Well, here we go, another fall and winter filled with free agents and trade rumors. Granted, part of me always enjoys the off season. Who is going where? Why and for how much? Let me just say that losing that 7 game lead hurt almost as badly as that Yadier Molina home run in the NLCS last year. Jimmy Rollins in my opinion was wrong. The Phillies weren’t the team to beat, the Mets allowed...
Read MoreWho do we blame exactly?Perhaps the most puzzling questions being swirled around the fall winds of Flushing are not that of who Omar Minaya should keep and who should be shipped to Osh Gosh for a bag of balls. Rather they are centered on responsibility… and who indeed is accountable for the demise of the New York Mets. I for one have begun my long grueling journey back from the...
Read MoreThere are no words to describe what happened or how I feel about it. I am wearing black today, as I am in mourning. I am mournful of a season that died unexpectedly, as did any hope of becoming World Champs. Devastated, disappointed, angry, hurt, saddened, stunned. All very good choice words that would apply here. But as powerful as those words and feelings may be, it...
Read MoreLast night I had the most wonderful dream. I was back in New York and at Shea Stadium for the last game of the 2007 World Series. The Mets and Indians had played themselves into a 3- 3 series tie thanks to some late inning heroics by Guillermo Mota, who struck out the side in back to back innings in game 6. This game was no contest though, as the Mets cruised to a 12 run lead in the first 4...
Read MoreThe fate of the Mets season is in their hands, and their hands only. With seven games left to play and the Phillies only two and half behind, it is still anybody’s division. But the Mets need not worry if the Phillies win or lose. The only thing they need to concentrate on is taking care of their own business. The Washington Nationals come in to town tonight, and...
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