While many Mets fans are already calling for Willie Randolph’s head, don’t you think if anyone should be shown the door that it should be Rick Peterson and not Willie?It’s so easy to hang everything on Willie, but the fact of the matter is that he never got a fair shake. Among many other different issues, he was not even allowed to choose his own pitching coach. I think it is...
Read MoreI just took a look at tonight’s lineup card and I must say that I’m lovin’ what I see…Ryan Church is back in the number two spot of the lineup and Moises Alou makes his long awaited return batting behind Carlos Beltran in the number five spot. This is a lineup with some teeth in it…After an earlier stint in the two spot for Church, the Mets reeled out a 5-0 record...
Read MoreOne of the good things I can still remember about last season was just how good the Mets played when Moises Alou was in the lineup. Although I was indifferent about his signing, I slowly but surely became a big fan the more I saw of him. I expected to see an old washed up player with lousy defense and instead I was treated to a player who wielded a powerful bat and led the team in batting buy a...
Read MoreAll it took was 1 2/3 innings yesterday, for Oliver Perez to sink the Mets against the punchless Pirates. It was the Mets who looked like a ship of fools and not the Pirates who are the worst team in the league.It seems like every time Perez takes the mound he demoralizes his team by his lack of focus and care free attitude after each loss. His presence on the mound virtually sends...
Read MoreYes, it’s true and it pains me to say it. We have created such a feeling of hostility in our own home park that it has permeated into the minds of the players and turned our Mets fan base into a laughing stock throughout all of sports.We have made it a burden for the Mets to relax at the plate because of the unrealistic expectations we have for each player. It has become as though the...
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