Thanks to @chrisgbb for this graphical representation of the Mets vs Phillies chances of making the playoffs over the course of the 2012 season. As you can see, heading into the season, the Phillies had almost an 80% chance compared to about a 20% chance for the Mets. The Mets jumped ahead of the Phils [...] more... 
Well, no one saw this one coming. David Wright was beaten out by Pablo Sandoval in a landslide for the privilege of starting the All-Star game for the National League at third base. Wright lost by almost 2 million votes. When MLB gave us the last update about a week ago, David was in front [...] more... 
Dickey’s focused on making batters look silly, not on his contract status. When Omar Minaya signed a relatively unknown knuckleballer during the winter before the 2010 season, most people were probably making sarcastic remarks about it since that seemed to be the “big addition” of the off-season. I was definitely one of those people, [...] more... 
We’ve seen enough. Frank Francisco single-handedly ruined the weekend for the Mets and their fans. And now it’s time for Terry Collins to promote Parnell to closer. You might say Rauch should close because of his experience as a closer and the fact that he’s pitched well this year, but I want to see Parnell in [...] more... 
The Bullpen and the Intangibles If I know anything about baseball, it’s that a bullpen can make or break your season (see 2006 Mets for the make, 2008 Mets for the break) and that relief pitchers’ performances from year to year are about as easy to predict as the stock market, unless you’re Bernie Madoff. [...] more... 
The Starting Rotation I’m hoping the 2012 Mets can emulate the 2006 Mets, who coulda/shoulda/woulda won the World Series. The ’06 Mets won 97 games thanks in large part to their powerful lineup and amazing bullpen. I already wrote about what I think the Mets lineup can do, and I’ll get to the bullpen later. [...] more... 
The OffenseCall me a cockeyed optimist if you want, but I believe the Mets can go all the way in 2012—Bernie Madoff be damned. I will admit, before pretty much every season I convince myself there’s a chance the Mets can win it all. I need a reason to justify watching all the games (besides [...] more... 
Every Mets fan knows what a fantastic player Carlos Beltran is, and now that he’s been traded for Zack Wheeler, soon so will every Giants fan. Anyway, now that Beltran’s gone, what are we left with? Beltran currently ranks 6th among NL outfielders* in OPS, which I think is probably the single most important offensive [...] more... 
This has absolutely nothing to do with the Mets, but since it’s still the All-Star break for the Mets here’s a little something to hold you over. One of my favorite things about baseball has always been the hilarious names some players have had throughout history. Baseball has been around for well over 100 years, [...] more... 
This morning on WFAN Craig Carton said that if Jose Reyes keeps up this pace for the rest of the season you could argue that it would be the greatest “clean” season that any NY baseball player has ever had. To quote Vincent Vega–That’s a bold statement. The “clean” qualifier was because A-Rod had a [...] more... 