Matt Harvey has electric stuff, there’s no doubt about that. His average fastball velocity is among the best of NL starters, and his vicious slider is making hitters look foolish. He’s already showing complete dominance but what’s scary is that I truly think he’s going to keep getting better. Not because of his physical gifts [...] more... 
If you’re not familiar with Scott Boras here’s a quick need-to-know: he’s the most powerful agent in sports, he’s a bastard on his best day, and he’s responsible for Oliver Perez. And if you’re familiar with columnist Bill Simmons (ESPN.com Page2 and now Grantland), you know that Simmons has publicly referred to Boras as “the [...] more... 
The Mets, according to this have the 7th highest payroll in baseball, at $120.1M. This list is based on Opening Day rosters, so the Mets number doesn’t include Ollie and Castillo (or even Gary Matthews, Jr.) so it’s really more like $140M, which would be good for 4th highest. Whenever I hear people say something [...] more... 
Now that the Mets cleaned up the dirt, by releasing Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez, something that had to be done, the media is all hyped up with speculation on who the next Mets scapegoat will be. Just check out the headlines in the New York Post and Daily News today. NY Daily News: Mets out of [...] more... 
Sandy Alderson just got his first lesson in ‘New York’, claiming the fan and media attention given to Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez is a bit peculiar. “It’s a little odd,” Alderson said. “I think it does distract one from taking a look at the team as a whole and having a more balanced view [...] more... Dan Warthen, you have got to be kidding me. Are you serious? I’m tired off writing about this sad sack of shit, Oliver Perez. There is nothing he can do at this point. Even if he threw fifteen scoreless relief innings in spring, that should not change anyone’s mind about him. Fools gold, is all [...] more... The message was clear, firm, and without any hesitation. Children take note and know your role models. This is how you do it with class. This is how you become respected as a person and player. This is how you put the team first. This is how you set an example to your teammates. Carlos [...] more... Woohoo, as I fist-pump my arm out the socket, hearing about Oliver Perez’ first spring outing, another debacle. To his credit, at least he’s in mid-season form. In typical true Oliver Perez fashion, two innings, four earned runs, and three walks. The walks, three consecutive with two outs. Note to Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson- [...] more... Madoff this and Madoff that, this has become a unique offseason for the Mets. One with very little player movement, a ton of front office movement, and virtually no expectations. This time of year usually brings hope to Mets fans, waiting to check out the goods that the offseason brings. Not this year. This is [...] more... 
Snooki – Mets fan from birth 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 of [...] more...