I am not about to call Daniel Murphy “Wally Pipp,” but there is irony in the fact that, days before Chris Carter would be likely sent down, Murphy injures his MCL. We all know what Mike Jacobs can do, and yes he is an adequate replacement at first, but Chris Carter might be able to [...]

It wasn’t that long ago that we were talking about disconnect between the Mets, their players, and the organization. Maybe January seems like years ago, but to hear an “unnamed Mets player” question the teams handling of Reyes shouldn’t surprise anyone. This was the same organization that wanted Carlos Beltran to “rest” on a knee [...]

Yesterday, Maury Brown at the Business of Baseball shared the “2010 Brand Keys Sports Loyalty Index.” According to Robert Passikoff, president of New York- based Brand Keys, Inc, the Sports Loyalty Engagement Index gives an apples-to-apples comparison of the intensity with which fans support professional sport leagues and their home team vs. the corresponding values [...]

Last night the panel at MSG picked the top five New York first baseman of all time on “The Lineup”. No surprise that Lou Gehrig won followed by 2) Keith Hernandez 3) Don Mattingly 4) Johnny Mize 5) Bill Terry I am sure the big debate for fans will come down to Hernandez vs. Mattingly [...]

After reading my article yesterday entitled Cashman Speaks on Joba Chamberlain, where I referenced Joba Chamberlain’s hardcore fan base, which I’ve nicknamed “The Disciple’s Of Joba,” a friend of mine, who is also a fan of NYBD, sent me a graphic which you can view below. Personally, I think what my friend did here was pretty hysterical and quite imaginative, although I’m pretty sure that Chamberlain’s fan base, many [...]

If you look at the back of A-Rod’s baseball card what would you consider the best year of his career? I think it’s a tossup between 2005 and 2007. I would give 05′ an edge because his breakdowns indicate he was a bit streaky in 07′, but that clearly is splitting hairs. While writers like [...]

So who is this 33 year old lefty that all of a sudden has a chance to make the Mets ballclub? With the news yesterday that Pedro Feliciano will assume the eighth inning responsibilities, one would have to assume a situational lefty now is in order. Hisanori Takahashi, as impressive as he has been this [...]

There is always something to be said about a player “wanting the ball” in a big spot. Pedro Feliciano seems to want the eighth inning this season and it appears he will get it, at least to start the season. Although I view Feliciano as a lefty specialist, it may be time to see if [...]

For those of you who consider yourselves to be one of the “Disciples of Joba,” you may want to check out the interview that Michael Kay did with Brian Cashman this afternoon. Cashman discussed at length the decision for putting Joba Chamberlain back in the bullpen and where he best helps the ball club. Cashman essentially stated that Yankees brass [...]

Yours truly predicted this back on February 26th. In an attempt to grow ratings, and more importantly improve the content, WFAN will have Steve Phillips on weekly to discuss baseball with Mike Francesa (As per the Sports Pope on today’ show). Its clear Francesa needs a sidekick, but his ego will not allow it. Maybe [...]

Last night I was joined by Chris Donnelly, author of the Book Baseball’s Greatest Series: Yankees, Mariners, and the 1995 Matchup That Changed History during my live studio show on 1240 AM WGBB. We talked about the series, the unlikely events that led up to this matchup, Don Mattingly’s swan song, and the Yankees connection [...]

Alex Cora might be the most debated backup infielder that ever has donned a big league uniform. All winter we heard the media, fans, and blogosphere complain about the 2 year contract Omar Minaya gave Cora. Most point out how the Mets could have signed someone like Felipe Lopez for half the price, but Alex [...]

I wouldn’t go as far to say, as Steve Lombardi of Was Watching speculates, the Curtis Granderson deal could be a modern day version of Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps, but the Yankees better be right. For all the star power on the roster, the team traded away a great deal of depth that could [...]

I was talking last week about how the closer role could be changed and revert back to pitchers going more than one inning for a save. This was in response to questions about why teams don’t bring in their closer during a high leverage situation in, let’s say, the seventh inning. I believe the answer [...]

Yesterday, the Mets had a scout in attendance at the Dodgers-Reds game scouting Reds RHP Bronson Arroyo. According to a source, the Mets have interest in Arroyo at this time. The source believes Arroyo would be a good fit for the Mets and Citi Field as he pitches to contact. Arroyo induced eight fly outs [...]