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Knowing What We’ve Got Before It’s Gone

September 17, 2018September 18, 2018 Shai KushnerNew York Mets

I never appropriately appreciated David Wright during his career. When he first came up, I was enamored with what I thought he could be, then I took him for granted instead of being wowed by[…]

Gary LaRocque Is Perfect Man For The Mets GM Job

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Mark HealeyNew York Mets

When I first started covering the Mets’ minor league system in 2001, one of the first Mets’ executives I dealt with was Gary LaRocque, who was then the team’s scouting director. Like many of the Mets’ executives[…]

Dominic Smith Wasting Away

July 10, 2018 Mets DaddyNew York Mets

If you have looked at Dominic Smith, you will see a player who is wasting away. No, this is not in reference to a player who has not only lost a significant amount of weight,[…]

Should We Blame Sandy Alderson For The Mets Budget?

June 20, 2018 Mets DaddyNew York Mets

Since the Madoff Scandal, we have seen the Mets cut payroll significantly with the Wilpons shying away from having a top five payroll like they once did. Given their debt and possibly due to some[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]