* * * Metsmerized Fan Post * * * Last summer I was unemployed and wasted a great deal of time flipping channels in the early afternoon. One day, in late August, I found SNY airing a “Mets Classic” from 1991 against the Phillies. Howard Johnson was coming to the plate, men in scoring position, two outs, late innings. 1991 you’ll remember was one of HoJo’s better campaigns,...
Read MoreOutfielder Angel Pagan will be the Mets nominee for the 2010 Roberto Clemente Award. The award is presented annually to the player who demonstrates the values that Clemente displayed in his commitment to the community. Last season, Derek Jeter of the Yankees won the award; Johan Santana was the Mets’ nominee. “When you see Roberto Clemente, you don’t only see the baseball...
Read MoreThe last two days typified the season in that it was a blowout win followed by a blowout loss. Two opposite ends of the spectrum. Good and bad. It has been that way all season. Consistency, but in a mediocre way. Mike Pelfrey has become a serious concern. It was disappointing to see Mike Pelfrey’s performance. He’s been great for an extended period, then lousy for a time, seemed to turn it...
Read MoreThere’s some good news and there’s some bad news about Oliver Perez. The bad news is he’s under contract for the 2011 season. The good news is that 2011 is the last year of Ollie’s contract. 2010 is done for the not so amazin’ Mets. Hopefully 2011 will be better for the Mets. The Mets have a lot of questions next year and one big question is what will be done...
Read MoreMajor League Debut Derby. The Mets and the Nationals play game two tonight after last night’s romp via young prospect Espinosa who exploded at the plate vs the Mets. Tonight will feature the Major League debut for both starting pitchers. On the Amazin’s side, 24-year old Dillon Gee gets a shot to show if he has the goods to be a starter in the Majors and for the Nationals, they will...
Read MoreThese next few Minor League Reports will be my last reports “offsite”, I will officially be ending my writings for NYFS and MetsMerized. I do apologize, but as always, you can visit MetsProspectHub (www.metsprospecthub.com) to read them every night, and if you read MMO, I will be doing some interviews from time to time, and I will TRY (no promises) to check in with the chat room...
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