If there's one player I hate to not see on the field it's Jose Reyes. So of course I was very concerned when I saw the report that Reyes indeed had a problem with his thyroid.

Hey guys, sorry if somebody else has already organized this for 2010 but I thought it would be cool to get a fantasy league happening among visitors to this site. I think somebody else did this a couple of years ago but at that time I didn't join the league because my twin daughters had just been born.  Way too busy!

I have been thinking long and hard about how the Mets are going to do in 2010. I m very optimistic and thought it would be fun to see how everyone thinks the NL East will finish up.

1st Phillies 96-66

2nd Mets 92-70

3rd Braves 86-76

4th Marlins 84-78

5th Nationals 69-93

Single game tickets on sale March 7th at 10AM at Mets.com only. An hey wadda ya know. You can buy all 81 games. Remember last year when you they broke it up into a pair of dates? Guess they got the message that fans don't need to be jerked around like that. You can pick up tickets at Citi Field starting on March 8th.

So i'm currently deployed to Antarctic (long story....if you want the long version, hit me up with a message), and as i'm leaving the dining hall in my Michigan State University sweatshirt (you don't JUST wear T-shirts down here) and my Mets hat, out of the blue i hear "Let's Go Mets!"

I can't help but think as the offseason dwindles into the past, "Is that all?" The Mets signed Jason Bay which was a big signing that we were all hoping for. Jose Reyes appears to be healthy and ready for Spring Training as is Johan Santana. That's good news. Of course Carlos Beltran's knee surgery offsets some of that good news.

As awful as 2009 was for the Mets, at least it went out on a high note; the Mets signed Jason bay to a long term deal and appeared to be making some headway this offseason.

We've yet to begin spring training and the injury parade has begun with Carlos Beltran sure to miss all of spring training (and probably the first month of the season) after having had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. MLB.com delivers the awful news.

I think we're all a bit underwhelmed by our progress so far this winter in building the squad back into contention. It's nice that we plugged a hole in Left Field, vacant since Moises Alou's departure, but the press all remind us of Bay's lack of defense and questions about whether his power numbers will hold up at Citifield.

Merry Christmas Mets fans. Omar "Santa" Minaya delivered this year's gift in the form of Kelvim Escobar. Not much of a gift you say? Stop being a humbug. It's better than nothing right?