With unseemly suddenness, 2013 is morphing into an early draft of ’12 – which, from the All-Star break down, became an every-fifth day occasion; substitute “Harvey” for “Dickey”, and here we go again. Which is an advanced Yoga segue into the story of my favorite season (thus far): 1985. From surprisingly good the previous year, [...] more... At work, sitting in a truck outside Danbury, CT., radio on. Late morning. So: do you know where you were when we traded for Keith Hernandez? The emotion is still vivid, an uneasy mix of giddiness and embarrassment – in our ineptitude, how did we deserve such royalty? But believe it or not (and it [...] more... 
Interesting story on ESPN highlighting how the Mets, not the Yankees, nor any other team were Alex Rodriguez’s first true love. If he would’ve had it his way, he’d probably be a Met. Loving baseball and growing up in the 80′s, his only options to watch baseball in Miami were three main networks, WGN for [...] more... Now with over 50 plate appearances, Mets fans are starting to get a better idea of the player that Jordany Valdespin can become. Let’s take a look at where he came from, how he got here, and his role on the Mets in the present and the future. Valdespin, 24, signed with the Mets out [...] more... 
It’s been 10 years since the YES Network broke onto the scene in 2002, breaking Cablevision’s monopoly on the pro’fessional sports franchise market in New York City. The Yankees did this with the help of a ‘winter’ partner, the Nets, to ease themselves into it. On the other hand, the Mets were contractually tied to [...] more... 
With great sadness and love for one of the most beloved Mets players of all time, Gary Carter leaves us at the young age of 57. He leaves us with the greatest of Mets memories most Mets fans can recall from this franchise. Thank you Gary. Gary was, as Frank Cashen called it, the last piece [...] more... Homer Simpson once said about sporting events,”… it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how drunk you get.” Well I definitely care whether the Mets win or lose, but either way, I’m always down to drink while watchin em. If you’re like me (and Homer) here’s a little game to help you along, especially [...] more... 
“The Situation” throws first pitch like girl 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 [...] more... 
The beginning of a new season has Mets fan on the edge of their seats: will this season be one for the books, or a repeat of last season? Here in New York it takes a strong will (and a thick skin) to stay loyal and withstand ribbing from obnoxious Yankees fans. I find it [...] more... 
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...