Month: August 2010

Heyman Cites Beltran As A Met Who Could Hit Waiver Wires

Jon Heyman of SI.com, named 31 players he believes could end up hitting the waiver wires and potentially get dealt before the August 31st waiver deadline. Carlos Beltran was just one of four Mets players he listed: Ollie Perez, Mets SP. The Mets offered him around but there were no takers. They’d like him to go to the minors but he is said to not want to return after spending more than a...

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Mets Fall To .500 On The Season, Losing 4-1 To Braves

Mets start their six game road trip against two division rivals with a 4-1 loss against the Braves. The Mets just seemed to give up during the game, with the exception of Santana who got better as the game went on. There was, once again, no offense to help Santana who had a decent outing despite a rough first inning. The defense just seemed like they couldn’t bother to give it their best...

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What Does August Really Mean For The Mets?

Are we banking on August to make the playoffs? I’m glad one of my fellow bloggers beat me to the punch. No way was I going to list all the teams’ new acquisitions and dredge up all the angst that I had pent up inside of me. Saying that this franchise was handcuffed by the Madoff debacle is not enough to justify what this is. I held out hope at 3:59:45 that they would get a...

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8/2 Minor League Report!

We will hold our second MPH chat in the chat room on August 5th, followed by our third on August 23rd, instructions for getting in are located directly below the Rotoworld widget. If you have any questions, use the chat box (either of them) to ask, and I’ll anwer. AAA International League: Buffalo 7/8/1, LeHigh Valley 3/8/0 cf Jorge Padilla 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .300 2b Justin Turner 1 for 3,...

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Oliver Perez Is Our Recurring Nightmare

Let me start by saying that I’m not hanging yesterday’s loss on Oliver Perez. The game was lost and completely out of hand long before he took the hill in the eighth inning. In fact that’s why he came into the game… The only time we see Ollie now, is when a win becomes as improbable and remote as a Jeff Francoeur 10 game hitting streak. This is what Perez has been reduced...

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