Last week I covered the Mets’ top 10 draft picks and in the days since I’ve found it significantly more pleasant to keep my eye on the young talent than watch the actual Mets being swept by the Braves. Like the Mets’ first 10 picks, the crop from draft rounds 10-20 is also pitching-focused; six […]
Author: Sara Novic
Meet The Mets: The First 10 Draft Picks of 2016
These days, with the Mets’ lineup increasingly like the surface of the sun—I can’t look straight at it without enduring great pain—I found myself looking instead to this year’s draft with extra anticipation. Sure it’ll be a long time before any of the drafted prospects see the lights at Citi Field, but the promising crop […]
My Grandma Likes Ty Kelly, and You Should, Too
“Ty” is a good name for a baseball player. Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb, for example—American League Batting Title winner for twelve straight years from 1907-1919, and still holding the all-time record for career batting average at .366. Ty Wigginton, hitting .302/.354/.526 in his first year in the majors, as a Met, and a […]
It Could Be Worse: Sad Moments in Mets History to Steel You for the Long Season
Last week I finally made it out to Flushing for the first time this season. I had just finished teaching (and grading papers) for the semester and it was my birthday, so I treated myself to some back-to-back Mets tickets. I suited up and hopped the subway to Queens; I was so excited to be […]
A Little Dose of Optimism for the Future of Mets’ Catching
27-year-old Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud remains on the DL this week; unfortunately for both him and the team, the news of his injury was not really news at all. D’Arnaud has suffered a host of injuries over his minor and major league career, and has rarely been healthy for an extended period since 2010. From 2010-2013 […]
The Phillie Phanatic is My Nemesis (And Other Philadelphia-Based Mets Villains)
Growing up, I hated the Phillies. I suppose that’s nothing special for a Mets fan, given the rivalry that’s managed to stay alight between the teams for decades despite them hardly ever being good at the same time. But I really, really hated them. I grew up in Phillies territory, and first saw the Mets […]
Party like it’s 1999: Will Mets Infielders Be This Year’s MVPs?
Few Mets rosters have been lauded more than the current rotation-heavy group, and with good reason: at 23, Noah Syndergaard leads the Mets with 44 strikeouts, fires a sinker at upwards of 97 MPH, and has thrown more 100 MPH balls than any other pitcher this season. 2014 National League Rookie of the Year Jacob […]
What Could Be Grander: A Curtis Granderson Reverie
One of the pleasures baseball fandom affords me as a (straight) chick is a large display of talented athletes that double as potential candidates for celebrity crushes. I pity the girls whose only options are limited to pretty boy actors or members of One Direction, while the MLB offers up a rich offering of fit […]
Major League Dads: On deBaby, paternity leave, and bringing the kids to work
This weekend, the Mets placed pitcher Jacob deGrom on emergency medical leave after his newborn son, Jaxon, remained hospitalized in Florida for some health complications. deGrom, who had had been with his family since the birth of his son on April 11, was originally scheduled to start yesterday against the Phillies. His son and wife […]
The Mets of Montreal
Montreal called and it wants its baseball back. For several years, rumors have been swirling about the potential return of MLB to Quebec, and they picked up again at the start of this season. According to The Montreal Baseball Project—a group founded by former Expo Warren Cromartie—Montreal is currently the largest city in North America […]