Author: Fan Shots

Philip Humber: Welcome To The Show!

Welcome my friend to the show that never ends. I’m talking to you Mr. Philip Humber.  The soap opera that we’d call the Mets 2007 season is set to get a new cast member, auditioning for a starring role perhaps as soon as next season."He’s going to get the ball and help us win a ballgame," explained manager Willie Randolph prior to Sunday’s game in...

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The Imperfect Champions

I think most baseball fans (including me); have a chip on their shoulder concerning their favorite teams (unless they are Skankee fans that believe their team could win a title with one hand tied behind their backs). Every time a bad play is made fans like us automatically assume that the game and even the season may be lost. So maybe we have a little Eeyore in us, always expecting that rainy...

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A Mets Fan’s Plea

The Mets are in serious trouble. Wait a minute…I think I started a blog back in July with that same sentence.  Here we go again: Not only is the team letting their lead in the National League East slip away, but they don’t seem to care.  I am not saying these guys don’t want to win, or that they have given up.  It’s just that, upon looking at them, it seems...

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Mets Clincher Has Become a Matter of If, Not When

The Phillies have once again closed the gap between themselves and our first place Mets.  Not a single good thing came out of the weekend series, except our MVP hopeful David Wright becoming only the third player in Mets history to join the 30/30 club.  Two Mets players were ejected during the series for legitimately arguing balls and strikes.  It was as if the Mets were taking on...

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Mets Should Be Philled With Fear

Disgusting is all that needs to be uttered. No other words are necessary to describe the performance of the Mets this past weekend against the Philadelphia Phillies. With a six and a half game lead in the division entering play on Friday, the series presented a chance to slam the door on the Phillies playoff aspirations. Come Monday morning, the lead has been trimmed to a mere 3 and a half game...

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