The Phillies have once again closed the gap between themselves and our first place Mets. Not a single good thing came out of the weekend series, except our MVP hopeful David Wright becoming only the third player in Mets history to join the 30/30 club. Two Mets players were ejected during the series for legitimately arguing balls and strikes. It was as if the Mets were taking on...
Read MoreDisgusting is all that needs to be uttered. No other words are necessary to describe the performance of the Mets this past weekend against the Philadelphia Phillies. With a six and a half game lead in the division entering play on Friday, the series presented a chance to slam the door on the Phillies playoff aspirations. Come Monday morning, the lead has been trimmed to a mere 3 and a half game...
Read MoreYes folks, this is the last edition of the Minor League Report. I’ll just go through a quick recap of the teams that made the playoffs, and their results, and the records and such for the other teams.AAA – New Orleans ZephyrsThe Zephyrs finished the regular season winning the PCL American South division with a 75-69 record. They faced the Nashville Sounds in the first round of the...
Read MoreA season can have several turning points or shifts in momentum.When the Mets win it all in 2007 and I look back and reflect on the season, the biggest turning point to me will be the sweep in Atlanta.I have read several articles and blogs which refer to the the disaster in Philly as the turning point for the Mets, but I beg to differ. That may have been a turning point for the Phillies, but...
Read MoreWhen the wrecking ball begins to lay waste to what once was heaven to millions of fans, it will not be a Mets baseball game that would have closed out the long and proud history of Shea Stadium.In fact, it will be the Piano Man, Billy Joel, who will preside over Shea Stadium’s final farewell. The native New Yorker will perform a string of concerts there shortly after the end of the Mets...
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