A funny thing happened on the way to the Eastern Division title: The Mets discovered the kryptonite that may derail the Phillies’ season. And the green rock that renders all with super power to mush, lies smack underneath Citi Field.  Suddenly the powerful home run loving Phills routinely squeeze out long fly balls at the Mets’ home park. Normally, they are four-baggers in the friendly confines of Citizens Bank Bandbox. Have there ever been two [...]

I was chatting with a Yankee fan by the water cooler on Monday, and something he said really resonated with me.  He told me that when David Wright came up against Mariano in the 9th, on Friday…. he knew the game was over. This really convinced me that things have changed drastically for Mister Wright. This isn’t going to be another article written about my theories on why David has morphed from a dangerous, pure, [...]

Rod Barajas has been a savior for the Mets this season. In addition to saving the Mets with his offensive contributions, and saving the rotation with his top-notch game calling, you could also make the case that he is also responsible for saving Jerry Manuel’s job too. Last night when Barajas grabbed his wrist in pain after blocking a pitch in the dirt by Jenrry Mejia, a collective gasp could be heard throughout Citi Field. Luckily, Barajas is fine and x-rays [...]

Last night, after the Mets shutout the Phillies 5-0, Jerry Manuel told reporters during his post game that Fernando Nieve will get the start on Saturday against the Brewers. According to Manuel, Nieve earned the nod and said that he deserves his shot because of how well he has performed this season and also because he performed well as a starter last season. Raul Valdes was the other possibility, but in my opinion, Manuel is making the right [...]

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 9/12/1, Richmond 1/2/3 Five Met players had multi hit games, as the Mets crushed Richmond 9-1 today. The Mets had 12 hits and a walk, while going 6 for 14 (.429) with RISP, leaving 6 on base, and striking out just 4 times. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a second straight multi hit-homer game. Luis Hernandez, Marshall Hubbard, Eric Campbell and DJ Wabick also had multi hit games. while Nick Evans, and Omir [...]

Hisanori Takahashi had his second straight scoreless outing, and the Mets took the 2nd game of the series from the Phillies guaranteeing them a winning series at the least Game Notes Hisanori Takahashi went out in place of Jonathon Niese and put up another ridiculously effective outing, going 6 innings giving up 5 hits and striking out 6. Tak was dominating the Phillies all game, only allowing 1 extra base hit throughout the entire game. [...]

There are very few big leaguers who are known for expressing just how much fun they’re having on the diamond while performing at a high level. Jose Lima, for better or worse, wore his heart on his sleeve. In 1999 Lima finished 4th in NL Cy Young votes posting a 21-10 record for the Houston Astros. At the end of the day, many will look to that season as his legacy. To me, it was [...]

The Mets claimed infielder Justin Turner off waivers from the Orioles on Tuesday. The O’s had designated Turner for assignment on Friday to make room for Scott Moore. Back in 2006, Mets executive, Wayne Krivsky, drafted Turner when he was the Reds general manager. Turner, 25, hit .300/.362/.388 in 441 Triple A plate appearances last year.  He’s failed to match that production in 95 PAs this year.  Turner has mostly played second base this year, [...]

I have to admit I was a bit frightened by the schedule when I saw the Mets having to face the Yankees and Phillies back to back.  Sure, they would be home, where they have a stellar record (17-9 as of today), but they were facing the two teams that met in the World Series seven months ago.  Taking two of three from the Yanks was nice, but RA Dickey baffling the Phils with his [...]