Mets will improve, only question is how | Richard Justice - MLB.com

MLB.com's Richard Justice talks Met fans off the ledge:

"So be patient, Mets fans. This is a new kind of offseason, one filled with possibilities. It may be agonizingly slow. Just know that by the time the Mets gather in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in February, they're going to be far different -- and better -- than they are today. That's worth waiting for, isn't it?"

Yes it is Richard. Yes it is.

Top 5 Stories Of Players Selling Their Jersey Numbers | CBS New York

These are some really great stories.

R.A. Dickey: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Baseball America released its list of the 2014 New York Mets Top 10 Prospects today. The top two guys on the list are 2/3 of the return in the R.A. Dickey trade last December.

Pigeon Racing Is Just as Corrupt as Any Other Sport | Connor Simpson - The Atlantic Wire

"A doping scandal rocked the hallowed sport of pigeon racing this week after six birds tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Yes, everything in that sentence was true."

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Video of Carlos Beltran's Game 1 World Series Catch

Carlos Beltran makes an outstanding catch to rob David Ortiz of a grand slam in Game 1 of the 2013 World Series:

Why Nobody Watches The World Series

Keith Olbermann with a great commentary on why no one is watching the World Series this year and over the past few years in general.

Why Kids Love Baseball | Slate

Great column on Slate.com on the general awesomeness of baseball.