Adam Rubin of the Daily News had an interesting side note to his article this morning…Met starters are averaging 5.8 innings through the first 19 games. Met relievers have made 70 appearances out of the pen through the first 19 games. Last season the Met bullpen logged one appearance shy of 500 for the year. This year, they are on pace to make 597 trips to the mound if this keeps...
Read MoreSometimes logic eventually prevails when it comes to the New York Mets.In a surprise move, Willie Randolph finally dropped Carlos Delgado down to sixth in the order. It was a move that Mets fans have been screaming for on Mets blogs everywhere.Ryan Church will step in at bat fifth behind cleanup hitter Carlos Beltran. This may only be temporary as the Mets expect to activate Moises Alou from the...
Read MoreAt least that’s what Joe Benigno of WFAN says. This morning after his opening monologue, he made a good case for his assertion.Why did Willie Randolph go out of his way to burn up Jose Reyes after the Cubs finale regarding the play where he threw the ball home and got an out? Reyes might have been able to go for the double play, but he played it safe instead and...
Read MoreAs much as I love Willie, sometimes I just have to question his logic. Case in point yesterday’s game against the Cubs…The Mets have just lost two heart breaking games and they surely needed a win in the finale against the Cubs. Why on earth would you pick that game to rest Ryan Church?Church is currently one of your best and most consistent bats in the lineup and his defense in...
Read MoreWhere will the the saga of Carlos Delgado take us this year? It’s a long story, so you better grab a seat and sit yourself down for a spell.The tale begins in April of last season, and takes us back to the old days of the "Wild, Wild West", when a town would hire themselves a gunslinger to help rid the town of all the riff-raff and make it respectable...
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