Over the past few heartbreaking seasons we have spent much time on this site debating the importance of ‘swagger.’ I have personally been a huge advocate of this. Some have agreed. Some have disagreed. There is something to be said about walking onto a field and displaying a sense of confidence. As our Mets now sit alone atop the NL East I still don’t see us displaying that ‘swagger.’ And you know what? I like [...]

Song of the Night: MGMT – Kids AAA International League: Buffalo 9/11/1, Durham 5/12/2 Dillon Gee had his first bad outing of the season, and it was a doozy, as he allowed 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings, but the Bisons offense responded with 5 in the 4th, 1 in the 5th and 3 in the 8th to take him off the hook and get a win for Kiko Calero, [...]

The Mets of 2010 are doing things that teams of winning seasons did. Some say it’s coincidence; I say it’s a good sign. For example, the Mets current seven-game winning streak is the longest in April since winning seven straight in 2006, when they came within one game of the World Series. The April winning streak record is 11 straight, in you guessed it, ’86. And how about this one? The last time the Mets [...]

Congratulations to David Wright who picked up the 1,000th hit of his career when he singled to drive in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Mets’ doubleheader with the Dodgers. The RBI single put the Mets up 4-3 at the time. According to Mets.com, he put himself in some very special company, needing only 868 games to collect his 1,000 hits and 143 home runs. The only other players in [...]

When it comes to the Mets, there are no guarantees. We’ve all learned that and accepted it over the past three seasons. And while the team is hot right now, it still concerns me that all it takes is something minute to slow them down. Something as small as a rain out. A rain-shortened game on Sunday and a postponement last night may not be the best thing for this team. If you recall, it [...]

Yes, you did read the title correctly. Over the past week and a half, Mets pitchers have indeed been good for nothing, meaning they’ve been good enough to hold the opposition to practically nothing on the scoreboard. Pitching was not supposed to be the strong point of the 2010 Mets. After all, the Mets’ starting rotation was supposed to be made up of Johan Santana and The Four Rainouts. Mike Pelfrey had come off a [...]

How sweep it is! Anytime the Mets utilize their brooms against the Braves its a good feeling. Regardless of the standings or time of the year. The fact the Mets buoyed their 3 of 4, first series victory of the year from the Cubs, by one-upping it with a sweep, signals better days ahead in Flushing. Nine days ago many of us stood on the bridge swaying in the wind. Should we jump or have faith? The baseball [...]

Jeez, I almost forgot that it was my job to write series previews! Talk about having to get used to that and quick! Luckily for me and my responsibilities here, the Mets were rained out last night after a rain shortened victory against the Atlanta Braves. Man, is there nothing worse than a rain out? The only positive thing was I got to bang through a bunch of TV Shows we have on DVR. Between [...]

* Updated 12:00 PM Ryan Howard has just signed a contract extension which will  guarantee him $164 million over the next 7 years. First, Ryan will make $19 million this year and $20 million next year. Then the extension kicks in with the first two years at $20 million, the following three years at $25 million and a 6th year team option at $23M.  The 6th year has a buyout of $10 million.  This computes to [...]

Right about now, it feels pretty good to be a Mets fan. The Yankees lost on some bonehead calls by Girardi, and the Mets have been looking rejuvenated on the field. Some of that should really be credited to Ike Davis and Jose Reyes, who provided an incredible burst of energy to this team. I understand that we won against the Cubs and the Braves, but the Cubs have a decent offense and the Braves [...]

The pitching this young season has been great.  I don’t think that anyone can honestly say they thought the pitchers, be it the rotation or the bullpen would perform the way they have so far.  Every expert said that the Mets couldn’t contend in 2010 because of the starting pitching after Johan but the starters, especially Mike Pelfrey have proven those experts wrong.  The pitchers have stepped up this season, now it’s time for the [...]