Jerry Manuel was a guest of Mike Francesa this evening on WFAN and he sounded a lot like someone who knew the end was near. The most interesting part of the interview came when Francesa asked Manuel to tell him what he felt went wrong this season. Manuel replied that Jason Bay’s lack of power and production really hurt the Mets this season. “He didn’t have a Jason Bay season.” He didn’t stop there, also adding that he never thought that David [...]

Update 4:35 PM During the press conference, Howie Rose asked Johan Santana if he believed he would be ready to pitch by April. His response was, “Who knows? Whenever I am ready and feel 100% that’s when I will return. I don’t know when that will be. It could be April or May or July, it may even be October. You never know, time will tell.” Update 4:05 PM The following is a press release [...]

What’s up, Met Nation. Thanks for the awesome comments from you. I appreciate the insights, banters, and strong opinions. I don’t care what they say about you: You’re the best. To those that hate on the Mets continually and run back and forth to the Bronx or other teams whenever things are not ideal: Two pieces of advice: 1) Place the L sign on your forehead and 2) See #1. Speaking of……. Bring It On Down To [...]

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 6/9/1, Jamestown 4/11/0 Cyclones Win Best of Three Series and Advance to Next Round! The Brooklyn Cyclones beat Jamestown, 6-4, in a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday at Coney Island to advance to the New York-Penn League championship series. The Cyclones built up a 5-1 lead, only to watch Chris Hilliard give up 3 in the 5th, to make it a close game again. Brooklyn put up an insurance [...]

This latest media hub bub regarding three Mets really has my blood boiling.  No, not about what you think – the fact that it’s a story to begin with, that’s what gets me.  I guess the Mets having another subpar season isn’t enough for local sports writers these days and adding fuel to the Mets fans fires with the three particular players in question will sell more papers, I suppose.  I actually don’t have a [...]

Andy Martino of the NY Daily News touches upon some very sensitive issues surrounding the Mets and also reports about an incident that took place at a recent team meeting. A young Met recently tried to address the others, speak from the heart and say that the team wasn’t playing to its potential and should try harder. Many veterans did not approve of a less experienced player speaking the truth, and one confronted him with something to [...]

It must be very difficult being Jerry Manuel these days, or even any manager stuck in the same predicament as he is. Given the current state of the Mets, it’s abundantly clear that the season is over and that the manager can either play it one of two ways, and no matter which option he chooses, he will get hammered just the same. Option #1 – Forget Wins and Losses This first option is to [...]

In Wednesday’s 3-2 Mets win over the Nationals, Hisanori Takahashi worked the ninth inning for his fifth save in as many tries. We now know enough about Takahashi to understand that he is best suited to be a reliever as opposed to a starting pitcher. The problem is that Takahashi still prefers to start despite evidence that proves he becomes increasingly ineffective the second time against a batting order and a complete disaster if they [...]

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/10/1, Greenville 8/15/1, Savannah trails 1-0, best of 3 Armando Rodriguez got crushed for 7 runs (3 earned) in 3+ innings to put the Gnats down 1-0 in the best of 3 series. Games 2 and 3 take place at Grayson Stadium in Savannah. The Gnats offense had 10 hits and a 2/12 BB/K, while going just 2 for 13 (.154) with RISP and leaving 10 on base. Luis Nieves, [...]

Update 5:00 PM Beltran responded after Wednesday’s 3-2 rubber-game win against the Nationals to why he did not join his teammates during the visit to Walter Reed. Beltran had a prior commitment in which he is helping to build a new school in Puerto Rico according to Adam Rubin, and he had already made a previous visit to a military hospital earlier in the season. “I don’t know who is creating this issue. This offseason I [...]

I have been a Mets mini-plan holder since 2002.  When the Mets moved into Citi Field last year, I decided to purchase a second mini-plan.  I will not be renewing my seats next year because my better half has a full season ticket package and we plan on splitting those tickets in 2011. When I first became a mini-plan holder, I was thrilled to have tickets to so many games in the same seats.  After [...]