The End Is Near, Mets Tragic Number Is 15

With just 26 games left going into today’s game against the Cubs, the outlook seems bleak. [tweeted]https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/23030614915[/tweeted] It’s obvious that the team should be in 2011 mode and what few games left should be used to help make determinations and valuations on players. I wish Manuel would stop keeping up the pretense that we’re still in it,...

Read More

9/4 Minor League Report!

Song of the night: Ozomatli – Cut Chemist Suite AAA International League: Buffalo 3/8/1, Lehigh Valley 4/7/0 rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .340 ss Justin Turner 0 for 4, .309 3b Zach Lutz 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .200 1b Nick Evans 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (14), RBI (25), .314 lf Mike Cervanek 2 for 4, RBI, K, .255 cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, RBI (15), K, .209 c Mike Barrett 1 for 4, 2b,...

Read More

Growing Pains, Mejia Struggles In 5-3 Loss

The Mets lost to the Cubs this afternoon by the score of 5-3 in sunny and windy Wrigley Field. It was a coming out party of sorts for Jenrry Mejia who made his much anticipated debut as a starting pitcher. Game Summary It wasn’t exactly a Cinderella story for the young righthander Jenrry Mejia who after 30 relief appearances and a stint in the minors, returned for his first career starting...

Read More

Something Is Definitely Up

Some weird happenings are taking place in Metsville in the last few days. First, Jeff Wilpon and John Ricco make an unexpected stop in Atlanta on Monday to watch the Mets lose to the Bravos. It prompts Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, to suggest a potential shakeup was in the works. “With just over a month remaining in the season, the Mets remain far from playoff contention, spawning the notion that a...

Read More

The Week That Was….

In the past week or so, I’ve written about Roger Clemens’ fall from grace three times, and seen the roof over my front porch fall as well. I’ve had four or five carpenters doing their best for several days and they seem to be making progress, slowly. I feel as though I am living in an alternate universe as Hurricane Earl is beating up on the easternmost part of New England...

Read More

9/3 Minor League Report!

AAA International League: Buffalo 7/8/2, Lehigh Valley 4/8/4 rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 5, 2 RBI, .341 ss Justin Turner 0 for 5, .310 2b Russ Adams 1 for 4, run, BB, .261 1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .309 cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 4, BB, 3 Ks, .208 lf Mike Cervanek 1 for 5, run, .253 3b Zach Lutz 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR (1), 3 RBI (4), BB, .333 c JR House 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .253...

Read More