Over the past three years, RA Dickey has been one of the only bright spots in an otherwise dismal stretch for the Mets. Picked up off the scrap heap by Omar Minaya in his last good move, the evolution from 35 year old, soft tossing retread to 38 year old, CY Young Award winner has [...] more... 
Majority of the resources used by Sandy Alderson and company this off-season were used to overhaul a bullpen that struggled mightily last season. So far, the results have been mixed. Frank Francisco got off to a rocky start but has pitched better since his temper tantrum in Canada, as he promised. Tim Byrdak has [...] more... 
16.5 million dollars a year will do that. Will cause fans and experts to doubt your ability. Will cause everyone to look past how good you are and only focus on what you are getting paid to determine if you are worth their admiration. Jason Bay signed with the Mets in the winter of 2010 [...] more... 
Spit out the words Omar Minaya within a circle of Mets fans and you will sure to get back some strong sentiments. Mind you, those sentiments would mostly be of the negative kind. No doubt about it, Omar Minaya made some terrible moves during his Mets tenure. Who can forget the Oliver Perez, Luis Castillo, [...] more... Who is this guy, Brad Emaus, from Kalamazoo Michigan, same place Derek Jeter grew up? This has new regime written all over it, being that Emaus is a J.P. Ricciardi guy. Omar Minaya man Luis Castillo never had a chance, thank you! The kid is only 25 years old, brings new hunger and fresh blood [...] 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... 
Dear Luis, So you asked to be released? You weren’t given a fair chance for the starting job at second base? Well you got your wish—the Mets released you. Talk about a win-win situation: you get to move on to greener pastures, while still collecting $6 million from the Wilpons, and we get to watch [...] more... 
The K-Rod dilemma is something the Mets don’t want to touch with a ten foot pole. The dilemma is that Francisco Rodriguez has a clause in his contract that automatically triggers a 17.5 million dollar option year for 2012 if he finishes 55 games this season. How many games has he finished in the last [...] more... 
The good news is Johan Santana is on schedule to begin his rehab program and possibly make a return sometime in June. The bad news, the Mets still have their hands tied financially, the team is filling holes on a limited budget, and 2011 does not look promising at all. You have to feel for [...] more... 
In recent seasons, Mets fans have heard countless cries calling for everyone’s heads. Fire Omar Minaya, fire Willie Randolph, fire Tony Bernazard, fire Jerry Manuel, fire the pitching and hitting coaches, fire this one, fire that one. How about firing Jay Horowitz? We never hear that one, well, until recently. This was mentioned in the [...] more...