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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[…]

“Monday” Mets: Check Out The New Wheels

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

(Editor’s Note) The Tuesday after Labor Day is really a Monday, isn’t it? – MH) It’s been more than 7 years since the Mets traded Carlos Beltran for Zack Wheeler. I could write out a random[…]

From the Oval Office to the Diamond, Smith Book Tracks the Presidents and Baseball

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Jerry MilaniMajor Leagues

There is a famous political cartoon from the 1860 U.S. Presidential election, depicting Abraham Lincoln winning a baseball game against fellow candidates John Bell, Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge. The Currier & Ives piece uses[…]

Monday Mets: Baseball Like It Should Have Been

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

The last three weeks have been more enjoyable than any other period of this Mets season since their hot start, and I don’t know how to feel about that. In a season wrought with misery,[…]

Judge Is The Yankees Cespedes

August 24, 2018 Mets DaddyNew York Yankees

Lost in the era of advanced stats and metrics is just how much a particular player has the ability to drive a team to success. Back in the 1970s, Reggie Jackson fashioned himself that type[…]

Monday Mets: In Defense Of A Gold Glover

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

Last week, Mets announcer Keith Hernandez gave an honest, albeit unpopular, opinion that sparked more backlash than conversation. In spite of the criticism he received, he stood by his comments. So what if he was[…]

BABE RUTH – A Superstar’s Legacy

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 Mark HealeyTop Story

Jerry Amernic, the author of BABE RUTH – A Superstar’s Legacy, joined Gotham Baseball’s podcast to discuss the legacy of baseball’s greatest player. In the book, Amernic explores the legacy of Babe Ruth on many different[…]

Monday Mets: Delusions Of Mediocrity

August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

With more than two-thirds of a lost season complete, what are we rooting for? This past weekend the Mets took two out of three games from the last place Miami Marlins. By the end of[…]

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[…]

Monday Mets: It’s Not Your Fault

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Shai KushnerTop Story

Following this past Tuesday’s Mets 25-4 loss to the Nationals, the most lopsided defeat in team history, an online mental health marketplace created an offer: free, confidential therapy sessions to Mets fans. Before beginning to[…]