I’m not looking to throw more gasoline on the fire, but has anyone noticed the similarities between Ike Davis and Jeff Francoeur at the plate for the last two months? We expected Ike Davis to go into a slide, just about every rookie does. But what bugs me about Ike’s slide is the lunging and the wild swings. All players have slumps, but the current version of Ike Davis looks nothing...

There are so many avenues I could take with the K-Rod issue.  Not only has it been an embarrassment for the organization, the players, the city and the fans, but now it has an impact on the field as well.  One could argue that the season is over anyway, but even if it is, does that mean we shouldn’t still try to salvage what’s left and end the season with some dignity and pride?...

The Mets are 10 games behind Atlanta and below .500. They have an upcoming schedule at Houston – which is playing better since the Roy Oswalt trade – and Pittsburgh – which always plays them tough. This is their last chance to make up some ground and bring interest into September. Frankly, while I doubt they’ll make a real run, there could be some interesting ball ahead. Their pitching,...

At the moment, the Mets have NO leader – last we heard from the Wilpons, Fred said he had a meeting with University of Michigan Alums  and Jeffy gave you 18 words of boilerplate. Omar, is Omar – he’s been involved with the NL East since the Toronto Days, a nice man, very charming and polite, but hasn’t reached the computer age yet. Jerry Manuel is also a nice man –...