I know some of my fellow bloggers already mentioned this, but it bears repeating: One day the Mets can’t hit their way out of a paper bag, the next day they can break through a ton of bricks! Keep in mind that since I was at work today, I did not see the game. I only know the details because of Andrew V’s recap and a few highlights from my mom, who was fortunate enough [...]

Ahh the smell of green grass, beautiful palm trees, tropical drinks and sushi… that is what baseball is all about. At least it is in Los Angeles. (freaking wierdos!) Our New York Mets are in a virtual paradise, far away from the hostile crowds and boo birds they must deal with at home games. Ahh… this is the life. Rest and relaxation… Rest and relaxation my ass! Get on that damn field and start swinging that lumber and [...]

Greetings and salutations my fellow Met-heads! Once again we had a nice finish to the weekend with the Mets beating the D-backs in 2 out of 3 games in the desert. Even if Johan didn’t get the victory, we can still take away the fact he out dueled Danny Haren. Now on to Dodger Stadium to take on Joe Torre, Andruw Jones and the rest of our rival Dodgers. Hopefully, Ollie will get his head [...]

Mets Merized – Joe D.It’s been an inconsistent and uneven start so far for the New York Mets. While many expected the team to explode out of the gate they instead continue to churn along and stay at or close to the top of the standings. We have seen a few stinkers in the early going, but the promise and hope of something special is clearly evident too. The Mets need a few things to break their way [...]

Steve Popper of The Record had some interesting things to say in one of his recent articles regarding Willie Randolph and the Mets. The one that caught my attention was a quote where he cites fellow writer Bob Klapisch… Willie Randolph can’t consider a just-above-.500 record lucky. One person in the higher echelon of the franchise already told The Record’s Bob Klapisch last week that the honeymoon is over and the countdown is on to start [...]

Hey Mets fans, this is a new feature I will be doing every Saturday highlighting the best (and worst) of the week. Anybody (or any aspect) of the Mets can be hot (or not). Who’s HotRyan Church: So far, he has been the Mets MVP. Voting has started for the All-Star game and if anybody deserves a spot right now, it’s him. Currently batting a .324, Church leads the Mets offensively (but I didn’t really [...]

While many Mets fans are already calling for Willie Randolph’s head, don’t you think if anyone should be shown the door that it should be Rick Peterson and not Willie? It’s so easy to hang everything on Willie, but the fact of the matter is that he never got a fair shake. Among many other different issues, he was not even allowed to choose his own pitching coach. I think it is critical to a [...]

I just took a look at tonight’s lineup card and I must say that I’m lovin’ what I see… Ryan Church is back in the number two spot of the lineup and Moises Alou makes his long awaited return batting behind Carlos Beltran in the number five spot. This is a lineup with some teeth in it… After an earlier stint in the two spot for Church, the Mets reeled out a 5-0 record and [...]

One of the few brighter spots in the Mets rotation this April has been Mike Pelfrey. Okay, so he’s not Johan Santana but he is 2-1 with a 4.43 ERA (and that’s only because of his last start against Atlanta, he let off 5 runs in 5.1 innings for those keeping score at home). We knew Pelfrey’s time had come but Willie was probably gonna use El Duque had he been healthy. After a dismal [...]

One of the good things I can still remember about last season was just how good the Mets played when Moises Alou was in the lineup. Although I was indifferent about his signing, I slowly but surely became a big fan the more I saw of him. I expected to see an old washed up player with lousy defense and instead I was treated to a player who wielded a powerful bat and led the [...]

Let me first tell you that I wrote this article a few days ago when the topic was at it’s most relevant point. I waited anxiously for my regular posting day to weigh in on the subject and I hope you grant me the courtesy of expressing my opinion on the matter.   Baseball is a game built upon integrity, morals, respect and without fans it likely wouldn’t be the institution that it has grown to [...]