It’s strange what a difference four months can make. In March, we were filled with optimism. Our big concern coming into 2009 was avoiding a 3rd straight September collapse. We hoped for the best and were anticipating an enjoyable season in our new stadium. Our huge Achilles heel was solved when Omar Minaya went out and signed Frankie Rodriguez and closer J. J. Putz to be Frankie’s set-up man....
Read MoreOne long weekend into the second half of the season, and with still no relief in sight, the Mets dropped three out of four games to the Braves, after a 7-1 shelling on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. Fernando Nieve started, but his appearance would be cut short when he was carted off the field in the second inning after straining his right quadriceps running out a ground ball. No word on the...
Read MoreBuffalo 3, Toledo 5 2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .287 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .308 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, 2b, .290 ss Javier Castillo 0 for 4, .270 dh Emil Brown 1 for 4, .258 1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, K, .118 3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, .233 rf Chip Ambres 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b, .238 c Rene Rivera 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, .252 Ken Takahashi 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 1.91 era, L (0-2),...
Read MoreI don’t know. To me, when I hear the word ‘rebuild’, I think of a team like the Washington Nationals or Pittsburgh Pirates, who have had little or no superstars in recent years, and whose only direction is up. Our New York Mets are far from the Nationals and Pirates, and far from the basement in their division. They are jam-packed with superstars (at least on paper), even...
Read MoreFor the life of me, I just can’t ever figure this team out sometimes. Here we are hanging on the edge of a cliff and praying that we don’t fall into complete obscurity, and yet with help just a phone call away, the Mets refuse to dial 911. During the All Star break, I blogged about Jon Niese and wrongly predicted that he would start the second half of the season in the...
Read MoreTo sell, or not to sell. That is the question. However, the answer is not as easy as you might think. If the Mets become sellers, then Omar Minaya will be rubber stamping this season which was engineered by him, as a failure. If the Mets become buyers, and they still don’t make it, then the fans will be rubber stamping Omar Minaya as a failure. What a choice huh? Newsday’s David...
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