Forum Friday: Eight Ways Forward

After the punch to the gut that was the Mets in April, a stronger May makes for sweeter times, with the tasty cherry on top that is the callup of Nick Morabito, joining Carson Benge and AJ Ewing in an outfield marked by youth, speed, and plate discipline.

The Mets were less than disciplined in how they chose to introduce Morabito though, and in stewarding the team's legacy, it seems they have a surfeit of trouble getting out of their own way.  They need your help, and you can make your voice heard in the Grand Central Mets forums.

It's Morabito Time

Tired of retread guys from other organizations trying to find a Metly identity, well, every day, new guys are being born into their Mets indentity, and this week, the Mets welcomed a neonate with a fresh set of magnificently fast legs, a fresh batting eye at the plate, and an old number,

And yeah, they kind of screwed it up.

One Hundred Ways to Honor Gary Carter Without Retiring the Number 8

Number retirements have grown old, tired, and stale.  The honor has been watered down, and there is a finite amount of two-digit identifiers available to issue, so baseball's lack of creativity has set it on a crash course with history.

None of that means figures like the celebrated late Mets catcher Gary Carter is unworthy of honor.  Just ... you know ... let's think outside of the very small box of number retirement in doing that.

Clay Holmes has a Fractured Tibia Fibula

Somehow, a good reliever has been turned into a very good starter by the Mets.  There Clay Holmes was, perched atop a Mets rotation that had others vying for ace status, before a liner off his leg knocked him off his perch.

How do we help the Mets solve these and other problems?  Help us get there at The Grand Central Mets forums.

A great community of thoughtful Mets fans needs YOUR VOICE!