So the Mets lost 6-5, but something tells me you already know that. Here’s a quick look at some postgame notes and quotes:

— Ryan Church said he simply dropped the fly ball and that Citi Field had nothing to do with it. He turned the wrong way, Church explained, and the ball hooked away from [...]

Hey everyone. Josh Thomson here for opening day at Citi Field. The flashbulbs are popping as I write this. Before we get to the park, here are the lineups and a few notes:

PADRES (5-2)
33 Gerut, CF
3 Eckstein, 2B
24 Giles, RF
23 Gonzalez, 1B
7 Headley, LF
5 Kouzmanoff, 3B
4 Hundley, C
15 Rodriguez, SS
27 Silva, RHP

METS (3-3)
7 Reyes, SS
28 [...]

Reports indicate the Mets have come to terms with Freddy Garcia on an incentive-laden deal that could net him as much as $9 million. Garcia, of course, was once a middle-of-the rotation anchor, but he has made just 14 starts the last two seasons because of a torn labrum.

I have two questions:
1. This seems like [...]

I had a discussion through e-mail about this with a reader last week and we had a disagreement. It becomes a very real debate now that Derek Lowe has reportedly agreed to a four-year, $60-million deal with the Braves.

My contention was that if the Mets didn’t land Lowe, they then were hamstrung in talks with [...]

MLB Network’s new show (yes, I know they are all new) “Hot Stove” will host an interview with Omar Minaya tonight at 7 p.m. The GM will discuss an the club’s wheeling and dealing this offseason with MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds.

If you haven’t checked out MLB Network yet, you probably aren’t even sure whether [...]

Jeff Wilpon shot down any notion that the Mets were for sale in light of recent news that his father’s business, Sterling Equities, lost several hundred million dollars. They were scammed by Bernard Madoff, a 70-year-old investor that, according to the story, may’ve stolen $50 billion total.

Here’s the story than ran on ESPN from the [...]

I figured everyone would enjoy this photo taken at today’s presser by the AP. When you think about it, it displays the very confidence the Mets hope can close down ninth innings — and the very confidence they hope to get included in the $37 million tab.

There’s something to be said about having a nickname [...]

As you know, the Mets held their holiday party today at the Citi building in Long Island City. I guess they wanted to introduce K-Rod to some of the City’s finer nighttime establishments…if you’ve been to LIC, you know what I mean…

Anyway, Omar Minaya spoke early this morning with Boomer and Carton on WFAN. (Carton [...]

The Mets will roll out their new arms today and tomorrow, as both Francisco Rodriguez (today) and J.J. Putz (tomorrow) will meet the media.

Rodriguez will highlight a list of attendees at the club’s holiday party for local kids. The party will be held at the Citi building in Long Island City.

Other attendees include Mike Pelfrey, [...]

A noontime conference call with Francisco Rodriguez just ended a few minutes ago. As you’d imagine, K-Rod has embraced the many complexities of his new baseball home.

The former Angels closer said he is not worried about his velocity. In fact, he expects it to increase next season. He believes it dipped last season because he [...]

Omar Minaya dealt another member of the Mets tattered bullpen. This time it was Scott Schoeneweis, who was sent to Arizona for right-handed reliever Connor Robertson, the older brother of Yankee pitcher Dave Robertson.

Robertson hasn’t had a lot of success in the pros (he’s only tossed seven innings), but he has shown great ability as [...]

The Mets announced their 2009 AAA Buffalo coaching staff today. They named Ken Oberkfell the manager. He, of course, joined the big league staff after Willie Randolph was fired last season.
Here’s the release sent out by the club:

World Series Champion enters 13th Season as Minor League Manager
Bones, Natera Join Oberkfell on Bisons Coaching Staff

Francisco Rodriguez was supposed to chat with reporters at 3:30 this afternoon but the call was canceled. It has yet to be rescheduled.

A Mets official said K-Rod was scheduled to fly home to Venezuela from New York today but his flight was delayed substantially and fouled up the timing.

A new question has been posed: Do you like last night’s trade for J.J. Putz/Jeremy Reed/Sean Green or did the Mets give up too much?

The agent for J.J. Putz had originally said his client wanted to be a closer. Period. But Putz appears to have handled the news well.

Here’s The Seattle Times’ Mariners blog, which caught up with Putz after the trade.