Last night, while the Mets were messing around with your sanity, Jose Reyes took off for second base in the third inning and swiped his 48th base of the season. It was also his 282nd steal as a New York Met passing Mookie Wilson on the All Time Mets stolen base list. Jose Reyes is now the Mets all-time steals leader. He actually went on to steal his 283rd base moments after his record breaking...
Read MoreYesterday, Matt Cerrone over at MetsBlog asked “Where is Aaron Heilman?” My answer is… Who cares! Leave him in the damn doghouse where he belongs! Last night, Aaron Heilman made his first appearance in almost a week. He immediately walked the first batter he faced, bringing the tying run to the plate. One batter later he grooved a pitch to Christian Guzman who launched it...
Read MoreWith the possibility of Mets closer Billy Wagner being done for the season, the team finds itself at a critical junction as they continue their improbable pennant race. The loss of Billy Wagner is a major setback to say the least, but thanks to Luis Ayala, the sting of Wagner’s loss won’t be as devastating as some may believe. Luis Ayala may not have been that well received by Mets...
Read MoreAfter last night’s heroics, Carlos Delgado testified to the feeling around the clubhouse this September as opposed to last. “We think we’re as good as anybody,” Delgado said. “We think we’re the team to beat. We think what happened last year is not going to happen again. There’s a different feeling around here.” Dan Graziano of the Star Ledger...
Read MoreI hate tropical storms… Especially tropical storms with funny names that rhyme with banana… I”m sitting home, bored out of my mind… no baseball, no good movies on the tube, so I figure, let me read some other Mets blogs. And so I did. I came across the following excerpt in a post by Andrew Beaton at Hot Foot and it got me thinking. He wrote… I think Minaya did a...
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