When the Mets traded RA Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays this past offseason, John Buck was the afterthought. With a Cy Young winner and two MLB.com top prospects (#6 Travis d’Arnaud and #29 Noah Syndergaard) being moved in the deal, who could really be blamed for not focusing on a 9-year veteran journeyman catcher? [...] more... 
In December, the Mets tossed around the idea of signing catcher Kelly Shoppach as a platoon partner for Josh Thole. They opted for Mike Nickeas instead. In July, with the non-waiver trade deadline approaching at the end of the month, the team again considered Shoppach — along with other righthanded hitters Ramon Hernandez, Geovany Soto [...] more... 
What this man has accomplished this year is truly unbelievable, and unexpected. I was one to think to myself, this guy is just another passer by on a revolving door of no name starting pitchers. Wrong! His 2.57 ERA tops all Mets pitchers beyond 58 innings. To be exact, only Francisco Rodriguez and Dessens have [...] more... 
With about a month left to go until pitchers and catchers report, Mets have obvious substantial work to get done on those two fronts. Mets fans remember this, even with no catcher at this point, Mets are better than last year. It’s called addition by subtraction, Brian Schneider, thank you. Bengie, get your head out [...] more... 
All gears are starting to mesh for the Mets who are riding a seven game win streak into tonight’s game against the Braves. Johan gets the ball tonight with a chance to keep this going. It won’t be easy going up against an almost Met, Derek Lowe. Let’s show Mr. Lowe some love tonight and [...] more... 
With only two weeks in and the first home stand at Citi field in the books, Mets have obvious holes, and we’re not talking about the sexy ones. First, Mets have shown they can’t get the big hit. Leaving tons of base runners stranded in scoring position with less than two outs has been a [...] more... 
Who is Pedro Feliciano? Does anyone know? In the pic on the right he looks like a pimp, of sorts. He’s seemingly innocuous and soft-spoken enough that dude could be the criminal kingpin when The Wire comes back for another season to explore baseball. Like a Puerto Rican “The Greek” from Season 2, he blends [...] more... 
Sourpusses take note, man up, and enjoy the show. Big things are happening in the World Baseball Classic. As the Debbie Downers continue to frown upon this great event, the World Baseball Classic continues to excite. It’s back, it’s here, and it’s electric. Fans here don’t need to see hits, homeruns, strikeouts, or anything on [...] more... 
El maestro, Johan Santana, flat out shuts ‘em down. Mets fans found out first hand what Santana is capable of in 2008 and should expect more of the same in 2009. With the 2008 season winding down, the Mets stumbling, tripping over their own feet, and limping towards the playoffs, Santana did what only the [...] more... 
Mets fans, meet the closer before the closer, J.J. Putz. With a fastball in the mid-high 90’s, Putz became tremendously effective in 2006 once he mastered a secondary pitch, the splitter. In his first full year of closing duties for Seattle, Putz powered to 104 K’s in 78.1 innings, with a 2.30 ERA, .919 WHIP [...] more...