Be Patient, A Big Move Will Come
It’s been a long offseason for Mets fans as the team has not yet made a major move. If my Twitter feed is any indication it looks like Mets fans are getting increasingly antsy as they wait for Omar Minaya to pull the trigger on a big deal. It’s times like these that I feel […]
Pedro Signs With Phils, Goes On DL
It’s official! Pedro Martinez has signed with the Phillies. He’ll get $1 million plus incentives for half a season’s work. However he’s got a mild shoulder strain and will start his stint with the Phils on the disabled list. Sounds like the Phillies may be using the same medical staff as the Mets.
Catching Up
Other events in my life have conspired to keep me from posting lately so here are some miscellaneous thoughts from the last week or so.: Ryan Church Traded for Jeff Francoeur – When I first heard about this trade it sounded mostly like a trade made for the sake of making a trade. Now that […]
Ramon Martinez Signed, Not Pedro
I’m seeing a lot of reports with the headline something to the affect of “Met Sign Martinez to Minor League Deal”. The report is referring to infielder Ramon Martinez who has been signed and invited to spring training. However the headlines are misleading as it’s very easy to confuse someone into thinking that somehow the […]
Mets Sign Redding (And Other Rotation Thoughts)
The Mets signed RHP Tim Redding on Friday. This could be a bigger signing than it appears. Redding went 10-11 with a 4.95 ERA for Washington last year. To reach double digits in wins for a team like the Nationals is quite an accomplishment. But more important is that he pitched 182 innings. Having an […]
Ten Mets Free Agents
The number of Mets players who have filed for free agency has now reached 10. They are: Moises Alou, Tony Armas Jr., Luis Ayala, Damion Easley, Orlando Hernandez, Pedro Martinez, Ramon Martinez, Oliver Perez, Ricardo Rincon and Matt Wise. The Mets Free Agency Tracker page will continue to track players who have filed for free […]
What a Shea-me
For the second straight year the Mets were eliminated on the last day of the season. It was a really sad way to say goodbye to Shea Stadium. Though you can’t say this years end was worse than last year’s it doesn’t make it any easier. The same things killed them yesterday that killed them […]
Fading Fast
I disappear for the week and the Mets lead in the NL East disappears too. Crazy how that works. The Mets fell half a game behind the Phillies last night after losing three of their last four games. As most Mets fans, I’m having flashbacks to last year. They lost their grip at exactly the […]
Mets Bullpen Loses Another One
There’s nothing positive to take from yesterday’s game except that at least the bullpen is treating other starters the same way they treat Johan Santana. Yesterday’s victim was Pedro Martinez who pitched 6 innings of 3 hit ball only to be undone by the bullpen who collectively allowed 5 hits and 6 runs over 3 […]
Glaus Walkoff Sinks Mets
Things were looking optimistic when I decided it was time to sleep last night at about 11:20. The 47 minute rain delay meant that at that hour it was still only the 7th inning and the Mets had taken the lead, 7-4. I didn’t know that Aaron Heilman, Pedro Feliciano and Carlos Muniz were about […]
