Update: Pedro Still Tops Our Poll For Fifth Starter

On Saturday we ran a poll… Who Should Be The Mets Number 5 Starter? We have registered over one hundred additional votes since yesterday, and Pedro’s numbers continue to rise. Pedro now stands at 59% with 262 votes, followed by Tim Redding in second place with 19% and 83 votes. Today, Ron Darling said that the thing that was most impressive about Pedro Martinez was not...

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Pudge Rodriguez Still On Mets Radar

If you thought for one moment that that the Mets were done shopping or building this team, put such inklings away. The Mets are still interested in adding Pudge Rodriguez, but current backup catcher, Ramon Castro stands in the way. Aside from his defensive skills and any offensive skills he brings to the table, the Mets are most intrigued by the two World Series trips and the ring on his finger....

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Pressure

In the forty five years the Mets played at Shea, some of the greatest ever have performed on the field. True legends have appeared on the green grass of our home. No, I’m not talking Tom Seaver, Sandy Koufax or Henry Aaron. I’m referring to some of the biggest names in the history of Rock and Roll. From 1965 through 2008, a wide variety of musical icons played before tens of...

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Three Up and Three Down

It’s so hard to make sense of the latest Mets wins and losses because most of the roster is off to the WBC. However, there are still jobs to be won and lost. Today the Mets split a pair of games, they had a  8-3 loss to the Nationals and then beat the University of Michigan 18-7. Here are some highlights and lowlights. The Highs Marlon Anderson stays hot and homered today...

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Pounded Again! Call Pedro!

Yesterday, I was told by many that I should not shed light on the solid performance by Pedro Martinez because it came against the Netherlands who happened to beat the Dominican Republic. I was like so what? What does that matter? He went out there without the benefit of training in a Major League camp and tossed three shutout innings and struck out four. I only wish that just one of our...

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Sunday Brunch, MRIs and WBC

That whole turning the clock ahead thing has really messed me up bad. I went to bed so late last night only to find out it was actually later, and then I woke up later than usual only to suddenly realize it was 11:30 and not 10:30. I woke up starving, but I wasn’t about to eat last night’s pizza like my girlfriend was so I took the last two eggs and decided to make a satisfying...

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