Lucas Duda
Mets 04 Jan 20
A Horse Of A Different Color
So we finally found out what really happened on Yoenis Cespedes’ ranch which caused him to fracture both heels and miss the entirety of the (…)
Mets 31 Dec 19
The Decade in Review: New York Mets
The 2010’s wasn’t a superb decade for the New York Mets, who only made two playoff appearances and had just three winning seasons. There was (…)
Mets 20 Jun 19
And The Razor Shines Award For Decision Making Goes To ...
I hope I’m never in a burning building with Gary DiSarcina. Because I’m sure that if he’s waving me to an exit that on the other side of (…)
Mets 09 Sep 18
Alternate Intelligence
I feel like I’m in some sort of Twilight Zone … an alternate universe where the Mets do things right. I don’t know how to handle (…)
Mets 28 Feb 18
Lucas Duda Lands With The Kansas City Royals
After a long wait on the free agent market, former New York Mets’ first baseman Lucas Duda has found a new home. Duda has signed a one (…)
Chin Music Baseball 23 Jan 18
9 MLB Free Agent Bargains Still Available
The winter is normally brutal enough for baseball fans — there’s snow on the ground, it gets incredibly cold (in the northeast, at least) (…)
Mets 12 Jan 18
Report: New York Mets Considering Reunion With Lucas Duda
It looks like the New York Mets are trying to get the band back together again. After re-signing Jay Bruce two days ago, the Mets are (…)
Mets 14 Sep 17
So That Was Weird (A Photo Essay)
If you’ve read me for a while, you know that I’m all about baseball adventures. I once attended four major league games in 48 hours. I (…)
Mets 12 Aug 17
Neil Walker Latest to Depart, Will Find Spark In Beer Town
Lucas Duda and Addison Reed were one thing. But with Jay Bruce going to Cleveland for a song, it signaled that anything not nailed down in (…)
Mets 12 Aug 17
Net Positive
7-6 victories over the Phillies mean very little at this point … other than the fact that the Mets currently own them in their own (…)
Mets 01 Aug 17
A Clear Directive
There is always a lot of chatter regarding the baseball draft about drafting for need rather than “best available athlete”. The Mets’ (…)
Mets 28 Jul 17
Random Video: Lucas Goes Yard
For those of you who boycott Yankee games, here’s the highlight of Lucas Duda’s first night with the Tampa By Rays … It was the Rays’ (…)
Mets 28 Jul 17
Lucas Duda's Fate is Flex-Sealed
The exodus begins. I’m not going to sit here and pretend to know who Drew Smith is. He started the season as the 30th best prospect in the (…)
Mets 27 Jul 17
New York Mets Trade Lucas Duda To Tampa Bay Rays
The sell off has begun. The New York Mets kicked off their fire sale this afternoon, shipping first baseman Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay (…)
Mets 24 Jul 17
Resetting The Trade Market For New York Mets With One Week Before The Deadline
Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline is just over a week away, and the New York Mets are firmly locked in as sellers. The Mets (…)
Mets 23 Jul 17
7/23/17 Game Preview: Oakland A's At New York Mets
The New York Mets (45-50) sure have found interesting ways to win games on this homestand. Two days after winning a game on a walk off (…)
Mets 23 Jul 17
Even At Their Worst, They're Best With You
There’s always a little bit of heightened awareness on a night where there’s a high ticket giveaway. There are long lines, long wait times, (…)
Mets 21 Jul 17
Pining For Oakland?
Back in 1988, Darryl Strawberry was asked about someday playing for the Dodgers, returning to his roots in Southern California. Strawberry (…)
Mets 20 Jul 17
Jacob deGrom Is The Baseball Brodie
I’m starting to think Jacob deGrom is the Russell Westbrook of the Mets. He’s won seven straight starts now after giving up one run in (…)
Mets 19 Jul 17
The Malaise Is Here, Is The Rebirth Coming?
The Mets lost to the Cardinals 5-0 on Tuesday. They had three hits and three errors. The errors screwed over starter Rafael Montero, who gave (…)
Mets 18 Jul 17
Look Up! It's Everyone Else In The Standings!
Zack Wheeler was facing Paul DeJong in the sixth with a runner on and the Mets up 1-0 on Monday. Wheeler, who breezed through four innings (…)
Mets 15 Jul 17
The Sod Was Exceedingly Soft
The Mets must be concerned about my sleep patterns, because they’re making it a point out of the break to get games over with early so I (…)
Mets 13 Jul 17
New York Mets Could Be Active Sellers at the Trade Deadline
The New York Mets needed a good finish to the first half in order to maintain the hope of a second half turnaround. That didn’t happen, as (…)
Mets 02 Jul 17
The Lovers, The Dreamers, And Asdrubal
Saturday’s Phillies/Mets affair was as wacky as you would expect in a game and a day that was befitting these two franchises. Zack Wheeler (…)