Month: June 2008

Maybe We Are Not That Good

It’s time to face some hard, cold facts. This season has, thus far, been a source of huge let downs and disappointments for both Mets fans and players alike. With the exception of an occasional bright spot, 2008 has been an unending deluge of heartache and frustration. Almost since Opening Day it has become clear that it would not be a cakewalk to the post-season. I have constantly heard...

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Mets Top Picks Will Suit Up For The Brooklyn Cyclones

According to MLB.com, the New York Mets announced today that they have signed shortstop Reese Havens and right handed pitcher Brad Holt and assigned both to Single-A Brooklyn of the New York-Penn League. Havens was the club’s 22nd overall selection in the first round of the 2008 Major League Baseball’s First Year Player Draft from the University of South Carolina while Holt was the...

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Don’t Believe Everything You Read – Willie’s Job Is Safe For Now

When I woke up this morning and went to work, I read about two dozen posts on the "Willie Watch". I was tempted to write my own post on the matter, but thought otherwise. Throughout the day I wondered if Willie would still be the manager when I got home. And, as you all know by now, he still is the manager, and according to Steve Popper from Newsday, he will continue to be...

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Where There’s a Will(ie), There’s a Way

I sat there stunned as Billy Wagner blew his 5th save yesterday. I turned the game off after that because I had a feeling of what was going to happen next: enter Heilman, D-Backs win game. Of course, I put none of the blame on Heilman himself because he would not have been pitching had Wags gotten the third out. Casey Stengel once said, "Most ball games are lost, not won." Well,...

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I Used To Rule The World

At a loss for words on how the last week of baseball has played out here are some uncanny lyrics that fit the state of the Mets….Viva la Vida by ColdplayI used to rule the worldSeas would rise when I gave the wordNow in the morning I sweep aloneSweep the streets I used to ownI used to roll the diceFeel the fear in my enemy’s eyesListen as the crowd would sing:"Now the...

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