Before you read any further I just want to make it clear that I have never, I repeat never inquired about getting a job with Player Development for the New York Mets. Yesterday Omar Minaya after what I am sure was an exhausting investigation into the Tony Bernazard situation finally announced that the Mets fired Tony Bernazard.  In his press conference yesterday afternoon Omar claimed that the Mets human resources department was already looking into [...]

When the Mets traded Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Francoeur, there was an outcry among Mets fans such as I’ve never heard before over a trade that I thought was a great one for the Mets. All of a sudden Ryan Church was looked upon as this golden boy, when in fact he hadn’t put together a string of six solid games in a row since April of 2008. At the time [...]

I just finished watching the Mets post game show on SNY, and I have to say, I am shocked by Omar Minaya’s comments about Daily News Mets beat reporter Adam Rubin. How can Omar Minaya say with a straight face that Rubin wrote his articles with the intent of tearing down Tony Bernazard? Omar once again came of as a blithering idiot. Anyone who saw Minaya’s initial press conference when he mentioned Rubin had to [...]

Just a few short seasons ago we seemed on the edge of something great. We were preparing ourselves for several years of NL dominance unprecedented in Mets history. We locked up young studs David Wright and Jose Reyes to long term contracts, added 5-tool superstar Carlos Beltran and mixed in veteran presences like Pedro Martinez and Carlos Delgado. However, after coming up one base hit short of a trip to the World Series, the Mets [...]

During an interview with the New York Post two weeks ago injured Mets reliever, Billy Wagner was asked about what he role with the club would be. Wagner was very honest and blunt in his response about whether or not he thought he would have a significant spot in the bullpen. “No. Not at all. I can’t see it. I think that would be foolhardy to even insinuate something like that,” he said. “I think [...]

If the Mets were distracted by all of today’s craziness off the field, they sure didn’t show it on the field as they took the opener of a crucial four-game series against the Colorado Rockies, 7-3 tonight at Citi Field. The win puts them a full game closer to a Wild Card spot as they improve to just 6 1/2 games back. Oliver Perez started the game and quickly put the Mets into a 2-0 [...]

This afternoon we learned that Omar Minaya has satiated, for the time being, the faithful by throwing the head-still attached to the body of Tony Bernazard to the wolves. As if a suffering Mets fan will rush to their favorite gin mill after work and start celebrating. Who really cares about a behind the scenes guy who has run amok? Of course, its embarrassing, but more to the owners than to the fans. The fans [...]

Buffalo 3, Indianapolis 4 2b Andy Green 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .217 cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, 2b, K, .313 lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, 3b, K, .160 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, RBI, K, .252 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, .236 3b Javier Castillo 0 for 4, .262 rf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, run, .227 ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 4, 3 Ks, .219 Kyle Snyder [...]

We are just minutes away from a 3:45 PM press conference at which time Omar Minaya is expected to announce that Mets VP of Player Development, Tony Bernazard has been fired. The NY Post and ESPN have already confirmed the news through their sources. The press conference can be viewed on SNY or heard on WFAN. This news comes as no surprise as Bernazard was under investigation by the Mets in response to a couple [...]

Atlanta Braves: (7-3; -6.5) The Braves took two of three from the Milwaukee Brewers, and will open a series in Florida Tuesday night. If the Braves make any moves at the deadline, it would be to help their pen, as they do not seem to have any glaring holes, just areas that could use help. Florida Marlins: (6-4; -6.5) The Marlins took two of three from the Los Angeles Dodgers, and will return home for [...]

So the Mets return home tonight after winning back-to-back games in Houston, and I have to say, it was in pretty impressive fashion. And those two games created a sort of dilemma for me when I was trying to choose this week’s Player of the Week, because the Mets actually put up hits, runs and HRs, and had pretty good pitching the last two games of the week. It’s amazing what one win(or two) can [...]