The Mets Are Getting Very Little for Their Money Spent

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by Russ_Cohen - May 8, 2023June 5, 20230

Let’s look at the current situation. The Mets are 17-18 a game below .500 and the Braves are seven games ahead of them and Miami. The Braves historically catch the Mets, but the Mets won’t catch the Braves. Not this year. I did worry about the age in the starting rotation

Buckology – – The Mets Have a Lot of Work To Do

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by Russ_Cohen - July 21, 2022July 21, 20220

If you’re a New York Mets fan and are just happy that manager Buck Showalter has cured the clubhouse and the team is in “playoff contention”, then don’t read this article. Hoping a team can pull it out and be proactive in making that happen are two different things entirely. The

Buckology Episode One

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by Russ_Cohen - April 23, 2022April 23, 20220

The New York Mets are currently winning, and when that happens a lot of other things get overlooked by the fanbase and media. Having watched Buck Showalter for many years, I thought I would point out some of his foibles every once in a while and see if they become

Buck Showalter is Already Complicating the Mets Situation

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by Russ_Cohen - April 4, 2022April 4, 20220

Buck Showalter was talking to the media recently and said that we will see what happens with Jacob deGrom for Opening Day, and I didn’t believe him. The way he said it, the sell job wasn’t good. As you all know, five minutes later, ESPN breaks the story via a source

The Mets Winning Culture Has Returned to Queens

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by Russ_Cohen - March 26, 2022March 26, 20220

The Wilpons were afraid of knowledge that didn’t align with theirs. This lasted for 22 years. Every once in a while you could hear the frustration in his voice when he was on a broadcast. Hernandez knows hitting. Every Mets fan thought he should talk to players and fix what

Buck Showalter’s Campaign To Manage The Mets

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by Russ_Cohen - November 20, 20210

The New York Mets finally hired a general manager. They were months behind in hiring a manager and now days behind in securing free agent talent. Instead of being proactive, the Mets are being reactive, and some media outlets are helping out. Showalter was on MLB Network the other day