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After an Opening Day victory against the Florida Marlins, the Mets dropped the following two games to start the season 1-2. With the exception of last night, the team showed that it is capable of scoring runs. The preseason idea that the Mets will remain in a lot of games if their pitching is at least serviceable appears to be holding true. With that in mind, the Mets will turn to essentially ...

When you evaluate the Mets chances of seriously challenging the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East this year, what is the biggest obstacle they need to overcome? While staying healthy would be near the top of many people's lists, in my opinion it all hinges on starting pitching. Outside of Johan Santana, just how much do you trust the two-through-five combination of Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez, Jonathan Maine, and Jonathon ...

It's Opening Day for 26 teams around Major League Baseball. Among those teams with players lacing up their cleats for the first time this season is the New York Mets. More than 40,000 fans showed up at Citi Field to usher in the 2010 campaign against the NL East rival Florida Marlins. New York came into the season with muted expectations but with a point to prove. The Fish wanted to prove ...

It's Opening Day around baseball, and the New York Mets can finally put the disappointments of 2009 behind them. Jerry Manuel's Mets came out the blocks charging to start 2010, and fans across the city will hope that their convincing 7-1 victory over NL East rival Florida Marlins is a sign of things to come.   Here's a look at how the Mets fared in their home opener at Citi Field, with letter ...

The New York Mets will start the 2010 baseball season with two of their most influential hitters on the DL. Carlos Beltran will not resume any baseball activities until April 10 at the earliest, and even then it could be anything between four and eight weeks until he's back in the everyday lineup. Jose Reyes, meanwhile, will be on the sidelines until at least April 11, after the Mets put him on ...

The New York Mets were blessed with one of the best defensive players to ever pick up a glove when they traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals back in 1983. Seven years and six Gold Gloves later, Keith Hernandez—mustache and all—became the standard by which all other Mets in the field would be measured up against. While the Mets may not have been inundated with players ...

Ah, fantasy baseball. Where real life combines with make belief in a beautiful fusion of mixed allegiances and sporting know-how with bragging rights on the line. It's just 15 sleeps to Opening Day, and if you want to pit your baseball wits against some of the best in the business, here's your chance. Over the next six months, I'll be running my own fantasy baseball league, providing weekly updates here on Bleacher ...

The Red Sox may have been decked in green uniforms to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but it was the Mets who apparently had the luck of the Irish with them today. After seven innings of futility at the plate, the Mets finally tagged a Boston pitcher for some runs in the eighth as they held on for a 4-2 victory. New York had been held very quiet until they exploded for a ...

The New York Mets have a history of over-evaluating prospects, of hyping up their rookies and top draft choices. The franchise, especially back in the 80s, loved the "can't miss" studs coming up out of high schools and colleges, and just when they looked to be ready for the next big step, they exploded under the lights of New York City. There are so many players in Mets history that ...

Just hours after the news about Jose Reyes' pending stint on the DL filtered down to the players at Tradition Field, it was business as usual as spring training continued in earnest. There wasn't too much of note coming out of the 8-2 defeat to the Boston Red Sox.  But here are a few pieces of information to consider when you're looking to whet your appetite now that today's game with ...