Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Offseason Havoc

The New York Mets start their offseason Havoc as we head into the winter meetings. Here are the big deals the Mets have made and I will keep updating you.
1. Nick Evans declares for free agency.
2. Jose Reyes agrees to 6 year/ 106 Million dollar contract with the Miami Marlins
3. Mets trade OF Angel Pagan to the San Francisco Giants for OF Andres Torres and P Ramon Ramirez
4. Sign P Jon Rauch to a 1- year, 3.5 Million dollar contract.
5. Sign P Frank Ramirez to a 2 year, 12 Million dollar contract.
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8. Never Forget Jose Reyes.

Monday, August 8, 2011

The Great Plague of Injuries Strikes Again



Some would say that the Mets are leading the league in MRIs. They say that because once again the Mets have been struck with what is known as "The Great Plague of Injuries" And its all thanks to Chris Young, Johan Santana, Jose Reyes, Daniel Murphy, and Ike Davis. 3 of the 5 guys in that list are likely or certainly done for the year (Davis, Young,Murphy) Ike got hurt in Mid-May when he sprained his ankle and got a bone bruise in his left leg. Young tore his shoulder apart again, and Murphy, the latest to be struck by injury, got spiked by Jose Contanza and tore his MCL. Reyes could be back by late-August with a Hamstring pull, and Santana could be back early September after he had season ending surgery last year. Because of all these Injuries, the Mets Season is probably in the crapper, I think our goal for the rest of this year is for us to finish .500 or above and finish in 3rd place in the NL east.



Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Trade Grades




The Mets were fairly quiet over the trade deadline, as they only made two trades overall. Im here to tell you if the Mets aced or Failed these trades.
Trade #1: #75 RP Francisco Rodriguez to Brewers for 2 players to be named later.
Grades: Mets: B-*
Brewers: B
The reason i gave the Mets a B- was because they in fact DID get rid of the attitude and contract of Frankie Rodriguez, considering if he finished 20 more games h would have gotten a 17.5 Million dollar bonus, but i gave them the minus because i thought they could have gotten more then probably 2 non-high-end prospects for Frankie. I give the Brewers and B because This helps them in the NL Central race and to sure up there wobbly 'pen.
Trade #2: #15 OF Carlos Beltran to Giants for SP Zack Wheeler
Grades: Mets A+
Giants: C
The reason i gave the Mets an A+ was because they really did ace this trade. They got Zack Wheeler, the #33 prospect in the nation and the #10 Starting Pitcher Prospect, Even though they did give up one of there best sluggers in Carlos Beltran, Carlos is 33 and exiting his prime. So the reason i give the Giants an C is because Carlos will reall only be a 1 or 2 year rental, but for the Mets they get an top-40 prospect who is 21 and will help the Mets in the long-term future.
Post your comments down below and i will leave a poll up and you take your pick: Which trade was the BEST the Mets Made?
*= depending how good the players they get back

Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Standing Update #2

Here is how the Mets are doing Standing-Wise through 109 games
NL East: 3rd Place out of 5, 14.5 gms behind leader Philadelphia
N.L: Tied for 7th place out of 16, 14.5 gms behind leader Philadelphia
MLB: Tied for 15th Place out of 30, 14.5 gms behind leader Philadelphia
Wild Card: Tied for 4th Place out of 13, 7.5 gms behind leader Atlanta
The Mets are 55-54 (.505), 17-17 in Day Games, 38-37 in Night Games, 55-54 on Grass, 13-15 in 1-Run Games, 5-5 in Extra Inning Games, 56-53 is our Expected W-L, 18-23 vs NL East, 16-11 vs the NL Central, 12-11 Vs NL West, 9-9 in Interleague Play, 41-43 vs Right Handed Pitchers, 14-11 Vs Left Handed Pitchers.
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Going, Going, Gone?



