Mets manager Luis Rojas understands he might as well be the interim manager this past season. He realizes once the owners approve Steve Cohen’s $2.5 billion Mets purchase, he could be a goner along with his general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. He knows Mets COO Jeff Wilpon is a goner since Cohen wants nothing to do with him and Wilpon’s …
The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL East Wednesday night after an 8-5 victory over the Mets at Citi Field. It was their first title in 10 years. Impressive for a small-market team that boasts a payroll of over $28 million. Meanwhile, the Mets clinched a losing record for the third time in four years and the 11th time in …
Anyone that knows about baseball would tell you this Mets team does not have it in them to make the playoffs. Sure, they will tease by winning four or five games to get back in the race. Mets fans know better; they know the truth about this team. The Mets offer nothing to make anyone think they are a playoff …
A good portion of people commends Marcus Stroman for putting his health and family first by opting out this season rather than pitch a game for the Mets – they are not wrong. A fair portion of Mets fans criticized Stroman for quitting on the Mets by not throwing a pitch and using COVID-19 as an excuse to not pitch …
In October 2018 the Mets hired their 13th General Manager in franchise history. In his introductory press conference, Van Wagenen promised bold moves that excited Mets fans. In the almost two years since his hiring Van Wagenen has had a few ups and a lot of downs. Let’s start with the bad. The Bad Robinson Cano On December 3rd, 2018 …
When the Mets acquired Yoenis Cespedes on the final day of the 2015 trade deadline, the organization was in the uptick as in being a team that was ready to make the playoffs. He played a role in getting the Mets thereby coming up with home runs after home runs. They rewarded him to a four-year contract extension after the …
An “outside the box” move was what the Mets went with when they signed a pitching coach to become their manager in 2018 with Mickey Callaway. This lead to lukewarm results as Callaway seemed challenged by the leap to a manager and is looking to bounce back in 2019. With Sandy Alderson stepping down as Mets General Manager at the …
Brodie Van Wagenen’s short tenure as Mets’ general manager has been highly active, to say the least, leaving fan’s consistently checking social media to read about his next move. The Mets have been one of the most talked about teams during the 2019 offseason, with their flurry of trades and free agent signings in hope to improve the 2019 roster. …
