I had the privilege of attending Mets opening day thanks to a friend with box seats. The seats were great, the weather was fairly nice at the start, and it was my first opening day game ever. The Mets looked impressive. The defense was solid, as David Wright made a few nice plays. Jonathan Niese pitched great, limiting [...] more... The worse outfield in major league baseball, so they say. Well not on Opening Day at least. With unproven Collin Cowgill manning center field, cast off Marlon Byrd in right, and hacksaw Lucas Duda in left, the Mets outfield situation is looking like a major weak spot heading into the season. Unproven Collin Cowgill, in [...] more... First and foremost, let me congratulate everyone. The season is here. No more off-season, pitchers and catchers, Grapefruit League, it’s here. Real, meaningful baseball games, and I could not be more excited. However, the 2013 Mets’ season is one that may test the fan hood of the Flushing faithful. This team has already been exposed [...] more... With Opening Day at Citi Field just two weeks away, the 2013 Mets roster is still one giant question mark. The Mets’ two best players (Johan Santana & David Wright) very well may not see the field on April 1st, for their various issues. Santana still hasn’t thrown a Grapefruit League pitch, and David “Captain [...] more... Is it me, or are the Mets giving us a little something to get excited about? I must stress the “little” part, as I have learned over the years to avoid getting too excited about the team’s prospects. Being born in the latter part of the 80′s, I’ve only been able to celebrate one division [...] more... It was a dark time at Shea Stadium. High along the stadium’s outer wall, the latest in a series of feeble promotional slogans promised fans that “The Magic is Back!” On this late afternoon, though, there was little magic to be found, either in the deserted parking lot outside the ballpark, or on the field [...] more... As the Mets near mathematical elimination, they face the specter of a less tangible, more “perceived” concept of ineffectuality. The value of perception has taken the forefront of most Mets discussion as the team has often looked as though they might as well have not shown up. I cannot understand how professional athletes, who are [...] 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... 
And right when this Mets team outright pushes fans away like a cheating girlfriend, they throw Matt Harvey at you to reel you back in. Matt Harvey’s debut performance last night was an absolute hit. For a change, a Mets player exceeds expectations. Matt Harvey was what the Mets need more of and hopefully a [...] more... Took me a few days to clear my emotions from this recent post All-Star break season tanking nose-dive these Mets are in the midst of. This baseball display has been outright atrocious to put it softly. This has got to be the worse, if not one of the worse stretches I’ve witnessed as a lifelong [...] more...