Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Waiting for the Future to Arrive
Monday, October 17, 2022
Playoffs Are Chaos
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All I kept hearing and reading, over and over again, was that the Mets were too timid at the trading deadline. They were a win-now team who should have gone all-in, even if it required parting with one or more of their top prospects to secure the players they needed to push them over the top. This was only amplified louder when the Mets played so poorly in Atlanta and lost the division, then fell rather meekly in their wildcard series against the Padres.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
The Sun (and the Mets) Will Rise Again
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
The Relentless Road Forward
When the Mets dropped Sunday night's finale in Atlanta, a friend of mine who is a Mets fan sent me a two-word text, "it's over." I wanted to answer back at some length but, not feeling particularly eloquent at that moment, I replied, "not even close," and promised to elaborate further when I finished bandaging my feelings. Well, it took a couple of days, but here are some thoughts on why the club's face plant in Atlanta signified the end of nothing more than the club's chances to grab a rare NL East title.
The Lost Season
Losing sucks. The hope now is decidedly on the future as the current Mets' season completely unravels. The idea of a "lost season&q...

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The Mets' decision to let go of key personnel might be a sign that a President of Baseball Operations hiring is imminent, but it also si...
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Rumors about David Stearns and the Mets swirl non-stop. I'm into all of it, but this reminds me a bit too much of last winter's sad ...