Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, scores a heck of an exclusive with David Wright who discusses his thoughts about the Mets, his next contract, Jose Reyes and what he’s looking for in terms of a vision and the direction of the franchise. Wright said he is resolved to test free agency after next season if no extension can be worked out in the next few months. Wright on Jose Reyes not being re-signed: “Yeah, of [...]

Game after game, time after time, we have seen Chipper Jones –or as us Mets affectionately now him, “LAA-RRYY”– find a way to somehow tomahawk the Amazin’s. For years we have seen the 1990 first overall pick dismantle Flushing’s Finest be it with the bat or the glove, however that ended today. Playing in his final game against his favorite opponent, Chipper got one last laugh, making three solid defensive efforts at the hot corner [...]

Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson will discuss the state and future of the coaching staff this Monday or Tuesday according to Mike Puma of the NY Post. A Mets official also told him that he would be surprised if Dan Warthen gets fired. This kind of backs up earlier reports from two weeks ago that intimated the same thing regarding pitching coach Dan Warthen who was also given a huge vote of support by Sandy Alderson. [...]

Sunday, September 30, 2012 • 1:35 PM Turner Field • Atlanta, GA RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-1, 4.91) vs. RHP Kris Medlen (9-1, 1.64) Starting LIneup Ruben Tejada – SS Daniel Murphy – 2B Justin Turner – 3B Ike Davis – 1B Scott Hairston – CF Lucas Duda – LF Mike Baxter – RF Kelly Shoppach – C Jenrry Mejia – RHP The Mets and Braves play the rubber game this afternoon as Jenry Mejia makes [...]

It was thought Chris Young might not even pitch this season coming off serious shoulder surgery. Instead, he collected $350,000 in bonuses last night for reaching the 20 starts-110 innings milestone. That’s a lot of money for a supposedly cheap team out of contention to shell out the final week of the season. Other teams in similar situations have pulled the player so they wouldn’t have to pay the bonus. Young, a free-agent this winter, [...]

As the season draws to an end, the Mets announced their starters for the final three games of the season against the Marlins in Miami. Jeurys Familia will start Monday night’s game against the Marlins. Terry Collins mentioned that h wanted to give Familia a start before the end of the season. Familia went 9-9 with a 4.73 ERA in 28 starts for Triple-A Buffalo this season. In seven relief appearances for the Mets this season, Familia [...]

The Mets (73-85) lost to the Braves (92-66) by the score of 2-0 on Saturday evening in Atlanta. In an unsurprisingly impressive performance, Chris Young finished his season with the Mets on a high note. Why do I say unsurprisingly? With Young making his final start of the year without a hitch, he has shown his durability and ability to pitch effectively over a full season is back. He will not be blowing anybody away, [...]

Should the Mets trade Jonathon Niese? I don’t know why MetsBlog keeps putting this out there every month, but the answer is the same as it’s always been and that is NO. I just don’t understand this fascination they have with this silly and somewhat ignorant discussion. If the goal is to build from within, than why would you ever consider trading one of your homegrown pitchers, and one that has exceeded expectations, for more [...]

Baseball America named Gavin Cecchini,  the Mets’ top pick, the 12th overall pick this year, the number 12th ranked prospect in the Appalachian League for 2012. Matt Eddy wrote the following about the Mets shortstop prospect: He possesses the footwork, hands and range to be an average shortstop, but he’ll need to further develop his average though accurate arm to seal the deal. He has average speed and is a plus baserunner. Cecchini probably won’t [...]

In this Saturday edition of Rounding The Bases, some great links to several interesting Mets narratives with a quote from R.A. Dickey for good measure. Enjoy. An outfielder and it’s not close. Josh Thole struggled this year but I don’t think the Mets should bail on him quite yet; he’s still only 25, he’s a lefty-hitting catcher, before this season he always got on base at a reasonable clip, and he can catch the knuckleball. [...]

I was reading the excellent post by Joe D that was inspired by a statement from Metsie entitled, “Are The Players Turning The Tables On The Mets Front Office?” But I felt one key factor was missing from the summations made in the piece and on the comment thread that ensued. One chapter in Mets recent history that needs to be pointed out again, was the deep, wide-stretching amount of damage Sandy did when he [...]