The last 2 years we have heard that when the Mets traded Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey for Johan Santana, that the trade killed the farm system. The Mets, and for some reason the media, told us this trade while it was necessary and important, completely decimated the farm system. This trade slowed down the future of the Mets. Much like a lot of other things the Mets...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 2/5/1, Rochester 8/12/1 – Game 1 ss Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, K, .273 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, K, .306 1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, .183 3b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, .252 lf Jason Dubois 0 for 1, run, K rf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, run, 2b, .241 c Rene Rivera 1 for 2, RBI, K, .246 dh Javier Castillo 0 for 2, RBI, .251 2b Andy Green 1 for 3, .202 Ken Takahashi 3.1 IP, 10 H, 7/5 R/ER, 3/2...
Read MoreBrace yourself my friends… According to the Tyler Kepner of the New York Times, the White Sox have acquired Alex Rios from the Blue Jays. It’s a straight waiver claim, so the Blue Jays will receive nothing in return. Says Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi: “This allows us to get out from under a contract and do more to address our club.” ESPN is now confirming. Blue Jays outfielder...
Read MoreYou know, this last week was horrible for me because I had to endure a punishment that was just plain unfair. I had to spend a week in Philadelphia. Of course, I took it as an opportunity to parade around in every piece of Mets equipment I owned with pride, and I did have fun with that, but it still was unfair to be forced to look at the entire city in love with a team that I can’t stomach...
Read MoreJoel Sherman of the NY Post takes a look at what the Mets need to do to get back on the right track in a post to his blog. Besides highlighting some players he thinks can help, he does a nice job of encapsulating the current state of the Mets and the dilemma they find themselves in. So let’s recap: You must build a contender next year. You must do it with a reduction in payroll. You cannot...
Read More* * * Mets Merized Online Fan Submitted Post * * * Slowly but surely that sinking feeling is beginning to settle in the hearts of Mets fans. The dark feeling fans of the Metropolitans know all too well, the feeling of hopelessness. The 2009 season, marked early with thoughts of glory and grandeur is effectively over for the Mets. Ineffectiveness and injuries scarred the season from the start,...
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