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Tag Archives: New York Mets
Predicting the 2013 Baseball Season
The 2013 baseball season, which opens on April Fools’ Day, promises to make a fool of all prognosticators. Nothing new in this. How could one imagine the Fall Classic when spring has barely sprung? To make things even a little … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, American League, Andre Ethier, Andrew McCutchen, Aramis Ramirez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Aroldis Chapman, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Bill James, Boston Red Sox, Brian Wilson, Bryce Harper, Buck Showalter, Buster Posey, Carl Pavano, Carlos Gomez, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Clayton Kershaw, Colorado Rockies, Curtis Granderson, Davey Johnson, David Wright, Derek Jeter, Detroit Tigers, Don Mattingly, Felix Hernandez, Fred Lynn, George Steinbrenner, Houston Astros, Ian Desmond, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jesus Montero, Jim Johnson, Jim Leyland, Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Manny Machado, Marco Scutaro, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Marlins Park, Matt Kemp, Miami Marlins, Michael Pineda, Mickey Mantle, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Minnesota Twins, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Markakis, Norichika Aoki, Oakland Athletics, Pablo Sandoval, Phil Hughes, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Prince Fielder, R. A. Dickey, Robinson Cano, Rogers Centre, Ron Gardenhire, Ryan Braun, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Theo Epstein, Tim Lincecum, Toronto Blue Jays, Triple Crown, Washington Nationals, World Series, Wrigley Field
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Congratulations to R. A. Dickey
Fans of the New York Mets have not had much to cheer about over the final ninety games of the 2012 season. I (Evander) attended only one Major League Baseball game this year: July 4, Mets versus the Philadelphia Phillies. … Continue reading
The Unhappy Recap, Part 3
This is part 3 on “The Mets Dark Years” by former National Baseball Hall of Fame researcher and librarian Russell Wolinsky. The Management Following the death of team owner Joan Payson in 1975, Mets management slipped into an era of … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website
Tagged Baltimore Orioles, Bob Gibson, Charles Shipman Payson, Cincinnati Reds, Claudell Washington, Darryl Strawberry, Dave Kingman, Davey Johnson, Dick Young, Earl Weaver, Ed Kranepool, Ellis Valentine, Frank Cashen, Frank Robinson, Fred Wilpon, George Bamberger, George Foster, Jerry Koosman, Jesse Orosco, Joan Payson, Joe Torre, John O. Pickett Jr., Keith Hernandez, Lorinda de Roulet, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, M. Donald Grant, Mike Scott, Mookie Wilson, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Neil Allen, Nelson Briles, Nelson Doubleday Jr., New York Mets, Pete Falcone, Shea Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals, Tom Seaver
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The Unhappy Recap, Part 2
The Players Tom Seaver’s June 15, 1977, exile to Cincinnati represented the apex (or nadir) of the dismantling of the great and beloved Mets teams of 1969 and 1973. Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, Ron Swoboda, Nolan Ryan, Rusty Staub, and … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Bill Buckner, Bud Harrelson, Busch Stadium, Chicago Cubs, Cleon Jones, Craig Swan, Cy Young Award, Dave Kingman, Dock Ellis, Doug Sisk, Duke Snider, Ed Kranepool, Ed Ott, Elliott Maddox, Felix Millan, Frank Cashen, Frank Howard, George Bamberger, George Foster, George Steinbrenner, Japan Central League, Jerry Grote, Jerry Koosman, Jesse Orosco, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Torre, Joel Youngblood, John Milner, John Stearns, Jon Matlack, Lee Mazzilli, Lenny Randle, M. Donald Grant, Mickey Mantle, Mike Scott, Minnesota Twins, Mookie Wilson, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, Neil Allen, Nelson Doubleday Jr., New York Mets, Nolan Ryan, Pat Zachry, Pete Rose, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Jones, Richie Hebner, Roger Craig, Ron Darling, Ron Hodges, Ron Swoboda, Rusty Staub, Shea Stadium, Sparky Anderson, Steve Henderson, Thurman Munson, Tom Seaver, Tommie Agee, Tug McGraw, Walt Terrell, Willie Mays, Willie Montanez, Yokohama Taiyo Whales
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The Unhappy Recap, Part 1
Former Baseball Hall of Fame librarian and researcher Russell Wolinsky is our guest blogger for a special three-part series on “The Dark Years: The Demise of the New York Mets—June 15, 1977, to June 15, 1983.” Please welcome Russell, and … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged American League, Bob Gibson, Bob Murphy, Bowie Kuhn, Bucky Dent, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Comisky Park, Dave Kingman, Ed Kranepool, Frank Taveras, George Foster, George Steinbrenner, Jane Javvis, Joe Torre, Keith Hernandez, Lee Mazzelli, M. Donald Grant, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Philadephia Philies, Ralph Kiner, Reggie Jackson, San Diego Padres, Shea Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver
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Who Are You Calling Bird-Brained?
Because it’s a truth widely acknowledged that consequentialist thinking is not necessarily a strength of jocks, one doesn’t need to wonder just what Mets reliever Tim Byrdak thought might happen next when he bought a live chicken from a market in … Continue reading
NYC Subway Series Round 2
The suddenly hot Mets, as hot as the weather this first day of summer (which is when I, Evander, always feel the season truly starts—in fact, the season doesn’t really take shape till mid-August), and the suddenly not-so-hot Yankees (unlike … Continue reading
The Yankees-Mets Subway Series at 50
The Mets not only took the first regular-season Subway Series game from the Yankees in 1997 (I, Evander, was there), a 6-0 spanking, they won the very first meeting in a 1962 spring-training game. The event was fraught with tension. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Babe Ruth, Bill Stafford, Casey Stengel, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Roger Maris, Rogers Hornsby, Subway Series, World Series
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Johan Santana Throws First No-hitter for Mets in Their 8,020th Game
Congratulations from the Right Off the Bat project to Johan Santana, the first Mets pitcher to twirl a no-hitter. Philip Gregory Humber and David Cone had pitched perfect games for other teams. Former Mets stars Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, and … Continue reading
An Ordinary Over the Hump Day in Queens
Today is 70 years and 366 days since Joe DiMaggio’s mind-bending 56-game hitting streak began: with a meager (though RBI) single against the Chicago White Sox. Right Off the Bat celebrated the seventieth anniversary with a podcast a year ago. … Continue reading
