Mets Morning News: Hopeless Baseball, Re-signing Reyes, and Community

Columnist Jeff Bradley of the Star-Ledger writes that hopeless summer baseball isn't always a bad thing.

"With the Mets there's no reason not to sit back and enjoy what will surely be a carefree summer of baseball with a likeable old-school manager in Terry Collins and a group of players who seem eager to prove they deserve a big league paycheck.

No, it's not the same thing as being in the thick of the pennant race, in 10 of the last 16 years the Mets were either in the NL East lead or within three games of the wild card on Memorial Day, but with the right attitude, this summer can be savored."

Bill Madden of the Daily News believes the Mets must make a serious offer to try and re-sign Jose Reyes, or they will have some 'splainin' to do with fans.

"No player in baseball is making more noise on the field right now than Reyes, leading the National League in hits, doubles, triples, stolen bases, multihit games and, perhaps most important of all for Mets ownership, home batting average - which after Sunday's 4-for-5 was a robust .398. By contrast, the silence from above that has greeted all this noise has been deafening...Mets ownership owes it to its fans to either take its best shot to sign him - or explain to them why and how the brass has a better idea."

The Mets begin their "Teammates in the Community Week" this morning, as Sandy Alderson along with players, are scheduled to visit the Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum. This year's "Teammates in the Community Week" will feature veterans and active military personnel at every event. Other events throughout the week will include a ceremony at the Empire State Building, a softball game between the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force at Citi Field, a wheelchair exhibition game for veterans, and a visit to a local Veterans Hospital.