Monthly Archives: March 2011

NOTE: this is a post by Matt Himelfarb; please direct your comments to him. With Pedro Beato now a lock to make the big league club, Jason Isringhausen, Manny Acosta, and Blaine Boyer are left to fight it out for … Continue reading →

As much as the Mets owners and upper management consistently deny it, the team’s financial struggles have affected the organization’s overall performance, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Because the team could not secure a line … Continue reading →

A few quick notes based on observation of today’s televised spring training game between the Mets and Braves …

Last night I had the incredible opportunity to participate in a conference call with other Mets bloggers and Sandy Alderson, GM of the Mets. Michael Baron of MetsBlog did the dirty work of transcribing the call; it is below, enhanced … Continue reading →

The Mets have released Oliver Perez and the Phillies have signed Luis Castillo to a minor league deal. I’ll write more on both eventually but in the meantime, comment away.

Following with the theme of positive posts (and videos) today, I give you what may be the best Mets commercial since … well … ever … Nice that there isn’t any nonsensical, unrealistic marketing message attached (i.e., “the magic is … Continue reading →

Lately, there has been a lot of negativity on this blog. Maybe it’s me. Or maybe it’s because the Mets stink, the Wilpons are broke, and the Mets stink. So, today I have something positive to report, though it has … Continue reading →

In the Mets’ spring training contest against the Nationals on Saturday afternoon, Chris Capuano threw 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball. His outing included 6 ground ball outs, 3 flyouts, and 5 strikeouts; he allowed only 3 hits and walked … Continue reading →