Midseason Assessment by John Delcos

When pitchers and catchers reported Feb. 18, I posted five key questions the Mets faced heading into the season. Let’s revisit those questions at the All-Star break.

1) Question: What is this team’s attitude?

Assessment: By all accounts, it has been superb. There is a different chemistry in the Mets clubhouse than I have previously seen. The Mets have shown a remarkable resiliency to bounce back from adversity and Sunday’s win is just another example. There have been no issues about a lack of hustle, and no finger pointing. Both Jeff Francoeur and Angel Pagan said the right things about the prospect of reduced playing time as Carlos Beltran is about to be activated from the disabled list. The only sour note was

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Mets Game 80: Win Over Nationals

Mets 5 Nationals 3 The Mets picked one off. Seemingly safe and secure with a 5-1 lead going into the ninth, Jerry Manuel put the final three outs in the hands of LOOGY Pedro Feliciano and ROOGY Elmer Dessens — while Francisco Rodriguez warmed up in the ‘pen. As everyone expected, Feliciano enticed Adam Dunn … Read more

Mets Game 75: Win Over Twins

Mets 6 Twins 0 The Mets complete interleague play in dominant fashion. By shutting out the Twins, the Mets finish the season with a 13-5 record in interleague play. Let’s hope they play one more series against an American League team before the end of 2010. Game Notes Jon Niese shut out the Twins through … Read more