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High Expectations in Port St. Lucie: Takeaways from My First Day in Mets Camp
There are very few two word phrases in the English language that, when spoken together, instantly bring a smile to your face. I do. Game 7. Spring Training. Opening Day. So yes, I am smiling.( You maybe able to see it in the picture above, but take my word for it) Everything worked out. The 6:45 a.m. flight from Islip to West Palm lifted off on time. Wheels down at 9:45. I was in the rental car by 10:05 and on the back fields by 11:15. Not bad for a February morning that bega

Mark Rosenman
Feb 155 min read


David Stearns Mic Drops: Lindor’s Wrist Evaluation and Soto’s Left Field Shift for Mets
There are days early in camp when the biggest story is which reliever showed up with a new haircut, and then there are days when the president of baseball operations steps to the microphone and casually drops enough news to make everyone in the room reach for their phones at the same time to post to Twitter. Tuesday was firmly in the latter category. David Stearns opened his media availability with what could best be described as a one-two punch: one that caused Mets fans to

Mark Rosenman
Feb 105 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #58 : Please Rise and Remove your Caps.
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush off the dust, squint at old photos, and rediscover the people, places, and moments that once made Mets baseball feel new, hopeful, and occasionally sunburned. Last week, we were in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Mets’ original spring home. Before Shea. Before Port St. Lucie. Before winning seasons were anything more than a rumor. Back when baseballs occasionall

Mark Rosenman
Feb 87 min read


Breaking News: The Mets Have Two Hall of Famers and Mets Fans are Complaining
Hey Mets fans, consider this a reality check. A wake-up call. A figurative slap across the cheek designed to snap us out of our collective, group-text-level despair. Edwin Díaz is gone. Pete Alonso is gone. Brandon Nimmo is gone. And for good measure, let’s toss Jeff McNeil into the emotional blender as well. These were real Mets. Long term Mets. Homegrown Mets. “They were here when times were bad” Mets. The kind of guys you don’t just watch—you invest in. Jerseys were purcha

Mark Rosenman
Jan 205 min read


Franchise Friday: Spahn and deGrom and Pray for a Sac Fly. Jake's Great in 2-0 Win Over Braves
Week 8 of Franchise Fridays took us on the road to Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium, where the All-Time Mets Greats faced off against the All-Time Braves Greats. The opponent was chosen by fan vote, the setting chosen by nostalgia, and the pitching matchup ordained by the baseball gods themselves. Thanks to Strat-O-Matic and the Franchise Greats sets, these dream matchups aren’t just imagined—we play them out, pitch by pitch, and get to study a real, honest-to-goodness box sco

Mark Rosenman
Jan 93 min read


The Clock is Ticking: How the Mets Can Spend Smart in 2026
The calendar has officially flipped to 2026, which in Mets terms means two things. First, we are now legally allowed to worry about a season that has not started yet. Second, the excuses have expired. This is the point on the baseball calendar where optimism either matures into strategy or sits on the couch in sweatpants, scrolling through old box scores and whispering, “Trust the plan. There is definitely a plan.” I have maintained all along, often loudly, that David Stearns

Mark Rosenman
Jan 18 min read


Mets Offseason Fallout: Alonso, Díaz, the Departures, the Backlash, They have “Some ’Splaining to Do”
Let’s be honest, Mets fans: if 2024 ended on the magical, delirious high of the “OMG Run,” and the following offseason delivered the jaw-dropping addition of Juan Soto, you would’ve thought the Mets were building toward a baseball utopia. Instead, the collapse of the 2025 offseason and the events of the past two days have felt more like waking up the next morning, looking around your house, only to realize someone took the TV, the couch, and half the kitchen appliances. The

Mark Rosenman
Dec 10, 20255 min read


Franchise Fridays Week 3: Dodgers Sweep Mets in Nail-Biting Strat-O-Matic Showdown at Citi Field
Week 3 of Franchise Fridays at Citi Field had all the tension of a playoff game, even if it was really just a Strat-O-Matic showdown between Mets All-Time Greats and Dodgers All-Time Greats. After the Mets dropped the first two games of the series—Tom Seaver outpitched by Sandy Koufax at Shea, Doc Gooden outmatched by Don Drysdale at Ebbets—the spotlight fell on Jacob deGrom. He was tasked with keeping the Mets competitive, while Fernando Valenzuela, with his hypnotic screwba

Mark Rosenman
Dec 5, 20253 min read


Kollector’s Korner Met-o-ra-bil-ia Hall of Fame Inductee #10 : The Engineer of Amazin’: How David Svach Built One of the Most Meticulous Mets Collections Ever
If you’ve followed the first nine installments of our Kollectors Hall of Fame series, you already know this is where we celebrate the diehards , the fans whose devotion to the orange and blue doesn’t stop at the final out. These are the people who live Mets baseball, preserve its history, and build their lives around the memories the team has given them. This month, we induct a collector whose precision and passion are matched only by his loyalty. Meet David Svach, an Enginee

Mark Rosenman
Nov 1, 20255 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


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


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


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


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


Mets slay Nationals, keep the wild card infantry at arms length
Mets 12 Nationals 6 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 80-74 Mets streak: Won 2 WP - Brooks Raley (2-0 LP - Andrew Alvarez (1-1)...

John Coppinger
Sep 19, 20254 min read


For Mets It's Not Easy Seeing Greene, as Hunter Beats Mets 3-2
Reds 3 Mets 2 (Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, OH) Mets record: 76-67 Mets streak: Lost 2 L10 4-6 WP - Hunter Greene (6-4) LP -...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 7, 20255 min read


Díaz Changes Cleats, Fans Change Their Underwear, Mets Win 5-4 Thriller
A late inning implosion from Ryan Helsley sealed a 6-2 loss for the Mets.

Mark Rosenman
Sep 5, 20255 min read


Mike's Met Of The Month, August 2025: Francisco Lindor
Mets' shortstop Francisco Lindor hit .350 with six home runs and 17 RBI in the month of August to earn Met of the Month honors.

phillipsm331
Sep 1, 20251 min read


Mets rocked to sleep as Marlins win series behind Alcantara
Marlins 5 Mets 1 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 73-64 Mets streak: Lost 2 WP - Sandy Alcantara (8-11) LP - Kodai Senga (7-6)...

John Coppinger
Aug 31, 20253 min read
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