After sweeping the Nationals at home, the Mets are just an hour away from bringing that swagger and conifdence to Philadelphia. With first place on the line, the Mets have everything they need to climb into that position, if not tonight, then sometime this weekend. Our offense is coming around, the bullpen is getting better, Jose Reyes is smiling again, Jimmy Rollins is at his uncle’s funeral, and the defense isn’t half bad. Most importantly, just [...]

Anytime the Mets lace up their cleats and take the field, there prime objective is to make a statement, their message, clear as crystal, to prove they’re indeed the cream of the National League. Early on thus far this season the Mets on field play has appeared to be spotty at best. A worrisome hangover of a 2007 feels to be looming over the club over the first few weeks of the campaign. However, coming [...]

Exactly what does Fernando Tatis have to do to before the Mets realize that he is a better option off the bench than Brady Clark? So far, Tatis acted like a good soldier and accepted his minor league assignment to New Orleans with grace and dignity. I thought he should have won a job out of Spring Training, but for whatever reason Brady Clark beat him out because of his versatility. (What versatility?) Fernando Tatis [...]

Who says Carlos Beltran is not a leader? Last night Keith Hernandez said, "Just because you have a fiery personality, it does not make you a leader". He was referring to Carlos Beltran when he said it, and it’s not the first time our former team captain referred to Beltran as a leader in the clubhouse. Beltran has taken a long time to become a fan favorite, mostly due to an injury marred first season. However, [...]

Ah, so much to talk about, where do I begin? Let’s start with the fans: In regards to whether or not Mets fans are over-reacting and booing the team too much, too soon: Get over it. This is New York and we expect nothing but the best. When Yankee fans explain that they are not sore losers, but rather, they just will not accept mediocrity, we shut up and listen. It works the same way [...]

An interesting side note to today’s game that was reported by Jim Baumbach of Newsday. He writes… I also spoke with Brian Schneider about his trouble with catching the ball – he said he was using a new glove model this year for the first time in 10 or 11 years, and he never got comfortable with it. He said it got to the point where catching the ball became something he was thinking about, [...]

No sooner than being dropped to the number eight spot in the lineup due to a prolonged slump, Luis Castillo was hinting that he needs more time off to heal. The New York Post writes that when asked if he needs some time off, Castillo said: "Sometimes, I do. When I play three or four games in a row, maybe I can get a day off. I’m going to talk to Willie about it." Last [...]

What a way to open a series! There were so many bright spots in this game I don’t know where to begin, but let me start with Mike Pelfrey who pitched a gem tonight at Shea Stadium. Pelfrey’s fastball was popping and his slider was devastating to the Nationals hitters. He pitched seven solid innings allowing no runs on five hits and striking out four. In the third inning he got into trouble by loading [...]

Pun aside, David Wright has shown to be the leader everyone has expected him to be. Ever since his first at-bat in 2004 for the Mets, Met fans know that this guy has what it takes to be the leader for this team. The 25-year old All-Star will most likely be named Captain of the Mets, but the question is, "When?" There is no doubt in my mind that Wright will be named Captain. If [...]

Happy Monday… kind of an oxymoron if you ask me. Right up there with “Smart Jock” and “Classy Phillies”.   It has been a rough week for our beloved Mets, which in turn makes it a worse week for fans. Hopefully starting Tuesday night against the “Gnats”, things will finally turn around. It’s a good thing for the Mets that the rest of the NL East is playing like garbage, they have a good chance [...]

Mets losses always get me to start thinking and yes even overreacting. I was wondering about a few things while I watched the game, and I wanted to discuss one of them with you. Last season we had to switch the 3-4-5 spots in the batting order because of Delgado’s slump. Now that he is hitting the heck out of the ball again, should we revert back to a 3-4-5 of Beltran, Delgado, and Wright? [...]