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If you want to understand the Mets’ mindset going into tonight, don’t start with the standings, the injuries, or even the schedule that suddenly looks like a gift from the baseball gods. Start in the clubhouse, where the message is somehow both simple and impossibly complicated. Relax. But also step up. Don’t press. But produce. Ignore the noise. But fix everything. Carlos Mendoza stood there pregame sounding like a man trying to balance a glass of water on a moving train. Th

Mets 8 Nationals 0 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 10-19 Mets streak: Won 1 WP -Clay Holmes (3-2) LP -Zack Littell (0-4) Seat on the Korner: Clay Holmes We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The Main Event Restaurant

If you’re reaching for the panic button already, you’re not alone. Mets fans everywhere are hovering over it like it’s the “Skip Intro” button on Netflix when the show hasn’t even started yet. The record? An ugly and I do mean ugly 9-19. The standings? A 10.5-game gap in the division and 6.5 back in the Wild Card. And yes, if you’ve already blamed the GM, the manager, and the popcorn vendor in Section 304 (we see you), you’re right on schedule for late-April baseball in Queen

The Mets’ story behind the plate in the 1980s with John Stearns, the bruised emblem of bad teams that still fought hard. Then the story bursts into the Gary Carter years, when the catcher stopped being merely a defensive post and became a source of power. The decade’s lasting image remains Carter in blue-and-orange gear, smiling, crouched, and pulling a young club toward October and to the promised land. In the early years, the Mets’ catcher was Stearns, “Bad Dude,” tough eno

This week's edition of Minor League Mondays takes a look at Mets' outfield prospect Nick Morabito, who is currently hitting .268 for AAA Syracuse.

Rockies 3 Mets 0 2nd game (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 9-19 Mets streak: Lost 3 WP -Chase Dollander (3-2) LP -Kodai Senga (0-4) SV -Zach Agnos (2) Seat on the Korner: Chase Dollander We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly prese

If you’ve been a long-time reader of this site, you already know something about us: we are not the “Fire the manager! Fire the GM! Trade the mascot!” crowd. That’s not our style. Knee-jerk reactions belong in sports talk radio at 2:17 a.m., not here. You also know this: I’ve admired Carlos Mendoza from the day he walked into Queens. His work ethic is real. His communication style is modern. His players, by all accounts, respect him. And no, the Mets’ current funk is not some

Rockies 3 Mets 1 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 9-18 Mets streak: Lost 2 WP -Jose Quintana (1-2) LP -Nolan McLean (1-2) SV -Victor Vodnik (4) Seat on the Korner: Jose Quintana We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by T

Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly wander through the Mets attic where the air is a little musty, the cardboard baseball cards are slightly curled, and every so often you find a story that makes you stop mid-sip of coffee and say, “Wait… that actually happened?” Last week we spent time with Vern Hoscheit, one of the true behind-the-scenes faces of the 1986 Mets, a man who collected World Series rings the way some people collect airline mile

If ever a list was put together noting actions and events that were quintessential New York Mets, that list would probably include continually opting for the unusual move that eventually backfires instead of choosing the more obvious and safer option; trades for veterans well past their primes that everyone except the front office knew would backfire; bizarre injuries that seem to happen only to the Mets; and big tease sprints toward the playoffs that ultimately collapse, bre

Rockies 4 Mets 3 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 9-17 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP - Michael Lorenzen (2-2) LP - Freddy Peralta (1-3) SV - Antonio Senzatela (2) Seat on the Korner: Michael Lorenzen We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly

Mets 10 Twins 8 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 9-16 Mets streak: Won 2 WP - Devin Williams (1-1) LP - Andrew Morris (0-1) Seat on the Korner: Bo Bichette We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The Main Event Restauran

The history of trades between the Mets and Marlins is a fascinating study in division dynamics - a rare case where two rivals have frequently served as each other's most prolific business partners. While most teams are hesitant to hand a silver bullet to a direct competitor, the Mets and Marlins have spent decades swapping franchise icons, All-Stars, and top prospects in deals that have reshaped both organizations. From the fire sales in South Beach to the "win now" gambles

Mets 3 Twins 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 8-16 Mets streak: Won 1! WP -Luke Weaver (2-0) LP - Taylor Rogers (0-1) Seat on the Korner: Luke Weaver We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The Main Event Restaurant &

Twins 5 Mets 3 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 7-16 Mets streak: Lost 12 WP -Cole Sands (1-1) LP - Devin Williams (0-1) Seat on the Korner: Luke Keaschall We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The Main Event Restauran

The story of the 1970s Mets at catcher is really a story of transition. The decade opened with Jerry Grote still doing most of the work behind the plate, moved through years when Duffy Dyer and Ron Hodges mattered in real ways, and closed with John Stearns carrying the job almost by himself. One year after the miracle, the Mets still looked familiar at catcher. Grote handled 126 games and hit .255, while Dyer appeared in 59 and hit .209; New York finished 83-79. Behind the p

New York Mets' righty Jonah Tong is off to a tough start at Syracuse, but results aren't the only thing to watch as we spotlight him in this week's edition of Minor League Mondays.

Cubs 2 Mets 1 in 10 innings (Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL) Mets record: 7-15 Mets streak: Lost 11 WP -Caleb Thielbar (2-2) LP - Craig Kimbrel (0-1) Seat on the Korner: Michael Conforto We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The

Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, where every week we climb back into the Mets attic, brush off a little dust, and see what kind of baseball story is hiding behind the old scorecards. Last week, we wandered into the outer edges of the statistical universe. We talked about extremes. A Mets ERA so high it looked like a typo, courtesy of Garrett Olson, and an ERA that didn’t exist at all, thanks to Stephen Tarpley. One number you couldn’t believe, and o

Cubs 4 Mets 2 (Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL) Mets record: 7-14 Mets streak: Lost 10 WP - Jameson Taillon (1-1) LP - Freddy Peralta (1-2) SV - Caleb Thielbar (1) Seat on the Korner: Carson Kelly We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presente