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The Mets may not do many things well, but you'd be hard-pressed to find an organization that does a better job of getting caught up in asinine controversies. The latest involves Jordany Valdespin getting hit by a pitch and manager Terry Collins snipi...

Like Mr. Schoenfield, I'm normally the kind of writer who will come at you from an analytical angle. Not tonight. Tonight, I'm here to celebrate the sheer joy of watching one of the best pitchers in the game, Felix Hernandez, who absolutel...

If you're reading this blog, you're probably aware that the Mets' outfield is, um, underwhelming. And although their farm system is rich in some areas, such as right-handed pitching, it is bereft of outfield talent. In fact, Brandon Nimmo is the orga...

You have to feel for Jordan Zimmermann, he of the Friday evening one-hitter, and Kyle Kendrick (three-hit shutout) a little bit. On any other night, either of those two would have been the story. But they were both upstaged by Anibal Sanchez,...

Whether it's hitting a game-winning homer off Jonathan Papelbon, getting hit in the groin by a Justin Verlander fastball while not wearing a cup, or getting blamed for Daniel Murphy's baserunning blunder, Jordany Valdespin is always in the middle of ...

Friday was just one of those nights when we give thanks for the existence of the MLB cable package. Everywhere you turned there was something significant, bizarre, or significant and bizarre going on. Some of these events could define the season, ...

The Mets head to Colorado next week for the final leg of their 10-game road trip, and it will presumably stir up some emotions for Ike Davis. It was at Coors Field that Davis injured his left ankle on May 10, 2011, after colliding with David Wrig...

After spending most of spring training leading the majors in punch lines, the Mets' outfield got a modicum of revenge on Opening Day, as the trio of Collin Cowgill, Marlon Byrd and Lucas Duda accounted for four hits (including a grand slam from Cowgi...

It seems as if there are two kinds of Mets fans these days -- pessimists, and those who actively loathe the franchise. For a team whose mantra is "Ya Gotta Believe," this is a shame, albeit understandable, when you consider the club's descent into...

It hasn't been a good year for Delmon Young. Back in April, Young was arrested for using an anti-semitic slur in an altercation with a fan in New York City, and was subsequently suspended seven games. Things haven't been much better on the field, ...

There's no official start to baseball's stretch run. It's kind of like what the Supreme Court once said about obscenity: You know it when you see it. Well, I feel fairly certain that Friday night was the unofficial start of baseball's stretch run,...

If you're someone who reads a lot of dorky baseball blogs (as I do), you may be familiar with the acronym TINSTAAPP. It stands for "There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect." It's a tongue-in-cheek axiom based on the idea that pitchers, and part...

This past winter, when the Cincinnati Reds traded for Mat Latos, I remember there being a lot of talk that he would really suffer without having spacious Petco Park as his home field. Of course, there obviously were going to be some difficulties f...

When trying to tell you why the NFL is so great, football fans will trot out the old "on any given Sunday" axiom. The idea being that the league's unpredictability stands above its peers. The thing is, the Major League Baseball season has 10 times...

Each week, ESPN.com senior baseball editor Matt Meyers and ESPNNY blogger Mark Simon discuss topics related to the upcoming week for the Mets. The Mets are in a funk right now. How long will this last? MEYERS: They've got six of their next nine ...

Each week, ESPN.com senior baseball editor Matt Meyers and ESPNNY.com baseball blogger Mark Simon weigh in on topics related to the current week for the Mets. Will the Mets finish with a better record than the Phillies in 2012? Meyers: Yes. The...