Ruben Tejada is quietly having the best season of his life

In the season of 2012, Ruben Tejada went from being Jose Reyes' backup to the full time starting shortstop for the New York Mets. He met the challenge head-on, hitting .289/.333/.351 while providing superb defense in a brief exhale of relief that maybe Reyes wouldn't be so missed after all. It was a career year [...]

Let’s all go nuts over Yoenis Cespedes

Yoenis Cespedes has spent all of four seasons in the MLB, and has already had a stellar career. According to Baseball-reference.com, over a 162-game average he has a batting line of .272/.320/.489 with 30 home runs, 35 doubles, 11 stolen bases, 106 RBI, and 96 runs scored. Those are All-Star numbers to be sure, and [...]

Gut Reaction: Marlins 6, Mets 5 (9/4/15)

The new-look Mets are supposed to win games like this. Playing against the 56-79 Miami Marlins, these are the "easy" games that many thought would carry the Mets to the playoff promised land. While one loss doesn't completely negate an easy schedule, or the season, it doesn't bode well. The most worrisome aspect (no surprise) [...]

Daniel Murphy is proving to be an all-time great Met

Thoughts of 2016 are far off, as the Mets are making a run at what could and should be a very special season. The chorus of "next year" actually has to wait until next year for a change. So it's not really worth delving into where Daniel Murphy might land after he becomes a free [...]

Looking back at history, and forward with David Wright

Last night the New York Mets did something historic. As a team they hit 15 extra-base hits, and eight home runs, led by none other than David Wright. In his first at-bat four months removed from the game of baseball, he crushed a pitch into the second deck in Citizens Bank Park. Wright's power display [...]