If not for Lebron James and 2010 NBA free agency talk it would be “all Cliff Lee all the time” throughout the city. I have to admit the twists and turns of rumors, opinion, and innuendo are fun, but starting to tire me as we head into the meat of the baseball schedule. Two interesting [...]

Things are looking up as far as the Mets are concerned all over.  The big club is a surprise contender in the National League East, Class-A Savannah has already clinched a playoff berth in South Atlantic League and Double-A Binghamton is the Eastern League’s hottest club. So much for matters being dull and boring with [...]

One of baseball’s stupidest tropes is the magic number for the Hall of Fame. 300 wins and your in the Hall of Fame. Don’t and you’re most likely not—especially of late. Nothing else gets taken into account. For instance, this week, on ESPN’s Mike and Mike radio show, they broached the subject of Jamie Moyer [...]

Although Cliff Lee started in the Bronx last night, the talk was about him possibly landing in Queens to play for the Mets. It’s a perfect fit, especially after the tropical heat in Puerto Rico caused both R.A. Dickey and Hisanori Takahashi to meltdown the last two days. The Yankees were the early frontrunners for [...]

Darryl Strawberry Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 1987 25 154 640 532 108 151 32 5 39 104 36 12 97 122 .284 .398 .583 .981 162 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO [...]

Reggie Jackson Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 1980 34 143 601 514 94 154 22 4 41 111 1 2 83 122 .300 .398 .597 .995 172 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/29/2010. Paul O’ Neill Year Age [...]

Last night, a front office official from an unidentified American League team had the following to say regarding the Mets pursuit of Cliff Lee and the trading away prospects: It is going to take three of your best prospects if you want Cliff Lee right now. … I’ve always believed in developing talent. I don’t [...]

I was talking with baseball writer Joe Delgrippo yesterday about the Yankees. A point he has made on the show in the past was how solid the Yankees 2006 amateur draft was. This was early on when Brian Cashman wrestled control of the team. The organization decided to not only spend on free agents, but [...]

It should be no surprise the Mets struggled last night in the opener at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico against the Marlins. When they play outside of Canada or the United States they were 3-7 going into the game. In 1996 the Mets lost 2 of 3 to San Diego in a series played [...]

Carlos Beltran Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 2006 29 140 617 510 127 140 38 1 41 116 18 3 95 99 .275 .388 .594 .982 150 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/28/2010. Lance Johnson Year Age G [...]

Mickey Mantle Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 1964 32 143 567 465 92 141 25 2 35 111 6 3 99 102 .303 .423 .591 1.015 178 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/28/2010. Rickey Henderson Year Age G [...]

Our good friend Joe Delgrippo sent over this interesting video about Colin Curtis. Makes you want to root for another homegrown kid to stick with the big league club. Colin Curtis – Testicular Cancer Story @ Yahoo! Video

Back in 2006, scouts were excited about a 6-foot-8, 215-pounder from Grand Street Campus High in Brooklyn. A lot of the interest was generated by a 20-strikeout performance and a fastball that touched 99 mph. Then the youngster, righty Dellin Betances, made it clear he wanted to play with the Yankees and would not sign [...]

It appears that Bobby Valentine’s managerial reign in Florida ended before it started. In what must be the oddest negotiations we went from having Valentine in the dugout for tonight’s game against the Mets in San Juan, to him being “out of the running” according to Jon Heyman of SI, to Valentine saying they are [...]

We all know the Mets interest in Cliff Lee, but to date all we have heard is what they don’t want to give up in a deal. Yesterday, NYBD talked to a league source that indicated parameters of a deal would include Josh Thole, Angel Pagan, and a prospect for Cliff Lee. At this point [...]