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It’s no secret that Ike Davis and first base was the biggest distraction the Mets had the past three years. The excuse for Davis low production? Injury, a bad swing, but most of all Valley Fever.  When the New York Post reported that Davis was still feeling the effects of the “nightmare” fever, we instantly deduced that…

Originally posted on Just Mets: First off, I want to thank everyone for the well wishes and support over the last couple of weeks. Six years ago when I started writing for MetsBlog.com, I never could’ve imagined anyone would actually care about my opinion on the Mets, my story as a fan, and my journey…

Curtis Granderson, Michael Cuddyer, David Wright and Daniel Murphy will rest during the first few exhibition games, something Terry Collins introduced last year. Collins said that this is an effort to ease them into game action. I believe that this puts a second half rush on the Mets big hitters, and could result in them…

Matt Harvey faced Curtis Granderson, David Wright and Daniel Murphy on Friday, with them not swinging in one of the backfields of the Tradition Field complex. http://web.sny.tv/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=39129983&width=400&height=224&property=sny Harvey’s first game will be on March 6th (Friday) at Tradition Field LIVE on SNY at 1pm EST.

When probable pitchers are announced, you know baseball is around the corner. Here are the planned starters for the first week of exhibition games (MetsBlog.com) March 4: Dillon Gee March 5: Bartolo Colon, Gabriel Ynoa in relief March 6 (on SNY): Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard in relief March 7 (split-squad, home): Jacob deGrom, Matt Bowman…

Duda is the first of many injuries for the Mets in 2015, luckily for the Mets, it was before games begin, and we mean exhibition games. When asked about Duda’s oblique strain, manager Terry Collins said, “He’s going to start hitting in two to three days and everything is going to be fine.”. It was…

https://soundcloud.com/metsblog/terry-collins-speaks-to-the-media-2-24 Terry Collins returned to camp this weekend and has put things in full gear. Just like Sandy Alderson, Terry sounded very optimistic, but noted that the departure of Eric Young Jr will hurt the Mets speed wise. It is an interesting question: Who will steal the most bases in 2015? Wright stole a lot of bases…

Originally posted on Airline Plus Reviews: My first Air Review is in the books. This itinerary is a two-part, as international travel is so long it’s worthy of two posts. Not only was this my first air review, it was my first time in an airport lounge! The United Club in Newark! Now, I knew…

Sandy Alderson spoke to the media for the first time since the Winter Meetings. Terry Collins was originally supposed to speak to the media yesterday, but has left camp due to the passing of his father. He is expected back within the week. https://soundcloud.com/metsblog/sandy-alderson-news-conference Sandy sounded optimistic, but provided a lot of “I don’t know”…

Nelson Figueroa made his final Mets appearance versus the Houston Astros on Game 162 of 2009 at Citi Field. On a personal note, Figueroa was very nice to me. He signed my hat, twice, in 2009, and he was a very humble guy in post game press conferences, at least from what I can remember.…