Phillies traded what had been the heart of their franchise the last few years in Bobby Abreu to the Yankees for a bunch of kiddies, including a 2005 first rounder. From a Mets perspective this is excellent. Looks like the NL East teams are throwing in their chips, so the wins should just get easier. [...] more... 
What’s remarkable in the NL East is not the Mets dominance, but the fact that the team currently in second place is neither the Braves, the Phillies, or the nationals. Nope, it’s the team left for dead with a payroll that couldn’t afford ARod’s glove (not that he uses it), the Florida Marlins. Very impressive [...] more... 
Tim Hudson has sucked for the Braves. Well I guess he hasn’t truly sucked, he just had to so I could use Hudsucker in the title. But he’s definitely been a disappointment for Braves fans. The Mets square off against him today, and he doesn’t have any of that star presence he used to have. [...] more... 
This season has played out perfectly for the Mets in so many ways. One of them has been having the freedom to really coddle Pedro in the middle of the season here. It’s actually better than having Pedro stay healthy throughout the season. The chink in Pero’s armor has been his stamina, not his actual [...] more... 
Carlos Beltran is becoming an interesting case study. He is now putting up numbers worthy of his huge contract, and he is clearly no longer a boo target for the fans. Granted, there’s very little booing in general over at Shea these days. Nevertheless, there seems to be more palpable enthusiasm and genuine delight and [...] more... 
Been missing my Mets-sex sessions since the All-Star break, but should be back soon. Funny, cause when I used to write for fantasy sports sites/magazines, there was always a swoon in the second half of the baseball season. But we’ll try to fight it. The mets being better than sex should help. more... 
I started writing this with one out in the 9th of the 2006 all-star game. Talking about how David Wright and Beltran would have scored both of the runs in a 2-1 victory for the National League. Unfortunately, then Hoffman blew the save. Beltran, of course, gave us another shot in the 9th. Unfortunately Wright [...] more... 
Wright didn’t have enough in the tank, and took the loss against Ryan Howard in the final round of the Home Run Derby. It was a very impressive performance by the Philly, with Howard hitting the “Hit This Sign” sign and possibly garnering 500 free flights for … I don’t know who? Also Philly’s second [...] more... 
Speaking of sex … anticipating a glimpse of Pelfrey, who’s pitching the second game of tomorrow’s doubleheader against the Marlins, is like getting a call from Angelina Jolie saying she’s coming by in the Lara Croft outfit(not to be confused with this generic outfit) … kinda sorta … Next year is our championship season. I [...] more...