This has become an annual bad habit for us hasn’t it? It’s not even Labor Day and Met fans instinctively are talking about next year, something all too familiar the past 4 years. August and September baseball for Met fans – or as it’s become known as – The big yet not so surprising let down that you’ve been expecting all year long but didn’t quite want to admit it because you have faith, sort...
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For those of you that haven’t heard, former Met (Wow still can’t get over that) Carlos Beltran was placed on the disabled list with a sprained right wrist retroactive to August 7th. All signs point to Beltran returning when eligible next week, leaving the Giants with 34 games with the 34-year old switch-hitter, a small return for dealing their top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler....
Read MoreSo how is everyone enjoying the K-Rod-less bullpen so far? I mean of course you all must have expected some sort of a downgrade in performance after swapping out Rodriguez for Igarashi, but I don’t think anybody could have predicted these dreadful results. The bullpen as a whole has been a virtual catastrophe except for Izzy who may not even be back next season. The Mets went from having...
Read MoreGreat gesture by the Mets… METS PRESS RELEASE FLUSHING, N.Y., August 19, 2011 – The New York Mets have announced that tickets from tonight’s Mets-Brewers game marked “Friday, August 19 – Game 59” can be redeemed starting tomorrow for complimentary tickets to one of the Mets September 12-15 games against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field. This includes...
Read MoreAfter watching the Mets get smoked in Arizona this past week, one of the only bright spots during the games was watching Justin Upton. The guy is a flat out baseball player and will likely be an MVP candidate for the foreseeable future. Then over the last home stand, there was the Marlins Mike Stanton, a kid barely old enough to buy a beer showing perhaps some of the most raw power I have seen...
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