Late last night I learned that one of our own, Adam Baker, passed away at the age of 35 due to complications after kidney transplant surgery. The news hit me like a ton of bricks and I’m still finding it hard to come to grips with his loss. Adam was a good friend and one of the most passionate Mets fans I knew, but it was just a small part of who he was and [...]

This is kind of a different type of article from Joel Sherman of the NY Post. He of course being the sports writer who wrote that the Mets should just pack it in this season, spare fans the agony, and just have a fire sale. Anyway, he spoke to a veteran scout who summed up certain things in percentages, for example he asks what are the percetanges that Chris Young makes 25 starts or Carlos Beltran has [...]

Updated 3/13 10:30 AM You see… I told you not to worry… Last night, the Bergen Record reported late last night that the Mets might shut down Johan Santana’s rehab because of a setback.  However, both Santana, Dan Warthen and Sandy Alderson are all denying the report. The Daily News adds some quotes: Santana: “ don’t know who’s saying that I’m not ready or whatever because according to everything, the way it has been done, we’re [...]

Decisions, decisions… Terry Collins may have his work cut out for him when the time comes for him to anoint the starting second baseman for the New York Mets. It will not be an easy decision. Despite more than six candidates in camp for him to choose from, all of them had their particular flaws. Murphy was trying to learn the position on the fly, Emaus came over with a knock on his defense, Tejada [...]

It’s hard to believe that as of this writing, a new baseball season will begin and 30 teams will be tied for first place again… or last depending on your point of view – in 20 days. Yesterday, the Mets made their first round of cuts and although I never expected Fernando Martinez or Ruben Tejada to survive the final cut, I didn’t expect them to be the first ones to be shown the door. The [...]

According to Zach Berman of the Star-Ledger, Ronny Paulino will not travel with the team to Disney World to play the Braves this afternoon. Paulino entered the Mets clubhouse a few minutes after 8 a.m. this morning. He was greeted by the few remaining in the locker room after the team bus departed for the Braves’ spring training complex in Lake Buena Vista, including former Marlins teammate Taylor Tankersley. After changing into workout clothing and [...]

Assuming Carlos Beltran isn’t available to the Mets by Opening Day, replacing him shouldn’t equal the dilemma CBS will have in replacing Charlie Sheen on “Two and a Half Men.” Both of Beltran’s knees are aching and he’s down for the week. Maybe he’ll come back next week; maybe he won’t. So, who will the Mets use to replace the aching outfielder with a huge $18.5 million contract? Veteran bench players Scott Hairston and Willie [...]

For those of you hanging onto the hope that infielder Ruben Tejada or outfielder Fernando Martinez might make the team, forget it. They were among the first round of roster cuts and were relocated to the Minor League side of camp this morning. Joining them will be right-handers Josh Stinson, Tobi Stoner, Manny Alvarez , John Lujan and Armando Rodriguez, infielders Zach Lutz and Jordany Valdespin, outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis and catcher Kai Gronauer. With those cuts, the Mets have [...]

Before that unfortunate altercation ended his season, Francisco Rodriguez was well on his way to a tremendous campaign in 2010. His 3.30 BB/9 was the best of his career, and his 10.52 K/9 was down right nasty. According to ESPN, one of the reasons for his improved performance last season was that he threw more first-pitch strikes than ever before, a whopping 60.6 percent of them. K-Rod saved his best stuff for Citi Field, where he had a 0.88 ERA and 1.01 [...]

WHO’S HOT FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ  has retired eight of the last nine batters he’s faced. SCOTT HAIRSTON is hitting .412 (7-17) with three doubles. After collecting three hits yesterday, JOSH THOLE is batting .350 (9-23) with two doubles, one home run and four RBI. Three young Mets each hit three-run home runs yesterday: LUCAS DUDA launched a three-run shot off the Nationals’ Tyler Clippard while JORDANY VALDESPIN and KAI GRONAUER each belted a three-run home run [...]

Meet the Debts. How close is this team to becoming another ‘Montreal’? For more than two years, the Mets have said that were it not for the Madoff lawsuit, everything would have been fine financially for the team. However this story in the New York Times disputes that after furthering their own investigation into this mess: When the owners of the Mets said in late January that they would seek buyers for up to 25 [...]