At this stage of the game I would think that even the most optimistic of Met fans would have to agree that there will be no “meaningful September baseball” this year. With a schedule featuring mostly teams that were below .500 the Mets had a chance to make a splash in the NL Wild Card race, instead they made a thud. The Mets have been a part of my summer for well over thirty years,...
Read MoreIf Mets fans were given a nickle for every heart breaking loss we’ve suffered beginning with Yadier Molina’s home run 3 years ago, we’d have enough to buy the ball club from the Wilpons. The Cardinals rallied in the ninth inning and Frankie Rodriguez blew his fourth save of the year to give the Red Birds the victory. Ankiel and Lugo got the inning started with back to back...
Read MoreJack Curry of the NY Times reports the following: Jose Reyes, who was rehabilitating his injured right calf in Port St. Lucie, Florida, experienced some discomfort and returned to New York on Monday night. Reyes was examined by the Mets’ physicians on Tuesday, but the team has not offered any further details. This is a discouraging sign for the shortstop, who has been on the disabled list since...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 6/13/1, Toledo 10/18/1 ss Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, .265 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, .307 lf Nick Evans 3 for 5, run, 2 2b, K, .178 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .252 rf Chip Ambres 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .243 3b Javier Castillo 0 for 5, run, K, .252 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .247 dh Josh Petersen 2 for 4, .265 2b Andy Green 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K,...
Read MoreI’m not going to draw you into another one of my diatribes on how the Mets needed to go after Adam Dunn last off season. I wasted too many words on my pursuit of Adam Dunn in the off season, and countless more words expressing my disappointment when he ultimately signed with the Nationals. When Jon Heyman and Ken Rosenthal confirmed that Adam Dunn could change teams again, I held out hope...
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