As I wrote back when the Mets first acquired him, the Mets were the big winners when they dumped the lackluster Church in exchange for the young righthanded former first rounder, Jeff Francoeur. About a week and a half later, I indicated that his recent hitting woes were simply a matter of making adjustments. Here is what I wrote on July 28th, In Francoeur, the Mets got themselves a player who...
Read MoreWinston Churchill said “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”, and with the 2009 Mets that seems to the case. Come back in time with me 30 or so years. Its the late 1970’s. Mrs. Payson has died and left her beloved Mets to her daughter, Lorinda De Roulet, who does not share her mother’s love of baseball and the Mets. She granted general manager M....
Read MoreEvery time the Mets go public with updates on their core of injured players, usually another setback like Carlos Delgado’s strained oblique, it is tantamount to the water torture prevalent during wartime interrogations. As Archie Bunker used to say, “Put a lid on it, Meathead!” I doubt Mets fans care to hear about another injury sustained by the debilitated as the countdown of...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 4/9/3, Rochester 9/14/0 ss Wilson Valdez 3 for 4, run, .250 2b Andy Green 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .245 lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, .188 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, run, RBI, .251 cf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .250 dh Jason Dubois 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .077 3b Javier Castillo 0 for 4, K, .248 rf Josh Petersen 0 for 4, K, .281 c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, K, .242 Adam Pettyjohn 5 IP,...
Read MoreI’m hearing a lot of talk on sports radio today about Billy Wagner who had another perfect appearance in rehab and is set to be activated this Sunday. Most of the enthusiasm is centered around the chance that the Mets might be able to move him before the August 31st waiver deal deadline. I have no doubt that the Mets will try and get something in return for Wags, but some of the names...
Read MoreHowie Rose broke the news during today’s Met-Diamondbacks game that come this Friday the Mets will have a new look. For this weekend’s series against the San Francisco Giants the Mets will be wearing throwback uniforms. According to Rose, these uniforms will resemble uniforms worn in the late 1800’s early 1900’s. They will be cream colored, featuring the letter...
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