Last year when the Milwaukee Brewers traded for C.C. Sabathia, it was apparent that the Brewers were doing what they had to do to win now. As further proof, when the Brewers struggled late in the season they fired field manager Ned Yost and replaced him with batting instructor Dale Sveum. We all know how that worked out, the Brewers edged out our Metropolitans by one game for the NL Wild Card. In the off [...]

To [Have] be[en] meeee… at Miller Park. There I was one among a couple of hundred Mets fans (I guess) screaming my lungs out like an idiot, jumping up and down trying to say hi to Keith and Gary (who I am sure saw me as the resident nut w/ the vintage Hernandez jersey), and all the while the Mets–from top to bottom–looked a lot like a minor league team. I mean that. Before I [...]

With all of our stars sidelined aside from D Wright – it’s been an interesting year for many players in the organization that probably never figured to have an opportunity to play as much as they have in 2009.  So continuing our analysis of these role players that have suddenly become so crucial to our fate this season – let’s take a look at Nick Evans – who gets a second chance to prove he [...]

Buffalo 7, Charlotte 12 in 10 innings Eddie Kunz and Tim McNab combined to give up 9 runs over the last 2 innings of the game, ruining a good outing from Tobi Stoner. cf Cory Sullivan 4 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .291 dh Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .309 lf Chip Ambres 1 for 5, run, BB, K, .248 rf Emil Brown 3 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, [...]

Atlanta Braves: (4-6; -5) The Braves lost two of there to the Boston Red Sox, and now begin a three game home series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Lowe vs. Blanton on Tuesday. Also, outfielder Jordan Schafer might be drawing interest from the Washington Nationals, but we’ll get back to that. Florida Marlins: (6-4;-3) Interestingly enough, the Marlins are the only NL East team above .500 in their last 10 games. They were, however, swept by [...]

The Mets are in a serious need of power.  Due to injuries, we have only two proven home run hitters (Sheffield & Wright) in the lineup – one of which is not really hitting homeruns.  Citi Field is playing a significant part in our lack power – but I believe hitting for power is important to be a contender.  We are 25th in the league in slugging percentage, and if it wasn’t for the fact [...]

As everybody knows by now the Mets were just swept by are hated rivals, the Yankees. I was embarrassed to be a Met fan this past weekend. I wasn’t embarrassed because of the lack of offense. I was embarrassed because of their lack of fundamentals. In the opening game of the series the Mets had three errors. Now three errors in a game is bad, but they had three errors in one inning! I mean [...]

That’s right, I’m not in a positive frame of mind. Yeah, something about looking like a sack of crap when playing the Skankees will do this to me. I just cannot let the last three games go, and I really was feeling like we might be able to muddle through until after the All-Star Break. Now, I feel chances are good to excellent that in an NL of mostly very mediocre teams we’re going to [...]

Buffalo 3, Charlotte 7 cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .279 lf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, .311 dh Chip Ambres 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .249 rf Emil Brown 3 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .290 1b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, .224 3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, .267 c Rene Rivera 0 for 2, BB, K, .236 ss Wilson Valdez 0 for 4, .188 2b Luis Rivera 0 for [...]