1. Some Thoughts on the Mets with a Week To Go

    I watched last night's game against the Orioles and came away impressed by several things I saw. Although Oliver Perez still wasn't throwing his best fastball, he certainly looked much better than he did his first couple of outings back from the WBC...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 4 years ago 108 reads 1 comments

  2. New York Mets' Bullpen Preview

    It's not exactly a secret that the Mets bullpen was their downfall last September, so it's no surprise that most of us Mets fans are wishing, hoping and praying that this year's edition performs as well as it looks on paper...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 4 years ago 163 reads 3 comments

  3. Why This New York Mets Fan Doesn't Like the WBC

    Three years ago, I wrote several items critical of the World Baseball Classic for my New York Mets blog. My biggest gripe is that, no matter what spin Selig and the pro-WBC crowd try to put on it, the timing of this in spring is just terrible...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 4 years ago 43 reads 5 comments

  4. New York Mets Starting Pitching Preview

    Two weeks from today the Mets will be in Cincinnati playing a baseball game that will count in the standings. Sometime between now and then the 25-man roster will be finalized...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 4 years ago 43 reads 0 comments

  5. New York Mets: It's Time for Someone To Be an Adult

    Being a true leader demands the ability to make truly tough decisions. Often the right decision is not the popular one. Yankees GM Brian Cashman has taken a lot of heat in the local papers for electing to go with young players this season...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about almost 5 years ago 233 reads 0 comments

  6. "Midnight Massacre" Holds No Shame for Mets Fans

    When I was a kid I had trouble fitting in. My parents were divorced at a time when divorce was still uncommon in my working-class neighborhood. My father chose not to be a part of my life, which left some scars...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 214 reads 0 comments

  7. Calls for the New York Mets to Fire Willie Randolph are Premature

    Add Newark Star-Ledger columnist Dan Graziano to those calling for the head of Mets manager Willie Randolph...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 483 reads 2 comments

  8. Is It Curtains for Carlos Delgado?

    Only the most optimistic of Mets fans are beyond any concern over Carlos Delgado based on one day of mashing like it was 1999. Still, it was awfully nice to see Carlos looking something like a $16 million slugger, even if only for a day...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 377 reads 2 comments

  9. Offensive Ineptitude Becoming a Habit for the Mets

    It would be redundant to enumerate the offensive shortcomings from the Mets second consecutive poor performance against the Cubs yesterday afternoon at Wrigley Field...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 411 reads 2 comments

  10. Crazy Love for Some Mets Fans

    Years ago I worked the night shift in a large plant that employed hundreds of workers, both male and female. As often happens when you throw a lot of men and women together working odd hours, ...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 425 reads 2 comments

  11. An Asterisk for Mets Fans

    Last night's win over the Philadelphia Phillies was not the type of crisply played game that would instantly erase all doubts about the 2008 New York Mets...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 581 reads 3 comments

  12. Fellow Mets Fans: Please Climb off the Ledge

    With due respect, I hope that the Mets as a team have a little more pluck and resiliency than those Mets fans who already seem willing to concede the season to the Braves based on two games...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 329 reads 3 comments

  13. New York Mets: Resurgence Started with Pedro Martinez

    Watching Pedro Martinez get hurt in his first start of the season was depressing on several levels for me...

    Mike Steffanos Written by Mike Steffanos about 5 years ago 580 reads 6 comments