Category Archives: News Notes Rumors

I need some help here, and asking for your opinion. I’m going to the Mets game tonight. I own one “authentic” Mets jersey — a home black Mo Vaughn, #42. It was a gift. Despite his bust of a career … Continue reading →

It’s agonizing, I know, but let’s look at the current NL East standings (preferably on an empty stomach): Mets 87-71 Phillies 86-72 Let’s pretend the Mets lose tonight, and the Phillies win. Both teams will be in a tie for … Continue reading →

The public has spoken, and the majority has ruled that the ball Barry Bonds hit as his 756th homerun will be stamped with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Shame … er, I mean “Fame”. As a … Continue reading →

The Mets have endured batting slumps, they’re enduring a pitching slump, and now they’re suffering from a fundamentals slump. How is that possible? Fundamentals are one of the two aspects of baseball that — supposedly — can’t go into a … Continue reading →

As mentioned in the MetsToday postgame (#157) notes, the Shea Stadium organist broke into a rendition of Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock” at the end of the eighth inning during the most recent loss to the Nationals. First of all, it … Continue reading →

The Mets’ recent slide has not simply “occurred” due to bad luck or the baseball gods, and despite Willie Randolph’s all-too-calm demeanor, this team is in a state of disarray. We keep hearing that the “talent is there” and that … Continue reading →

No doubt you heard about the latest games being played by Milton Bradley. As if it weren’t bad enough that his team was being wiped out of the Wild Card by being swept at home at the hands of the … Continue reading →