Good morning, Met fans. In Mets nation, there’s always something to talk about. Is this season truly over or is there a glimmer of hope? The bottom line is how does this team get better and can it get better under the present circumstances. August is WaiverMania Jesus Feliciano, Mike Hessman, Luis Castillo, and Oliver Perez should clear waivers by Monday. Castillo and Perez make sense...
Read MoreDespite a late inning rally, the Mets fall to the Phils 6-5 and lose the series. Dickey had his worst start this season only going three innings and giving up six runs. The Mets bullpen had a great day not giving up any runs after Dickey was pulled. Pagan, Thole, and Reyes all had a multiple hit game, yet Beltran and Wright combined for six strikeouts in the game. The Mets haven’t won...
Read MoreI’m still a little bit confused by the snap decision by the Mets to promote Fernando Martinez on Saturday. It seemed as though it wasn’t very well thought out. Normally, I love to see a home-grown player promoted from the minor leagues, but the more I look at this particular case, the more it wreaks of just another bad decision by Mets higher-ups. As I wrote on Saturday, I thought...
Read MoreThe Mets can make good decisions when they try. According to Micahel Baron of MetsBlog, this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Jerry Manuel told reporters Fernando Martinez and Jeff Francoeur will platoon with each other in right field. In addition, Manuel said Ruben Tejada will become the everyday second baseman, with Luis Castillo heading to the bench. Having Martinez and...
Read MoreThe Mets try to make it two in a row and try to take a road series today as they take on the Phillies this afternoon. Today’s contest features the pitchers with the best ERA’s on their staff. For the Mets it will be R.A. Dickey who is 7-4 on the season with a 2.36 ERA. In his last three starts he has pitched 20 innings with a 1-0 record and an ERA of 0.90. He goes up their fighting...
Read MoreA couple of Mets bloggers led by our own Coop, are leading the charge and asking Mets fans to join forces and make a statement on August 25th, by NOT going to Citi Field. Coop writes on her blog My Summer Family, Don’t go to CitiField on Wednesday, August 25. We do know it’s hard to round up enough people to make a true “statement” over the course of several games....
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