Endy Chávez, Hero
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. What’s with Endy Chavez lately? He’s been getting some good hits lately including a 3 run homer in the second inning to put the Mets ahead temporarily in a game they eventually lost. Last week Chavez had a game winning double in the 10th inning against […]
Reyes: Player of the Week… Again
I don’t think my praise of Jose Reyes yesterday had anything to do with this but Reyes was named NL Player of the Week yesterday. It was the second week in a row he won the award. The first time he shared it with teammate David Wright. Ths time he gets it solo and it’s […]
Reyes is Also a Deity
A couple of weeks ago I praised David Wright. He’s been great all year and gets better every time I watch him. Now it’s Jose Reyes‘s turn. He had two consecutive 4 hit games this weekend, has had 4 hit games in 3 of the last 4 and has a 13 game hit streak going […]
Wright & Reyes: Players of the Week
David Wright and Jose Reyes were announced co-winners of NL Player of the week honors for the week of June 11-18. It seems like only a week ago that I wrote about Carlos Beltran winning NL Player of the Week honors. Oh, yeah. It was.
Mets All Star Leaders
David Wright has taken the lead in fan balloting over Scott Rolen by 17,000 votes. He had trailed Rolen by as many as 34,000 votes. Othe Mets on track to get into the game based on fan voting are Paul Lo Duca, who leads Mike Piazza by 100,000 votes, and Carlos Beltran, who has about […]
Beltran Named NL Player of the Week
Carlos Beltran‘s .483 AVG. (14-for-29) with 12 RBI, 13 runs and five stolen bases earned him NL player of the week honors for the week of June 5-11. The Mets were 6-1 in that span.
A Lasting Impression?
Barry M. Bloom writes about Lastings Milledge and what may happen to him once Cliff Floyd and Xavier Nady are both back in the lineup.
Kurkjian on Switch Hitting
Tim Kurkjian has an article on ESPN.com about switch hitters. Former Met Carlos Baerga and current Met Jose Valentin are quoted.
Gooden Feels Rock Bottom
The New York Post‘s Brian Costello did a jailhouse interview with Dwight Gooden. You can read about it in today’s edition. Among other things Costello relates that Gooden feels like he’s hit rock bottom and hopes that the experience of being in jail will get him back on track. I hope so too, Doc.
Hamels Out, Lieber In
I’m just catching up with this mornings headlines and I see that Phillies rookie phenom Cole Hamels will skip his scheduled start against the Mets tonight. Former Yankee Jon Lieber will make the start in his place. I’m a little mixed with my feelings on this issue. On the one hand Hamels has struck out […]
