All hail our most-reliable pitcher, the glue of the rotation, the man we turn to in times of need. All hail…John Maine?

Yep, John Maine. Who should stand as just the latest reminder that as a collective fan base, we say a lot but know a little.

Consider the many lives — in 2006 alone — of […]

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IT'S THE SMASH-PACKED '70s HITS COLLECTION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!

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John Sebastian's unforgettable Number One theme from “Welcome Back 'Gado!”

“Run Jose Run!” by the amazing David Geddes!

The stupendous Elton John's “Philadelphia Freedom…At Last!”

“Maine Street!” by Boppin' Bob Seger and the Throwing Bullets Band!

The lovely ladies of Heart and “Magic Number Man!”

“Let Your Runs […]

The only entertaining, non-Reyes aspect to Tuesday night's blowout loss (to be confused with Monday's night's blowout loss, but try to keep them separate) was a conversation between Keith and Gary that led to a startling revelation:

Keith Hernandez was upset that the Shea DJs That Be blasted “Who Let The Dogs Out?” after the Mets […]

Pedro Martinez is on the DL again. Perhaps we should abbreviate it to the PM. Ice that calf, get well and…ah, you know what to do, Pedro. You always do.

Heath Bell will be killing time with the Mets until he is allowed to go home to Norfolk. Taking Pedro's place in the rotation will be […]

Jose Reyes hit for the cycle in June. It was the first time the Mets ever lost a game in which a Met cycled.

Jose Reyes hit three home runs tonight. It was the first time the Mets ever lost a game in which a Met hit three home runs.

Jose Reyes will throw the first no-hitter […]

…baseball is a masterpiece of tension, with the storyline unrevealed until the final seconds. Some nights you spend guessing who'll be the hero. Which batter will end it in extra innings with a blast into the darkness or a clean single up the middle? Which pitcher will coax a final pitch past a final batter? […]

When the Nationals spat the bit in gruesome fashion, Emily and Joshua and I were wandering Coney Island. I had Howie and Tom in one ear, the cacophony of Astro-Land in the other. And while that meant I couldn't see Frank Robinson, I could certainly imagine what he must look like. I assume it was […]

In the past ten games, dating back to the finale in Miami on August 3, the five Mets starting pitchers have thrown 63 innings and given up 21 earned runs. That's an ERA of exactly 3.00.

That's not bad. That's not bad at all.

I guess we can now officially slide our floating anxiety anvil from above […]