The Lohud Mets Blog

Three late-inning leads Three blown chances from bullpen And porous defense

In case that’s not clear enough: Chris Young has been activated, and pitches tonight. Miguel Batista is around in case that goes poorly, or Jeremy Hefner struggles tomorrow. Jack Egbert has been designated for assignment, and figures to land back in Buffalo. Ramon Ramirez was injured running on the field… Read More →

So consider me skeptical of the two early draft picks by the New York Mets on Monday night. And that is with the obvious caveat that it is impossible to truly evaluate a draft in real time, not when so many years separate a draft pick from his major league… Read More →

Solid Gee effort And pinch-homer by Hairston Is utterly Rauched

Johan Santana is being given an extra day of rest, but as of now, just one. R.A. Dickey is pitching on short rest Wednesday. Chris Young, who was expected to need at least another rehab start, is coming back early to pitch on Tuesday. The backup plan for these starters… Read More →

Niese eludes Cards’ bats An elite curve and ten Ks While Kirk brings the wood

Dickey, mere mortal Throws a shutout, walking none Pshaw! We’re spoiled now

If he never throws another pitch, Johan Santana will be revered in Mets history like few who came before him. Really, like no one who came before him, since what he’s done-throw the first no-hitter in New York Mets history-hasn’t been performed before, and can never be accomplished again. In… Read More →

Hope you were watching. More to come, obviously.

January 2005- I returned from a date with my girlfriend, now my wife, to see a countdown clock on ESPNNews. If the Astros failed to offer Beltran arbitration by midnight, he wouldn’t be returning to Houston, and the consensus seemed to be the Mets would swoop in. My girlfriend sat… Read More →

By Peter J. Barrett What if Carlos Beltran hit Adam Wainwright’s curve? That question was tackled by St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Derrick Goold. Goold wrote that Beltran, “would have joined the ranks of Ron Swoboda’s catch and Mookie Wilson’s run.” But Beltran did not even swing. He just stood… Read More →