Over this whole rollercoaster year for the Mets on the field, there has been a lot of speculation of selling off the field. At the start of the year, Jose Reyes was the topic of these trade rumors so to speak. Next, came the nasty Fred Wilpon Comments on Jose Reyes and David Wright. Then, some people thought that we might trade the long-time face-of-the-franchise David Wright in order to keep Jose. When that died down, We traded Francisco Rodriguez to the Brewers for two minor league prospects over the All-star break. Then, the latest edition of this saga is that we have put up white flags because of that K-rod trade, SO that meant that th next person probably to go is Carlos Beltran, reports say that the Red Sox, Pirates, and Giants are interested if we put him on the market. Back to Jose: We have started secret negotiations with Jose in order to get a deal done that will let him stay in New york.



Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

What If...?

Life is full of "What Ifs?". Sometime we ask ourselves "what if" this and "what if" that when in reality, it does not do a thing to think about those things. But in the next few segments of this post I'm gonna reflect on the "what ifs" of the Mets season so far through 90 games.
What If David Wright hadn't dove to make that tag on Carlos Lee on April 19, we could have lost that game, but we would not have lost the face of the franchise for 40+ games. What If Ike Davis hadn't gone in to catch that pop-up and let David catch it and did not sprain his ankle. What If Jose Reyes didn't run so hard down the 1st base line (though i can't blame him) and strained his hamstring, he would have 123 hits on the year, but we would have won more games. If you put all of these What Ifs together, it all comes out to one conclusion, a contending baseball team. The Mets have 5 key players out right now (David Wright, Ike Davis, Jose Reyes, Johan Santana, Chris Young) and if we had all these player, we could be contending in our division. But Terry Collins has pulled all of his young guns out of his pocket and has pushed our team over .500.
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

No Reyes? No Problem.

Since Jose Reyes strained his hamstring on Saturday afternoon, The Mets have been playing all there cards right, as they have been 4-0 without him in the lineup. Update: the New York Post states that the Mets will hold secret negotiations with Jose Reyes to get a deal done and for him to get a new contract. Jose Is likely to go on the DL. If there was a worse time for him to go on the DL, i wanna know about it because the Mets face a stretch of 7 All-Star Pitchers in a row starting Thursday at Los Angeles. The pitchers are 7/7: Clayton Kershaw 7/8: Ryan Vogelsong 7/9: Tim Lincecum 7/10: Matt Cain then the Big 3 in Citi Field.
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Jose Report 7-6-11



MVP?: What is Greatness in Sports? Is it hitting 50 Home Runs in a year, Scoring 25,000 points in your career, or shattering tons of records? In my Opinion, Greatness is helping your team win games every time out. Thats what Jose Reyes has done all year for the Mets. Reyes has racked up ridiculous numbers as he leads the N.L in Batting Average (.354), Hits (124), Triples (15) and is second in Stolen Bases (30). The question is though, could Reyes beat out big bat guys like Prince Fielder and Joey Votto, or Triple Crown Threat guys like Matt Kemp for the N.L MVP award?





Hammy Whammy: Jose Reyes was looking invincible before Saturday's game Vs the Yankees, but then in the 1st Inning, he showed signs that he was just human, as he suffered a grade 1 Hamstring strain in the 1st inning. The Mets do not want to push Reyes to get back into the Lineup, Terry said earlier this week that it was stupid to have Reyes for one day or night then lose him for 3 weeks.






Comeback Kid: Going into the last day of All-Star voting, Jose Reyes was down by more then 221,000 votes going into the day, right behind Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzski. The Final vote count was that Reyes won by 800,000. This means that Reyes would have to AT LEAST gotten 1 million votes in the FINAL day of Voting to beat out Tulo for the Starting Shortstop position.






