Following their second consecutive weekend of being swept by the lowly Marlins, the Mets have demoted three players to AAA Las Vegas – Rob Carson, Mike Baxter and Ike Davis. Davis, the Mets’ home run leader a year ago, is batting a pedestrian .161 and has driven in just 16 runs. The Mets’ recent struggles [...] more... So as most people predicted, the Mets have sucked this year. As of this writing they are 20-29 and so many players are struggling that it’s hard to see it getting any better soon. Ike Davis has struggled mightily with constant talks of demotion, Ruben Tejada forgot how to hit, and so on and so [...] more... Traditionally, Memorial Day is when it’s “okay” to check the Major League standings. Well, Memorial Day is upon us, and if you’re a fan of the Mets, you may want to look away. There have been bright spots – including hot starts out of Matt Harvey, David Wright, Daniel Murphy and the lightly-used Bobby Parnell [...] more... “The Mets are a season-high 10 games below .500, at 17-27. Predictably, they are going nowhere, slipping into irrelevance before Memorial Day. If they had a compelling replacement for Davis, it might make sense to send him down. They do not.” – Tyler Kepner, New York Times (May 22) In fact, the Mets do have [...] more... Well, there was a reason everyone was so surprised with the early-season offensive success the Mets were having. After the hot start, the Mets’ bats have gone ice cold. This past home stand, the Mets played six games – two against the Chicago White Sox, and four against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In those six games, [...] more... The New York Mets, at 12-15 (not counting Sunday’s game), certainly have had their problems in the early going. However, one thing that has been a pleasant surprise from the boys in orange and blue is their power output so far in 2013. At 32 home runs through 27 games, the Metropolitans currently have the fifth [...] more... This past Friday night was the epic showdown of Matt Harvey against Stephen Strasburg. I had the privilege of going to the game to witness it firsthand, as the chance to watch two young studs was too good to pass up. Harvey was absolutely dominate, only giving up one run over 7 strong innings. His [...] more... The New York Mets have won their first two series of the year for the first time since 2006. Their latest victory was also their most exciting one, a 4-3 walk-off win Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, capping off the Opening Week homestand. Six games into the season is hardly a large enough sample size [...] more... So another Opening Day is upon us, and sportswriters all over New York are hard at work examining the Mets’ starting lineup, rotation, and bullpen in their attempt to predict how the season will go and where we’ll wind up come the end of September. Yeah, it’s not a pretty picture. We’ve been told time [...] more... At the start of every season, fans dream about what their team can do. Some of the dreams are realistic, some are not. How realistic, (or not realistic) are the following scenarios to happen? Scenario 1: David Wright repeats last season’s performance. I say realistic. David Wright’s 2011 was an aberration and he worked extremely [...] more...