Mike's Mets
A blog about the New York Mets and life
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Masquerading as Wisdom
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Rise and Fall
Friday, May 19, 2023
Man The Lifeboats, Part 4
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Man The Lifeboats, Part 3
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Man the Lifeboats, Part 2
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Man the Lifeboats
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Appreciating What You Have
Monday, May 1, 2023
A Missed Opportunity
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The Mets Offense is a Bit Healthier
Sunday, April 23, 2023
The Pitching Question
When I became a Mets fan in 1969, the franchise became known for its excellent starting pitching. Besides future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, the Mets rotation that season included southpaw Jerry Koosman, rookie Gary Gentry, veteran Don Cardwell, and Jim McAndrew. The Amazins also received starts from a young, wild righty named Nolan Ryan and young lefty Tug McGraw, who would become more famous in future years for finishing games. Koosman was always in Seaver's shadow, but he won 222 MLB games in his own right, 140 of them with the Mets. Gentry was a talented kid who, unfortunately, ruined his arm at a young age. He was out of baseball by age 28. Cardwell had a journeyman career, amassing a lifetime 102-138 record with 5 clubs while pitching over 2,000 innings. However, he was excellent for the Mets in 1969, pitching as a starter and a reliever.
Man the Lifeboats
Things aren't going well for the 2023 New York Mets one-quarter of the way through the season. Today we'll look at the starting pitc...

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Matt Harvey's star burned so brightly, it's hard to imagine that his greatness only lasted for 3 MLB seasons. I've been working ...
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The original plan for Citi Field called for a retractable dome roof. But it was cheaper for the Wilpons to build their new stadium without o...