Category Archives: Baseball

Smallthoughts: Rant of the Week …New York Mets …Jeff Wilpon


It’s easy to harpoon the Mets and especially Jeff Wilpon. The team after a 11-1 start this season has been unwatchable ever since to the point that after GM Sandy Alderson stepped down due to health issues , Jeff Wilpon put together a 3 man GM staff to finish out the season. They need toContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Rant of the Week …New York Mets …Jeff Wilpon”

Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week…Boston RedSox


We are little late in posting and a little late in giving the Sox their due. All season long they have been meeting the challenge of owning the American League East putting to bed their hated rivals the New York Yankees in a four game sweep which sparked panic in Yankee fans. They are aContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week…Boston RedSox”

Smallthoughts: Rant of the Week


Can we pleas stop with all this talk of the New York Mets trading Jacob De Grom to the Yankees because they…Have to??? I have heard time and time again Yankee fans try hard to make up reasons why the Mets need to trade Degrom to of all places …Yankees. The Mets stink they haveContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Rant of the Week”

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday…Dontrelle Willis


I’m sure you are thinking shouldn’t this be …a what happened to Dontrelle Willis post? Well considering his career was rather short as opposed to what was expected … Why not make it an Old School Tuesday moment.  In a short career (2003-2011) Willis won rookie of the year with the Florida Marlins (2003) aContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday…Dontrelle Willis”

Mets sign Todd Frazier…Did they make the right Move?


The first thing I noticed when Todd Frazier put on his new Mets uniform was his number 21. Of the many players in Mets histoory I can only think of two that worn that number with distinction is Cleon Jones of the 1969 world championship team and more recently Lucas Duda. Now Todd Frazier hasContinue reading “Mets sign Todd Frazier…Did they make the right Move?”

Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week…Chipper Jones, Trevor Hoffman,Vladmir Guerrero, Jim Thome


Congratulations to Jim Thome, Trevor Hoffman, Vladmir Guerrero and Chipper Jones on making the Hall of Fame. Vladmir was one of my favorite players to watch and was glad to see Mr. Bad ball hitter make it to the Hall. Chipper Jones aka Met Killer while he was the bane of Met fans there wasContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week…Chipper Jones, Trevor Hoffman,Vladmir Guerrero, Jim Thome”

Smallthoughts: Mets Finally Make a Move…Sign Jay Bruce 3 years …39 Million


The Mets have been under siege by the media and their fan base for their lack of activity this offseason. Well that finally changed. The Mets signed Jay Bruce to a 3 year contract worth 39 million. I hope this isn’t the end of the Mets spending spree. There is alot more to do to makeContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Mets Finally Make a Move…Sign Jay Bruce 3 years …39 Million”