Smallthoughts:Rave of the Week …Jose Altuve

To the disgust of Yankee fans Jose Altuve is the American League MVP. Yankee fans point Aaron Judge final numbers 52 homeruns 114 RBIS with a 284 batting average. While it is eye popping don’t forget Judge went through a 8 week  stretch where he looked lost at the plate striking out in 37 straight

Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week …Houston Astros

Houston you are now a champion. The franchise that has been around since 1962 (same year as the Mets ) has finally won it’s first world championship. 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 7 of a wild world series that was noted for its both high scoring game 13-12 win and it’s

Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week …Ivan Rodriquez

I guess all those rumors for years about Ivan Rodriquez being on steroids wasn’t true after all because the so called guardians of the game who made Mike Piazza wait an extra year to see if there were any truth to the steroid rumors, were very quick to put Ivan Rodriquez in the Hall of

Smallthoughts: Mets re-sign Yoenis Cespedes 4 years 110 Million

Ok Met fans it’s okay to feel happy be happy Yoenis Cespedes isn’t going to San Francisco , Washington, Houston or the Yankees he is staying in Queens playing for the Mets and there is no opt out clause and he gets a full no trade clause to his deal. Bravo! I have to give

Smallthoughts :Old School Tuesday …Joe Niekro

Last week we spotlighted the Alou Brothers and Felipe Alou’s son Moises Alou. This week it the Niekro Brothers …Joe and Phil. Joe Niekro pitched for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers with occasional success before joining Phil with the Atlanta Braves in 1973. Joe used a fastball and a slider early

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday…Moises Alou

  played for 17 seasons in the National League. In 1,942 career games, Alou had a batting average of .303 with 2,134 hits, 421 doubles, 332 home runs, and 1,287 runs batted in. His father Felipe, who managed Moises with the Expos from 1992 to 1996 and the Giants from 2005 to 2006, as well

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday…Jesus Alou

During a 15-year baseball career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1963–68), Houston Astros (1969–73; 1978–79), Oakland Athletics (1973–74), and New York Mets (1975). He was the youngest of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Felipe and Matty.Alou was considered a better prospect than either of his brothers and received a $4,000 signing

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Tommy Agee

This week’s Smallthoughts:Old School Tuesday is back to my roots as a Met fan. Tommy Agee and Cleon Jones were the reasons I became a Met fan in the first place back in the summer of 1969. Many current Met fans don’t even know who Tommy Agee was or how good he was for that

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Mike Cuellar

Mike Cuellar was a lefthanded pitcher from Cuba who pitched for Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and California Angels but his best years s were with the Baltimore Orioles. Cuellar helped  them capture five American League East Division titles, three consecutive American League (AL) pennants and the 1970 World Series Championship. He

Smallthoughts: Rants and Raves

Rants: Matt Harvey …If anyone is doing their best to distance themselves from their fan base it’s Matt Harvey. He already raised the ire of the Mets fans by complaining about an supposed inning limit, only to have to back off it slightly, now come a report that he missed a mandatory work in New