All of this week it seems we have spent considerable time lobbying for one of our own beloved Mets, David Wright, to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Actually, David has been making his OWN case for most of the season, everyone else finally seems to be catching on now. In my personal (and admittedly biased) opinion, he should very well be the league MVP. Especially if the Mets...
Read MoreWhen the Mets got swept by the Phillies in Philadelphia a few weeks ago, you could have almost thought it was the end. We all know that this team has not played with the intensity and spark that they did last year. But all of a sudden, the Mets can’t do anything wrong. It’s almost as if we did take a trip back to 2006. I complained and moaned about Paul LoDuca not batting second. But...
Read MoreWake me up, when September ends. Do not be deceived, Green Day is not coming to town. For the Mets however, the playoffs are schedule to appear in Flushing this fall for their second annual run at the World Series title.Exactly twenty games remain on the schedule for the Metropolitans in this 2007 season, not one of which is against a team clinging to a spot in the post season. According to the...
Read MoreAs I’m certain that many of the Shea faithful can relate, the Mets performance from the previous day has at least a small effect on how we approach the next day. Many times we go to work, school or anywhere else with our heads hung low in shame and insides tied in knots. Even with yesterdays sad 7- 0 loss to the Reds and a mediocre 5- 5 road trip, there are many reasons we can lift up our...
Read MoreIt is without a doubt that the Mets have become more aggressive on the bases since Ricky Henderson took over as first base coach. And much to our delight, Jose Reyes not only leads the Majors in steals this year, but he has already broken the Mets single season steal record, previously held by Roger Cedeno, when he swiped 66 bases during the ’99 season. However, even though the...
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