They got this fence up REALLY fast in my opinion. Must have practiced.
Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran: Pretty Amazin’
During the Mets home run drought someone commented to me that comparisons to 1980 don’t bode well. Well here’s a comparison to 1986 that’s exciting to see, via the Wall Street Journal: The Mets have two players (as of Tuesday) in the top 10 in OPS. The last year that happened was 1990, and before that 1986. 
This is one of the reasons the Mets are still afloat after losing David Wright and Ike Davis. Still having these great players really helps things, as does having guys pressed into duty like Justin Turner and Ruben Tejada performing well.
Ultimately comparisons to past years don’t mean anything. Every season is full of “This hasn’t happened since” milestones both good and bad, but I wouldn’t count out a team that has two of the games top players and will likely be adding David Wright and Ike Davis at one point in the next month or so.
Mets Blasphemy List
These are statements that I think most fans consider to be blasphemy. What statements are on your Mets Blasphemy List?
Jose Reyes will not be a Met his entire career.
David Wright will not be a Met his entire career.
Yadier Molina is not the Anti-Christ.
It was probably time for Seaver to go anyway.
It’s okay to root for the Yankees too. After all, this is New York right?
Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden are True Yankees™.
Blue and Orange don’t look good together.
#17 belongs to Kevin Appier, Fernando Tatis, or Luis Lopez.
The tomahawk chant that the Atlanta Braves Fans do is kind of cool.
You Will Go To Citi Field on Sunday
The Mets Hall of Fame game is Sunday. Before the game they’re having a ceremony and inducting Frank Cashen, Dwight Gooden, Davey Johnson, and Darryl Strawberry into the Mets Hall of Fame. There are still tickets available. There are still TOO MANY tickets available. Shannon over at Mets Police has been all over this, and rightfully so. It’s one thing if the mid-level seats that are priced above what’s affordable for many people don’t sell out. It’s quite another if the Promenade section doesn’t.
The lack of Mets history in Citi Field was one of the biggest complaints about the place last year. More so than even Pelfrey letting Jody Gerut hit the first home run in the place. Even if you only go to a few games this year, this should be near the top of the list of options. It’s honoring one of our greatest teams. Great players who we enjoyed rooting for for many years and the leaders who helped get them there. True Mets. It doesn’t matter what they did off the field or later in their careers in lesser leagues. They did something for Mets fans that can never be erased, and to miss out on that for petty reasons like inflation, personal feelings about current players or administrators, or the organization or park not being precisely how you like it is just sad. It’s one thing if it doesn’t fit into your schedule, your personal finances, or you’re flat out busy that day, but it’s quite another to make a specific effort NOT to go. If you’re going to stop celebrating the best parts of the Mets history, what are you going to celebrate?