Author Archives: Richard Gross

Mets Take Calculated Risk With Chris Young

Chris-YoungFinally! After weeks of unconfirmed reports of being offered a contract, not being offered a contract, the truth has finally emerged: Chris Young will be pitching for the Mets in 2011.

Once again, a la Chris Capuano, Sandy Alderson has found an  oft-injured pitcher who has had great success when healthy. This approach could provide great bang Continue reading


Pelfrey on Hot Seat With Big Raise

pelfreyBig couple of days for big Mike Pelfrey. After posting 15 victories in 2010, the Mets rewarded Pelfrey with a hefty raise. Pelfrey, who earned $500,000 last season, will earn $3.9 million in 2011.

But wait, it gets better. Not only will Big Mike be cashing bigger checks, manager Terry Collins has already announced Pelfrey as the opening day Continue reading


Mets Tinkering Roster With Small Moves

harrisStaying true to the theme of the off-season, the Mets signed former Florida Marlin Taylor Tankersley and much-traveled, bench player Willie Harris to contracts.

The left-handed Tankersley comes to the Mets via Florida having bounced back and forth Continue reading


At Citi, Capuano Could Payoff

chris-capuano2The Mets continued their pursuit of injury-risk pitchers with potential strong upsides as they signed Chris Capuano and Taylor Buchholz to deals last Monday. Both are Tommy John survivors who are trying to revive their careers.

This deliberate and tactical approach the Mets Continue reading


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Sean Green signs on with the Crew

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Former Met Sean Green has signed on with the Milwaukee Brewers for the 2011 season. He became a free agent when the Mets non-tendered him this off-season. He will earn $875,000 in 2011.

As a Met from 2009 to 2010, Green logged just 79 innings and appeared in 90 games as a reliever with a 1-4 record and Continue reading


A Shout-Out to Artist Joe Petruccio

Joe Petruccio Artwork

I’ve already been asked a few times about the artwork to the right in our header banner. It’s a custom sketch that artist Joe Petruccio did for GodBlessBuckner when he and I sat down for an interview last season. He was gracious and kind enough to provide a sketch for our website capturing perhaps the Continue reading


We’re Baaack…

Did you miss us? Well, on behalf of Matt, Adam and I, it’s good to be back.

We’d like to take a moment to thank Fanball Sports Network for taking us on to blog about our favorite team, the New York Mets. Also, a big thank you to Bryan Douglass who gave us the opportunity Continue reading


Alderson is the Right Move

Just a couple of days after the expected dismissal of GM Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel, the Mets are wasting little time in pursuit of a new GM. The Daily News has reported that White Sox assistant GM, Rick Hahn and long time Oakland A’s GM Sandy Alderson are near the top of the Mets Continue reading


Goodbye-ya, Minaya

Could you ask for a more ironic, yet appropriate ending to the Mets 2010 season? There was Oliver Perez on the mound in the final game, missing the strike zone, pitch after pitch. Perez took the loss after a winless season and allowed one more earned run and three more walks to give him 42 Continue reading


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