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During an interview on WFAN NY, SI.com and MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reported that the Mets prefer signing free agent OF Matt Holliday over a trade for Toronto Blue Jays SP Roy Halladay. He also thinks they will target innings eater type starters who avoid injuries(Derek Lowe?) .
According to several news sources, the [...]

SS Jose Reyes had the long rumored surgery on his right hamstring Thursday. The procedure, done at the North Central Surgical Center in Dallas, cleaned scar tissue from a torn hamstring tendon  behind his knee. He expected to be able to resme baseball activities “soon after the new year”, according to the Mets.
Great information from [...]

American League Picks
C- Joe Mauer- Minnesota Twins
1B- Mark Teixeira- New York Yankees
2B- Ben Zobrist- Tampa Bay Rays
SS- Derek Jeter- New York Yankees
3B- Evan Longoria- Tampa Bay Rays
OF- Jason Bay- Boston Red Sox
OF- Bobby Abreu- Los Angeles  Angels
OF- Michael Cuddyer- Minnesota Twins
National League Picks
C- Brian McCann- Atlanta Braves
1B-Albert Pujols- St. Louis Cardinals
2B- Chase Utley- Philadelphia [...]

American League
1B- Mark Teixeira- New York Yankees
2B- Placido Polanco-Detroit Tigers
SS- Erick Aybar- Los Angeles Angels
3B- Chone Figgins- Los Angeles Angels
OF-Jacoby Ellsbury-Boston Red Sox
OF- Torii Hunter- Los Angeles Angels
OF- Jason Bay- Boston Red Sox
C- Gerald Laird- Detroit Tigers
P- Felix Herandez- Seattle Mariners
National League
1B – Todd Helton- Colorado Rockies
2B- Brandon Phillips- Cincinnati Reds
SS- Troy Tulowitzki- Colorado [...]

I will post during what should be a busy off-season for the Mets but for daily news & updates, check out metsblog.com and SI.com.  Later this week, I will announce my own gold glove and silver slugger award winners. Enjoy the 2nd round of the playoffs!!!!

Lots of great information in Jon Heyman’s SI.com baseball columns regarding the Mets. Jon, one of the more respected writers in the game , is a regular on MLB network and Sports radio WFAN. Some hi-lights:
1- The Mets front office prefers Free agent Matt Holliday(St. Louis Cardinals) over Jason Bay(Boston Red Sox) in the battle [...]

NL
Rd 1 winners:
National League:
Rockies— Unstable closer situation ends Phillies chance to repeat, an amazing series that goes 5
Cardinals-St. Louis has the better pitching, the best player on the planet and I just want to stop talking about Joe Torre! St. Louis in 4!
American League:
Yankees- Tougher series than most think but the Twins [...]

2009 National League Postseason teams
NL East Champions: Philadelphia Phillies
Good: Devastating team power with an amazing 4 players totaling 30 plus homers… Defending World Series champions…. 3 players with 20+ steals… Great team D… Solid rotation, led by LH Cole Hamels, midseason acquisition Cliff Lee and Rookie of the Year candidate J.A Happ
Bad: 4 players [...]

Mets COO Jeff Wilpon used the term “unacceptable” numerous times during his presser Monday. Funny, sounds like his speech after 07 and 08. Did anyone not named Willie Randolph lose their jobs off that? Wilpon created a stir by saying he thinks the 2009 campaign was a “one-year thing”, meaning the year was caused by [...]

Mets have announced the medical plan for SS Jose Reyes this offseason. He will rehab the hamstring tear in right leg while having surgery to remove the scar tissue around the hamstring tendon behind his right knee.  The Mets believe Reyes will be ready for Spring Training. Dallas Cowboys team doctor Dr. Daniel E. Cooper [...]

Mets just announced via  press release they  have kept the following coaches: 3B Coach Razor Shines and Catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. However, their roles have yet to be determined. Hitting coach Howard Johnson, Pitching coach Dan Warthen and Bullpen coach Randy Niemann have also  been retained in the same positions for 2010. 1B coach [...]

Starter Nelson Figueroa tossed a 4 hitter for his first complete game shutout while LF Angel Pagan went 4 for 4 leading the host New York Mets over the Houston Astros 4-0 Sunday afternoon at Citi-Field in Queens. The win, which allowed NY to sweep the 3 game set, ended the catastrophically disappointing 2009 campaign [...]

Lefty Pat Misch(3-4, 4.48) pitched 5 strong innings and was backed by 2 hits and rbi from 3B Fernando Tatis, leading The host New York Mets(69-92) to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros(74-87) in a contest that was delayed almost 2 hours and 20 minutes in the 6th inning.  1B Daniel Murphy and C [...]

Starting pitcher John Maine pitched 7 outstanding innings while the Mets backed him with 14 hits, helping New York(68-92) defeat the Houston Astros(74-86) 7-1 Friday night at Citi-Field in Queens. RF Jeff Francoeur and 1B Daniel Murphy had 2 run home runs for NY while 3B David Wright and Francoeur had 3 hits to pace [...]

