Baseball is a game of inches. A strike or a ball. Foul or fair. Proximity to SI Swimsuit models. It’s all in there. That’s what makes Mets rookie phenom Matt Harvey so good: he’s very good at mastering all those at such a young age. You will regret not checking out this slideshow of his new friend after the jump.

John Buck is more than just a guy among the NL RBI leaders after a terrific first month. In this wide-ranging interview with Scott Engel, Buck talks about his first season in New York, the impressive history of Mets catchers who came before him, and his unique and groundbreaking baseball equipment company, Tools of Ignorance.

In this exclusive interview with Scott Engel of RotoExperts.com, new Mets closer Bobby Parnell talks about his move to being a full-time fireman, the future of the Mets franchise, and his rookie season as a Fantasy NASCAR player.

New York Mets prospect Zack Wheeler could be promoted to the majors very soon. What can Fantasy players expect from him when he arrives? Scott Engel and Adam Ronis have the scouting report. Listen to the RotoExperts daily from 6 to 11 a.m. ET and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on Sirius/XM Fantasy Sports Radio, Sirius 210, XM 87.

Mets minor leaguer Kirk Nieuwenhuis just did a Mr. Bean pratfall over the wall to rob a homerun. Believe it or not, this hasn’t happened yet this year, meaning a robbed homerun — not a guy being sent down from the Mets because he can’t hit. That happens all the time.

As much as anything else, I’m writing this so that all the time I spent yesterday reading Hugo Chavez obituaries and retrospectives in the wake of his death won’t look totally wasted, as far as job performance goes. But there’s also a legitimate sports angle to be had.

The New York Mets have been on the wrong end of much bashing, jokes and misery in recent years. But they offer quality pitching that fantasy owners simply should not laugh at. Listen in after the jump as Scott Engel gets in-depth insights from Eddie Mayrose on the outlooks for Matt Harvey and other notable Amazin’ hurlers.

The moment the Miami Marlins shipped their chances of winning to the Toronto Blue Jays, the question in MLB front offices around the league was: would the fire sale in South Florida include Giancarlo Stanton? The Marlins say no – but should you believe them? According to Michael Cardano of RotoExperts.com, don’t be so sure Stanton is staying put – in fact, he says, the Marlins have even talked trade with a division rival.

Hooray! Now the team can continue to not sign Michael Bourn, or any other free agents of consequence, for that matter.