Both Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran hit homeruns in yesterday’s victory over the Colorado Rockies. The win brought the Mets magic number to 17. Holla! As we prepare to cruise through a meaningless September, I’m expecting the Carlos Beltran: MVP talk to really heat up. Here are his numbers as of today (8/30): 118 g, [...] more... 
With the Mets adding two outfielders today, Ricky Ledee and Michael Tucker, neither of them named Victor Diaz, I wanted to find out what was going on with the once-and-future star. The results were not good: .219, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 23:94 BB:K, 92 games, 338 AB Since he’s not fast, nor a good defender [...] more... 
I was just thinking Roberto Hernandez doesn’t get the sort of acclaim he deserves for the career he’s had. He’s got 326 saves. Placing him in the top 10 all time. He’s had a sub-three ERA the last two seasons, but only six save opps (converting 4). If he had been closing on a team, [...] more... 
Mets sign Reyes for four years 23.5 million. Mets have to be happy, since over the last two years Reyes has established himself as the most uniquely irreplaceable player on the roster. His presence at the top is what makes the lineup special. Here’s the current big annual salaries at the position: Jeter – 20.6M [...] more...