Busy day off for the Mets. Let me update you on what is going on.
1- Reyes update: Mets SS Jose Reyes will have surgery on his hamstring injury and according to his agent Peter Greenberg he is will be ready for the start of the 2010 season. “He is going to be good for next year… [...]

A shocking grand slam by rookie OF Justin Maxwell off of Mets all star closer Francisco Rodriquez in the bottom of the 9th gave Host Washington a 7-4 win over NY Wednesday night at Nationals Park. NY had a 4-2 lead entering the 9th and saw it all disappear with Rodriquez allowing back to back [...]

The host Washington Nationals(53-104) took advantage of some shaky New York  Mets defense to score the decisive  run in the 8th, helping them defeat NY 4-3.  The Mets were stacked to an early 3-0 lead with a bases loaded walk to CF Carlos Beltran in the  1st and rbi hits from LF Angel Pagan and [...]

Rookie Mike Morse’ third hit of the game, a solo home run in the 6th was the decisive run in pitchers battle, helping the Washington Nationals defeat the New York Mets 2-1 Monday night at Nationals Park. Both clubs had 7 hits apiece and veteran Nelson Figueroa was dealt the tough luck loss. Mets SS [...]

LH Pat Misch(2-4,4.71) pitched a complete game shut out while RF Jeff Francoeur backed him with both his glove and bat, leading the visiting NY Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Florida Marlins Sunday afternoon at Land Shark Stadium in Miami. Misch, who was in danger of losing his rotation slot after an awful [...]

Back up OF Cameron Maybin’s 3 run shot in the 5th was the big blow Saturday as the host Florida Marlins scored 7 of their 9 runs in the 5th, helping them to defeat an injury riddled New York Mets club 9-6 at Land Shark Stadium in Miami. CF Carlos Beltran and 1B Fernando Tatis(2 [...]

PH Cory Sullivan’s 2 run pinch hit single scored the winning runs in the bottom of the ninth, leading the visiting New York Mets(66-88) to a 6-5 come from behind victory over the Florida Marlins(82-72), doing some heavy damage to the fish’  postseason bid. The loss now puts the Marlins 5 games behind the NL [...]

If baseball was only about leaving men on base! The weak hitting New York Mets stranded 11 runners and got the the leadoff man on base the last 7 innings of the game, greatly contributing to their latest defeat, 5-2 Wednesday night to the Atlanta Braves at Citi-Field. NY was 2 for 18 with runners [...]

The visiting Atlanta Braves took advantage of the few opportunities they had, scoring 3 runs in a contest that featured only 10 hits, helping them defeat a depleted NY Mets team 3-1 Tuesday night at Citi-Field. The Braves have won 6 straight road contests and 10 of 12 overall, while NY has lost 8 0f [...]

Atlanta Braves superstar 3B Chipper Jones homered and drove in 4 runs leading a 10 hit attack, as the visiting Halos crushed the New York Mets 11-3 Monday night at Citi-Field. OFs Garrett Anderson and Matt Diaz also homered for Atlanta(80-70), winners of 9 of 11 and 6 straight vs the Mets(65-86). 2B Luis Castillo [...]

4 relievers backed up starter John Maine, who won for the first time since May, leading the New York Mets to a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals Sunday afternoon at Citi-Field in Queens. LF Angel Pagan had 3 hits while CF Carlos Beltran had two hits, an rbi and run. 1B Daniel Murphy’s (2 [...]

Veteran RH Tim Redding pitched into the 8th inning while RF Jeff Francoeur had 2 hits and an rbi double, leading the slumping New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Washington Nationals Saturday afternoon at Citi-Field in Queens. NY(64-85) won for only the 2nd time in 12 games and helped  avoid their [...]

The visiting Washington Nationals hung on by a  glove, handing the slumping New York Mets a tough 6-5 loss Friday night at CitiField in Queens. RF Jeff Francoeur’s liner knocked Nationals closer Mike MacDougal’s glove off but he recovered quickly to grab the ball and record the final out at 1st. 3B Ryan Zimmerman hit [...]

All star C Brian McCann drove in 4 runs and his 3 run homer in the 4th inning was the big blow of the game as the host Atlanta Braves(78-68) defeated the New York Mets 7-3 (63-84) Thursday night at Turner Field in Georgia. The victory gave the Braves a 3 game sweep over the [...]

In a game that started over 2 hours late because of rain, the host Atlanta Braves railed for 2 runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the New York Mets 6-5 Wednesday night at Turner Field. Although the Mets outhit the Braves 16 to 9, they held only a 1 run lead entering [...]

Stud rookie righty Tommy Hanson(10-3,2.65) was outstanding and 1B Adam Laroche homered twice in support as the Atlanta Braves(76-68) punished the visiting New York Mets 6-0 Tuesday night at Turner Field in Georgia.  CF Nate McLouth drove in 3 runs for the Braves while Mets 1B Daniel Murphy had 2 of the clubs 4 hits. [...]