No one expects much from the Mets, but the reports of them being a 100-loss team are, in my opinion, greatly exaggerated. Vegas has their over/under at 74.5. I have also seen 70.5 as the number. I believe their offense and bullpen gives them a decent shot at about 75-77 wins, and that number doesn’t include Johan Santana in […]
The Yankees were robbed by the umpires last night as they blew the Billy Butler home run call in the third inning. The Yanks should have lodged a protest on this one. It was so obvious on slow motion replay (click here and fast forward to the 1:50 mark). The last protest to be upheld […]
Dillon Gee an All Star starter? It’s a bit premature, but after last night’s 8-1 victory over the Pirates Gee is now 7-0, with a 3.05 ERA. The blogosphere continues to be unimpressed with Gee due to the fact he doesn’t light up the gun with a 95mph fastball, or have gaudy advanced metrics (BABIP, […]
FULL NAME: Dillon Kyle Gee HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 5-10, 170 BORN: April 28, 1986 in Cleburne, Texas MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: September 7th, 2010 against the Washington Nationals NICKNAME: Gee Man HOBBIES: I enjoy hunting and fishing FAVORITE THING TO DO ON AN OFFDAY: I like to relax and play golf. SPORTS HERO WHEN YOU WERE GROWING […]
The Mets current 25 man roster has eight players that were in Buffalo on Opening Day. Although the Mets system isn’t highly regarded for top talent it has been able to produce some decent replacement players in times of need. With Ike Davis and David Wright out for an indefinite period of time it’s an […]
He was called upon in an emergency yesterday, but it appears Dillon Gee‘s rotation stint might be quite a bit longer. For as well as Chris Young has pitched, when he’s been on the mound, the Mets rotation needs someone that can give them innings every fifth day. Dillon Gee has been that type of […]
There were reports this weekend of much weaker than expected Mets season ticket sales. I don’t think that should be a surprise after how last season ended, the lack of a big free agent catch, and the negativity surrounding the Madoff scandal. However, winning will change things very quickly. Remember, before Mike Piazza‘s arrival in […]
In Tampa the talk will be about how the Yankees have no depth at starting pitching, but if they really want to see starting pitching question marks they should take the trip to Port St. Lucie. As of today, there is only one healthy starting pitcher that has a resume of recent success. That would […]
I realize, in what has been a legitimate Winter of Discontent for both Yankees and Mets fans, my writing has been, for the most part, absent from NYBD presentations. The reason is my recent pursuit, that of Director of Media Relations for the Trenton Steel, a new Indoor Football team which will begin play in […]
Yesterday, the Mets showed the “Citi Field Kids” for a tour around the clubhouse as part of their community outreach program. One of the players participating in the event was RHP Dillon Gee, who will be competing for the fifth spot in the rotation this spring. I caught up with Gee afterwards and talked to […]
Jon Heyman reported yesterday the Mets will probably not sign a pitcher for more than $2 million dollars. Additionally, as I outlined yesterday, there is flexibility issues with the 40 man roster that may force the team to only consider individuals on a minor league deal. Thus far, Jeff Francis, Chris Young, David Bush, and […]
Tom Verducci did his annual “Pitcher Abuse Analysis” yesterday, and three pitchers from the local teams showed up: Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, and Dillon Gee. With starting pitching depth issues for both teams this can’t be good news. Verducci calls it the “year after affect.” What is it? It states that “pitchers 25 and younger […]
J.P. Ricciardi told Mike Francesa when he was hired that one of the first orders of business was to secure some pitching depth. There have been reports of the Mets pursuing a starter from the scrap heap like Aaron Harang, Erik Bedard, or Chris Young. Joe Janish of Mets Today does a pretty comprehensive look […]
It’s inevitable that some will get excited about last night’s performance by Dillon Gee and pencil him into the 2011 rotation. For as great Gee was, let’s remember this was a pitcher with an ERA near five, and a WHIP of 1.3 for AAA Buffalo. Gee was, by no means, dominant during his AAA stint, […]
This week you saw the Mets call up Elmer Dessens and R.A Dickey from Buffalo to help the big league club. Right now there are three players: Gary Matthews Jr., Luis Castillo, and Oliver Perez that are taking up roster spaces. Each of these three are better off elsewhere and it might be wise to eat […]
