When Life Gives You Lemmons…
MissBethAnn on Twitter asks the following question: How do we remain optomistic in such dire times? The Mets have certainly had more than their fair share of bad years through their 47 year history. It started from the very beginning. Only one team in history, the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, lost more games than the 1962 […]
Williams Out Until May
The field for the open slots in the Mets starting rotation got a little bit thinner last week when it was revealed that Dave Williams, expected to contend for a spot on the back end of the rotation, had surgery on a herniated in his neck. Williams’ agent, David Pepe, said yesterday that the left […]
Heilman Throws One Away
Yesterday the Mets announced that the starting rotation for the Milwaukee series this weekend will be Jeremi Gonzalez, Jose Lima and Pedro Martinez. One has to wonder if that affected Aaron Heilman‘s performance last night.
Weekend Notes
It was definitley an interesting weekend for the Mets. The VÃctor Zambrano incident on Friday, John Maine‘s visit to the DL and a renegade umpire in the weekend finally against the Braves. Renegade umpire?
Victor-y Is Ours
VÃctor Zambrano had his best start of the young season yesterday. Not that the bar was set so high but his 6 inning, 5 hit and 1 run performance last night would have been a good start for anyone.
Banny’s Hammy
Brian Bannister‘s MRI yesterday showed a grade 1 hamstring straing. He is being listed as day-to-day. The DL hasn’t been ruled out but I expect him to miss a start and be replaced by Darren Oliver. If he goes on the DL then I think it’ll be either Jose Lima or John Maine. If I […]
Notes from the First Day of Camp
Not much to report beyond the normal first day of spring training happenings. It was the usual getting to meet the new guys and catching up with the old guys routine that happens the first day of spring training every year. Pedro Martinez finally learned that
Goodbye Anna, Hello Melissa
With the signing of Jose Lima to a minor league contract yesterday the Mets brought in an excellent replacement for those who feel that something is missing since Anna Benson and her husband, Kris Benson, were traded to Baltimore.
Shoeless Pedro
Today’s news out of St. Lucie involves a shoe. Or rather the lack of a shoe.
