The first half ended with a bang, the second began with a whimper. In game #81, attended by a Citi Field record 42,516 souls – of which I was one – that rare bird, a Met laugher, the Mets became a 44-37 team. As Jonathon Niese set down Phillie after Phillie, as Daniel Murphy flirted [...]
I reached out to friends in the Mets blogosphere recently to ask the following question: What three prospects are the Mets most likely to trade before the end of the 2012 season? These guys all do great work and their names are hyperlinked to their blogs so please go ahead and click on them to [...]
The Mets try to keep Cliff Lee winless in 2012 as they take on the Phillies at 1:10 PM Chris F Chris F July 3, 2012 - 9:56 pm There are days I actually believe the Mets can be this good. Brian Joura Brian Joura July 4, 2012 - 12:09 pm START 7/4 CHATTER Brian [...]
1997 DONRUSS SIGNATURE SERIES BOBBY JONES Today is July 4, which of course can mean only one thing: it is the day after the date on which both Jim Morrison of the Doors and Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones died. The Mets never had the mediocre fortune of employing mediocre 2B/3B Jim Morrison, who [...]
Join us as the Mets look to continue their 2012 mastery over the Phillies, as Jonathon Niese aims for his seventh win of the season. Game time is 7:10 with coverage on SNY. Chris F Chris F July 1, 2012 - 11:08 pm cool. is there a cost issue? Brian Joura Brian Joura July 3, [...]
I never thought that would be a headline. Coming into the year, I mostly bought the MSM narratives about the Mets’ awfulness. I steeled myself against the inevitable onslaught of negative news stories, ridicule from the Bronx and Philadelphia, braying on the airwaves and early-season rain. Even after a 4-0 bolt out of the gate, [...]
In the last five games the Mets are 4-1 while the Phillies are 0-5. Combined with New York being six games over .500 and Philadelphia nine games under, it’s understandable why the Mets come into their three game-set with the defending NL East champs almost a bit cocky. Josh Thole is shooting to go 5-1 [...]
Originally signed by the Giants in 2008, Luis Mateo’s $625,000 contract was voided because of chips in his elbow. In November he signed a deal with the Padres, this time for $300,000 but this too was voided when the MLB discovered he had lied about his age. Finally in 2011 the Mets signed the (then [...]
Ruben Tejada was on a roll the first five weeks of the season, with a .305/.362/.400 line before he went down with an injury. There was some concern that he would not be the force he was early in the year when he finally made it back on the active roster, but Tejada has put [...]
Come join as as the Mets take out their brooms and look for a four-game sweep of the Dodgers. It's the Sunday Night ESPN game with coverage starting at 8:00 PM Brian Joura July 1, 2012 - 5:29 pm New software for tonight's chat. A little different than we are used to but it should [...]
This year has been a lot of fun for the Mets and their fans. Expectations were low coming into the season and the Mets have instead played like a team that has designs playing in the postseason. After what the team has been through the past three years, 2012 feels like a cool breeze on [...]
