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Again, no power. Again no great baseball. This time, some very solid fundamental baseball mixed with Santana for 7 innings, two mediocre yet effective fastball from Stokes and a Krod save was what the Mets needed. There was a little - really quite a bit - of help in the 9th from the Braves relief which let the Mets pile on a little. A good game. One-half game pick up on Phillies who were

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It was not much of a home coming for Jeff Francoeur. In his first at bat, he lined out into a double play despite what might have been a very solid hit. After that, he didn't do anything. There really did not seem to be any carryover from the 2 wins immediately before the All Star break for either the right fielder or for the team. As Mets commentator, Bobby Ojeda, said the carry over just

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I was not surprised by last night's All Star game outcome of the AL triumphing over the the NL once again. I do recall that when I was growing up, it was the other way around. During those years, it seemed like the NL had the AL's number. The NL was so dominant, it was almost like the NL had the AL's signs. Now it feels like the AL stars shine consistently brighter each year. Perhaps they do.The

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Mets won 4-0 over the Reds last night with Johan and Jeff doing what they need to do. Jeff was more lucky than anything else with his the first inning dunk single to right. It counts. Johan was pretty much the pitcher we had come to expect before his recent slump.And David? He had a clean single and struck out when he could have been helpful. Typical David. It's also been told that he offered

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Nothing else to say. The fans ask. The players wish. The manager hopes despite being asked (told) by the GM to be quiet about the topic. The announcers hint. The writers write. Wake up Omar. Make a move. If we say, please will you listen? Find some offense before the Mets are challenging the Nats.

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A quote: "It's fair to say that, if we're looking for reinforcements right now, some of our DL guys are probably going to be the reinforcements," Minaya said. "If we can get all our guys back healthy, our healthy guys, its going to be hard to make trades that are going to be better than Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado." This is what Omar Manaya said yesterday in Philadelphia. Assume

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From the Yankees to the Brewers seems like going from the frying pan to the deep fryer. Last night's game had its fair share of antics. The FMart circus act in center was enough to keep the kiddies laughing for a few minutes. Even the ace Santana had a meltdown in the 4th. And imagine, this all happened on the night that David Wright hits a home run of all unusual things.The season is slipping

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I returned from vacation this weekend. I am sorry I didn't post all week. Probably best that I didn't given the state of the NY Mets team and the seemingly lack of interest by the Mets front office to do something to help. (Hint: get a hitter who can play first or the outfield and who can hit one out of Citifield - i.e. someone with legitimate power like the other teams have. And while you're at

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Not yet halfway into the season, we have learned a few things about the 2009 Mets. They have lots of injuries. Their fundamentals are not always very good. The manager makes questionable moves. They find unique ways to lose games. The 2009 version of the Mets will probably continue to play at or near .500 baseball and stay at least in the wild card race through the middle of September. As Fred

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I haven't posted in several days. I just did not feel like it since the Yankee series when following the dropped routine pop-up, we experienced Santana in his worst form. Yes, the Mets lost 15-0. Then after underplaying the Orioles, the Mets closed out that series with a true collapse by Frankie Rodriguez. Despite the bad baseball and my as bad cold, I watched again last night. They almost

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I had said before the Phillies and Yanks series that most fans, including me, would be satisfied with a 3-3 record. I explained how that would not be possible, if not probable. I was wrong as it turned out.I said if the Mets take the first one and last one with Santana on the mound and one of any of the other 4 games, they be 3-3. When the Mets won the first one against the Phillies despite

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Let's do this in reverse order as it seems fitting to talk about the current Mets in that fashion.The Drop - I guess the Mets needed to find a more creative way to lose a game. Last night, they waited until the final out, a pop up to 2nd base from AROD off of a KROD pitch. Castillo misplayed it badly. The pop up dropped in for an error and both the tying and winning runs scored in the bottom of