Reyes= Greatest?: Alex Rodriguez, usually not very sympathetic to players on his crosstown Rival, said on Friday night, right before the first game of the Subway Series, that Jose Reyes is the greatest player in baseball right now. Thats Right. A-Rod said this. He said he was better than himself, Derek Jeter, Mark Teixera, Curtis Granderson, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay. etc. Was A-Rod trying to play mind games with Reyes, or really being serious. Leave your Answers down below.




all stats come from ESPN.com





Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Mid-Season Awards

Here are the Mid- season awards on the Mets so far this year.
MVP: Jose Reyes. The clear cut choice for this award as Reyes has been tearing it up all year and has been electrifying to the team.
Silver Slugger: Carlos Beltran. Beltran leads the team in Home Runs and RBI's so far this year even after having microfracture surgery last year.
Cy Young: Dillion Gee. Dillion leads the team in Wins and ERA as he started out the year 7-0.
Rookie Of the Year: Justin Turner. JT won Rookie of the Month in May and has shown us that he wants that 2nd basemen's job.
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Hot Hitters, Injury Report, Wildcard Bound?, Hot N' Cold, and Halfway There: Reviewing the 1st half of the 2011 Mets Season



Hot Hitters: It starts with a spark. That's what can get a team going and get them to be a contender. Jose Reyes has been that spark all year for the New York Mets. Reyes leads the NL in Batting Average (.334), Runs (58), Hits (109), and Triples (13). Reyes is also 2nd in stolen Bases (27) Reyes, who just turned 28 on June 11, is just entering his prime and has been the topic of trade rumors throughout the year. Another hot hitter for the Mets has been Justin Turner. Justin, since he entered the Bigs 6 weeks ago, has been tearing it up. JT (Justin Turner) has gotten 2 Homers and 32 RBI in his 48 games played this year, also with a .267 average. JT also helped the Mets win their first walk-off win of the year last week by getting a bases-loaded- walk-off-hit-by-pitch to help us win 3-2 in 13 innings vs the Oakland A's. One last guy who is having a resurgent season is Carlos Beltran. Beltran missed the 2nd half of last year after having microfracture surgery on his knee. No one, evan the most optimistic Mets fan, could have predictedthat he be playing every day and be moving on his knee so well. Beltran leads the Mets in Homers this year with 10.
Injury Report: The Mets have lost two big bats since mid-May. David Wright and Ike Davis. David was cleared to resume baseball activities and has started taking grounders and twisting his body. Ike, on the other hand, his season does not look so good. Ike might need to have season ending surgery if he can't run in 16 days. Davis has been wearing a boot to protect his bone bruise. Johan Santana has been out since last year after having surgery on his throwing shoulder, but has started to throw off a mound. Chris Capuano, who tweaked his side earlier this week, says he will be ready for his next start on Wednesday vs the Tigers.
Wildcard Bound?: The Mets have been doubted ever since they have hired Terry Collins. SI before the season predicted us to finish last in the division. Yet, the Mets have proved all the haters wrong, as they are in contention for the wildcard spot in the N.L. The Mets are 7th in the wildcard race, trailing the Braves, D-Backs, Cardinals, Nationals, Pirates, and Reds. The Braves are the early favorites for the Wildcard spot, as noone expected the D-Backs, Nats, or Pirates to be evan close to this. The Cardinals recently lost their best slugger, Albert Pujols, for 6 weeks so that should dim their chances. The Reds are really the shaky team in this race. They have been REALLY shaky.
Hot N' Cold: The Mets have probably been one of the most streakiest team this year. They started off the year 5-13. But then came bck and went 17 -9 in their next 26 games. to be 22-22. then they went 6-9 in the next 15 games to be 28-31. Then turned it around and have been 11-8 in the last 19 games. The Mets are currently 39-39 and dn't know where their next streak will take them.
Halfway There: The Mets will be halfway through the year once they finish the series vs the Tigers.



All Stats on players come from Mets. com and ESPNNewYork.com and mlb.com


Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Who Is Terry Collins?



