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... 
June was supposed to be a telltale month for this 2012 Mets team. It was the month that could end the season or present them as contenders if they could survive it. It was a month that offered up top of the food chain type teams looking for blood. Cardinals – 4 games (3W – [...] more... 
It’s the most important, semi-important series of the year, 3 games against the Yankees. It’s not for the best record in the N.L. or even for first place in the N.L. East but everyone across the 5 boroughs knows what this means, especially to the Mets, perennial 2nd fiddle to the Mighty Yankees, the [...] more... 
Update: As I started writing this Vinny Rottino just went deep with a game-tying 2 run home run off of Cole Hamels. Which means, I should write more. But to the actual point – after doing what good teams do (beating up on bad teams) against the Pirates and Padres, the Mets are now thrust [...] more... Just as I was just starting to not hate Michael Kay, I hear his rant on 1050 ESPN radio this weekend on how the National League has a clear advantage in inter-league play. His reasoning confirms in my mind that this guy has some serious delusions. There’s just no other explanation. His main argument you [...] more... What a great show of display by the local spoilers, your very own NY Mets. Don’t let them fool you. Mets don’t want the Phillies to win this thing again. In true competitive fashion, they bent over and took a sweep of the Braves, showing their resiliency and their support for the Phillies to not [...] more... 
“We’re expecting to go out there and win the National League East’, go deep into the playoffs and win a World Series” – David Wright What else is he supposed to say? Why is everyone shocked to hear this? You play to win the games. No one goes into the season thinking they don’t have [...] more... 
The MLB regular season comes to a grinding halt this Sunday after 162 grueling games and some will say that in the NL East everything has gone according to plan. The Phillies have clinched their third straight division crown. The Nats have put together two back to back 100 game season losses. The Marlins and [...] more... 
This is sort of exciting: Buster Olney talking about Jake Peavy, Matt Cain, and Zach Greinke being available. Any of them would be a GREAT fit behind Johan in our rotation. And would allow us to let Ollie walk without losing any ground in our rotation. Peavy in particular would make a Tyson-in-his-prime 1-2 punch [...] more... 
Thinking about the loss of Billy Wagner, for perhaps forever, makes me almost want to write off the season. A loss of a crucial cog while already being a team still grasping for its identity— just feels like, sure, we could make the playoffs, but we can’t win the big one with our current state [...] more...