The game of baseball has always brought me great joy, whether watching our beloved Mets or playing in the backyard. Sadly, that joy seems to be missing from Shea, and has been for a while. In my opinion, it began when Jose Reyes didn’t run out a ground ball with his usual hustle. Willie Randolph immediately benched him, and rightfully so. After the game Willie said "I took him...
Read MoreHow many games have the Mets’ eight starters actually played in together this year? It’s just one injury after another. In fact, except for the two youngsters on the team (Wright and Reyes), all the other starting position players have spent time on the disabled list, most recently Paul LoDuca. How can a team expect to function when everyone is hurt? Forget...
Read MoreFollowing a desperation victory this afternoon at Shea, where exactly do our beloved Metsies rest in your heart? Sure, in realistic terms they have grasp of the NL East lead, by a thread, but nonetheless, they sit atop the standings. With the Braves and Phillies knocking at the door, does worry fill you from within? Are you confident heading into the final six weeks of this 2007 campaign? These...
Read MoreMike Vaccaro of the NY Post asks the tough questions this morning.Questions that only the Mets can answer.Every few weeks, you keep waiting for the shock to the system that will finally apply the kick-start necessary for the Mets to achieve the manifest destiny in the NL East everyone seems to expect of them. The first three series losses to the Braves didn’t do it. The 4-14 death march...
Read MoreDid anyone happen to catch Willie Randolph’s interview last night on SNY’s Geico Post Game??The reporters who were asking the questions really got his temperature boiling especially on one particular question that was asked…Is your team approaching this as a big series, because it seems like the Braves are, and you’re not?What followed next was a clearly infuriated...
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