For many fans. one item that they always bring to the ballpark is their baseball gloves. We all know why they bring them – it’s so they can catch a ball that has either been hit or touched by a player.  This has been part of baseball tradition for a long time.  But as of late, this tradition is now under some scrutiny by many in the media because of the tragedy that struck during a Texas Rangers home game.  Just [...]

According to the New York Daily News, Izzy has asked Sandy Alderson to not trade him.  When asked about being traded, Isringhausen said this. I have two places in my hear; St. Louis, because I’m from there, and New York, because this is where I started. Those are my two favorite spots, and I don’t think I’m going back to St. Louis anytime soon. And I love it here…To be able to get close, or [...]

In the following ESPN video, Jason Bay discusses his two homeruns last night and his recent improvement at the plate. “You struggle and you struggle, and sometimes you doubt yourself,” Bay said. “Then you have games like tonight and you remember you’re still the same guy. You are that guy. Sometimes I think you lose sight of that through an extended struggle. Like I’ve told you guys all along, I feel like I’m that same [...]

Well Mets fans, it appears that the Mets have now engaged at least one team in trade talks.  Closer Francisco Rodriguez appears to be the Mets’ first trade chip to be actively shopped.  According to Bob Klaspich of the Bergen Record, the Mets have talked to the Yankees about K-Rod.  As expected, the Mets are going to at least see what they can get by putting K-Rod and possibly others out in the market, which is fairly understandable.

An MMO Invasion is upon us readers!  Queue the NWO theme.  Tonight at 9:00 PM EST, there will be an MMO invasion on the Kult of Mets Personalities Podcast.  This week, MMO’s own Greg Pomes, Sean Kenny, and Brandon Butler (myself) will be guests on the podcast talking nothing short of the M-E-T-S Mets.  So if you are in the mood for some great Mets talk around the table, please join us.   We hope you listen in!  [...]

We all know who Prince Fielder is.  He is a big guy with huge power.  He has also become one of baseball’s best power hitters, and has been a Met killer as well.  But could you imagine Prince Fielder as a New York Met? According to the New York Daily News, Cecil Fielder told Ebenezer Samuel that the Mets could very well end up signing his son Prince Fielder when he hits the free agent market.  [...]

According to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News, the Mets are going to consider adding Scott Kazmir. Martino added that usually Sandy Alderson dismisses speculation regarding players who hit the free-agent wire but this time, its a little different for the former Mets left-hander. When asked about adding Scott Kazmir, Sandy Alderson said this. “We look at everybody who hits the wire, and the same would apply to him.” Original Post 1:38PM: If [...]

I have to give R.A. Dickey a lot of respect for what he did in his last start.  He went out there with a foot injury and made the best of it, despite giving up runs that eventually won the game for the Pirates.  Call me crazy, but overall he pitched well despite the obvious pain as he grimaced almost every time his foot landed. Dickey gave the Mets seven shutout innings and a chance to win [...]

On Mets Minor League Blog, they had a good article on pitcher Greg Peavy, who is pitching very well right now for Savannah.  Check out the rest of the article on their blog.  Last June, the Mets took Greg Peavy, a pitcher from Oregon State in the 6th round, and assigned him to Savannah.   During the month of April, Peavy tossed 24 innings allowing 13 runs (12 earned), with 24 strikeouts.  His ERA for the month of April was 4.10.    Then along came May, which has been a much different [...]

With the recent collision between the Giants Buster Posey and Marlins OF Scott Cousins, there is now talk that Major League Baseball should look into a rule for catcher collisions.  Folks like FOX Sports broadcaster Tim McCarver, and Buster Posey’s agent have spoke about adding a new rule that helps protect catchers.  The question thats going around the league right now, is should MLB have a rule in place for catchers and collisions?  A lot of [...]