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The Phillies Games Let's say this about our Mets, they hung in there with the Phillies. Indeed, they led in all 3 games. They lost the last two in extra innings because of lack of timely hitting and a slight bullpen let down. Their offense just doesn't jell together, mainly because they don't have a thumper. The Phils have several thumpers. Omar, do something!The Series for NY (Part 1) Now

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It's not what most fans would have predicted. I certainly didn't. With Santana on the mound, the Mets figured to compete. We expected to have an opportunity to win. But who would have predicted a 6-5 win for Santana? Who would have thought Santana gives up 4 - count them - 4 home runs, hits his own drive 'em in double and then uses his fielding prowess to shag Victorino's line drive, turning it

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It's pretty dark out there at 7:23 am when the sun should be shining. The weather report is for on and off severe thunderstorms today and tonight. I can hear the thunder now as I look outside from my patio door. The trees are wavering now with the wind gusting. The rains seem to be accelerating. Here it comes!And here come those Phils to take on our Mets. Although we hope the Mets bring some

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When poor pitching and small ball, lack of offense, and poor base running are mixed together, one gets a very bad baseball game. That's was the 7-1 pitiful Mets-Nats game last night.Five double plays! Remember in the 70's when Joe Torre hit into the 4 all on own in one game? Those teams were awful. I am beginning to get that 70's Mets feeling again. Then again with the star players on this 2009

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It was a nice win. Frankie Rodriguez closes out the 10th after Wright puts the Mets ahead with a two run line drive double to the opposite field. Despite their solid offense, both Beltran and Wright were sloppy on the bases throughout the game. Wright over aggressive again.Beltran lazed it out of the batters box and didn't turn it on until he got to 2nd base in the first inning trying to stretch

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The Mets needed someone to step up. It wasn't Mike Pelfry. Pelfry demonstrated again that he doesn't throw the type of gems he throws when the team is calm. When the Mets need a stopper, Pelfry just stops.Two of those bullpen guys we acquired really stink. S. Green has a 5.96 ERA and JJ Putz's ERA is better at 5.22 although it increased today when he gave up another 2 earned runs in one

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It's getting harder each day to write about the current Mets. Let's count the reasons why.1. Who are these guys? No more than 2 regular players in the lineup. 2. Someone new hurt or sick every day.3. No Delgado. No Reyes, who just had another set back. . No Church.4. Wright not hitting.5. Wright lost his power.6. Beltran Flu.7. Sheffield on his last leg it seems. (although better than

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What a shame! I repeat. What a shame! WHAT A SHAME! !How in the world did Manuel bring JJ in with a runner on third in the 8th and then with him until the game the Pirates scored 5 run to take the Mets hostage for this one night? Horrible performance by JJ. Horrible performance by Jerry. Did you see the look of "I can't believe it" on JJ? Understandable, given Putz's performance after he had

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Think back to last week when F Rodriguez seemed like he might have a serious lower back problem. Now fast forward to this morning. Where would we be without our closer? 14 for 14 in save situations. Yesterday, striking out the side in the 9th. He is everything we heard about.And yesterday we needed our closer. After JJ Putz did his off again routine, we needed Parnell to get the last 2 outs

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The headline of this post is what yesterday's game was all about. For whatever reasons, Jerry Manuel gave up even before the game started. I understand that it was unfortunate that Redding was pitching for the Mets. Not Jerry's fault. I understand that Johnson was on the mound for the Fish. Not Jerry's fault. I understand there are some injuries. Again, not Jerry's fault. The lineup was

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On the night that the Mets win with catcher Santos driving in all runs and catcher Castro traded to the White Sox, Manuel said "There's no panic or anxiety when he's in those situations." He was talking about Santos, of course. On the same night that David Wright came up in clutch situations again only to strike out both times again, I wonder if Manuel was also thinking, There's anxiety when he's

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During tonight's 2nd inning, Gary Sheffield was at bat. The Marlins immediately shaded the infield defense well to the left side. Announcer Ron Darling noted this shift, proclaiming that you don't often see this left side shift,but that it makes sense with the prototypical pull hitting right handed Sheffield at the plate. Without a moment passing, favorite Gary Cohen retorted, "It's the Shefft"!

