Aside from Manny Ramirez, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot left on the free agent market. However, if you’re looking for some good low risk, high reward type players, you have quite a few bargains still out there. CatchersGary Bennett (37)Johnny Estrada (33)Paul Lo Duca (37) – Type B, not offered arbIvan Rodriguez (37) – Type B, not offered arb There’s nothing here that I would consider an upgrade over Schneider or Castro. I’m [...]

The Mets signed Freddy Garcia, Livan Hernandez and Tim Redding to compete for the fifth starter’s job in spring training, however only one of them got a major league contract, Tim Redding. Ironically, it’s Redding who has suffered an early setback due to a previously undisclosed injury. Steve Popper of the Record has more, In the race for the fifth spot in the starting rotation, it was disclosed today that Tim Redding’s frontrunner status has taken a hit. [...]

Former Mets outfielder Ron Swoboda, who helped the Mets win their first world championship in 1969, leveled some sharp criticism at Alex Rodriguez. Kevin Kernan of the NY Post recently interviewed the beloved Met. Swoboda’s love for baseball remains pure. But the steroid scandal and the escapades of Alex Rodriguez disgust him. “He is a tremendous athlete, but for what he gets paid, his game breaks down in a bunch of different ways too often when it [...]

Here are some stunning pictures from CitiField taken this week. You can click on each image to view a larger picture. Thanks to Stadium Page for the new photos, and make sure you visit them to see even more shots of our new park.  With Shea Stadium gone, the focus now shifts to our new baseball cathedral.  The view from the left field foul pole shows you all the little angles and the unique seating. [...]

One of the things that makes me proudest to be a Mets fan is the way our team has always honored our past. While we keep one eye on the future, we never forget where we came from. The Mets have built a history of paying homage to our National League heritage. Our team colors are blue and orange: Dodger blue and Giant orange. The ‘NY’ logo on our cap is reminiscent of the cap [...]

Ever wanted to figure out what the all time best fantasy team would be comprised solely of New York Mets players based on actual single season stats? The only eligibility to qualify was that the player had to play the position the majority of the time for the Mets in that season. Here are twelve of the best seasons for a Mets first baseman ever.  YR PLAYER AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG SB [...]

It’s that time of year again.  Pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training and position players start reporting for workouts this week.  Fortunately for them the weather is in the high 60′s and up while we freeze here in New York waiting for the 2009 baseball season to start.  The Mets this year will be playing games in their new home Citi Field.  With a new ballpark comes a new chapter in the history [...]

Have you ever played the Mt. Rushmore game? If you haven’t, it works like this, you pick an field, group, or category etc. and pick the four best in that category. For example, at the time Mt. Rushmore was being completed, for of the most influential presidents were Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt. You can do this for almost any category; Mt. Rushmore of 80′s bands, Mt. Rushmore of the Boston Celtics, Mt. Rushmore of [...]

It looks like the Mets are attempting to make some amends regarding the whole drama that surrounded their inaugural patch for this seasons uniforms. At the risk of reigniting the silly “patch” controversy that developed last month, the Mets introduced another patch — not a replacement — Thursday.  The new one will adorn the left side of the team’s caps during the regular season. This patch celebrates the first season of Citi Field. The arches of the [...]

K-Rod said the Mets are the team to beat in their division.  Carlos Beltran smiled and agreed, and the New York media fired that missile back to Pennsylvania.  Jimmy Rollins laughed, saying he was “retiring” from that kind of talk.  Cole Hamels called the Mets “choke artists” on WFAN, and Beltran said he can’t wait for the Mets to “kill” Hamels, conjuring up thoughts of fastballs whizzing past heads and benches emptying.    Tabloids love [...]