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The playoffs have been marred by bad calls from umpires -- some they could have called better, some they might have had little chance of getting right. So if we had the technology to get this right last week, why not start now, asks Buster?

Blog | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Expect the addition of closer Francisco Rodriguez to make the Mets a team that opponents love to loathe.

The Mets gave $53 million to Pedro Martinez, and they definitely didn't get their money's worth, writes Bob Klapisch.

In the market for a starter and a closer, the Mets figure to be big spenders this offseason.

Though his team is showing signs of possibly repeating its collapse from last season, Mike Pelfrey will get the chance to right the Mets' ship.

With three of the first 33 picks in the draft, the Mets could infuse some young talent into their system in a hurry.

Through the first five weeks of the season, both the Yankees and Mets have been maddeningly inconsistent.

The first Phillies-Mets series of the season is irresistible from every vantage point.

Last year it was the Phils' Jimmy Rollins. This year it's Carlos Beltran. The acquisition of ace Johan Santana has Beltran boldly ordaining the Mets as "the team to beat."

Now you see them, now you don't. In a matter of months, the Mets have gone from World Series hopefuls to afterthoughts.

With Tom Glavine's career with the Mets almost certainly over and the health of Pedro Martinez a question mark, New York will need to address its rotation heading into 2008.

If the tempest really has run its course, the remainder of the Mets' regular-season schedule looks like a layup.

Nobody misses Pedro more than Tom Glavine, whose march to 300 hasn't been easy without the charismatic ace.

With one impressive start after another, Oliver Perez is quickly turning into one of the National League's premier lefties.

While the Yankees generate all the back-page headlines, even in a state of decline, the Mets continue to stockpile wins.

Jose Reyes used to get himself out at the plate, but now the Mets' shortstop has become much more efficient at harassing opposing teams.