Banny Banishded for Reliever
There are reports that the Mets are close to a trade that would send starting pitcher Brian Bannister to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Ambiorix Burgos. Burgos is looked at as a kind of Oliver Perez of the bullpen: high upside but yet to consistently perform to his potential.
Sanchez Hails Cab, Mets Driven Downtown
Duaner Sanchez caught a cab on Sunday night which changed the course of the non-waiver trade deadline for the Mets and changed the way manager Willie Randolph will manage his bullpen and outfield for the rest of the season.
Tough Day
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. As I predicted yesterday, Tom Glavine pitched well enough to win (7 IP, 9 H, 2 ER). Unfortunately fate had other plans. In the bottom of the 7th inning Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron dived at the same ball in right center and collided with each […]
Blame Willie
I have only one question about yesterday’s game. Why was Roberto Hernandez in there at all? He had pitched the two previous games (not very well but that shouldn’t be a factor anyway) and at his age shouldn’t be pitching 3 games in a row if at all possible. He’s showing signs that his success […]
Don’t Blame Hernández
The Mets wre tied going into the 9th inning last night in Houston. That’s when Roberto Hernandez entered the game with the mission of preserving the tie so the Mets bats would have a chance to win it in the 10th (yeah, right). Hernandez ended up losing the game. It’s easy to be upset at […]
My Take on the St. Louis Series
It wasn’t a totally lost weekend for the Mets as they dropped 2 out of 3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team had been playing well going into the series and this was a good test of how this team would perform against a top notch club. You don’t really know how much a […]
