It used to be a common baseball term to refer to a team’s ace as a stopper. As in, the guy on the mound who ends long losing streaks. Now, it’s just as likely to refer to a team’s main bullpen guy. Or, even worse, as a team logo wine cork. But today, let’s go [...]

Full disclosure: I missed most of this game. I was at a pre-Father's Day dinner at my brother-in-law's house. I tuned in in time to see yet another fielding gaffe account for the Braves' sixth run. I notice that Noah Syndergaard got knocked around a bit, Curtis Granderson hit the ball hard three out of [...]

As of the writing of this article, the Mets are 26-11 at home. That's a welcome change over the last few seasons, as they've struggled to win at Citi Field. In fact, they haven't finished over .500 at home since 2010. In contrast, they're just 10-22 on the road. Not only is that the worst [...]

A most polarizing figure in the Mets’ blogosphere is 23-year-old Wilmer Flores. If you are a Mets fan you undoubtedly have an opinion about him and it’s likely a strong one. The dividing line between the Flores factions is the question of whether his bat is potent enough to make up for a questionable (to [...]

The Mets suffered a demoralizing loss to the Braves Friday night, seizing a loss from the jaws of victory with a 2-1 setback. Terry Collins utilized four pitchers in the eighth inning and with better play and better managing he would have used just one. An inexperienced (14 games) Ruben Tejada at third base killed [...]

Just 68 games into the season, the Mets have already suffered through a full season’s worth of injuries. The team has seen about half of its expected opening day roster on the disabled list already, including two starting pitchers, three every day players, five relievers and several prospects. There’s also been a lengthy PED suspension, [...]

There was a time a few years ago when Bobby Parnell was half-lovingly nicknamed Captain Fastball.  He could bring the heat - reaching over 100 mph on the gun - but had problems with control and being hittable.  As the now well-known story goes, Jason Isringhausen taught him the knuckle-curve and from that point on, [...]

Tonight we saw former Met and Cy Young recipient R.A. Dickey take the mound against Bartolo Colon. Ever since Dickey was traded, he has not been able to duplicate his 2012 award-winning campaign. It was nice (and sometimes painful) to see Dickey pitch against the Mets, however it was unfortunate that the Mets could not muster [...]