Month: July 2009

How We Saw The First Half

Mets First Half MVP Griffin – Gary Sheffield, most homers and has been a huge part of team Russell Z – Johan Santana Satish – David Wright – I was reluctant to choose Wright because it seemed as if he didn’t do much this year, but he does deserve some credit for his new-found ability as a leadoff hitter. (His OBP is .410 and he has 20 steals!) Greg P – Gary...

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Are We Going To The Playoffs?

Now that we are pretty much at the halfway point of the season, it is time to look and see what is in store for the next half of the season. After 87 games the Mets are 42-45 and 6.5 back in the division and the wild card.  Presumably the Mets want to get 88-90 wins to make the playoffs.  That means that the Mets will have to go 48-27 in the next few months.  That is a tough task for most teams...

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Series Preview: Mets (42-45) @ Braves (43-45)

The Mets are hoping that the All Star break is what they needed to turn this season around and give his weary troops a much needed physical and mental rest.  The Mets went into the break taking their last two games, coinciding with their newest acquisition Jeff Francoeur being in the lineup.  Omar Minaya is hoping the trade will shake things up enough to hang in there long enough for the return...

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The Timing Is Right For A Comeback

By August 12, a little less than one month from today, we’ll have a good idea whether the Mets will still be hunt for post season play, or if the 2009 Met season will end in disappointment (like the past three years). Thursday the Mets begin their first road trip of the second half with four games down in Atlanta. The Braves and Mets are always a good match-up. This series we have the Jeff...

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For Whom The “Bell” Tolls

What a punkass Heath Bell turned out to be. I’m not saying that because the National League lost to the junior circuit (Again!), but because I just read his post game comments and it showed me what a jerk he really is. For those of you who made the wise decision not to watch last night’s mid-summer classic, Heath Bell was charged with the loss after allowing a triple to the Detroit...

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