Who do we blame exactly? Perhaps the most puzzling questions being swirled around the fall winds of Flushing are not that of who Omar Minaya should keep and who should be shipped to Osh Gosh for a bag of balls. Rather they are centered on responsibility… and who indeed is accountable for the demise of the New York Mets. I for one have begun my long grueling journey back from the despair and tragedy that brought [...]

John Maine learned that he has been playing with a bad hip for most of the second half after receiving the results of an MRI. It may explain the big drop off in his performance shortly after the All-Star break. He will learn later today whether he will need surgery. If he does, it will not prevent him from being ready to go come Spring Training. Damion Easley expects to be running again and rehabbing next [...]

It is being reported in several sources that Mets General manager, Omar Minaya will soon meet with the ownership group to present his plan for 2008. We have learned that Omar, will suggest keeping Willie Randolph on as the manager for the 2008 season. Several reports suggest that the Wilpon’s have told Omar that if he decides to go with Willie Randolph next season, that his fate will be tied to that decision. Apparently the [...]

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: [...]