey Comparisons

By Fan Shot

March 11, 2014Mets NewsNo comments

Mets ace Matt Harvey captured the attention of the entire baseball world last season. He was one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball until he suffered a UCL tear that will most likely sideline him for the entire 2014 season. Zack Wheeler hopes to pick up where Harvey

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