Month: May 2010

A Stunning Look Into The Mets’ Offensive Woes

There are many question marks surrounding the Mets’ offense this season. Why isn’t Jose Reyes hitting? Why is David Wright striking out so much? Why can’t Jason Bay get a clutch hit? Where did Jeff Francoeur’s bat disappear to? Why isn’t Luis Castillo on crutches yet? It’s enough to make a Mets fan go crazy when the team puts men on base only to strand them by...

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There’s Something Very Phishy About This Post

I wanted to post something before the game and I had a choice to either write something about the trash at Citi Field or some non Mets news that smelled very Phishy. What a choice, huh? I decided to go with the latter, but before I do, I wanted to thank our friends at the uber-cool Real Dirty Mets Blog. for pointing me toward this phoul stench of a story. GravediggerHebner explains: According to...

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A Naive Baseball Fan

I’m tired of it. Sitting here and reading this site on a daily basis, I’ve had enough of the people calling each other racist and making comments about gender and anything else that falls into that category. I understand that everyone is allowed their own opinion, but I guess jokingly or not, the comments have become a little too much. I can take a joke and I don’t take offense...

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David Is Definitely Not On The Wright Track

It’s safe to say that David Wright has been in a real rut at the plate as of late. He’s back to pressing at the plate, his swing is way off kilter, and he’s even letting his emotions get the best of him. On the surface, you look at Wright’s numbers on the season and there’s really a lot to be encouraged about. He already has seven home runs to go with a .930 OPS...

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Time For Junior To Grow Up

Those of you who know me and follow my writing know that I have a unique nickname for Jose Reyes.  It’s “Junior”.  “Why Junior?”, you ask?  His initials are JR, which is the abbreviation for junior.  And right now, it couldn’t be more appropriate. Before everyone gets bent out of shape and calls for my head on a platter, let me stress one thing — I love...

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