It must be very difficult being Jerry Manuel these days, or even any manager stuck in the same predicament as he is. Given the current state of the Mets, it’s abundantly clear that the season is over and that the manager can either play it one of two ways, and no matter which option he chooses, he will get hammered just the same. Option #1 – Forget Wins and Losses This first option...
Read MoreIn Wednesday’s 3-2 Mets win over the Nationals, Hisanori Takahashi worked the ninth inning for his fifth save in as many tries. We now know enough about Takahashi to understand that he is best suited to be a reliever as opposed to a starting pitcher. The problem is that Takahashi still prefers to start despite evidence that proves he becomes increasingly ineffective the second time against...
Read MoreA South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/10/1, Greenville 8/15/1, Savannah trails 1-0, best of 3 Armando Rodriguez got crushed for 7 runs (3 earned) in 3+ innings to put the Gnats down 1-0 in the best of 3 series. Games 2 and 3 take place at Grayson Stadium in Savannah. The Gnats offense had 10 hits and a 2/12 BB/K, while going just 2 for 13 (.154) with RISP and leaving 10 on base. Luis Nieves,...
Read MoreUpdate 5:00 PM Beltran responded after Wednesday’s 3-2 rubber-game win against the Nationals to why he did not join his teammates during the visit to Walter Reed. Beltran had a prior commitment in which he is helping to build a new school in Puerto Rico according to Adam Rubin, and he had already made a previous visit to a military hospital earlier in the season. “I don’t know...
Read MoreI have been a Mets mini-plan holder since 2002. When the Mets moved into Citi Field last year, I decided to purchase a second mini-plan. I will not be renewing my seats next year because my better half has a full season ticket package and we plan on splitting those tickets in 2011. When I first became a mini-plan holder, I was thrilled to have tickets to so many games in the same seats. After...
Read MoreThe Mets are concerned about Gee’s innings load and it looks like there’s a fifty-fifty chance that Dillon Gee may be shutdown for the season after his remarkable debut last night against the Nationals. Andy McCullough of NJ.com explains: Gee tore the labrum in his shoulder last year. He threw 161 1/3 innings with the Bisons this year. He balanced the league lead in strikeouts...
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