Author: Joe D

Randolph Is Still The Man… By The Skin Of His Teeth

The New York Post reports that the New York Mets will allow Willie Randolph to keep managing the team for now. The news comes after a marathon meeting today at Shea Stadium between Randolph, GM Omar Minaya, principal owner Fred Wilpon and his son COO Jeff Wilpon.The decision was made despite a tumultuous week for Randolph that started with negative comments made in the Bergen Record about SNY,...

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Will The Mets Find Their Offense In The Thin Air Of Colorado?

They say that there is no better way to pick up your offense then playing a series in the fresh thin air of Colorado. Although Coors Field is not the same prolific homerun launching pad it once was, it still ranks right up there with some of the hitters parks like Citizens Bank Park, a haven that has transformed Jayson Werth and Chase Utley into this year’s version of the Bash...

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Over And Out – Lowly Mets Swept By High Flying Braves

Stopper my ass… Johan Santana provided no relief for a Mets team that continues to reel in what looks to be another disappointing season at best. The Mets have already been declared dead by Braves beat writers, and Mets beat writers might not be ready to print it, but they are certainly whispering it among themselves.The Mets lost to the Braves 4-2 and in doing so, got swept in a four game...

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Church Injury Only Illustrates How Precarious The Mets Season Is

Frustrating… It’s the first word that jumps into my head whenever I hear the name of Moises Alou. All the good he does when he’s in the lineup is just washed away in one fell swoop whenever the injury bug strikes. I wonder if he’s even worth it… I wonder if we would be better served with a lesser accomplished hitter who at least can play everyday…Bart Hubbuch...

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I Think A Change Would Do Us Good

Over the last couple of years I’ve learned so much about the game of baseball, I’m still no expert by far. But it doesn’t take an expert to see that something is majorly wrong with the 2008 Mets. With the spotlight on the team that was supposed to come back from the "worst collapse in baseball ever", they certainingly don’t seem to have the heart we...

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