Major Leagues – Gotham Baseball

Mets Handling of Cabrera And Bruce at Forefront of Mets Poor Play

June 14, 2018 Mets DaddyNew York Mets

In case you haven’t noticed, the Mets offense has been historically bad scoring just 14 runs over nine June games. That’s 1.6 runs per game. No one can win games like that, which is something[…]

Monday Mets: Stop The Press

June 11, 2018 Shai KushnerNew York Mets

As the Mets try to figure out the source of their issues, the variety of excuses and lack of progress is causing their demanding fans to lose hope, quickly. At this point, you are likely[…]

Parting Like It’s 1999

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Tim RyderNew York Mets

On June 5, 1999, the New York Mets were playing .500 baseball (28-28), when then-GM Steve Phillips decided to part ways with pitching coach Bob Apodaca, hitting coach Tom Robson, and bullpen coach Randy Niemann, a member of the[…]

Rosario v. Torres Should Not Be A Debate

June 1, 2018 Mets DaddyNew York Mets

Back in 1996, the City of New York had two rookie shortstops which excited their respective fanbases – Rey Ordonez and Derek Jeter. Because narratives and comparisons tend to be lazy, both shortstops were compared[…]

MLB, USA Baseball Introduce “Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series”

May 29, 2018 Mark HealeyMajor Leagues

Major League Baseball will partner with USA Baseball to host the inaugural ‘Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series,’ a groundbreaking amateur development camp designed specifically for girls baseball players, at Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., from[…]

Jose Bautista Finally Makes His Mets Debut

May 23, 2018 Mets DaddyNew York Mets

It’s funny, when you go back and look at trades sometimes, you find that one player who seemed to be a throw-in would ultimately become the key player in the deal. In a strange twist[…]

Young OFs Represent N.Y. In Collectible Coin Set

May 22, 2018 Jerry MilaniMajor Leagues

Aaron Judge and Michael Conforto are two of the young stars that New York baseball fans have been buzzing about the past two years. Now fans of the Yankees and Mets outfielders can now get[…]

Monday Mets: Vargas Vacation

May 14, 2018 Shai KushnerNew York Mets

One of the frustrating aspects of the endless opinion-sharing that modern technology invites, is the lack of accountability that comes along with it. I could post just about any prediction on here and risk virtually[…]

Mets Lineup Not Only Thing Out of Order

May 10, 2018 Mets DaddyNew York Mets

In what should prove to be the nadir of the 2018 season, the Mets proved they cannot even accomplish the simplest of baseball tasks. Really, the simplest of them all. Batting in order. In the[…]

Cliff Mapes’ 1949 New York Yankees World Series Ring Auctioned for $33,000

May 8, 2018 Jerry MilaniNew York Yankees

Cliff Mapes won’t go down in the annals of Yankees history as one of the franchise’s all-time greats. A mostly platoon outfielder over parts of four seasons with the club between 1948-1951, the Oklahoma native[…]