Halfway through this season, there was a positive record that elated the faithful and did much to downplay that the 2012 Mets do not hit with power, do not have much speed, cannot hit lefty pitching, do not field particularly well and have just about the worst bullpen in the majors. Then the first month of the second half came along as a cruel slap of reality that made the hope go away, more than [...]

Its hard to fathom now, but the Mets had a realistic shot at the playoffs only one month ago.  Since then the team has taken a turn for the worst with a lot of poorly played baseball compounded by additional injuries.  In the process, the current situation has re-highlighted some glaring issues that the team’s successful first half had given us the luxury of forgetting about. First and foremost, the team’s pitching staff desperately needs [...]

The Mets currently have a front office in place that has earned them the nickname the “Moneyball Mets.” Mets G.M. Sandy Alderson was once Billy Beane’s mentor, and the Mets have also added a couple of other front office executives that once worked with Beane. As the Brady Bunch theme song goes – everyone sing along – that’s the way we became the Moneyball Mets. Does that mean the Mets are on pace to have the [...]

A rain delay which lasted 30 minutes ended in a victory for the Buffalo Bisons as the game was called in the 7th inning with Buffalo up 10-1. Multiple hit efforts by Josh Satin, Valentino Pascucci, Matt Tuiasosopo and Matt Den Dekker led to seven early runs for the Bisons in the first three innings. In the 2nd inning, Den Dekker doubled to score two runners and Mike Nickeas scored the third run on a [...]

St. Lucie 5, Palm Beach 2 Tyler PIll had an abbreviated inning, but the bullpen put together seven quality innings in the series-winning game. Key Players: Blake Forsythe – 2 for 4, 3-run homer, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout Travis Taijeron – 0 for 4, 3 strikeouts. Average down to .183 Cesar Puello – 0 for 4, 2 strikeouts Danny Muno – 1 for 4 Tyler Pill – 2 IP, 3 hits alowed, 2 runs [...]

Thanks for checking in for this week’s Friday Edition of MMO’s Mets Minors Beat. It’s a feature that has been up and running for a few weeks now where we bring you the hottest news from the Mets minors every Monday and Friday. So you don’t have to miss out on anything your favorite Mets minor leaguers are up to. Just look inside to find out who had a big week? Who’s got a hitting streak [...]

Remember all the Hater-Ade that gushed out of Mets Nation when Jose Reyes took himself out of his last game of the 2011 season following a bunt single, so that he could preserve his lead in the batting race and win a batting title? Some Mets fans were so turned off and fuming, that they decided to completely forget the other 1,049 games Jose Reyes played as a Met all because of that one last [...]

Through the raindrops at NYSEG Stadium on Thursday night the B-Mets batters pounded out thirteen hits and took the rubber match by defeating the New Britain Rock Cats by a score of six to four.  Binghamton scored five unanswered runs over two innings in the middle of the game before the Rock Cats made things interesting by pulling within one in the top of the seventh.  The B-Mets added an insurance run in the bottom [...]

Backed by another terrific start by R.A. Dickey and unusual offensive outburst by Andres Torres, the Meta were able to salvage the series finale with the Marlins and end the 9-game home losing streak by a finale score of 6-1. RA Dickey was on the hill once again playing stopper and going toe-to-toe with Marlins ace Josh Johnson. He had himself yet another masterpiece. Dickey gave the bullpen a much needed rest, needing 118 pitches to shut down the [...]

Tim Byrdak will undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder. His recovery and rehab could take anywhere between 12-18 months. This is the same injury that sidelined both Johan Santana and Chris Young. It took over a year for both of them to recover from their respective surgeries. Byrdak hopes that he could return during the second half of the 2013 season. The Mets’ lefty specialist was placed on the [...]