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Mets Trade Jeff McNeil to A's, but His Batting Title Secures a Rare Place in Franchise History
There are Mets who pass through the franchise, and then there are Mets who end up in the trivia section. Jeff McNeil belongs to the latter group. When he packed up for Oakland, he didn’t just take his glove, his permanently scuffed batting helmet, and his habit of glaring at infield dirt with him. He took a slice of Mets history that’s smaller, rarer, and more easily forgotten than it should be. Only two Mets have ever won a batting title. Two. In a franchise that’s been arou

Mark Rosenman
Dec 22, 20254 min read


Mets’ Nice Guys Finish Second, Third, or Fourth: Remembering Nimmo and Díaz
I’m sorry for opening up fresh wounds, but writing about it is sort of therapy for me, so bear with me. It’s a bitter pill for Mets fans, one that doesn’t go down easy: in less than a month, we’ve lost two of the most beloved players to ever wear the orange and blue. Brandon Nimmo, traded away, and Edwin Díaz, who chose his own path in free agency. And let’s be honest, there are probably very few Mets fans with a bad word to say about either of them. Both of these guys had sm

Mark Rosenman
Dec 10, 20254 min read


Curtis, Carlos, and a Classic Afternoon in Flushing
One of the crueler tricks of time is how quickly baseball players turn into alumni. One minute, they’re legging out doubles and tracking...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 14, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #33 :The Day Captain Kirk Went Where No Met Had Gone Before
Welcome back to the 33rd edition of Sunday School: The Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly stroll through the Mets’ attic, where we...

Mark Rosenman
Aug 17, 20253 min read
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