Zack Wheeler: A lesson in overreacting

@AdamRubinESPN Wheeler is another OVERRATED Met prospect — Chris #KNICKSTAPE (@ChrisNYG) July 25, 2013   Maybe Zack Wheeler is the next Mike Pelfrey... #EW — Francisco Sarceño (@Frank_Guate) July 6, 2013 Putting this on the record in the Twitterverse, Zack Wheeler will be Mets' Phil Hughes. Lots of hype/potential but won't live up to it [...]

The 2014 season does not revolve around Matt Harvey

These past two weeks have been tough for Mets fans. Two weeks ago we learned that that both Jeremy Hefner and Jenrry Mejia were not going to be pitching again this season. This past week, we found out that Matt Harvey, the most exciting story this season, went down with a torn UCL. Harvey’s future [...]

Will Mets’ farm system success translate to major league success?

In case you hadn't heard, the New York Mets will probably not be making the postseason for the seventh year in a row. That's particularly painful considering that the rebuild didn't really start in earnest until the 2011 season. The future does look bright for the franchise, devastating-Matt-Harvey-injury aside. You need look no further than [...]

Looking back at Bobby Parnell’s season

Well, it seems all but apparent that Bobby Parnell’s fine season will be coming to an end this month. According to MetsBlog, Parnell is not even close to resuming any baseball-related activities. Parnell was placed on the DL on August 6 with a neck injury. He had an epidural shot to alleviate the pain, but [...]

Anthony Recker wins again, Ike Davis’ walks, Andrew Brown’s PT quest

On Thursday, Anthony Recker made his first start since being recalled from Las Vegas. He went 1-for-2 with a HR and 2 BB and he did a fine job working behind the plate with Carlos Torres. The Mets had a laugher, as they downed the Phillies, 11-3, to earn a split of the four-game series. [...]

Is this the worst time to be a Mets fan in lean years?

Reading Charlie Hangley’s piece on this season seemingly turning into 1978 before our eyes made me wonder about lean eras in Met history.  Some say this is a bit masochistic of a topic, but the reasons behind the logic of it are worth pondering.  So the case can be made that the “lean eras” since [...]

Is the wind out of the Mets sail for good this year?

Are you excited for the final month of baseball, Mets’ fans? Clearly that’s a rhetorical question. With the Mets dropping six of their last seven games, the grittiness and fight that this team displayed shortly after the All-Star break, all but seems to have dissipated. The air has been let out of the balloon as [...]

What did Jon Niese show us with his shutout?

After hearing the worst news that the Mets fan base could hear twice in one month: David Wright and Matt Harvey have possible extended injuries, every Met fan was up in arms about how the future in queens would look next season. After losing five consecutive games, I started to wonder why I even bothered [...]