Readers of this site are already familiar with Mets prospect Cory Vaughn who has been tearing it up in his first season as a professional playing for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Vaughn is the son of notable power hitter Greg Vaughn, and was drafted by the New York Mets in the fourth round, out of San Diego State University. He signed with the Mets a couple of weeks later and then reported to Brooklyn and homered in his first game. He’s [...]

In a must-read article by Andrew Marchand of ESPN, he interviews David Wright and gets him to open up about his frustration with the state of the team. “I thought we created a lot to build on in ’06, but it seems like we have taken some steps back, off of that year. It is frustrating being able to experience that, but not being able to experience that on a consistent basis.” Wright also goes on to [...]

Good Morning, Met Nation. I ‘gotta believe’ there are quite a few teams out there in more dire straits than Flushing is. This is more egregious, however. The bigger the house, the more grander the fire when it burns. No miracles this year, folks. The team’s in a drought without a doubt. 7 gms back with 17 gms left. It’s not all about the Benjamins. 139M is more than enough to buy a championship team if that [...]

The Mets, fresh off of a series win against the Astros, head back on the road, this time to Atlanta. On their last road trip, the Mets finally won their first National League Road Series of 2010 (although it was against the Pirates) and now they try to make sure they win one against a team in their own division. The Mets look to get behind Misch who will battle with Jair. Pat Misch has [...]

AAA International League: Buffalo 1/2/0, Scranton 5/8/0 All four prospects had rough days today, with the three offensive ones (Duda, Evans, Nieuwenhuis) taking 0-fers, and Michael Antonini (semi-prospect), getting crushed for 5 runs on 7 hits (3 homers) in 6 innings. rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, .344 ss Andy Green 1 for 3, run, BB, .249 lf Lucas Duda 0 for 3, BB, K, .307 1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, BB, K, .310 [...]

     The Mets beat the Astros 5-1 to take the weekend series and close out the homestand. Game Notes R.A. Dickey took the mound and pitched another gem for the Mets on Sunday. The 35-year-old Dickey  stumped the Astros for seven superb innings, yielding just six hits in seven-plus innings, and lowering his ERA to 2.56 for the season. How good is that? Well check this out… Dickey has re-qualified for the NL ERA title. His [...]

I am getting so tired of this season that I wish it would end already. It’s not the games that bother me, I love Mets baseball so much that I can find enjoyment even in a loss, but this lack of direction is really wearing thin on me. In a few weeks we’ll head into another offseason and it won’t be long until we get into that ole wait ’till next year mode. It seems like [...]

There was an article by Mike Puma in yesterday’s NY Post that caught my attention.  Mr. Puma states that Jeff Wilpon wants to trade Carlos Beltran, even though a trade appears unlikely because of his salary and his recent injury history.  Although it is true that Beltran has not performed like the Carlos Beltran of old, I believe the Mets are being too quick on pulling the “let’s trade Carlos Beltran” trigger.  Let’s review a [...]

The Mets and Astros play the afternoon rubber game today as they close up their weekend series. The first game featured a weak offensive showing but the Mets were still able to squeak out a win. Last night the Mets bats were awful as there were plenty of batters on base, and there was no hope of getting them home. Well the Mets look to turn that around today as they get behind Robert Allen [...]