The Game…

The Mets (92-59) take on the Marlins (75-77) in the finale of the four-game set this evening, starting at 7:10 pm EDT…

The Pitchers…

RHP Pedro Martinez (9-6, 4.03 ERA) gets another tuneup start for the Mets…In his first start off the DL last Friday vs. the Pirates, Martinez lasted only three innings, allowing four runs [...]

In May of 2004, Allen Schwarz wrote an article for New York Magazine that layed out a plan to put the Mets in the post season by 2006. Their plan was not completely in line with how the Mets ultimately constructed the team to where it is today, but nonetheless the article makes for some entertaining reading [...]

As discussed in the comments section today, it’s looking all the more likely that Mets will move their AAA-affiliate to New Orleans…
Will Lingo of Baseball America pens a detailed column on the Mets’ scenario, as well as changes in the Yankees, Orioles and Phillies organizations. According to Lingo, the Mets enlisted David Wright to call [...]

In an article in today’s Bergan Record, Steve Popper discusses the veteran players on the Mets who are experiencing the post season in a full time role for the first time in their careers. Cliff Floyd was a bench player with the Marlins World Series team in 1997, Green has only tasted the postseason once with the [...]

This interesting little tidbit on Padres C Mike Piazza first appeared on Jayson Stark’s “blog” for ESPN.com…
…the insider will block you from reading the column, but i’ll give you the gist…
Piazza currently has 22 home runs, but only 36 runs scored. That means, more than 60 percent of his runs scored are due to his [...]

According to the NY Daily News’ Adam Rubin, via his blog, the Mets and Hagerstown have ended their relationship after only two years.
…so now the mets will have to find another new single a affiliate, as well as a possible replacement for the tides… 
…there is talk that new orleans could be the mets new triple a partner…

Newsday’s Shaun Powell gladly eats crow and gives credit to Mets owner Fred Wilpon, in Thursday’s edition.  Powell had been critical of Wilpon, even calling for him to sell the team.

“The Mets were better off without Wilpon and his son, Jeff, at least that’s what I wrote. These foofs had no business running a team, [...]

…i love when players are confident, but this is sort of ridiculous…

“While Manager Willie Randolph was speaking with the news media before the game, Miguel Cabrera poked his head into the interview room and said, “We’re going to win today.” Randolph stared at him before responding: “You’re going to win today? That’s good. It doesn’t [...]

The NY Times’ Ben Shpigel wraps last night’s Mets 6-3 loss to the Marlins.  In the story, he writes that the Marlins Dontrelle Willis could easily be a Met next season.
Shpigel writes:

“It is conceivable that the Mets and Marlins will talk this winter, but the Marlins are under no pressure to surrender Willis. Far away from [...]