The Mets Are In Third Place!

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• Lifelongmetsfan June 15, 2011 at 3:11 am

  Dynnnnnnnnnn-NOOOOOoo—mite!
  Anybody got Thelma’s number? I wanna celebrate!
• alex68 June 15, 2011 at 8:18 am

  can we actually start talking about reyes as the NL MVP??!!?? memo to wilpon, if reyes keeps this up, YES, he won’t get crawford money, he’ll probably get more from the yankees to play SS and move that old yeller SS to ne the DH…
• alex68 June 15, 2011 at 8:22 am

  for the past 3 weeks or so, it has been reyes, defense, pitching, reyes and more reyes.. i knew he was capable of carrying the team, i didn’t think it’d be for long stretches, guess he’s proving everyone wrong.. the thing i see is, ppl think is because of his contract, but i quite frankly don’t see it, he’s enjoying himself, he’s happy, tejada is his best friend it seems, i mean, what else can you ask from your superstar?
  he’s playing loose, and i don’t wanna get ahead of myself when i say this, but sometimes leaders lead by example, not because the fans annoint you to be, and with his play, his attitude, and how he’s carrying himself, jose reyes is proving to be THE REAL LEADER of this team…
  • NYMetsfan June 15, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    For the past three years or so? You do talk out your butt……

    He’s having a GREAT year – but did you forget that just TWO years ago he missed the majority of the season? So he carried the team while he was on that DL within that 3 years you just mentioned.

    I like the guy too, but calm down already. Sick
• alex68 June 15, 2011 at 8:47 am

  1. Jose Reyes SS

  2. Angel Pagan CF

  3. Carlos Beltran RF

  4. Ike Davis 1B

  5. Justin Turner 3B

  6. Jason Bay LF

  7. Ronny Paulino C

  8. Ruben Tejada 2B

  this lineup going forward can give us many wins.. and with wright we can get pitching
• Metstheory22 June 15, 2011 at 8:57 am

  Up, UP and away. Even with all the “young” players we can do somthing and enjoy season. Maybe we are not as bad as some people in baseball think we are.
  • alex68 June 15, 2011 at 9:04 am

    22, when you got a superstar who puts in all on the line and have a great season, and don’t let that get to his head, it rubs on the other 24 players in the roster. jose’s is carryin the team along with beltran, making everyone around better, and the pitching is stepping up.. this can be a good summer if the team continues like this.. once davis comes back, this can be a very good defensive team with reyes and tejada in the middle and davis and turner at the corner..
    • srt June 15, 2011 at 9:48 am

      Dream on, Alex. Turner isn’t going to be at the hot corner. Wright will be, once he returns. I wouldn’t be looking for that trade you’re suggestion either.
      • alex68 June 15, 2011 at 9:54 am

        hey, i am not dreaming, i am also not saying turner is better, but trading wright for pitching CAN make our team better if is for the right pitcher, we do need an ace or a legitimate #2, wright can provide us (along with maybe pelfrey and prospects) a good pitcher.. and i am sure we’ll be a better team for it. turner doesn’t have the pressure wright has to perform in NY, maybe that’s why he does better in the clutch, wright folds like a baby when the game is on the line, we all see that don’t we?
        • kingman 26 June 15, 2011 at 10:19 am

          Alex–one thought—perhaps the back problem Wright is out with right now has been around for a couple of years? Maybe when he is 100% healthy he goes back to the all-star numbers of 2005–2008?

          How about an infield of Ike, Tejada, Reyes, and Wright, With Murphy and Turner as bench players? Doesn’t that sound good?

          And Reyes WILL re-sign with us. I guarantee it. He likes playing for the Mets and Citi Field was built for him, and he knows it.
          • alex68 June 15, 2011 at 10:35 am

            kingman,

            murphy and turner can’t be both on the bench, tejada and reyes up the middle can become the BEST middle infield defense IN THE GAME, so having murphy at bench is fine, but not murphy AND turner. somebody gotta go. and the guy who we can get more for is david allen wright
          • oktoday June 15, 2011 at 12:04 pm

            Wrights problem is his head job, not his back. And not until he gets over it will he come back to be what he was before, or even do better then that.

