Baseball Chatter 06/05

Albert Pujols has more RBI since 2015 than anyone in the American League. Andrew McCutchen is hitting .394 with three homers in the last ten games. Over 1,245 games since his debut in 2009, McCutchen ranks first among National League players in hits (1,348), extra-base hits (497) and total bases (2,254). He has 183 home runs, but has yet to hit a home run with the bases loaded after 89 opportunities

Baseball Chatter 06/01

Phillies GM Matt Klentak contradicted manager Pete Mackanin yesterday by saying that the Phillies are committed to giving Maikel Franco more time to snap his slump, Mr. Met got fired for flipping off a fan yesterday and James Paxton is the seventh-hardest throwing starting pitcher in baseball history

Baseball Chatter 05/28

Manny Machado is walking more than ever, but he is also striking out more than ever, hitting .225 on the season. He threw his big wad of gum at a bird yesterday, and his antics are much more disturbing when he is batting .225 than when he is hitting bombs. Ugh.

Baseball Chatter 05/26

Sandy Alderson says that the Mets will talk less often and with much less specificity about their injuries. “I get in trouble because I try to be as honest as I can with you guys and give you an honest look at things, and then if it doesn’t happen, we look like an idiot because there’s no guarantees, So, we’re going to try to stay away from trying to predict anything except the fact that, Hey, look, there’s a process involved of getting these injured players back on the field and it changes every day,” says Terry Collins