Month: April 2008

Willie Randolph Is Afraid Of Carlos Delgado

At least that’s what Joe Benigno of WFAN says. This morning after his opening monologue, he made a good case for his assertion.Why did Willie Randolph go out of his way to burn up Jose Reyes after the Cubs finale regarding the play where he threw the ball home and got an out? Reyes might have been able to go for the double play, but he played it safe instead and...

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The ’08 Mets – So Far, So-So

Ok, ok. We were swept by the Cubs in a short two-game series in Chicago. The Cubs are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the National League this year, and since you can’t win ‘em all, at least we didn’t lose to a crummy team. Tonight begins the next chapter in the novel we call 2008…The Mets, without a doubt, must sweep the Nationals, in this also short two-game...

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Why Was Ryan Church Out Of The Lineup?

As much as I love Willie, sometimes I just have to question his logic. Case in point yesterday’s game against the Cubs…The Mets have just lost two heart breaking games and they surely needed a win in the finale against the Cubs. Why on earth would you pick that game to rest Ryan Church?Church is currently one of your best and most consistent bats in the lineup and his defense in...

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Carlos Delgado: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Where will the the saga of Carlos Delgado take us this year? It’s a long story, so you better grab a seat and sit yourself down for a spell.The tale begins in April of last season, and takes us back to the old days of the "Wild, Wild West", when a town would hire themselves a gunslinger to help rid the town of all the riff-raff and make it respectable...

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Wright Powers Mets Into First Place For Good

What can you say about David Wright that hasn’t been said already? He continues to improve in ways that we as Mets fans have never been accustomed to. In many ways he is absolutely perfect in his on the field and off the field persona. Thanks to Wright’s four hit performance last night, the Mets find themselves all alone in first place in the National League East. I’m betting...

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