Coming off the 6 game winning streak we really need to find a way to win today’s game against Cliff Lee. Following up that streak with a 4 game losing streak almost erases all of the progress we just made. It is important for the confidence of this team going forward. It is also important because things don’t get any easier this coming week, even though we are heading home. The...
Read MoreWith our site now producing over 70-80 Mets posts per week, and more than half of those being 100% unique and original content, I thought it was time to try and highlight the weeks greatest hits. Ed Leyro got things started last Sunday with an interesting post in which he ponders the question: Could Ike Davis Be The Next Darryl Strawberry? “Ike Davis’ 53 extra-base hits in 2010 tied the...
Read MoreThe Mets try to avoid the sweep tonight in Philly as they take on Cliff Lee for the Series concluder. 1. Jose Reyes, ss 2. Justin Turner, 2b 3. David Wright, 3b 4. Carlos Beltran, rf 5. Jason Bay, lf 6. Ike Davis, 1b 7. Ronny Paulino, c 8. Scott Hairston, cf 9. Chris Young, rhp Yesterday the Mets were locked in a pitching duel where they lost to Roy Halladay by the score of 2-1. For the Mets...
Read MoreJonathon Niese went a strong six and one third innings but the Mets offense was held in check by Roy Halladay and the Mets lost 2-1 to the Phillies. Game Notes Jonathon Niese went out today, and pitched a great game. Jonathon gave up two runs in six and one third innings on six hits, striking out three and walking two. The lone blemish was a John Mayberry home run that tied the game at 1-1....
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There are going to be a lot of changes over the next year. But I think it’s a pretty safe bet to say that Ike Davis is as close to untouchable as anyone could be on this Mets roster. That is for good reason, since there is no reason to move a 25 year old budding young power hitter, who is under the teams control for the next 6 seasons. Unless the Mets fill the clean up hitter vacancy through a...
Read MoreWe can cry all we want about the latest two losses or we can be proactive and learn from them. I would rather take the high road and implement a few improvements rather than sitting back and pointing fingers and looking for blame. Here are a few fixes that need to be implemented with due haste. 1. David Wright Out As #3 Hitter – Yes it’s hard to fathom and it may come as a big shock...
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