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By Gary Armida
To put it mildly, the New York Mets are a puzzling organization. Obviously, they have the benefit of being a New York team. With that geographical advantage, the Mets enjoy financial gains that teams like the Pirates, Marlins, and Twins simply do not get to experience. They are opening a new stadium this [...]

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By Gary Armida
 The last weekend of the regular season turned out to be as exciting as advertised. The Milwaukee Brewers made the playoffs with their 3-1 victory over the Cubs. The Mets, for the second consecutive year, lost to the Marlins to eliminate themselves from playoff contention. The White Sox and Twins both held serve [...]

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By Gary Armida
Last night should’ve proved to even the most paranoid Mets fans that this isn’t the same club. The difference is just one player. Johan Santana proved that he is worth every player and every cent the Mets gave up to acquire him. His value was seen on the mound, but he may have [...]

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By Gary Armida
Dear Mets fans,… No, wait, that is too impersonal. We need to find a fan who lovingly dreams of 1986 when Doc ruled the mound, Darryl patrolled the outfield and Tim was doing his shuffle. We need to find a guy who throws darts at the face of Luis Sojo and still complains [...]

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By Gary Armida
September 14, 2008 was the day. Hopefully, you didn’t miss the first appearance of one of the most heralded rookies in recent history. 6′6″, 225 left hander David Price made his major league debut at Yankee Stadium. The 23 year old came on in relief (he’s a starter by trade) to pitch 5.2 [...]

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By Gary Armida 
 Steal. Embezzle. Burglarize. Fleece. Heist. Poach. Pillage. Ransack. Swindle. Those are all appropriate words to describe what the New York Mets organization did to the Minnesota Twins organization.
Ok, that might have been a tad dramatic, but you get the idea. Pending the signing of a long-term contract, the Mets acquired arguably the best [...]

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The FCP Top 5 of 2007
By Gary Armida
The 2007 baseball season may be better remembered for the events that took place off of the field. While those events, specifically the Mitchell Report and its fallout, are important, there were some tremendous moments on the field of play. Since this is a dedicated baseball site, we [...]

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The Winners and Losers of the Week
By Gary Armida
One blockbuster trade and a million crazy rumors are what this year’s Winter Meetings will be remembered for. If not for the Tigers-Marlins deal, this year’s edition would’ve been one major disappointment. With so much buzz surrounding Santana, Bedard, Haren, one would figure at least one of [...]

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