After another successful home stand, the Mets fly out West to Colorado before heading to Houston. At 11-8, the Mets have to build some momentum on this road trip. The Rockies and Astros both present very winnable matchups for the Mets, and when you consider the Mets will see Arizona-Philadelphia-Miami-Milwaukee-Cincinnati-Toronto. Six teams that many predicted would be in a playoff chase in 2012. Before they look ahead, they need to take care of the Rockies [...]

Ok, I’ve reached into the Ask Petey mailbag, but since I was tightly gripping a Labatt’s Blue, I only managed to pull out two questions. Oh well, I’ll try to do better next time. Or I could make up a few questions from imaginary readers….hmmmm maybe I will. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Petey:  Our first Mets minor league mailbag question comes from little Timmy in Binghamton, NY. Lil’ Timmy asks: Timmy:  Hey yo [...]

Kirk Nieuwenhuis; it’s almost as hard to spell his name as it is for pitchers to get him out. Kirk came up this year after Opening Day to replace the injured Andres Torres and has performed with the finesse of a seasoned veteran. Whether it’s in the middle of the order, or leading off, the 24-year old centerfielder has found a way to get on base. He doesn’t particularly exceed in one or two parts [...]

As it is looking more and more like a certainty that Mike Pelfrey will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the 2012 season, it is time to wonder if the start that Pelfrey made on April 21 was the last time that we will see him in a New York Mets uniform. It seemed as if Pelfrey had figured things out through the early part of the year.  He looked good in [...]

(Video courtesy of SNY) Mike Pelfrey will undergo Tommy John Surgery on his right elbow, and miss the remainder of the season. His recovery and return could be anywhere between 12 and 18 months depending on how the elbow responds and any potential setbacks. Pelfrey does have youth on his side which could bode well for him. Pelfrey was placed on the 15-day disabled list yesterday after an MRI revealed swelling in his right elbow on [...]

Jon Niese gave the Mets seven strong innings today and Captain Kirk put the exclamation point on a rally in the ninth for a Mets win this afternoon, 3-2. Summary Run support is key for starters, and for a while, it looked like today would be another wasted strong start by a Mets starter. Jon Niese started and pitched for seven effective innings, allowing only 4 hits and 2 ER over that span, striking out [...]

I wanted to update this with a comment Terry Collins made regarding today’s all homegrown lineup: “Coming from player development,” said Collins, “this really is a great tribute to the scouts that go out there and get no glory except for reading the box scores every day and hoping that someday one of the players they sign is going to play in the big leagues. To see a lineup that’s filled with players drafted, signed [...]

Douglas Cook asks: Will Harvey or Wheeler be called up this year or do they need more minor league seasoning? We spoke to Wally Backman and asked him that question on Tuesday. He said that Harvey will certainly be with the Mets by September at the latest. I happen to think that if the Mets fall far out of it in the standings, and Harvey continues to pitch as he did on Wednesday (7 IP, 0 [...]

Starting Lineup Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF Ruben Tejada SS Daniel Murphy 2B David Wright 3B Lucas Duda RF Ike Davis 1B Josh Thole C Jordany Valdespin LF Jon Niese LHP Mets Notes RECENT METS: The Mets have won two games in a row and are now 6-2 at home vs. NL East opponents and 7-5 overall…Last year New York was 34-47 at home, including 15-21 vs. the NL East. SERIES: After winning the first two games of this series, New York improved to 3-3 in series, including [...]

INTO THE RECORD BOOKS! David Wright’s two-run home run in the sixth-inning gave him 735 career RBI, the most in franchise history, passing Darryl Strawberry, who had 733. “I think that just kind of growing up and knowing the history of the organization, to have your name mentioned in the same breath with Strawberry and Piazza and some of these guys, is quite an honor, and hopefully there’s more to come.” WRIGHT ON TIME! David Wright has [...]

Buffalo 12, Lehigh Valley 1 By Andrew O’Brien In his fifth Triple-A start for Buffalo, top prospect Matt Harvey single-handedly defeated the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs on Wednesday afternoon. Harvey threw seven shutout innings and launched a two-run homer to provide Buffalo with all the run support needed. Buffalo (11-10) plated four runs in the top of the second inning en route to a 12-1 win over the Iron Pigs (12-8). The Bisons exploded for [...]