We’ll Miss You, Carlos

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...

Mets Don’t Need New Scapegoat

Now that the Mets cleaned up the dirt, by releasing Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez, something that had to be done, the media is all hyped up with speculation on who the next Mets scapegoat will be. Just check out the headlines in the New York Post and Daily News today. NY Daily News: Mets out of [...] more...

Andy Martino Drops Luis Castillo Race Card

Andy Martino, are you looking for attention or something? What in the world are you smoking, or snorting, playing the race card on the Luis Castillo dumping. He asks: But what is it, exactly? Why is one of the toughest and most passionate Mets so unpopular among fans? The title also suggests: …it is hard [...] more...

Carlos Beltran Does it with Class

The message was clear, firm, and without any hesitation. Children take note and know your role models. This is how you do it with class. This is how you become respected as a person and player. This is how you put the team first. This is how you set an example to your teammates. Carlos [...] more...

Jose Reyes or Angel Pagan, Who’s Faster?

Jose Reyes is the fastest Met again, barely beating out Angel Pagan in a 60 yard sprints at practice on Friday. It was actually 65 yards for them, 60 yards for the rest of the team…and Reyes by a hair. Surprisingly, in the past few years, Pagan has been holding the crown for the fastest [...] more...

2011 Mets – Jersey Shore Edition

Snooki – Mets fan from birth Here’s ‘The Situation’, no pun. We take a bunch of Mets players and throw them through the Jersey Shore filter. The result?  A Ron-Ron juice Pauly D mixture of a Snooki party in a box tossed together with a Deena holiday filled with those JWoww bubbles, a dose of [...] more...

Fixing the New York Mets

With the post All-Star game free fall that has done the Mets, the question becomes, what is needed to get this team back on track? There’s no denying this team was right there with the rest of them up until the seasons midpoint. Were they over achieving? Possibly. Mike Pelfrey for one, lights out and [...] more...

Reyes Being Reyes Again

Somewhere in between the rash of injuries, the impact of Jose Reyes has been kind of forgotten, until now. Again we are being reminded of the one man wrecking crew he is and the intangibles he brings to the table. This guy can single handedly change games. Let’s not forget what the Mets have here. [...] more...

A Dose of Optimism (Part 2 of 3)

As I indicated last week, there is a reasonable expectation that the pitching will improve this season when compared to 2009. However, there are several reasons to expect that improvement to be marginal (though I expect it to be significant). The offense, on the hand, is another matter… Following is the projected lineup comparison (once [...] more...