You could say that much of the team is a mish-mash, but after getting out of a bases loaded jam last night against the Dodgers, left-handed reliever Pat Misch has stranded eight of his nine inherited runners since coming to the Mets. In addition, he has only given up one earned run. Misch was acquired off waivers from the San Francisco Giants, where he had compiled an ERA of 10.80 with 0 K’s....
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Dodgers made themselves right at home last night; lounging out at the Ebbet’s Club, sharing stories of their glory days at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, and then taking the field and bitch-slapping the Mets. The only thing missing were the Dodger Dogs, but they made do with a Nathan’s hot dog instead. Manny was being Manny, but more importantly Manuel was being Manuel,...
Read MoreThe Mets were shut out Tuesday night by the Dodgers over at Citi Field, the final score Dodgers 8, Mets 0. The last time the Mets scored was on Saturday afternoon. The scoreless streak is at 18+ innings. At what point does Jerry Manuel wake up and realize his offensive strategy isn’t working? Why does Jerry continue to trot out double play machine Fernando Tatis? I know Tatis was comeback...
Read MoreAbout a month ago I broached the unpopular vision that if the Mets fell out of contention by the all-star break they should become sellers. Stop putting patches on the holes, but fill them permanently. According to another Mets site I was being “drawn and quartered,” by fellow bloggers. Anybody remember? Anyone want to get onboard with my radical, ahead of the curve thinking? Too...
Read MoreBuffalo 4, Scranton 1 cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, .301 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, 2 RBI, .302 rf Chip Ambres 0 for 3, RBI, K, .226 dh Emil Brown 0 for 4, .273 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .230 3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .280 c Rene Rivera 1 for 3, .252 ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, run, K, .199 2b Luis Rivera 2 for 2, run, .338 Lance Broadway 9 IP, 7 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K,...
Read MoreWhen you look at all the teams in both the American and National Leagues objectively, and you consider their payroll versus production in several statistical categories across the board, it becomes quite obvious that the Mets are indeed the worst team money can buy. The Mets boast the second highest payroll in Major League Baseball with over $145 million dollars on the books, practically...
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