According to Mark Hale of the New York Post, the Mets intend to pick up the 2011 option on shortstop Jose Reyes this winter, and will also explore signing him to a long term deal. Asked to comment on the situation, Reyes said, “Right now I don’t think about that…I want to finish my career here…But this is a business.” Reyes is in the final year of a four year, $23.25 million dollar contract he...
Read MoreOn Sunday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote an article in which he said the Mets currently have no workable way to build a championship team for the 2011 season. He writes, “Consider that just for next year, Carlos Beltran, Jason Bay, Francisco Rodriguez, Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo make $69 million, which will be about the payroll of the Marlins. If the Mets could just snap...
Read MoreGood Morning, Met fans. Quite frankly, there are a lot of things to be excited about. Being a Met fan is not one of them. The direction of this team leaves a lot to be desired. I am going to say something that I never ever thought I would say. Please understand my emphatic emphasis on the words “never ever”. Mets Future Shock Quite honestly, it’s my humble opinion that our...
Read MoreThe Mets lost game three to the Phillies, 3-1 tonight and lose the series. Mike Pelfrey had a decent outing, not exactly like his last start, but an outing that the Mets could have won on. That is if the Mets had any offense. Six hits, one run tonight. Thanks to Jose Reyes’ solo homerun in the third inning. Mets bullpen did well, two scoreless innings. Mets fall back to one game under...
Read MoreThere’s a joke going around in the Mets clubhouse these days. Perhaps you’ve heard about it. It involves the underachieving, soon-to-be 35-year-old second baseman who wanted out of New York despite the fact that he was given a long-term contract worth more money than anyone else would have paid him. What’s that? You haven’t heard the joke yet? Well, let me tell you...
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