Well this must come as a big shocker to all Met fans. We suck this season. But through no fault of anyone. Sure we all wish there was someone to blame for this horrendous season, but I can not for the life of me find anyone to blame it on.

Growing up as a die hard Mets fan as a kid, one of the most lasting memories I have of the Mets and of Shea Stadium during the 90s was a promotion day the Mets used to do every once and a while called the Dyna-Mets Dash. This was the day when the kids would get to go down to the field after the game and run around the bases. This was a great event for kids, and one many children would look forward too. I can remember my dad specifically buying tickets to these games so my brother and I could run the bases after the game.

Todays game, originally scheduled originally scheduled for 1:10 PM was supposed to be followed by the Mr. Met Dash (the modern day version of the Dyna-Mets Dash).

However, because ESPN, "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" decided they wanted to broadcast tonight's Mets-Dodgers game nationally, they forced the game time to be changed to 8:05 PM so that they can have a prime time slot.

This, to the disappointment of children everywhere, forces the cancellation of the Mr. Met Dash. In fact this isn't even the first time ESPN has done this.

This is just another example of the Mets and ESPN screwing over the fans once again. The Mr. Met Dash aside, thousands of people bought tickets to today's game probably planning to go with their family to a Sunday afternoon game at Shea. Now because big bad ESPN came along at the last minute and decided they wanted to get good ratings for the "Sunday Night Game of the Week" thousands of kids who have school the next morning and thousands of adults who have work the next morning can't go to the game they bought tickets to.

It's bad enough the Mets are robbing kids of the Mr. Met Dash, but now most of them can't even go to the game because of the 8 O'Clock Start. Nice job ESPN.

What happened to "Baseball is for kids"?
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The game between the Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, August 26 is now scheduled to start at 8:05 p.m. ET to accommodate ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball broadcast.

Tickets showing the original start time of 1:10 p.m. ET for the August 26 game should still be used for admission.

What's the big deal you may be asking yourself? Well, every year the Mets hold a very special promotion for kids ages 12 and under. This popular promotion allows them to run the bases at Shea, like their favorite baseball players. Thousands of kids look forward to this event each year and now because of the switch in times, the event has been canceled.

Shame on you ESPN, I hope the ratings are worth it! Read More...

Today Pedro Martinez pitched in his 2nd rehab start for the Gulf Coast League Mets. His pitching line was as follows:
4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

He threw 60 pitches - 47 for strikes- while throwing an additional 20 in a bullpen session after his outing. One of his hits was a home run. I can't seem to find any news on his velocity today but I'm certain SNY will give us an update this evening.

Uncertain what the Mets will do with Pedro next. Seems that their plan may be to have one or two more rehab starts (Port St. Lucie or New Orleans) before joining the big club.

A report from ESPN regarding Pedro's start today can be found here. Read More...

It was the Monday I had marked down on my calendar since Spring Training. June 25, 2007 stuck out like a sore thumb. It was time for revenge... It was time for the redbirds to get what was coming to them.

I'm not going to waste my time with a flashback to October of 2006. We don't need to feel that pain any more. It's a feeling us Mets fans are far too familiar with. The only thing that matters, is what happened on that June evening, in front of 40,075 people at Shea, and an entire city tuned into ESPN. Sure enough, the redbirds brought their "A" game, with newly-acquired Mike Maroth on the mound to battle Jorge Sosa.. and for 10 and a half innings, it looked like we were in for a long night, until finally:

Even in simulation, that Home Run is still majestic.

Next Monday: We flash back to a time I like to call, The Oroscozoic Era. Read More...