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Saturday Seasons The 1990 Mets: The Curtain Falls
If you’re a Mets fan who remembers 1990, first of all — congratulations on surviving parachute pants, Crystal Pepsi, and your mom yelling...
Mark Rosenman
Oct 4, 20253 min read
Let's call the 2025 Mets what they actually were ...
First off, let me get some semantics out of the way: Everyone and their mothers are calling the plight of the 2025 Mets a "collapse"....
John Coppinger
Oct 2, 202513 min read
The Audacity of Hope
The Hope Diamond Mets fans should be disappointed but not surprised by the outcome of the 2025 season. This was a flawed team...
A.J. Carter
Oct 1, 20254 min read
Kollector’s Korner Met-o-ra-bil-ia Hall of Fame Inductee #9: Family, Fandom, and the Mets: Justin Oland’s Story
If you’ve been saving our first seven installments in plastic sleeves and alphabetizing them by subject, congratulations — you’re...
Mark Rosenman
Oct 1, 20255 min read
Mets Fans, Lend Me Your Ear, I Come to Praise Mendoza Not Bury Him
Mets fans, lend me your ears—though given the way this season went, most of us would rather stuff them with Shea Stadium hot dog wrappers...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 30, 20259 min read
David Stearns Takes Ownership of Mets’ Disappointing Season: “I’m Responsible for It”
On Monday, Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns faced the media in a wide-ranging press conference that spanned nearly...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 29, 20256 min read
Mike's Met Of The Month, September 2025: Juan Soto
Mets' outfielder Juan Soto takes home the final Met of the Month Award for 2025, hitting .309 with 8 home runs, 21 RBI and a 1.022 OPS in September.
phillipsm331
Sep 29, 20252 min read
Mets Sleep with the Fishes as Reds Had Nothing Brewing, Ending a Disappointing Playoff-Less Season
Marlins 4 Mets 0 (loanDepot Park, Miami, FL) Mets record: 83-79 Mets streak: Lost 1 L10 : 5-5 WP - Edwin Cabrera (8-7) LP - Brooks...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 28, 20255 min read
Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #39 : The Mets’ Lost Voices: Steve Albert and Lorn Brown
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 28, 20255 min read
Feat of Clay Keeps Mets Alive
Mets 5 Marlins 0 (loanDepot Park, Miami, FL) Mets record: 83-78 Mets streak: Won 1 WP - Clay Holmes (12-8) LP - Eury Perez (7-6) Seat...
A.J. Carter
Sep 27, 20254 min read
Saturday Seasons 1989 Mets : Good, Not Great, and the Last Flicker of ’80s Dominance
If you’re a Mets fan of a certain age (translation: you still have VHS tapes labeled “Family BBQ” that are actually Game 6 of the ’86...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 27, 20254 min read
Mets crash and burn in Miami while the Reds become Destiny's Child
Marlins 6 Mets 2 (Loan Depot Park, Miami, FL) Mets record: 82-78 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP - Sandy Alcantara (11-12) LP - Brandon Sproat...
John Coppinger
Sep 26, 20254 min read
Friday the 13th, George Foster, and the Night Kiner’s Korner Saved Bill Ladson's Life
Every so often in the press box, between the stale pretzels and the postgame scorebook math that makes you question whether you really...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 26, 20254 min read
Mets 8-5 Win Over Cubs Stalls Cincinnati's Hunt for Red October
Mets 8 Cubs 5 (Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL) Mets record: 82-77 Mets streak: Won 1 L10 : 5-5 WP - Nolan McLean 5-1 LP - Shota Imanaga...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 25, 20256 min read
Mets lose hope in Chicago, but destiny remains in Flushing for now
Cubs 10 Mets 3 (Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL) Mets record: 81-77 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP - Matthew Boyd (14-8) LP - Jonah Tong (2-3) SV -...
John Coppinger
Sep 25, 20253 min read
Mets Regain Control of Their Own Destiny With a Huge Comeback Win Against the Cubs
Mets 9 Cubs 7 (Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois) Mets record: 81-76 Mets streak: W 1 Last 10: 5-5 WP -Brooks Raley (3-0) LP -Caleb...
Howie Karpin
Sep 23, 20254 min read
Minor League Mondays: Chris Suero Puts Himself On The Map With Solid 2025
Mets' catching prospect Chris Suero has become a player development success story after reaching AA Binghamton this summer.
phillipsm331
Sep 22, 20253 min read
National Diasater As Far as Wildcard Goes for Mets Nasim..Now You Don't
Nationals 3 Mets 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 80-76 Mets streak: Lost 2 L10: 4-6 WP - Jake Irvin 9-13 LP - Sean Manaea...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 21, 20255 min read
Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #38 : Jenrry Mejía: The Mets’ First “Three Strikes and You’re Out” Story
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...
Mark Rosenman
Sep 21, 20254 min read
Mullins misplay ruins comeback and caps a sloppy loss to Nats
Nationals 5 Mets 3 in 11 innings (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 80-75 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP - Sauryn Lao (1-0) LP - Tyler...
John Coppinger
Sep 20, 20254 min read
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