The LoHud Mets Blog

Some interesting news was broken last night by SI.com’s Jon Heyman. Let’s take the two tidbits in order. An Angel Pagan, Heyman wrote that the Mets expect to tender him a contract for 2012. Remember, Pagan is arbitration-eligible, so the Mets can expect him to receive a raise over his… Read More →

A thought-provoking piece is up from the tremendous Brian Joura at Mets360.com about Gil Hodges’ Hall of Fame case. Joura writes: “Hodges had a very fine playing career and seems by all accounts to have been an outstanding person, too. It’s a combination that has always led many people to… Read More →

Like most observers, I believe the rumors about Jose Reyes this week have distracted from what will truly define the New York Mets’ winter: the pursuit of Jake Fox. Okay, so that may be a slight exaggeration. But seeing the Baltimore Orioles outright Fox this week caught my attention, because… Read More →

One of my favorite things about Citi Field- and there are many- is the fanwalk with personal messages the Mets sold prior to the opening of the stadium. It provides a personal touch to the entry, and allows individuals to mark the stadium with a memory of a loved one…. Read More →

You might have been wondering how that friends and family sale of minority shares in the New York Mets has been going. But Jeff Wilpon has news for you. Don’t. It’s none of your business. I have to assume there was a miscommunication here. Jeff Wilpon couldn’t have been referring… Read More →

Three major points to get to today in Mets land, so I figured I’d start with the reasonably positive. The team made the long-rumored changes to Citi Field public yesterday, and there’s a lot to like within them. The new wall in left field will be a bit closer, and… Read More →