That’s what Jon Heyman of SI.com thinks in this morning’s column… Following one of the bigger collapses in major league history, the Mets need to make some significant personnel changes for 2008. They simply can’t come back with the same team. They couldn’t possibly sell that to the public. More important, they couldn’t sell it to themselves. …Besides suggesting a major overhaul, Jon goes on to pinpoint some of the problems as well as offering [...]

ESPN is reporting that Mets reliever Scott Schoeneweis has been implicated in the ongoing steroids investigation of Signature Pharmaceuticals. The investigation has already led to 21 arrests and 10 guilty pleas. The source who reviewed the invoices said that Schoeneweis spent $1,160 on the steroids. He received five packages from May 2003 through 2004, five of which contained testosterone and three of which contained stanozolol. According to a source in Florida close to the ongoing [...]

Within minutes of yesterday’s season ending game, the question being asked almost everywhere in Mets circles is this one… Will Willie Randolph return As Manager Of The Mets In 2008? While many in the media and in the Mets blogosphere all assume that Randolph’s job is safe, there is a now a growing minority that are not so sure after taking a closer look at comments that Omar Minaya made in the last 24 hours. The [...]

There are no words to describe what happened or how I feel about it.  I am wearing black today, as I am in mourning.  I am mournful of a season that died unexpectedly, as did any hope of becoming World Champs. Devastated, disappointed, angry, hurt, saddened, stunned.  All very good choice words that would apply here.  But as powerful as those words and feelings may be, it goes beyond that. We are a part of [...]

There are no words right now that can give me or you any comfort or peace. After all, what can you say about a team that literally had it all and yet gave it all away? What do you say about a team that had so much talent and not enough heart? Over the next few weeks I will analyze this once promising season, one game and one player at a time. I’ve held back these last few weeks [...]

Carlos Delgado sustained a broken right hand early in the game when he was hit by a Dontrelle Willis pitch. Adam Rubin reports… The Mets suffered another blow in the first inning when Carlos Delgado suffered a broken left hand when he was struck by Dontrelle Willis with a first-inning pitch. This was later confirmed by John Delcos… Confirmed: Fractured left hand. See you in Port St. Lucie. Other News: Jose Reyes has been showered [...]

In a surprsing move, the Comissioners Offfice acted quickly and suspended Miguel Olivo for five games for instigating the benches clearing brawl during yesterday’s Mets win. No Mets players were fined or suspended for what took place before, during or after the brawl. Several Florida Marlins players admitted that today’s game had plenty of meaning for them and that the Mets picked the wrong team to pick a fight with. Hanley Ramirez on today’s game: [...]

What seemed improbable only 24 hours ago has become a reality for the New York Mets. Not only do they win in impressive style on the strength of a masterful pitching performance by John Maine, but with both the Phillies and the Padres both losing this evening, the Mets are back in the game! They once again are in control of their own destiny, and with a win tomorrow it ensures at the very least [...]

Many years ago, former Mets manager Yogi Berra coined the phrase that would become synonymous with late season heroics. Yogi Berra believed in 1973, just like the late, great Tug McGraw. With two games left in the season the Mets still have life. With a win today followed by a Phillies loss tonight, the Mets can get right back into the drivers seat. We’ve seen how good the Phillies can be when they were chasing first [...]