This isn’t a Mets-related story, but I think it’s worth mentioning. After attempting to make a comeback to the Bigs and suffering major setbacks in the Minor Leagues, the San Diego Padres will release Mark Prior at some point this weekend, according to MLB.com. He never played for the Mets, but he was one of the most promising and feared pitchers in the Bigs when healthy with the Cubbies from 2002-2005 (he went 1-6 in [...]

According to Steve Popper of the Bergen Record, Carlos Beltran took batting practice today on the field for about twenty minutes. Popper said that Beltran appeared to be “fine”. He reports that Beltran hit a ball hard enough to reach the Pepsi Porch, which is definitely encouraging. He even goes as far as saying that he was surprised that Beltran was not in the lineup tonight. Bart Hubbuch echoed a similar report, however he noticed [...]

INT AAA: Buffalo 10/15/1, Toledo 11/17/3 2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 6, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .261 cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 6, 2 runs, RBI, .315 lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, BB, .160 1b Mike Lamb 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, 3 RBI, .252 dh Javier Castillo 0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .259 c Rene Rivera 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .245 rf Josh Petersen [...]

The 2009 trade deadline has come and gone and once again Omar Minaya has stood pat and held onto all of his players. It’s been three years since the last time the Mets made a big trade at the deadline. Turning back the clock, Omar Minaya woke up in a GM’s worst nightmare scenario. During the early morning hours of the trade deadline Minaya learned that his coveted setup man, Duaner Sanchez, had been seriously [...]

INT AAA: Buffalo 3/9, Pawtucket 4/5 2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .255 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .312 lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, K, .157 rf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, run, 2b, K, .244 1b Mike Lamb 3 for 4, RBI, .245 c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, .247 dh Javier Castillo 1 for 3, .262 3b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .207 ss Wilson Valdez 0 [...]

After the Mets started the second half of the season by losing 3 of 4 to Atlanta, and then 2 of 3 to Washington, I felt that the season was pretty much over. If the fat lady wasn’t singing, she sure was humming pretty loud. Then the Mets went down to Houston, to play the Astros. An Astros team that had been playing pretty good baseball. A team that was at the .500 mark when [...]

Adding a bit more to the MLR today…experimenting a bit, how do you like it? INT (AAA): Buffalo 4/8/0, Pawtucket 1/10/0 2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, K, .260 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .312 lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR (5), 3 RBI (14), .154 1b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .238 rf Josh Petersen 0 for 3, K, .200 dh Javier Castillo 0 [...]

These last four games have been great for us Mets fans and for the Mets themselves, but they can’t be making Omar Minaya’s job any easier.  With the Mets sinking fast at 7 games under .500 and in fourth place in the NL East after Friday’s loss in Houston, Minaya had to be thinking about becoming a seller at the trade deadline.  Sure, that would piss off many of us, but the farm system is [...]

Conan O’Brien became the most recent person to mock the Mets, with a video of “Mr. Met” smashing windows on someone’s car.  Conan made comments about the Mets being “practically in last place in their division” and about this being a terrible year for the Mets.  On half of that, he’s right, but I think we’re on the brink of something good… We’re slowly and quietly creeping up the standings in the Wild Card hunt, [...]