Ben Berkon
Ben Berkon has contributed to the The Onion, Huffington Post, NewYork.com, and a plethora of other mainstream websites–but nothing gives him more joy than writing about baseball--and the New York Mets in particular. In a city dominated by Yankees fans, Berkon chose to follow in his older brother and father’s footsteps by enduring the plight of becoming a Mets fan. Having grown-up with season tickets, Berkon has witnessed all of the highs and lows over the past 20-plus seasons, in-person. He recalls when Jeff Kent manned second base, the hype surrounding Generation K, the historic “Grand Slam Single,” and many more classic Mets moments.
Five months ago, the New York Mets let their homegrown star Jose Reyes sign with divisional rival, the Miami Marlins. In fact, the Mets didn’t even offer Reyes a contract. The reason was they–well…Read More
In the first Phillies game of the series, Jonathan Papelbon entered a tie game–much to the chagrin of Mets fans everywhere. Prior to this inning, Papelbon sported a 0.82 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, and a 3.66…Read More
2011 was a tale of two pitchers for Dillon Gee. The 25 year-old rookie excited fans in the first half, when he hurled an impressive 3.76 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 1.76 K/BB–and even notched 8 Wins. But his…Read More
One of the few Spring Training battles for the Mets was between lefties Mike Baxter and Adam Loewen. With the battle going down to the final frames of Spring (Baxter’s .286/.333/.304 line vs. Loewen’s…Read More
It’s becoming more and more clear that Manny Acosta (9.31 ERA, 2.17 WHIP, 0.78 K/BB) and Miguel Batista (8.68 ERA, 2.35 WHIP, 0.89 K/BB) are not pitching up to MLB-caliber in 2012. The Mets are unlikely…Read More
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Similar to last season, it will once again be in the Mets best interest to pawn off valuable parts for…Read More
A lot of fans were up-in-arms when Terry Collins was standoff-ish about whether Andres Torres would reclaim…Read More
One of the biggest surprises of the 2012 has been the dominance of the Mets bullpen. Frank Francisco…Read More
It’s just six games deep into 2012, and Johan Santana, who did not throw a single pitch in 2011,…Read More
The New York Mets are just five games deep into the 2012 season, and by almost all accounts, the year…Read More
When Tim Byrdak went down with an injury during Spring Training, there was a lot of panic in Mets-land. The injury to Byrdak left the team without a left-handed reliever in the bullpen. The likes of Danny…Read More
Well, it’s about time. The oft-injured outfielder finally made his Spring Training debut, starting in center field, and take three hitless trips to the plate. Even though Scott Hairston was projected…Read More
He’s back. The Mets re-signed the pitcher Chris Young to a minor league deal, hoping that the right-hander can provide the team with some pitching depth. Similar to last off-season, the Mets inked…Read More
After winning just one game in their last ten, the Mets turned to starter R.A. Dickey to pick them up. Dickey did just that. The knuckleballer hurled 6.3 innings, allowing just one hit, one earned-run,…Read More
Spring Training is a time for players to shred the off-season rust, and get themselves into working order for the regular season. It’s common for great players to play poorly, and for mediocre players…Read More
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, the Wilpons owe a lot of people a lot of money. Most recently (as of this morning), the Mets owners settled with Irving Picard for…Read More
Back in 2009, the New York Yankees had a big decision to make. They had been using light-hitting, solid-fielding Melky Cabrera in centerfield for three seasons, but swooned for the days of Bernie Williams–a…Read More
The first reaction to a 9-0 defeat is usually “oomph.” But even though starter Johan Santana got lit-up for five hits, four earned-runs, and two walks in just 2.6 innings, and the Mets defense…Read More
As Spring Training trudges on, handing out red slips is only a natural part of the process. Today, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Carson, Wilmer Flores, Juan Lagares, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Reese Havens, Josh…Read More
It’s just the second week of Spring Training, but there’s already a reoccurring theme in Mets camp. Injuries. Not to take anything away from Tim Byrdak‘s knee injury, the two most pressing…Read More
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