Terry Collins was named the Mets 20th Manager in team history on November 23rd, 2010 and signed a 2-year contract with the team. He spent 6 years as major league manager, he led the Houston Astros (94-96) and Anaheim Angels (97-99) to winning records and 2nd place finishes in his 5 full years. he got a record of 444-434 (.506) over those 5 years. He joined the Mets in 2010 as a Minor League Field Coordinator. Was manager of the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional League from 07-08, Led Team China to its First World Baseball Classic tounament victory in 09. Managed 11 years in the minors from 81-91. Former minor league shortstop, he played in the minors for 10 years with the Dodgers (74-78, 80,84) and with the Pirates (71-73) Originally drafted by Pittsburgh in the 19th round of the June 1971 Free Agent Draft. Was a native of Midland, Michigan, graduated from Eastern Michigan University (EMU) in 1971 and was twice named to the NAIA College World Series All- Tournament Team in 68 and 70. Played 4 years of Baseball at EMU, had a .285 career batting average (led club in Batting avg in freshman and senior years) and paced his team in stolen bases all 4 years. Inducted to EMU's Hall of Fame in 1995. He now lives with his wife Deborah in his home in Midlothian, Virginia.



All info on TC comes from mets.com



Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Third Times The Charm?

On Wednesday night, the Mets will try to climb their way back to .500 when they face the Atlanta Braves. If they do win, they will be 34-34, or .500, The last time the Mets were at the elusive .500 mark was on May 20, when they were 20-20. Since that 20-20 record, The Mets have had two chances to get back to .500. The first was when they were 31-32, but then fell to the Pirates. The other was when they were 32-33, and also fell to the Pirates. Will the Third Time be the Charm for the Mets on Wednesday?
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Rockin' Rotation




Mike Pelfrey, Jonathan Niese, R.A. Dickey, Chris Capuano, and Dillion Gee. That's the Mets rotation. There's not really one guy in that list that jumps out at you, does there? But I bet you could not guess which team's rotation has had the best ERA in the last 17 games. That one. And the latest pitching gem was from Chris Capuano, who shut down the Pirates by throwing 7 scoreless innings in a 7-0 Mets Win on Sunday. Over the past 17 games entering Sunday, the Mets starters have had a league leading 2.53 ERA, or 32 earned runs in 113 2/3 innings pitched.


All stats come from ESPNNewYork.com


Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Standings Update #1

Here is how the Mets are doing in the standings through 71 games
NL East: Tied for 3rd Place out of 5, 9.5 gms back of leader Philidelphia
National League: Tied for 10th Place out of 16, 9.5 gms back of leader Philidelphia
Wild Card: Tied For 7th place out of 13, 3.5 gms back of leaders Atlanta and Arizona
Overall: Tied For 18th place out of 30, 9.5 gms back of leader Philidelphia
The Mets are 35-36 (.493) 16-18 at Home, 19-18 on the Road, 301 Runs Scored, 304 Runs Allowed, Last 10:6-4, 11-10 in Day Games, 24-26 in Night games, 35-36 on Grass, 8-13 in 1-run Games, 2-4 in Extra Inning Games, 35-36 is our Expected W-L Record, 15-15 vs the NL East, 10-10 vs NL Central, 8-8 vs NL West, 2-3 vs Interleague Teams, 26-28 vs Right Handed Pitchers, 9-8 vs Left Handed Pitchers
All Standings come from ESPN.com, These Standings are as of 6/19/11
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

$66 Million Dollar Baby: The Struggles of Jason Bay as a Met



Is it Citi Field, the pressure of the New York spotlight, or just age? whatever it is, it's been causing 4-year, 66$ Million Dollar outfielder Jason Bay to struggle ever since he was signed in 2010 as a Met. Bay has only hit 8 HR's in his career as a Met and lately has been in a awful 0 for 20 slump. He's been batting .216 this year and battled a rib cage injury for the first month of the year. In 2 combined years as a Met, Bay has only played 133 games. In the previous 6 years as a Pirate and a Red Sock, he played more than 145 games in each year. Terry Collins even tried to move Bay down to the 6 hole this year, to take some pressure off of him. That still didn't work, as he's be 0 for 7 in the 2games hes played in the 6 hole. Bay has gone .171 with Runners in Scoring position this year. "Lets be honest- im here to hit and i haven't been hitting" Bay said before Saturday's game. So, What do you think has been causing Bay to not hit all of a sudden? leave your comments below and i will look into them.
All quotes and stats come from ESPNNewyork.com and Mets.com
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Is Citi Field Too BIG?



