David Wright

There is no doubt the Mets would not be in the position they are currently in without the contributions of the whole team.

However, much of their recent success is due to David Wright, who has been an RBI machine with 57 as it stands now, first in the NL. 

Fans around the country are on a campaign to get Wright into the 2010 All Star Game. Placido Polanco is currently the top vote-getter for NL third basemen, but its possible that Wright could catch or pass Polanco before voting ends on July 1, 2010.

There is no doubt the Mets would not be in the position they are without the contributions of the whole team.

However, much of their recent success is due to David Wright, who has been an RBI machine, leading the National League with 57.

Fans all over the country are on a campaign to get Wright into the 2010 All Star Game. Placido Polanco of the Phillies is currently the top vote-getter for NL third basemen, but it is possible that Wright could catch or surpass Polanco before voting concludes on July 1, 2010.

The Mets and the Yankees are rivals by geography, they have to be, Queens vs. the Bronx. And as the Subway series moves crosstown to Yankee Stadium, it's time to take a look at the backbone of each of these two teams.

Derek Jeter and David Wright, the faces of the Yankees and Mets, are two outstanding men on the field and off.

Despite the uniforms that they put on each day, Jeter and Wright don't share a heated rivalry, like Roger Clemens and Mike Piazza had going.

Painful.  That is the perfect word to use when describing the Mets loss to the Padres in the series finale.

The Mets had a chance to accomplish something they haven’t since July 25 and 26 of 2009: Win back to back games on the road.

Unfortunately, they lost a game that they were one strike away from winning.

Johan Santana’s Aceness

I have always said that the true mark of an ace, is a pitcher that can hold offenses at bay when he doesn’t have his best stuff.

Baseball's 2010 draft is just one week away, and the Mets will have the seventh overall pick.

After not having a first-round pick in 2009, the Mets will find themselves with a top-10 selection for the first time since 2005.

Baseball is a game of statistics where numbers can prove almost anything.

Already this season there are some interesting things to observe with the New York Mets, including the well-documented fact that they have the best home record in all of baseball despite the worst road record in the National League.

Here are a dozen lesser-known facts about the Mets offense and how it compares with their NL East rivals.

So far, this season hasn't exactly been smooth for the New York Mets third basemen David Wright.

As of today, Wright is second in the National League in strikeouts with 58. Wright is on pace to strikeout 222 times, just one shy of Mark Reynolds single-season record that he set in 2009.

In 2009, Wright struck out just 140 times. If you think we as fans are the only ones confused, imagine how he must be feeling.

Wright is hitting only .261, with eight home runs, and 32 RBIs. It is safe to say that he's having an extremely slow start.

There appear to be four factors impacting David Wright's hitting: his "pressing," Citi Field, getting beaned, and his uppercut swing.

The first thing that I think needs to be considered is the impact of losing both Beltran and Delgado on Wright (and Reyes.)

We all keep expecting to see the 2006 Mets offense out there eating up teams in the first inning.  This is a mistake on our part.  It is not the same offense without two of its most powerful hitters, Beltran and Delgado.  Bay was supposed to replace Delgado's power, but so far he hasn't.

Is Mariano Rivera a future Hall of Famer?  How about Albert Pujols?  What about Joe Mauer?

Playing the Hall of Fame prediction game is always fun.  Bill James likes to analyze future Hall of Famers from a percentage standpoint.  I have never stuck around long enough to figure out how he says things like “Todd Helton has a 67 percent chance of making the Hall of Fame,” but he does it, and so there it is.

When looking at the Mets this year, fans can see there is one thing they truly lack: charisma.

Jerry Manuel is known for his laid back attitude and approach to the game. So far this has been terribly unsuccessful. He has a 147-152 record since taking over as Mets manager midway through the 2008 season. Mediocrity is not acceptable in New York.

The Mets need a charismatic manager who brings fire and passion to the game. The team needs to be energized. The perfect manager for the job is Bobby Valentine.