The following is 16 random things I have learned, so far this season, with roughly one-third of 2007 behind us…

Jose Reyes is the best overall player in baseball.  He is on pace to hit over .300, drive in close to 80 RBI and steal nearly 90 bases, all while committing less than 10 errors in [...]

The every-other-month trend by Carlos Delgado continued last month, as you can see from below…
In April of last season he hit .298 (up), in May he hit .208 (down), in June he hit .291 (up), in July he hit .261 (down), in August he hit .291 (up), in September he hit .253 (down), during the [...]

Mike Steffanos at Mike’s Mets relays the amazing story behind Orlando Hernandez which illustrates his 1997 defection from Cuba and the origins of his nickname “El Duque.”
Steffanos’ post forwards along an article written by Doug Padilla of the Chicago-Sun Times in January 2005.
Padilla writes:
“Night turned to day which turned to night again. Four cans of [...]

…the buzz from new york suggests that the Mets may end up building a new, more elaborate Home-Run Apple for Citi Field, which will be featured prominently beyond the home run wall and the below center-field scoreboard…
…from what i can gather, no official decision has been made, but my gut is telling me that this [...]

Last night, Mets RHP Mike Pelfrey allowed no runs and just three hits, while walking four, and striking out, in five innings for his first win for Triple-A New Orleans.
Overall in Triple-A, spanning four strats since being demoted last month, Pelfrey is 1–1 with a 2.66 ERA, but has allowed 29 base runners, while striking out [...]

At his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin does a fantastic job, as usual, in his most recent minor-league report, in which he details the state of the team’s minor-league system, as well as specific players, such as B’Mets 1B Brett Harper, who recently ended a 21–game hitting streak.
The 25–year-old Harper is hitting .272 [...]

The Mets and SNY have launched Your 15 Seconds of Mets Fame Commercial Contest.
According to the team’s press release…
“The competition is open to all Mets fans to produce their own version of a 15-second Mets television spot consistent with the team’s slogan, “The 2007 Mets.  Your Season Has Come.”  The winning spot(s), which will be judged by [...]

In Newsday, Johnette Howard pens a fantastic column about Mets pitching-coach Rick Peterson, while talking with a variety of disciples, including Billy Wagner and Oliver Perez.
In the column, among other intriguing comments, Howard writes…
“‘They all think I’m whacked out, too,’ jokes Peterson, whose interests range from eastern philosophy to yoga, dipping snuff to energy crystals [...]

By making a poor throw to first off a ground-ball in the eighth inning yesterday, Jose Reyes ended his team’s streak of errorless games at 12, tying the club record set last season.
The Mets have made the fewest errors in baseball with just 22 in 55 games played.  The Mets are 27–10 in games when they [...]

Former-Mets OF Darryl Strawberry will represent the Mets, along with Kevin Morgan, during Thursday’s live MLB Amateur Draft on ESPN 2, according to MLB.com.
Strawberry had been selected by the Mets with the first overall pick during the 1980 draft.
Starting at 6 pm on Thurday, ESPN2 will air each team’s first round choice.
…for those who are [...]

Mets OF Carlos Beltran did not start yesterday, but declared himself capable of pinch hitting.
Prior to the game, Beltran told reporters he intends to start on Tuesday against the Phillies.
Beltran bruised his knee three days ago in a collision with Giants 1B Rich Aurilia. 
…the buzz from shea notes that beltran has a nice bruise on [...]