Monthly Archives: March 2011

It's that time of year again when I get really hypocritical and do what I what I say other's shouldn't do: Try to predict the season without knowing other teams that well. Realizing that this is hypocritical, I'm not going … Continue reading →

Just Kidding. Yesterday was an offensive explosion for the Mets. It brought on that awkward feeling of “I'm so excited we are scoring runs right now but please save this for the regular season.” The Mets walloped the Cards by … Continue reading →

“When the best thing about a team is the hamburger available at its stadium, it’s bad.” – Jeff Passan The upsides of the internet are huge. With instant connections and the ability to get essentially an infinite amount of information, … Continue reading →

Oliver Perez has a new minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. According to MLB Trade Rumors, Perez will start the season in Triple A while Burnett and Slaten go north with the team. So as pitchers start to get … Continue reading →

The Mets finally got rid of two players over the last several days that have had the writing on the wall for a while now in Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo. To be fair, the Mets did what any group … Continue reading →

The NY Post didn't devote its back page to Castillo, but the Daily News. With the release of Castillo, they decided to post one of the most iconic images of his tenure with the Mets: You can extrapolate meaning from … Continue reading →

In the beginning of February with Felipe Lopez signing a Minor League deal, the draft order for 2011 was set. This year the first round will consist of 33 picks, and the first compensation round will have 27 picks. One … Continue reading →

According to Metsblog, Andy Martino, Adam Rubin, and Brian Costa, the Mets have released Castillo. This is breaking news, so I don't have a lot of details yet, but if you have been following the Mets this Spring this has … Continue reading →

The “Insert” culture of baseball cards these days can easily make cards that are designed to be valuable downright laughable a few seasons later. Case in point with this John Maine card. Before we break down the card, some of … Continue reading →

The last three Mets games have had one thing in common – They have all been extremely lopsided. On Friday the Mets won 10-0. Saturday they lost 12-0. Today they one 13-3. So lets boil those three games down to … Continue reading →