Buckology – – The Mets Have a Lot of Work To Do Baseballology 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
Buck Showalter is Already Complicating the Mets Situation Baseballology 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 Baseballology 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
The Best of The Mets – – Third Base Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - February 4, 20220 Since the Mets won’t be playing anytime soon. I am starting a series called “The Best of the Mets”. I will talk about the Mets' best players of all time at certain positions, and if this is popular, I may branch out to other teams. The first position is third
Mets Fans Should Brace for An Offseason of Futility Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 22, 20210 When Steven Cohen took over the New York Mets the hope was they would be one of the top spenders in the league, and they would attract a great general manager, and so far, they got close with both. The Mets had the third-highest payroll but still 11 million under the
Mets Trade Deadline Timeline For deGrom Injury Doesn’t Add Up Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 31, 20210 At Yesterday's press conference, Mets GMs Zack Scott and Sandy Alderson attempted to explain to the media and the team how they rescued the team at the deadline by acquiring Javy Baez. They were the heroes, and I never heard Alderson say they were doing it for the fans. You
Mets Baseball is Going To Be Fun This Year Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - November 12, 2020November 12, 20200 When was the last time the Mets had an owner that would routinely chat with his fanbase? Never? The dark cloud of the Wilpon era is lifting because Steven Cohen is the opposite personality. He’s talking to his potential customers on Twitter. One day bring back Old-Timers’ Day was a topic,
The Wilpons Last Stand Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 30, 2020August 30, 20200 We are heading into the home stretch where the Wilpons will lose the controlling interest of the New York Mets. No deal will be struck before midnight tonight or in the early morning and therefore they will ask BVW for one more favor, made a big trade on the August
25 Percent of The Mets 2020 Roster Will Be Filler Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 29, 20200 Nobody likes fillers. People don’t like them in their burgers and baseball fans don’t like it on their rosters. When the Mets finally fill out their 60-man roster, 25% of it will be filler, free agents, who aren’t free, but they should be. The Mets kept the number of players
10 Things That Will Happen In The 2020 Baseball Season Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 24, 2020June 25, 20200 So, there will be a weird 60-game season that is fashioned for younger people, but most younger people hate baseball, so now Rob Manfred has alienated the base that loves the sport, not all of it but a large percentage. What has the sport done to say they will be
