Nl East

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 21: Starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick #38 of the Philadelphia Phillies tags out catcher Jesus Flores #26 of the Washington Nationals at home plate during a game at Citizens Bank Park on May 21, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Watching the Orioles-Nationals series play out over such a gorgeous weekend, with so much fine young talent on both sides of the diamond, it was hard not to project into it something more than just another interleague squabble. With Baltimore sitting...

The Mets have again peered over the ledge of their season and pulled themselves away from the craggy route to the bottom.

Frank Francisco was tossed in the Mets' Sunday afternoon loss and could possibly face a suspension for his altercation with umpire Todd Tichenor.

The Mets' bullpen imploded in sensational fashion as the Marlins won 8-4 on a Giancarlo Stanton walk-off home run.

David Wright collected four hits as the Mets defeated the Marlins on Saturday 9-3.

All right, class. Raise your hands if you thought the 2012 Mets would be sitting five games over .500 at this point.

  I had hoped to post this earlier this morning but I was having some computer issues, so now that that’s fixed I figured let me throw this up tonight since there’s no Mets to watch     When I saw the lineup that Terry Collins...

The Mets, who everyone left for dead this offseason, are alive and well in the tough NL East.

Just two short months ago, all we heard was how the Mets were destined to fail. To be honest, that seems like an eternity ago.

Overall, the Mets are 10 and 5 so far this season against NL East opponents. New York has not posted a winning record vs. their division rivals since 2008.

The Mets are 10-5 against the other NL East teams this year and they have six more coming up this week.  It’s against the Marlins and the Phillies, the two teams behind the Mets in the standings.  They’re both capable teams, and the Met...