I don’t typically like to do these short rants anymore even though that’s all I did when I first started this site, but today is an exception, so let the good times roll. What the hell is this METS OBSESSION with putting their worst possible hitters in the two hole? METS NUMBER TWO HITTERS ARE BATTING .193 IN 2011! At first I thought it was just a Willie Randolph thing, but then it...
Read MoreStarting Lineup Jose Reyes – SS Willie Harris – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Jason Bay – LF Daniel Murphy – 1B Justin Turner – 2B Josh Thole – C Jason Pridie – CF Jonathon Niese – LHP No Ike Davis or David Wright in this rubber match. Willie Harris who is hitting .214 is batting second? Jason Bay who has a .311 slugging percantage will bat cleanup. Talk about head-scratchers… JD Game Preview by...
Read MoreYou’ll be hearing a lot of trade rumors from now until the July 31 deadline. Some will be true, some not, but most entertaining. This isn’t all that hard to figure out. If a player gets hurt or goes into a deep slump, figure his team might make inquiries. In fact, most teams are making calls all the time. Every team’s front office goes over players on other teams with its scouts on a continuous...
Read MoreRecently, Joe DeMayo of StLucieToFlushing.com did an interview with one of ESPN’s Draft Guru’s Jason Churchill. He asked him tons of great questions regarding who the Mets may pick in the draft, draft sleepers, players with increasing/decreasing draft stock, etc. This is a must read for any Mets fan interested in the upcoming MLB Draft. Click the link to read the Q &...
Read MoreAccording to Baseball America, the Mets have agreed to terms with Luis Mateo for $150,000, which should end a three-year process for the 21-year-old Dominican righthander with a mid-90s fastball to get signed. Mateo originally agreed to terms with the Giants on July 2, 2008, for $625,000. The Giants had that contract voided in August, however, when a physical revealed bone chips in his right...
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