The 2013 miracle Yankees were sailing right along even with even MORE injuries in May (Andy Pettitte, Curtis Granderson AGAIN, Ivan Nova, Chris Stewart, Travis Hafner) but things took an embarrassing hit when the lowly New York Mets swept the…
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New York Mets Take Access Away From Reporter (Over Book?)
Jay Horwitz, the Director of Media Relations for the New York Mets, called Howard Megdal’s editor and told him bluntly that Howard’s media credentials would not be renewed this year. In other words, Howard Megdal has lost his media access…
New York Yankees Pitcher Aces 1994-2011 (by WAR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) has become the ultimate quick and dirty number to judge a player’s season. As a Yankees fan, I wanted to sort WAR to and see the pitching aces of the Yankees dynasty since 1994 (when they…
Whatever Happens to New York Mets Managers?
Being a New York Mets manager has always been something of a joke. It’s nothing baseball men dream about when they’re kids. They don’t aspire to be New York Mets manager once they’re in the game. Getting hired to manage…
Johan Santana Hall of Fame?
I came across this Stats Head conversation recently, about who has a better chance to make the Hall of Fame, Johan Santana or CC Sabathia: “I think Santana right now has a better case then Sabathia. He was considered the…
Mike Pelfrey Beats Phil Hughes; Mets Take Game 2
Mike Pelfrey and the New York Mets were clutch on Saturday night prime time FOX. Jason Bay, David Wright, and Angel Pagan came through- even with two outs, while the Yankees hitters left runners on base all night (24), and…
Kevin Russo, Javier Vazquez Beat Mets! Michael Kay/Al Leiter Talk Trash
Javier Vazquez (3-4, 6.69) pitched like an ace at Citi Field, allowing only one hit in 6 shutout innings. Javier Vazquez laid down two excellent bunts, but hurt his finger on the last one, and had to come out of…
Rays SWEEP Yanks; Andy Pettitte Crushed
And so it ends…Andy Pettitte’s (5-1, 2.68) undefeated streak comes to an end, and does any optimism in New York- at least until a next month when some of the injured players will come back. The Yankees limp into Citi…
New York Mets feeling the heat
It should be the surprise to no one…repeat no one…that the Mets are choking in September again, folks. The team has not changed dramatically these last few years, and I hate to say it but chemistry seems to be everything…