The Lohud Mets Blog

Heroic Dickey throws with heel torn asunder Preventing the Pirates from offensive plunder His line, thanks to eighth, was slightly less fetching As Mets lose another one after fan stretching

So the Adam Rubin report that has the Mets entertaining a trade of David Wright, using the Wright salary to sign Jose Reyes, is an interesting one. For one thing, Rubin’s source points out that the Mets simply don’t have money for both, and that certainly appears to be the… Read More →

Look, I don’t wish to step on the adulation of a folk hero. And Justin Turner, with his 21 RBI in 99 at-bats, is justifiably the folk hero at the moment for the New York Mets. But I think that obscures a more interesting longer-term question: what does that mean… Read More →

Pirates at Citi seems pre-ordained fate This time the victims of Gee fanning eight Thole’s bat finally showing signs of zest While K-Rod draws closer to games-finished vest

Sad news from the Mets, as Jose Reyes just learned that his grandmother passed away. He’ll be on leave for 3-7 days, as per the bereavement leave policy. The Mets have yet to name a replacement on the roster, but this could be the means by which they replace RA… Read More →

Last time out, Mets had been blanked by Vance Worley This time they clubbed him, not slowly, but surely Reyes twice tripled, a vision so grand His agent may get a bit more than he planned

Pelf parries Phillies But Howard’s eighth-inning thrust Proves the fatal blow

Some sloppy defense Leads to familiar result Against due south foe

Well. That was quite a week. Let’s start with the new minority owner, David Einhorn. As I discussed in this piece for Capital New York, Einhorn is a good bet to either step in when the Wilpons settle/lose a judgment to Irving Picard, or to be investing long-term with the… Read More →

In weather that would induce angst from a stoic Carlos Zambrano’s arm, bat were heroic And week that has veered between sad and surreal Sees Dickey’s Achilles Heel may be his… heel

Mets fans, like any other group, can’t really be classified. Yankee fans are often labeled as “entitled”, but we all know Yankee fans that inherited the team from a parent, an older brother, who lived through Horace Clarke or Hensley Muelens. And Mets fans aren’t all like Dana Brand, a… Read More →

Check back here for updates and live reaction: 11:33: Well, we begin by hearing Einhorn won’t answer any questions about the terms of this transactions. So with that, little that is useful will come of this. 11:36: Okay, both reporters and Einhorn ignoring that warning. Einhorn said he’s hoping deal… Read More →

With team facing a calamity And GM in need of clarity Mets found, in Cubs, baseball rarity Pitchers who believe in charity

Briefly, here’s the reason I think Fred Wilpon’s comments in The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated are so significant to the fan base. I think he took away hope. See, it doesn’t matter what is happening in a baseball season- fans can still find ample reason for optimism. Maybe they’ll… Read More →

In wake of Wilpon Mets decide to heed his words Bad night. Worse owner.