Have the Mets really turned a corner?

Much has been said about the regression of the Mets' "core" this season, both on Mets360 and in Mets commentary in general, and with good reason. Ike Davis has once again opened the season in a "slump" so bad that mere words can no longer describe it. The word "slump" doesn't even apply anymore, truth [...]

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Dear Mets front office: What’s your definition of overwhelmed?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhUJe3vkLIs You have certainly read reports that the Mets would need to be “overwhelmed” to trade Bobby Parnell (who Detroit and Boston have interest in) but what you may not have read is that they need to be equally “overwhelmed” to trade the thirty five year old rental, Marlon Byrd. Parnell is only 28 and [...]

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Mets fans and the case against Tom Glavine

Why do Met fans shake their fists and groan when Tom Glavine’s name is mentioned?  What did he do to deserve an eternal banishment to the club’s dog-house? What happened to turn this 300-game winner into a target of scorn? THE FACTS: Tom Glavine signed a 4-year $42.5 million dollar deal with the New York [...]

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David Aardsma: A valuable commodity

Whether he stays with the Mets for the duration of the season (perhaps maybe even beyond) or being part of deal to bring in some prospects, David Aardsma has once again become a valued commodity in the major leagues. Aardsma put together another fine outing in the Mets’ 13-8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on [...]

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Other All-Star performances from the month

David Wright and Matt Harvey weren't the only Met organization employees to perform in All-Star Games this month.  There was also the Major League Baseball Futures Game at Citi Field this past Sunday and the Triple-A All-Star Game held Wednesday night.  As well as the Double-A Eastern League's All-Star Game held back on July 10th. [...]

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Roundtable: Expectations for the Mets in the second half

Now that the All-Star break is over, I reached out to my friends in the Mets blogosphere and asked the following question: What are your expectations for the Mets in the second half? These people all do great work and their names are hyperlinked to their blogs so please go ahead and click on them [...]

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Predicting the Mets’ 2014 starting rotation

Outside of phenom Matt Harvey, starting pitching has not been the New York Mets' strong suit in 2013. From Aaron Laffey to Shaun Marcum, nobody has been anywhere near as consistently reliable as Harvey has. This poses a lot of questions as to who will start Opening Day next year, or in the games following [...]

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Darin Gorski pitches well but does anyone notice?

The Maytag repairman has nothing on the Darin Gorski fan club. The story goes that Maytags were so dependable that their repairmen got lonely since they had nothing to do. As the driver of the Gorski fan club bus, I keep looking to see if anyone has taken any of the seats behind me and [...]

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