I wouldn’t say that I loved the way this past weekend went. I really wanted to take 3-4 against the Yankees. I figured, at the very worst, we were going to win Ollie’s game and Johan’s game and was hoping to split the doubleheader.
As it turns out… Johan couldn’t get it done.
I thought [...]
I’d like to say that the loss to the Mariners disturbs me, but it doesn’t. I’ve watched another team do this for years. The New York Giants have a terrible tendency to play down to their competition. The Mets seem to do that now. They got shut out by the worst [...]
There will be plenty of people who say this loss is on David Wright for making a costly error that left the door open for the home run. That’s partially true. If he makes the play, the inning is over, and King Felix hits a home run with no one on base.
I could [...]
In addition to random IM arguments about the Mets, I’m also on a mailing list about sports and other topics. Today’s conversation.
Chuck (Yankees): Again everyone perceives me as a Met hater, but honestly I want them to make the World Series and lose to the Yankees.
Here is my take on the Mets. I [...]
I missed Friday Night’s game in Colorado but I did catch part of the replay.
This is the first time all season I’ve been excited about this team. Let’s hope they keep it going.
I’ve been hearing some announcers trying to insist that “Pitchers who never hit having to take hacks for the first time in the season” is as big a disadvantage for the AL as the “bench player vs. $10M DH” is for the NL. I have decided I’m tired of this.
I then did 10 minutes [...]
Remember two days ago when I said that the media would quickly move on to find a new storyline now that Willie was gone? Turns out, they did — Tom Bernazard.
Gotham Baseball has printed a report showing the intrigue and shenanigans that go on in the Mets front office. The account is kind [...]
OK, yesterday was a free day. Lots of jet lag and too much drama. Let’s get back to work.
Tale of the Tape:
NYM
34-36 (tied for 3rd)
6.5 games behind the Phillies for the NL East.
7.0 games behind the Cardinals for the Wild Card.
Streak: L1
Series: Split 1-1
LAA
43-29 (1st in AL East)
W1
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1) Reyes scoring in the first [...]
I think Omar Minaya took a bold step.
Omar was right. The management cloud over the organization was getting ridiculous. It was hanging over the players, dominating the media, and was a daily distraction. Today Minaya took steps to remove that distraction.
To his peril.
Now that the manager has been removed the daily distraction [...]
Has anyone asked Billy Wagner if he’ll be subsidizing some of Willie Randolph’s remaining salary considering he’s pretty much the sole reason Randolph doesn’t have a job right now?
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