Tag: Mets 2010

Mets 2010 Draft Rewind: Round 7, Jeff Walters – @jawalters11

In the 2010 MLB draft, the Mets chose RHP Jeff Walters in the 7th round with the 212th overall pick. Jeff has been pitching in the Mets system for the last four seasons and in 2013, he progressed to Double-A Binghamton of the Eastern League. On November 20, 2013 he was added to the Mets 40 man roster. Jeff began his professional career pitching for the Kingsport Mets (Rookie) of the Appalachian...

Mets 2010 Draft Rewind: Round 29, Hamilton Bennett – @Ham_Bone28

In 2010, the Mets 30th round pick was Josh Edgin – the highest numbered round thus far to make it to the majors from that draft class.  The pick right before Josh was 29th round selection, LHP Hamilton Bennett, chosen 872nd overall out of South Carolina. Hamilton has posted good numbers in his four years in the Mets organization, rising through the ranks and earning a promotion to AA Binghamton...

The New Philosophy

Like many of you, I have been paying attention to the World Series.  I knew if just one of either the Phillies or the Yankees were in it, I’d have a problem because I’d be too emotionally invested.  If it was both, I wouldn’t be able to watch it at all.  However, two teams that I can kind of like each in their own way are playing in it, so I can sit back and enjoy being a...

A Victim of His Own Success

Admission is the first step to beating addiction, particularly when you’ve been living in denial for so long.  To that I have a big declaration to make here, and I wanted to share it with fellow Mets fans. I have come to the conclusion that 2006 was an accident. Hi Mets fans, my name is The Coop, and I am a recovering Metsaholic, suffering from occasional bouts of Post-traumatic Mets...

Positives Of The Mets 2010 Season

A lot of people on here and twitter and in general say I’m very negative about the New York Mets and they are correct.  Overall, the last 4 seasons have been disappointments with 2 consecutive collapses, the injuries last season and now this dreadful season.  2010 has seen rookies being called up when not ready, more mishandling of injuries and just downright bad baseball. However, there...

The Mets 2011 PreDICKEYment

In a year rife with moral victories and the subsequent heartbreak that comes along with it, R.A. Dickey has been one of the more pleasant surprises with the 2010 Mets.  I’m sure most Mets fans weren’t expecting much from a 35 year-old quasi-journeyman knuckleballer (I certainly wasn’t), we can now break bread that R.A. Dickey is one of the rare bright spots in a...

Conspiracy Theorists

This latest media hub bub regarding three Mets really has my blood boiling.  No, not about what you think – the fact that it’s a story to begin with, that’s what gets me.  I guess the Mets having another subpar season isn’t enough for local sports writers these days and adding fuel to the Mets fans fires with the three particular players in question will sell more papers, I...

The Kids Are All Right…We Hope

Strange ways, here we come… I believe that with the trade of Jeff Francoeur last night to the Texas Rangers, the Mets have essentially conceded the season. Not that I truly believed there is a “chance” that things could turn around, but you can never tell with baseball.  I guess I’m a bit naive that I refuse to give up hope until mathematical elimination is complete. ...

Don’t Call It a Boycott: The Great CitiField Sit Out

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Joe D for his support in promoting the CitiField Sit Out.  The sit out is an experiment, borne of some discussions on Twitter, via several ideas on Facebook and other social media, based on Mets fans’ general feelings towards the team. I have often said that to categorize me as “angry” would be incorrect.  Yes, I know, the Coop comes...

The Mets 2010 Season – The Second Coming of 1983?

“You judge a player not when he’s going good, but when he’s going bad.” – Keith Hernandez Hernandez said that Friday night, as the Mets were taking on the Phillies in Philadelphia. Truer words couldn’t have been spoken and I believe you can correlate that advice and replace a singular player, with a team. A team can show you it’s true colors when it’s...

The Untouchables

Almost as predictable as the Mets falling short in the wins column these days is the projected fall-out that occurs after each loss.  Every beat writer or sports news outlet is trying to find the scapegoat.  I find that laughable, since I believe Jerry Manuel, Howard Johnson or Omar Minaya are symptoms of a larger problem. I can’t believe that letting any of those guys go will help in the...

Playing Not To Lose

Along with SNY analyst Bobby Ojeda. fellow former 1986-‘er Darryl Strawberry is calling out the team for not only leadership issues (or lack thereof) but for not putting “fear” into their opponents.  “They laugh at these Mets,” says Strawberry.  While I agree with him to a certain extent, he has to understand, as well as many of us who came of age in the hey-day...

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