I know it sounds like bad dialogue out of a comic book or a Michael Bay movie but it is unfortunately true.  Omar over the last couple of years seemed to be the “Teflon GM.”  The last 2 seasons we have witnessed the Mets collapse and miss going into the playoffs by one game.  Omar did not put a team together the past 2 seasons that played baseball in October.  The way the season has [...]

Hmmm… what next genius move will emanate from Mets’ ownership? Perhaps the promotion of Josh Thole or Wilmer Flores. My God, what farther depths will we sink to this season? If being swept out of Citi by the Yanks weren’t bad enough, today we fans were treated to a greater humiliation (owing to playoff chances and division rivalry) by being swept out of Citizens Bank Park, a 2-0 loss to the Phils, to that ace [...]

Watching the Mets this past weekend ranked slightly above the on goings with the Kardashian Clan, but below C-Span. Anytime your hometown team averages one run per game, in the bandbox known as Citizen’s Bank Ballpark, it is a frustrating and sleepy endeavor. Regardless of who appears in the daily lineup. Right now the Mets are being overmatched by pitchers eligible for their AARP cards and also ones pulled off the scrap heap. What to [...]

Buffalo 3, Rochester 7 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 3, run, BB, .297 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, run, .300 rf Chip Ambres 0 for 4, K, .229 dh Emil Brown 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .297 3b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, 3b, RBI, .228 ss Javier Castillo 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .282 1b Michel Abreu 0 for 4, .235 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 2, BB, .234 2b [...]

So this week wasn’t good, and that’s a major understatement. A lot of Met fans, including myself, are really getting tired of watching this so-called Major League team try to play baseball. Any opposing pitcher seems to dominate them, and things are not looking good. However, there was one bright spot this week, and undoubtedly I have to give the award to that player. My choice for the MetsMerized Player Of The Week is… Ryan Church! Ryan [...]

Atlanta Braves: (5-5; -4) The Braves lost two of three to the Washington Nationals, and will travel to Chicago to play a three-game series with the Cubs. Brian McCann was the only Brave added to the All-Star-Team. The Braves are looking for anyone with interest in dreadful OF Jeff Francoeur, but other teams are avoiding him as if he has swine flu. I don’t mean to be Chicken Little, but if the Braves beat the [...]

The date was Monday, January 22, 2001. The weather in New York was brisk. The Twin Towers stood proud and dominated the skyline. The city was just three months removed from the first Subway Series in over four decades and Baseball Fever still filled the air. In midtown Manhattan, a 58 year old African American Mortgage Insurance salesman walked out of an office building. He clutched his chest and collapsed onto the frozen sidewalk. By [...]

Even though the All Star Break doesn’t reach us for another week, the official halfway point of the season (81 games) came yesterday after the Mets 2-0 loss to the Phillies. The New York Mets find themselves four games behind the division leading (and Mets-fan hated) Philadelphia Phillies. The “official” first half ended with a record of 39-42, tied with the Atlanta Braves for third place in the NL East. All this despite one injury [...]

It’s been a brutal 4th of July weekend getting swept by the hated Phillies.  The Mets now sit below .500 for the season.  Clearly the team needs some help – either from the return of our injured stars or via trade – although it appears that the front office is still prudently waiting for the right opportunity and price. Baseball analysts (notably ESPN) have been saying that it is a buyers market (for trades) this [...]