Ramon Castro continues to make the most out of his opportunities. Whenever he is in the lineup, it changes the whole offensive dynamic of the team. Last night he built a strong case for additional playtime when he blasted a three-run homerun over the right-centerfield fence that put the Mets up 3-0 and made Johan Santana a winner. But despite another lefthander on the mound this afternoon (1 PM start) for the Giants, he will [...]

Where are all the Mets fans who couldn’t wait to unload Mike Pelfrey in the off season? I’ll tell you where they are… scratching their heads and staring at their TV’s every time he takes the mound and exclaiming "OMG, I’m so glad Omar didn’t trade him!" Don’t feel so bad, I used to be one of those impatient Mets fans myself! (Please forgive me Big Pelf!) Pelfrey’s meteoric rise has struck a cord into our [...]

It may not have been the shot heard round’ the world, but it certainly was the shot heard round’ the bay. Last night, with arguably the best pitcher in the National League on the mound in Tim Lincecum, the Mets made short order of him in the first inning on this Carlos Beltran blast. It was the 250th homerun of Beltran’s career and it would provide all the scoring the Mets would need as they [...]

You want to talk about fight… how about those Phightin’ Phillies?? Sure they lost last night… and sure they have seen their lead shring from 5 1/2 games to just 1 1/1 games… and sure they lost 3 out of 4 games to the Mighty Mets… but nobody can accuse them of not having any fight in them. Here is some rare footage of the Phillies who were in an all-out brawl last night! Sorry… [...]

If leadership means getting yourself thrown out of a game for arguing with an umpire, then we got ourselves one heck of a leader at the helm of the Mets. What Willie Randolph couldn’t do in three-plus years, Jerry Manuel has already done three times and in just under a month. For years many Mets fans felt that one of Willie’s shortcomings was his failure to stick up for his players on the field on a close [...]

You know him, you love him, you can’t get enough of him! In case you haven’t heard, the shining star of New York Mets baseball Mr. David Wright is on the Final Ballot for the 79th All-Star Game in New York City. It’s up to you to get him there. Voting ends Thursday at 5 p.m. ET so make sure you get your vote counted. According to MLB.com, Wright is currently in second place behind the Brewers’ Corey [...]

SNY is driving me insane with their Anti-Mets coverage. They continue to pick apart the team like vultures devouring the dead carcass of an animal. They fill their air time with amateurs that have no business being in front of a camera or given a microphone. For months now, I have been lamenting about how the Mets continue to get bashed day after day by the network that it calls home. As you may recall, [...]

Maybe it was for all the homerun celebrations and the choreographed high fives. Maybe it was for all the times he rattled a pitcher with a fake steal attempt and forced a balk. Maybe it was all that and more, but there’s no mistaking the fact that the players snubbed Jose Reyes and that is why he will be watching this years All Star game at home. There is no doubt that the Marlins’ Hanley [...]

Oliver Perez has been the poster child of the Mets woes so far this season. His inconsistency has been a source of frustration, and he has been blamed for the Mets’ inability to put together a solid win streak. His step backward after last year’s 15 win season may have been the straw that broke Rick Peterson’s back and cost the pitching coach his job. That being said, a remarkable thing has happened since Oliver Perez has abandoned [...]

With the All-Star teams being named earlier today and only one Met, Billy Wagner, being on the roster with David Wright potentially being voted in with MLB’s LAST VOTE, this could be an opportune time for the remaining players on the Mets to get their heads together, re-group, and make a strong push for the playoffs in the second half of this season. If the score holds after this rain delay today, coupled with a [...]

In one of my recent blogs, I defended Carlos Delgado. Many fans have blamed the first baseman as the primary reason for our struggles and inconsistent play this entire season. Baseball is a team sport. The 2008 Mets will either succeed or fail as a team. However, that being said, there is one player who bears much of the burden for these next 74 games. Perhaps more than anyone else, I feel that Pedro Martinez [...]