There are a lot of conclusions that can be made from this season so far. It is apparent, at least to me, that the team that we know so well and love so hard lack the grit, the guts, the determination, the heart, and even in many minds, the resources to put a winning team on the field. You already know the reasons why the Amazins are strategically where they are. The entire league is familiar...
Read MoreAs the Yankees were handing out World Series jewelry in the Bronx the other day, the Mets pitcher John Maine was winning the booby prize for pitching a wonderful session of batting practice out West. Unfortunately, it occurred during the third inning of regulation against the Rockies. After six runs crossed the plate with two outs, pushing the deficit to 8-0, Maine stumbled off the mound like...
Read MoreThe Mets came out with a flurry, fell asleep and took the loss in 10 innings. Jon Niese had an uneven effort and the Rockies just hit when necessary. Game Notes Jon Niese looked disappointing through the 5 innings. Niese only walked one, but gave up nine hits, hit two batters and struck out two. He couldn’t seem to put away hitters, but minus a three-run homer to Ryan Spilborghs and a...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 8/13/0, Pawtucket 2/9/0 The Bisons put up 3 in the 2nd and 4 in the 6th today, cruising to a 8-2 victory over the Sox today. Fernando (2), Mike Hessman (3), Chris Carter (4) had multi hit games today, while Josh Thole (0 for 4, .050; 1 for 20) and Mike Cervanek (0 for 4, RBI, .167) took 0-fers. The Bisons were 5 for 9 (.556) with RISP and left 4 on base. They...
Read MoreJohn Maine’s outing last evening brought out concern from the manager. He’s not the only one, is he Met Nation? Because of the high pressure and microscope the Mets currently operate under and the fact they don’t have anything of note SP wise on the farm, they really don’t have much latitude or depth to make changes in the rotation at this time… Maybe Hisanori Takahashi for John Maine, but...
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