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

Super Bowl Sunday marks the end of the football season, and more importantly, the start of spring training. Just seeing simple video of the Mets walking from their cars, maybe they are wearing headphones, maybe they are in sweats, and maybe their thoughts are a million miles away. Baseball is back. Bring it on. Honoring the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks, 14-2 in the regular seaon, seems warranted. Their Seattle brethren, the Mariners, have had many little uninteresting