Good Evening, Mets fans, and Happy 2nd Monday of the off-season… I’ll make it short and sweet today…The Phillies were NOT the team to beat in 2007, in fact, the Mets were. And the only reason Philadelphia was able to rise to the top of the NL East is not on their own success, but rather, on the failure of the New York Mets to hold their own. As most Mets...
Read MoreToday starts the first part of the Mets report cards. Six staff members for Mets Merized, including myself, each compiled a grade for each position and it’s respective player(s). Without futher ado, I present to you the Met Merized 2007 Report Cards.The first part will feature First Base and Second Base.First Base (Carlos Delgado and Jeff Conine)Ryan P. – 2007...
Read MoreOn Friday I took a look at all of the weaknesses the Mets needed to address this off-season, and focused on why they should re-sign both Luis Castillo and Paul Lo Duca.This morning I wanted to delve into the outfield situation.Let’s start with left field which was handled quite well by Moises Alou last season… when he was healthy. He had a consistent season for the Mets and...
Read MoreWith the first two considerable moves of the off-season now out of the way, the Mets are in full hot stove mode.With Tom Glavine declining his player option and Willie Randolph officially being retained, the Mets must now go about the business of filling some major flaws and in the process, resurrect the confidence of the fans which has been largely shattered.When you consider the dearth of...
Read MoreWell, here we go, another fall and winter filled with free agents and trade rumors. Granted, part of me always enjoys the off season. Who is going where? Why and for how much? Let me just say that losing that 7 game lead hurt almost as badly as that Yadier Molina home run in the NLCS last year. Jimmy Rollins in my opinion was wrong. The Phillies weren’t the team to beat, the Mets allowed...
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