Author Archive
Of Walling and Hitting Coaches
The firing of hitting coach Denny Walling yesterday was quite unfortunate. It’s sad when good people get fired but at the same time the numbers don’t lie. The Mets hitters are toward the bottom of almost every statistical category as a team most glaringly their .102 average with the bases loaded. I’m not much of […]
Nothing To Write
I have absolutely nothing to write today. Other Mets blogs are running pieces on David Wright’s first game at AAA Norfolk, Jose Reyes & Scott Erickson rehabs and trade rumors. I’ve got nothing to say about any of that stuff today. Enjoy your day.
I’m A Bad Fan
Call me a bad fan but I did not see or hear anything about this weekends games until this morning. Truth is that outside of some more solid pitching from Tom Glavine yesterday I didn’t miss anything. David Wright has been promoted to AAA Norfolk. I’d say that translates into a late July or early […]
Peter Vescey on Larry Bird’s Comments
In today’s New York Post Peter Vescey discusses Larry Bird’s comments about the need for more white stars in the NBA. Vescey calls Bird’s thoughts racist. He goes on to talk about how the color of a teams star(s) doesn’t affect ticket sales but the quality of the team does. While I agree with that […]
Quick Hits
Matt Ginter had another good outing yesterday even though he was no decisioned and the Mets lost the game. Ginter has pitched so well that the Mets will not make any decision on Scott Erickson until after his next rehab start and then only because they are contractually obligated to do so. At that point […]
Taking Heat For Yesterday’s Post
I’m taking a bit of heat (via email and blog comments) for my critique of Ty Wigginton yesterday. At least one person thought I was criticizing Jason Phillips for his throw to the plate too but I was not. I also was not making excuses for Kaz Matsui whose defense has been abysmal to say […]
Howie Rose on Interleague Play
Howie Rose has an article on MSG’s website where he discusses, among other thing, interleague play. Howie says the following: I think interleague play is the biggest waste of time that baseball has ever come up with. It’s great for the six days that we see the Mets play the Yankees. But the games against […]
Kaz Errors But Wiggy Blows The Game
The Mets lost a 2-1 interleague game to the Minnesota Twins last night with a heartbreaking 9th inning. With Jacque Jones on first and 1 out Mike Stanton induced a double play ball from Twins catcher Joe Mauer. Kaz Matsui made the grab but lost the handle when trying to exchange the ball to his […]
Today’s Random Notes
The “critical” 12 game stretch is over and the Mets proved themselves to be a legitimate team going 6-6 against the top two teams in the division. They are not contenders by any means but they showed character and proved that they are a team to be dealt with. They also lead the major leagues […]
Ordonez On Ice?
It may be time to kill the Magglio Ordonez rumors. This just in from fanball.com: It’s beginning to appear that arthroscopic surgery for right fielder Magglio Ordonez (strained knee/calf) is only a matter of time. According to the Chicago Tribune, Ordonez will undergo a second MRI today and will be examined by team surgeon Dr. […]
