I was happy to see Andrew Keh of the New York Times hit on something that his been really bugging me this season and that is the play of Mets centerfielder Andres Torres. I find myself either screaming at him for some dumb misplay on the field or running the bases, or rooting and cheering him on when he ignites a rally… Oftentimes this happens in the same game… He drives me insane… Take this [...]

Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, writes that the New York Mets want to upgrade their bullpen, and that former Met closer Francisco Rodriguez is one of a few players the front office is targeting according to what a source with knowledge of the situation. Davidoff points out a few good reasons why the Brewers may be in “sell mode” and  why “K-Rod would be an excellent fit with the Mets — as their closer:” Rodriguez, who is now [...]

Chris McShane of Amazin Avenue get’s the nod in this weeks edition of Fair or Foul after arguing that the Mets should designate Justin Turner for assignment in all due haste. He writes, Last night, Terry Collins inexplicably started Justin Turner over Ike Davis at first base. He shouldn’t have had the option. In limited playing time this year, Turner has been even worse than he was last year. He didn’t exactly set the bar high, hitting .260/.334/.356 with [...]

The Mets announced that they have signed Dominican SS Germán Ahmed Rosario during the first day of the International Free Agent signing period. Rosario will get a $1.75 million signing bonus, the highest bonus the Mets have ever paid an International Free Agent, topping the $1.3 million the Mets paid Fernando Martinez in 2005. Baseball America ranked Rosario eleventh among the top international free agents available and had the following to say in their scouting report (subscription required): Rosario [...]

R.A. Dickey has been named the National League’s Pitcher of the Month for June. No surprise here as we all knew how totally R.A.D. our knuckleballer has been this month! You can read all about his awesomeness below… Original Post 9:00 AM The MetsMerizedOnline Player of the Month for the month of June has shown he has a great impact on this team. This month, the Mets had a record of 15-13. Here is our [...]

I find it amazing how little attention RHP Luis Mateo gets when the topic of conversation is about the Mets’ best pitching prospects. If you didn’t know any better you would think that Zack Wheeler, Jeurys Familia, Matt Harvey and one or two others, were the only starting pitchers in the Mets minor league system. So let me introduce you to rising star Luis Mateo, currently the hottest pitcher in the Mets organization. This very young and [...]

Ramblings from Henry and Fayette Streets The Week That Was June 25th - July 1st If not for a win in Erie on Monday, the Binghamton Mets would have gone 0-for-the week.  After their 11-5 victory at Jerry Uht Park against the SeaWolves, the B-Mets were swept at home in a four game series against the Bowie BaySox, and started off their four game set against the Altoona Curve with two more losses over the weekend.  At [...]

Durham 12, Buffalo 6 By Connor O’Brien Coming off a 12-6 loss to the Durham Bulls on Saturday night, the Bisons lost by the same score in yesterday’s afternoon game. Jeurys Familia took the hill for the Mets, looking to stop the Bisons’ six-game losing streak to the Bulls. Familia came into the night with an ERA close to five and had been struggling with his command. Yesterday’s game was more of the same. In [...]

It was a rough end to an otherwise exceptional series for the New York Mets as the failed to complete the four game sweep of the Dodgers, with poor pitching and sloppy defense being the name of the game as they fell by a lopsided score of 8-3. Dillon Gee got the nod for New York and labored through his outing to say the least. After Scott Hairston gave the Mets an early lead in [...]