As we await the inevitable firing of Mets manager Jerry Manuel, there’s no shortage of names in the Mets blogosphere for potential candidates. But much of what I’m hearing seems more like reliving the “good old days” rather than assuring we get the best person for the job. Ask most Mets fans and read most Mets blogs, and it’s become a repetitive onslaught of the...
Read MoreUpdated 12:00 PM According to Jon Heyman, Jenrry Mejia will get a chance to start very soon. [tweeted]https://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/statuses/22632463630[/tweeted] When I originally posted this blog this morning, I wrote: Jenrry Mejia’s next start is scheduled for Saturday, but I’m wondering if it will come against the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs… or for the Mets against the...
Read MoreReaders of this site are already familiar with Mets prospect Cory Vaughn who has been tearing it up in his first season as a professional playing for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Vaughn is the son of notable power hitter Greg Vaughn, and was drafted by the New York Mets in the fourth round, out of San Diego State University. He signed with the Mets a couple of weeks later and then reported to Brooklyn...
Read MoreIn a must-read article by Andrew Marchand of ESPN, he interviews David Wright and gets him to open up about his frustration with the state of the team. “I thought we created a lot to build on in ’06, but it seems like we have taken some steps back, off of that year. It is frustrating being able to experience that, but not being able to experience that on a consistent basis.”...
Read MoreThe Mets beat the Astros 5-1 to take the weekend series and close out the homestand. Game Notes R.A. Dickey took the mound and pitched another gem for the Mets on Sunday. The 35-year-old Dickey stumped the Astros for seven superb innings, yielding just six hits in seven-plus innings, and lowering his ERA to 2.56 for the season. How good is that? Well check this out… Dickey has...
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