Despite Injuries, Collins Has Mets Hanging In There Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - July 13, 2016July 14, 20162 This hasn’t been a fun season for Terry Collins. The Mets have endured many injuries to the point the Mets manager has been combative with the local media and poor long-time Mets public relations manager Jay Horowitz when talking about it this season. Collins and the Mets have received criticism from Mets
REMEMBERING THE 1939 ALL-STAR GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - July 9, 2016July 9, 20160 The buzz for the 2016 All-Star Game is all about a National League starting infield of the Chicago Cubs and a half dozen Boston Red Sox on the American League roster. Flashback to 1939 and Yankee Stadium and there is plenty of buzz about that time. It was only the
Matt Harvey is Facing a Career Changing Surgery Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - July 8, 2016July 12, 20160 It wasn’t surprising Matt Harvey was on the disabled list with a right shoulder discomfort on Wednesday. He hasn’t been right since the start of the season. He has been uncomfortable on the mound, and he has had doubts about himself more than a few times. It’s not the Harvey we
Loney is Making Most Of His Opportunity Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - July 2, 2016July 2, 20160 No one saw this coming. Not James Loney. Not the Mets fans. Not the experts. Not Mets general manager Sandy Alderson. Loney has been productive since the Mets acquired him from the Padres at the end of May. In so many ways, he has been a revelation. Remember the former Dodger was released
Shame On Us For Enabling Domestic Violence Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - June 30, 20160 On the Sunday/Monday overnight radio show on WFAN, I was disgusted listening to callers tell WFAN’s Marc Malusis that they are not making a big deal about Jose Reyes’ domestic violence episode with his wife. The thought was Reyes served his time by being suspended for 51 games. Some even said
The Dave Righetti No-No Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - June 29, 20160 DAVE RIGHETTI: THE NO HITTER, JULY 4, 1983. He has not been a New York Yankee for a long time. Nevertheless, it seems whenever the Fourth of July comes around, some thoughts turn to what Dave Righetti accomplished on that Independence Day in 1983. A holiday crowd of 41,077 was on
Do The Yankees Have Hamels Remorse? Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - June 29, 2016June 30, 20160 The Yankees had an opportunity to acquire Cole Hamels from the Phillies last year. All they had to do was give up Luis Severino or either Jorge Mateo, Aaron Judge, Greg Bird or Gary Sanchez. The Yankees decided to take a pass and keep their young prospects rather than make a
Russ’s Rants – – The Mets Are a Dead Team Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 20, 2016October 2, 20160 When you’re at a Mets Father’s Day Game the horrific thought of a no-hitter being tossed by the opposition creeps into your mind. The Jim Bunning 1964 “perfect game” predates most of us yet we know of the horror. Well yesterday I felt like that was possible. Braves starter, Julio
The Answer For a Mets Championship Could Be Todd Frazier Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 18, 2016June 18, 20160 (this article was printed last season) As www.metsblog.com reported Reds all-star third baseman, Todd Frazier is on the trading block. He has a $7.5 million dollar price tag for this year and arbitration after that. The Reds are looking for major league ready talent and I have just the package for
Trading Conforto Should Be The Way To Go Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - June 16, 2016June 28, 20160 Prior to last night’s Mets’ 4-0 loss to the Pirates at Citi Field, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson announced David Wright could have season-ending neck surgery. This shouldn’t be surprising. Wright has played through an injury since spring training. It never got better for him. It was hard to believe his