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It started this past Saturday against the Red Sox in Fenway. The Santos home run experienced the video review of the umpire crew before it was called correctly. Sheffield's homer was finally declared exactly that after the 6 minute video review on Monday. Murphy's "was it or was it not?" homer was ruled a round tripper after another evaluation of the tape. And then there was a review done for the

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That NY favorite Met announcer who seems to never make a mistake seemed to get just a bit caught up in the "Is it home run or isn't it?" question. During tonight's game against the Nats and immediately following the 4th home run video review in the past 5 Mets games, Gary explained "It's Out of Here!!" as he called a drive to left field corner by Ramon Castro as a home run. It clearly was ball in

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The Mets are certainly getting good calls from the umps on the recent spike in video reviews. The calls are also correct. Good for the umps. Good for MLB. Good for the Mets!The red hat thing for Memorial Day was a little silly. If it was symbolism that MLB was after, then a patch of the American Flag or something like that would have been better. Or was the hat a way to sell more merchandise?

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Please take a moment to think about those who have given their lives over the centuries whether directly or indirectly to ensure our freedom. May their memory live on within us throughout the generations.Have a safe and happy Memorial Day.

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Let's spend a minute counting the Mets injuries that Jerry is managing through. First and foremost there's Delgado, Reyes, Beltran and Church. If you count emotional injuries, there's Ollie Perez. There's Schneider, who really isn't missed. There's Alex Cora and Ramon Martinez. Who did forget? Oh yes, Billy Wagner.Now let's look at other teams. For example, Tampa Bay Rays, which is a team

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Did you ever notice that Jerry Manuel manages exactly like Willie Randolph? In a close game, we win if the players become heroic. We lose if we rely on Jerry to make just the right moves. Today, close game and Jerry brings in Green and then Stokes, both of whom have struggled throughout the year.Jerry will be happy with the 5-5 road trip. It should have been much better.Speaking of Green, we

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New Feature - "Gary Says ...."Gary Cohen, the NY Sports and Channel 11 Announcer of the NY Mets dropped the best line last night in the bottom of the 9th inning just after the memorable home run. To paraphrase: Jonathan Papelbon standing in the Red Sox dugout flashing that dazed Calvin Schiraldi look. That's Calvin Schiraldi of the 86 Red Sox (and former Met) in the World Series.

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Here's another baseball adage. Just when you are sure things are going to get even worse, they turn around. Well, that may not always be true. In fact, in baseball it often isn't. For the Mets, the past 9 days have gone from disappointing in Flushing to exciting to San Fran. From then it went to miserable in San Francisco and onto the remarkable in Boston. With Santana displaying his own form of

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Last night's game seemed to start almost as badly as the loss from the night before. It turned out that the real story may not be that LA won and the Mets lost. It may be that what Casey Blake did by hitting a 3 run homer to power his team past the Mets is something the NY team just never does. The Mets are a powerless team right now. Without Delgado, there isn't a threat to hit one out. Why is

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It didn't take long for the Amazins to fall out of 1st even if by just a few percentage points.... "Early in the season" is a cliche. It's not too early. Ask the 2007 and 2008 Mets teams. Ask Willie Randolph..... After winning the first 3 of this challenging 10 game road trip, it would not be acceptable to go anything less than 6 and 4. How many fans think that the Mets are now going to go 3 and

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Today's post is our first. We do not yet have a specific style. With your help, we'll develop one quickly.The primary purpose of this blog is to render reasoned opinions and thoughts about all things related to the New York Mets. We will follow the characters of the team, its events in and outside of the game itself, its history and the pennant race into the Amazin's future.We welcome you to this

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