Oliver Perez making most of opportunity with Mariners | Mariners | The Seattle Times

Some Met fans might be jaded about this but it actually feels good to see Oliver Perez finally deliver on his immense talent.

Muscles That Women Love | ThePostGame - Yahoo! Sports

No objectifying here. (It is an interesting list though.)

Fourth Place Fever | The LoHud Mets Blog

Howard Megdal turns on the sarcasm in describing the upcoming Mets-Marlins series at CitiField:

"At least the Mets didn’t subject themselves to the oft-injured Reyes, who has missed nearly three of Miami’s 149 games so far this season. The steadier Tejada has missed only 48 of the Mets’ 149 games in 2012. Good ol’ Everyday Ruben. Good riddance, Mr. Unreliable, Who Hits Triples That Make Our Hearts Race."

Gee, you think old Howard is still miffed about the Mets taking away his press credentials earlier this season? At least he wrote a good book to justify their decision.

Triple-A Mets Go From Snow to a Dry Heat | New York Magazine

For someone that's not really into hot weather and casino gambling but is a diehard fan of the New York Mets, finally a reason for me to visit Las Vegas!

John Olerud in legal dispute over a tree. (Yes, a tree.)

Former Toronto Blue Jay, New York Met, and Seattle Mariner John Olerud is involved in a legal dispute involving a tree in his neighbor's yard. As Ted Berg of Tedquarters.net aptly put it, "Olerud involved in the most civil suit".

Become a Mentor | iMentor

I recently signed up to serve as a mentor through an organization called iMentor.

Mentors are partnered with a New York City high school student in the program. At this time they are urgently looking for 200 more men to join (mentors and mentees are partnered by gender.) If you're interested, please sign up at iMentor.org and help make a difference in a kid's life.

Thanks!