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 [...]

Willie Randolph could  have started Pedro Martinez instead of Philip Humber on Wednesday. He chose not to so he could give Pedro an extra days rest. Pedro said that he was ready to go, but his words fell on deaf ears. Willie had already made up his mind and he was going with Humber. Just like he made up his mind last week when he went with Brian Lawrence. As a result of this decision, Philip Humber went [...]

Last night I had the most wonderful dream. I was back in New York and at Shea Stadium for the last game of the 2007 World Series. The Mets and Indians had played themselves into a 3- 3 series tie thanks to some late inning heroics by Guillermo Mota, who struck out the side in back to back innings in game 6. This game was no contest though, as the Mets cruised to a 12 [...]

Leaves are falling all around, It’s time I was on my way. Thanks to you, I’m much obliged for such a pleasant stay. But now it’s time for me to go. The autumn moon lights my way. For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it’s headed my way. Ah, some songs can really sum up the way I feel this morning. Deep down inside I have a feeling of impending doom [...]

I’m really trying my best to stay positive over the past month even though I have had plenty of good reasons to vent. Every time I see Rick Peterson make a call to the bullpen I can’t help being overcome with fear and anxiety. The bullpen has become so unreliable that even a 3 or 4 run lead has Mets fans wondering if the bullpen can close it out. Everyday it seems like they all [...]

The fate of the Mets season is in their hands, and their hands only.  With seven games left to play and the Phillies only two and half behind, it is still anybody’s division.  But the Mets need not worry if the Phillies win or lose.  The only thing they need to concentrate on is taking care of their own business.   The Washington Nationals come in to town tonight, and Willie Randolph believes in payback. [...]

Welcome my friend to the show that never ends. I’m talking to you Mr. Philip Humber.  The soap opera that we’d call the Mets 2007 season is set to get a new cast member, auditioning for a starring role perhaps as soon as next season. "He’s going to get the ball and help us win a ballgame," explained manager Willie Randolph prior to Sunday’s game in Florida. Seven games remain, amounting to be the most [...]

Check out the patch the Mets will have on their uniform next year as they say their farewell to Shea Stadium. It’s pretty cool I think, and it does a great job of bringing together the present and the past of the place we’ve called home for over 40 years. I really look forward to seeing the Mets play in their new home Citi Field, but I am going to miss Shea Stadium very much. [...]

With our Magic Number down to 7 and only 8 games left to play, the Mets have one way of ensuring that they clinch a division title… Keep winning! The way the Phillies have been playing lately means that we can’t relax and hope that they lose 2 or 3 games down the stretch. They have a lot of fight and a lot of grit, and they don’t look like they are letting up anytime soon. [...]

I think most baseball fans (including me); have a chip on their shoulder concerning their favorite teams (unless they are Skankee fans that believe their team could win a title with one hand tied behind their backs). Every time a bad play is made fans like us automatically assume that the game and even the season may be lost. So maybe we have a little Eeyore in us, always expecting that rainy day even if [...]

The Mets are in serious trouble. Wait a minute…I think I started a blog back in July with that same sentence.  Here we go again: Not only is the team letting their lead in the National League East slip away, but they don’t seem to care.  I am not saying these guys don’t want to win, or that they have given up.  It’s just that, upon looking at them, it seems as if they are [...]