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In the hour after first pitch on Opening Day, I talked with 25 fans that I had never met before Thursday. I kept count. Among them, every single person expressed excitement and hope for the Mets in 2018. Similarly, they were all happy knowing Mickey Callaway was in the dugout. The last time I recall encountering this level optimism was 2016, six months after the Mets made a surprising and entertaining run through the National League playoffs and World Series. This year, though, six months after watching the team lose 92 games, fire their manager and return with mostly the same roster, I was surprised -- but happy -- to hear optimism from 25 out of 25 fans. "I know it's a lot of the same players, Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 11:30:am EST

In the hour after first pitch on Opening Day, I talked with 25 fans that I had never met before Thursday. I kept count. Among them, every single person expressed excitement and hope for the Mets in 2018. Similarly, they were all happy knowing Mickey Callaway was in the dugout. The last time I recall encountering this level optimism was 2016, six months after the Mets made a surprising and entertaining run through the National League playoffs and World Series. This year, though, six months after watching the team lose 92 games, fire their manager and return with mostly the same roster, I was surprised -- but happy -- to hear optimism from 25 out of 25 fans. "I know it's a lot of the same players, Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 10:20:am EST

To read my more coherent thoughts about Opening Day, fan buzz, expectations for 2018 and Mickey Callaway's nervous energy, check out my post from this morning on MetsBlog.com... In this post, you'll find my more random thoughts, observations, and extra images from what was a fun, damp, cool, and successful Opening Day... Amed Rosario looks like a totally different person than he did when playing here last summer. Then, he was outgoing, but looked to Jose Reyes and other veterans for guidance on what to do next. This spring, and on Thursday, he looked like a boss, at times even by himself just doing what he needed to do to be ready for first pitch... And, whatever it is he was doing, he should Continue to Article

March 30, 2018 6:15:pm EST

In the hour after first pitch on Opening Day, I talked with 25 fans that I had never met before Thursday. I kept count. Among them, every single person expressed excitement and hope for the Mets in 2018. Similarly, they were all happy knowing Mickey Callaway was in the dugout. The last time I recall encountering this level optimism was 2016, six months after the Mets made a surprising and entertaining run through the National League playoffs and World Series. This year, though, six months after watching the team lose 92 games, fire their manager and return with mostly the same roster, I was surprised -- but happy -- to hear optimism from 25 out of 25 fans. "I know it's a lot of the same players, Continue to Article

March 30, 2018 5:15:pm EST

In the hour after first pitch on Opening Day, I talked with 25 fans that I had never met before Thursday. I kept count. Among them, every single person expressed excitement and hope for the Mets in 2018. Similarly, they were all happy knowing Mickey Callaway was in the dugout. The last time I recall encountering this level optimism was 2016, six months after the Mets made a surprising and entertaining run through the National League playoffs and World Series. This year, though, six months after watching the team lose 92 games, fire their manager and return with mostly the same roster, I was surprised -- but happy -- to hear optimism from 25 out of 25 fans. "I know it's a lot of the same players, Continue to Article

March 30, 2018 11:45:am EST