Hometown Heroes
The bullpen implosion in the first game of the series on Tuesday not withstanding this has been a great series for the Mets. They took two out of three games from the Phillies (though they should have swept). Carlos Delgado continues his hot hitting and Jose Reyes delivered some timely power (in game 2). On […]
Big Series Starts Tonight
A big series with the Phillies starts tonight and all eyes will be on Billy Wagner. The current Met and former Phillies closer had an MRI today after feeling some discomfort on Sunday. He’s been diagnosed with a muscle spasm and is considered day to day. Wagner is a big part of the Mets bullpen […]
Warthen Interview
Dan Warthen was interviewed on the air during the third inning of tonight’s game. Here’s some of the points he made.: Pedro Martinez arm strength is good. His stuff is good. We just have to keep pumping him up. He’s physically fine. It’s just “between his ears”. Some work on Aaron Heilman‘s mechanics have got […]
Time To Do Something With Perez?
The Mets designated Claudio Vargas for assignment after last night disgraceful 11-0 loss to the lowly Seattle Mariners. Carlos Muniz was recalled to take his spot on the roster. I don’t think this move had much to do with his disappointing performance in last night’s game as Vargas had been pitching pretty well before that. […]
Saved By A Rainout?
With all the speculation about Willie Randolph’s status one has to wonder if yesterday’s rain out may have helped Willie keep his job through the weekend. Ownership has apparently given up their support of the Mets manager and general manager Omar Minaya has given the vote of confidence that history tells us is usually the […]
Who Else Should Go When Randolph Is Fired
“It’s not the heat. It’s the humility.” – Yogi Berra Those words must be going through Willie Randolph’s head these days. His team is 30-33, 7 1/2 games out of first place and fading fast. The team has been struggling all year but gave a glimmer of hope with a 7-3 run after Memorial Day. […]
Willie Not Only One Who Needs To Go
Looks like Willie Randolph survived the weekend and even got lukewarm votes of confidence from GM Omar Minaya and ownership. That should buy him at least a little time. I’m sure he knows that a vote of confidence with the current feelings around Shea are not much more than a momentary thing. He knows it […]
Time To Panic?
I wrote yesterday that it’s too early to panic. But after yesterday’s horrific loss I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s not too early. Oliver Perez looked horrible and made me question whether I actually want this team to make the playoffs. can you imagine this guy taking the mound when a playoff series is […]
Who’s to Blame: Perez or Willie?
I wrote in a post just before yesterday’s game that Oliver Perez was due for a bad outing. As I watched Gabe Kapler‘s first inning homer I felt my opinion was validated. The Mets offense almost proved me wrong when they provided Perez with a 4 run lead. But Perez bowed to my expectations and […]
In Game Notes
Gabe Kapler took Oliver Perez deep for 2 runs in the top of the first inning. David Wright got 1 of those runs back in the bottom of the first. The Brewers lead the Mets 2-1 after the first inning. The Brewers had runners on second and third with one out in the second but […]
