Thursday, February 23, 2023
Local Rules in Baseball Broadcasting
Sunday, February 12, 2023
It All Begins Again
I'm excited by the return of baseball this week, with the opportunity that 2023 represents for the Mets to continue to turn the page on their past struggles and build something special.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Remember When Darren O'Day Was a Met?
The Mets have had problems developing relievers — even when they already had one on their roster.
Veteran sidearming reliever Darren O'Day announced his retirement from baseball last week after 15 MLB campaigns. Age and injuries had slowed O'Day down quite a bit over the last few seasons, but he enjoyed an excellent major league career. He started with the Angels' organization as an undrafted free agent in 2006 after pitching for the University of Florida in college. This was back when the amateur draft was 50 rounds long. Hundreds of players were drafted who never even sniffed the major leagues. Meanwhile, O'Day went on to appear in 644 major league games, all in relief.
The Defense Doesn't Rest
A renewed emphasis on defense would be a good thing for the New York Mets. Mike Vaccaro had an interesting column in the New York Post abou...
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After a really rough start, the New York Mets are looking like the competitive team we hoped to see. Coming into the season, I thought the 2...
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Note: This is a guest post by Dave Mills, a frequent contributor to the old Mike's Mets blog. The various bloggers and bloviators have b...