Normally I’d like to do these type blogs on the first or last of the month. However, with this being a holiday weekend, I have no clue where I’ll be on any given day or night. So let’s begin our Mets 2010: State of the Union.  This month looked like it was going to be the month where everything fell apart. The Mets starting pitchers hadn’t won a game until May 17th versus Atlanta. Mike [...]

Hisanori Takahashi stepped into the Mets rotation and has been spectacular in his two starts, shutting down two explosive offenses in the Yankees and Phillies.  With six scoreless innings against the Yankees last Friday and six more against the Phillies on Wednesday, Takahashi lowered his ERA to 2.13, while upping his record to 4-1. The Japanese southpaw has been a Lefty Luthor to the Supermen wearing the jerseys of last year’s pennant winners.  More importantly, [...]

My guess is that if you find yourself in the market for a motivational speaker you probably will not give very serious consideration to hiring Charlie Manuel. On the other hand, I am kind of hoping he holds another closed-door meeting with his (by now) totally shell-shocked crew when the Mets next come into the sleazy confines of CBP. Tonight we slayed the dragon. No, it’s not hyperbole. We handed the Filthies their heads just [...]

Mike Pelfrey blanked the Phillies for seven innings and Jose Reyes had another big game as the Mets win 3-0 and pulled off a stunning three-game sweep, shutting out the Phillies in all three games. Wow! Game Summary Mike Pelfrey pitched another beauty, and even though he didn’t have his best stuff, he got the groundball or the strikeout whenever he absolutely needed it. It was just another indication of how much Pelfrey has matured and finally is the big game pitcher the Mets [...]

AAA International League: Buffalo 8/11/1, Toledo 7/12/2 in 10 innings rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .366 (please release/cut/DFA/exile/GMJ) 2b RUss Adams 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .287 (can we also get rid of Cora?) 1b Daniel Murphy 0 for 5, K, .111 3b Mike Hessman 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .310 (how bout Tatis?) dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, [...]

A funny thing happened on the way to the Eastern Division title: The Mets discovered the kryptonite that may derail the Phillies’ season. And the green rock that renders all with super power to mush, lies smack underneath Citi Field.  Suddenly the powerful home run loving Phills routinely squeeze out long fly balls at the Mets’ home park. Normally, they are four-baggers in the friendly confines of Citizens Bank Bandbox. Have there ever been two [...]

I was chatting with a Yankee fan by the water cooler on Monday, and something he said really resonated with me.  He told me that when David Wright came up against Mariano in the 9th, on Friday…. he knew the game was over. This really convinced me that things have changed drastically for Mister Wright. This isn’t going to be another article written about my theories on why David has morphed from a dangerous, pure, [...]

Rod Barajas has been a savior for the Mets this season. In addition to saving the Mets with his offensive contributions, and saving the rotation with his top-notch game calling, you could also make the case that he is also responsible for saving Jerry Manuel’s job too. Last night when Barajas grabbed his wrist in pain after blocking a pitch in the dirt by Jenrry Mejia, a collective gasp could be heard throughout Citi Field. Luckily, Barajas is fine and x-rays [...]

Last night, after the Mets shutout the Phillies 5-0, Jerry Manuel told reporters during his post game that Fernando Nieve will get the start on Saturday against the Brewers. According to Manuel, Nieve earned the nod and said that he deserves his shot because of how well he has performed this season and also because he performed well as a starter last season. Raul Valdes was the other possibility, but in my opinion, Manuel is making the right [...]

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 9/12/1, Richmond 1/2/3 Five Met players had multi hit games, as the Mets crushed Richmond 9-1 today. The Mets had 12 hits and a walk, while going 6 for 14 (.429) with RISP, leaving 6 on base, and striking out just 4 times. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a second straight multi hit-homer game. Luis Hernandez, Marshall Hubbard, Eric Campbell and DJ Wabick also had multi hit games. while Nick Evans, and Omir [...]

Hisanori Takahashi had his second straight scoreless outing, and the Mets took the 2nd game of the series from the Phillies guaranteeing them a winning series at the least Game Notes Hisanori Takahashi went out in place of Jonathon Niese and put up another ridiculously effective outing, going 6 innings giving up 5 hits and striking out 6. Tak was dominating the Phillies all game, only allowing 1 extra base hit throughout the entire game. [...]