            Yet he may never get over it, and if not, then the club must make a change, or else there will be trouble. Wow is me, trouble, trouble, and more trouble. Holy Cow! Just trouble. or a change in the menu.
• Metstheory22 June 15, 2011 at 10:12 am

  Did anyone see the Daily News Tim Smith’s article where he says Yankees should trade for Reyes? If he leaves, two places he should not go to is Yankees or Phillies. Before Jeter and Rollins were soooo much better than Reyes according to their fans. Now they want him.
  • Dusty June 15, 2011 at 10:42 am

    Tim Smith is an idiot!
    These reporters love to stir the pot of innuendos.
    What he should be calling for is re-signing Reyes as a MET.
• BGold82 June 15, 2011 at 11:16 am

  I would never be able to forgive the Wilpons if they dealt Reyes cross town to the Bombers. Reyes has been the brightest and the most consistent star the Mets have had in a long time, even if he’s only playing for a “Carl Crawford” contract. I will personally berate Fred Wilpon if he deals guy at all – let alone to the hated Yanks.
  • LarryMetFan June 15, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Couldn’t agree more with that sentiment. Been saying we need to trade Fred not Jose for a while. Just found a t-shirt to support that – planning on wearing it to Citi this Friday. Props to whoever this guy is – liking his apparel and opinion. Shirts are pretty funny too. Has anyone else heard of this site before? Interested to know what its deal is… http://tiny.cc/w9cai
    • metsaddict77 June 15, 2011 at 11:52 am

      i can’t imagine them trading reyes to their biggest rivals.the wilpons have made a lot of dumb decisions,but that would be the worst, by far.if they do trade him , i for one won’t be following the mets again until the wilpons are gone.as for trading wright, i agree, but what do we really expect to get for a guy with a bad back.
      • Donal June 15, 2011 at 11:57 am

        How is a team not in their league their biggest rivals?

        I don’t want Reyes traded to anyone at all, but jeez, thats just silly.
        • BGold82 June 15, 2011 at 12:02 pm

          One may say that its too sad, but its unfortunately the reality…as for Larry – just visited your site – EXCELLENT! Signed the petition, and bought myslef a “Who Mad-off With My Team” tshirt. Too funny. Hopefully this movement picks up and loads of people are wearing these shirts at Citi in the coming months.
          • metsaddict77 June 15, 2011 at 12:06 pm

            i said one of their biggest rivals and i forgot to include the phils in that statement as well.they play in the same city how can u say they aren’t rivals.
            • Donal June 15, 2011 at 12:55 pm

              Because they don’t play in the same division. Or league. The Subway Series has less influence over the Mets season as the games they play against the Rockies. Its hype and back page stuff for hack writers.
              • BGold82 June 15, 2011 at 1:13 pm

                there is no doubt that a team who you share a city with is your rival. The Yanks have been and will forever be our rivals – unfortunately now this is almost a big brother/little brother complex where we are on the wrong side of the spectrum.
                • alex68 June 15, 2011 at 1:15 pm

                  now? you mean forever??!!??
                • Donal June 15, 2011 at 2:27 pm

                  No, the team in your division is your rival. The Jets and Giants are not rivals.

                  The Yankees are not our rivals. The Subway Series is a gimmick and lame attempt to manufacture a rivalry.
                  • metsaddict77 June 16, 2011 at 12:34 pm

                    wrong. the mets and yanks r rivals.
                  • Donal June 16, 2011 at 12:45 pm

                    Sure, despite the fact that their games have little to know effect on each other unless they directly play each other. The Mets have slightly more in common with the Yankees than they do with the Long Island Ducks.
• jessep June 16, 2011 at 12:42 pm

  If the yankees and mets are rivals… we sure are doing a terrible job.

  You’re not rivals with a team you play 6 times a year. You’re not rivals with a team where the only game that really matters is if you meet in the World Series.

  The Mets rivals are the Phillies, Braves, Marlins and one day the Nats.

  Most yankee fans pity the met fan, they don’t hate us. They don’t think of us as rivals.

  The only reason the Subway Series exists is to sell tickets.
  • metsaddict77 June 16, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    so back in the day the dodgers and yankees weren’t rivals.true they don’t have any real affect on our season, but when you share a city there is an inherent rivalry, period.
    • Bayonne Mets Fan June 16, 2011 at 1:11 pm

      Absolutely,

      I hate inter league play but not only are the Mets/Yankees a rivalry on the field it’s a rivalry off the field too whether or not there is inter league play.