Let’s kick off the first of our Fantasy Focus columns with some discussion of our beloved Mets.  We’ll take an in depth look at their fantasy performance – which refers specifically to the following categories found in a ‘typical’ fantasy baseball league – Batting Average, Runs, HR, RBI, SB for hitters and Wins, Saves, ERA, WHIP, and K’s for pitchers. Then we’ll look a little beyond the numbers and I’ll give you my highly unsabermetric [...]

The Morning Grind is the place for Mets fans to sound off on anything and everything! An open thread for ranting and raving about the Mets, completely raw and uncensored! What’s On Our Minds 1. What’s the deal with the Braves? The Atlanta Braves have been very busy in the last 24 hours… First they released 305 game winner, Tom Glavine after he made it all the way back from an injury and was ready to be [...]

For many years while the Atlanta Braves had a chokehold on the rest of the National League East, Turner Field was a veritable house of horrors for the New York Mets.  Since it opened in 1997, the Mets are 34-66 at Turner Field and have had numerous crushing defeats, including some of the season-ending variety (see 1999 season).  Last year, the Mets were 1-8 in Atlanta, easily their worst record against any team on the [...]

Nate McLouth has been traded to the Atlanta Braves. MLB.com writes, The Braves have acquired All-Star outfielder Nate McLouth from the Pirates in exchange for three highly-regarded Minor League prospects. A Major League source had confirmed that the Pirates will send McLouth to the Braves in exchange for left-handed pitcher Jeff Locke, outfielder Gorkys Hernandez and right-handed pitcher Charlie Morton. McLouth, who is hitting .256 with nine homers and a .470 slugging percentage this year, [...]

Adam Rubin is now reporting that J..J. Putz has lost his eighth-inning role to Bobby Parnell. He was informed during a meeting with Jerry Manuel on Wednesday. Manuel hoped the change would be temporary, until Putz rediscovers himself. Putz will be the primary seventh-inning reliever. “Hopefully this is a small, small window for him to get right,” Manuel said. “This is not long term.”

Buffalo 3, Norfolk 5 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 3, run, BB, .260 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .296 1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, run, .227 dh Willy Pena 1 for 4, RBI, K, .248 3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .197 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, K, .217 rf Jason Cooper 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .175 ss Jon Malo 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .200 2b Luis Rivera [...]

I am getting so sick and tired of posting these injury reports and updates… It’s been reported that Jose Reyes has suffered a setback while rehabbing in Port St. Lucie. Steve Popper writes, Jose Reyes played in an extended spring game today in Port St. Lucie but was pulled in the third inning after feeling discomfort again in his right knee/calf. Reyes will travel to New York Thursday to be examined again by team doctors. [...]

Ryan Church is currently playing at Port St. Lucie with fellow detainee Jose Reyes. While Reyes is expected be activated on Friday, Church should be making his return on Sunday. The question as to who gets cut from the 25-man roster is an easy one when Reyes returns, but what happens when Church returns? Is it the end of the line for F-Mart? Adam Rubin asks that same question on his blog this morning, Could [...]