Sitting here listening to the Mets vs. Phillies day game yesterday, I notice Ron and Keith start talking about next year’s outfield. They acknowledge the given: that the Mets currently have a plethora of 4th outfielders; that between Lucas Duda, Jason Bay, Mike Baxter and Scott Hairston, there exists no good solution for the center field [...] more... Does it not seem like only a few weeks ago when the Mets were sitting 8 games above .500, making a chase for the wild-card, and leaving all the nay-saying fans and media in the dust? My how time flies when you’re having no fun: somehow, here we are, 6 games under .500 and nearly [...] more... When the moon is in the Seventh House; And Jupiter, aligns with Mars. Then Peace will guide the planets; And love, will steer the stars. A few nights ago on SNY, the Mets will ceded airtime to their AAA-affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons. Sure, it was a Monday off-day and SNY isn’t entitled to show re-runs [...] more... In my last posting I discussed whether the Mets should be buyers or sellers. With every passing day and game, there’s a new aspect to the team to get excited about. A few days ago, in supporting R.A.’s less than ace-like performance we saw good bullpen work, patient at-bats from Jordanny among others, as well [...] more... To buy or to sell, friends… that is often the question. At the beginning of the season, a majority of Mets fans would have happily accepted promises of sitting 6 games above five hundred come the midway point of the season. Unfortunately, the odds for such a feat seemed so minute, at the start of [...] more... 
Unlike their batting counterparts, it takes the pitchers a few extra weeks to give us signs of how their season might look. Case in point, had we projected Mike Pelfrey after his first few starts, we’d have over-emphasized a few shaky outings. Had we waited a few games longer we’d be pegging him as the [...] more... The Mets are 7-4. That makes for pretty decent record to start the season, and the second best in the NL East (trailing Washington by 1.5 games). The Wall Street Journal reported that the Mets might not be a fluke (how nice!). But can they keep it up? If the Mets maintained this pace, they’d [...] more... 
Matt Harvey; Jeurys Familia; Zack Wheeler; the obvious names. However, for the first time in a long time, in Flushing and throughout the vast array of parks and places that together make up the Mets Farm system, there are a bevy of other names that seem destined to make it to the big show. Josh [...] more... Last year, Terry appointed Pelf as the opening day starter. This year, Pelf will be lucky if he’s slotted 4th and will most likely be the last link in the 5-guy rotation. What does this mean? Well, all things being equal (including Pelfrey’s anemic spring training performances during this and last year), the Mets’ pitching [...] more... Mets Fantasy Projections: Part 2 – The Outfield Jose’s on a vacation far away – Bay and Duda talked it over. Angel never seemed like he wanted to play – so we traded for a player just a little bit older. Wilpon’s dont wanna lose your love tonight…Sorry for that, seemed clever as a wrote [...] more... 