It’s hard to believe Davey Johnson is turning into the company man. Back in 1986, Johnson tore up a $30,000 for plane damages the Mets caused after winning the National League Pennant, essentially spitting in the face of owner Fred Wilpon. It took three and a quarter more years for the Mets to have the [...]
It’s September. The pennant races are officially pennant races. The whole, “It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon” thing can be thrown out like Prince Fielder trying to steal second base because, yes, it’s a sprint.
This isn’t just a sprint of teams trying to make the final eight. It’s also a sprint of September call-ups, [...]
Photographer John Scollo took these shots of the Mets at Wrigley back in 2007.
Yesterday, the inevitable came for Rickey Henderson as the sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer was elected carrying 511 of 539 ballots (94.8 percent) cast for 94.8% of the vote.
With 1,406 steals on his record and 2285 runs – both all-time records – Henderson redefined the leadoff position, while creating a rather colorful persona by [...]
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