A Joke. That's what former Mets Outfielder Jeff Francoeur calls Citi Field. He could be right. The Dimensions at Citi Field have cut down on the Mets Home Runs substantially. The dimensions at Citi Field are: Left Field 335 ft Left Center 379 ft Center 400 ft Right Center 383 ft Right Field 330 ft. But two big bats in the Mets lineup have been hurt by the big ballpark. David Wright and Jason Bay. David Wright has hit most of his Home Runs on the road in some of the more "hitter friendly" ballparks. Jason Bay has only hit 8 Home Runs in 128 games at Citi Field. Bay hit 36 bombs with the Red Sox in '09. New GM Sandy Alderson has found the good in this large ballpark. Sandy says that it should help attract free agent pitchers in the future. Look at Chris Young, he was picked up during the offseason and before he blew out his shoulder, he had a 1.29 ERA at Citi. Just think of this: If we moved the "Great Wall of Flushing" in Left Center Field 10 feet closer to home plate and reduced its height by 10 feet you would increase homers to that part by 35% and overall homers by 22 percent. If we changed the "Mo's Zone" in Right field by the same dimensions as earlier said, it would increase homers there by 25% and overall by 9%. If this was done, just think how much more homers David Wright and Jason Bay would have! Also, when Sandy Alderson was GM of the Padres, he moved PETCO Park's walls forward. Before this move, that ballpark had 3rd worst number of Home Runs of any ballpark in the MLB.
All quotes and dimensions come from ESPNNewyork.com and Mets.com
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Beltran leaves with Right leg contusion;day-to-day

Carlos Beltran left Sunday's game in the 2nd inning with a right leg contusion after he fouled a ball off the inside of his shin guard. X-Rays were negative. The Mets have listed Beltran as day-to-day for the time being. Beltran leads the team in HR's and RBI's so far this year. Beltran is in Tuesday's lineup vs the Brewers
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Chants, Injuries, Tumors, and Crazy 8ths: Defining the crazy Mets Season 2011



NOTE: ALL Quotes and some stats come from ESPNNewYork.com
Chants: Crazy. That is what defines the Mets season so far this year. It got evan crazier Friday. During the 5th inning of Friday's game vs the Braves and after a leadoff triple by Jose Reyes, people in the stands started chanting: "Keep Jose!" "Keep Jose!" "Don't trade Rey-es" "Don't trade Rey-es" As Jose put on another exciting show Friday, with the exception of the 8th Inning. Reyes committed a E-6 on Alex Gonzalez's routine grounder went under his glove, and allowed the tying run, Dan Uggla, score. "They want me [here]" said Reyes, " But right now, my mind is on the tough loss today. We had the game all the way until the eighth and we let it go away. I needed to make that play. Mistakes are part of the game, but hopefully they don't happen again." Reyes had two facts in that sentence. The first is "we had it until the eighth and we let it go". The Mets have lost 6 straight home games when leading into the 7th Inning or later. The second is "mistakes are apart of the game" Reyes has had two routine groundballs go under his glove in his last 3 games.
Injuries: David Wright went to the doctor Friday to see if he could resume baseball activities. Wright has not played since May 15 with a stress fracture in his lower back. It looks like he wont be playing anytime soon. Dr. Patrick O'Leary said that Wright can ONLY do core exercises for 3 weeks. This means that Wright will not come back AT LEAST until mid-July. Another big bopper for the Mets who has been out for a long time is Ike Davis. Davis found out May 31 that he would have to wear a boot for 3 more weeks because his bone bruise in his left ankle has not healed. GM Sandy Alderson hopes that both of these guys will be back before the All-Star Break.
Tumors: Gary" The Kid" Carter has multiple brain tumors, and has glioblastoma according to Duke University doctors.On Monday, Carter is expected to start a treatment that includes 6 1/2 weeks of radiation and 1 year of chemotherapy. Please Pray for The Kid as He helped lead us to the 1986 World Series. Anyone interested sending wishes to Gary Carter, send a letter to this address
The Gary Carter Foundation
580 Village Blvd.
Suite 315
West Palm Beach Florida, 33409
Crazy 8ths: As I said earlier, the Mets have lost six straight home games when leading in the 7th Inning or later, here are the game Before and after (Courtesy of ESPNNewyork.com):
May 16 VS. Marlins Led 1-0,7th, Lost 2-1 in 11
May 27 VS. Phillies Led 3-2, 8th,lost 6-4
May 28 VS. Phillies Led 2-1, 8th, Lost 5-2
May 31 VS Pirates Led 1-0, 8th, Lost 5-1
June 1 VS Pirtates Led 2-0, 7th, Lost 9-3
Friday VS Braves Led 3-1, 8th, Lost 6-3

Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Rookie Power

The New York Mets, believe it or not, are one of the youngest teams in the MLB. The Mets have 7 rookies on their MLB roster who started out the year in the Triple-A Affaliate in Buffalo. Pedro Beato, Dillion Gee, Dale Thayer, Nick Evans, Ruben Tejada, Justin Turner, and Jason Pridie are those 7 rookies. All of these guys have helped us in games all during the year. Beato started out the year throwing 18 2/3 scoreless innings. Gee has started out the year 5-0, a Mets rookie record. Thayer has helped us get out of many jams this year. Evans walked during Thursday's game, which kept the 6th inning going. Ruben Tejada has gotten 5 RBI in the last 2 games. Justin Turner has gotten 18 RBI in the month of May and was named NL Rookie of the Month for May. Pridie has gotten 3 HR's in May with 11 RBI's. All of these Rookies have VERY bright futures ahead of them.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Reyes Activated, Buchholtz put on DL

Jose Reyes will be activated off the bereavement list Thursday and play in the 4th and Final game of a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. To make roster room for Reyes, the Mets put Taylor Buchholtz on the 15-day DL with a fatigued shoulder. The Mets have been 3-8 in the last 11 games, including going 2-8 in the last 10

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Driven Wright out of New York?:Part 1



A source close to the Mets says that the Mets will probably finish this year with Jose Reyes and David Wright. That's the good news. The Bad news is that the Mets, in order to re-sign Mr. Electric, might have to trade slugger and norfolk-native David Wright at the end of the year. Jose Reyes will probably be the most coveted player before the trade deadline, which is July 31. Reyes as established himself that way this year, as he is leading the N.L in hits, stolen bases, and multi-hit games. David Wright has been hurt with a stress fracture in his back the last 2 weeks. Both have played in New York Mets uniforms their whole career. But the source says that the Mets will probably keep both of them except if they get a good deal for Reyes before the Trade Deadline. I would LOVE to see both of these guys back in Mets uniforms next year because they are the heart (Wright) and soul (Reyes) of this team. I will set up a poll and you guys give me your opinions. But the question still remains: Will David Wright be Driven Wright out of New York? Also the source said that Sandy Alderson could trade Carlos Beltran and Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod), if it means keeping Reyes long-term

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Geelicious and Turning it Up









Dillion Gee Monday night tied a Mets rookie record, going 5-0 to start the season. Gee threw a gem against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who still haven't won a game at Citi Field. Gee also threw a career high 8 strikeouts. But after giving up a 2-run bomb to Chris Snyder in the 2nd on a hanging slider, the Mets Rookie didnt throw one more. Gee has gone back and forth fromn the rotation to the bullpen this whole year, But in His 5 starts, he has gone past the 5-inning mark. Another surprise rookie for the Mets this year has been Justin Turner. Turner has gone streaks of RBI games, 7 games (Mets Rookie record) and 6 once. He has really helped with the concern at second base and with David Wright out of the lineup, he has been tremendous at 3rd base. In other news, Angel Pagan will be in the leadoff spot Tuesday night.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Reyes on Bereavement list

Jose Reyes will be gone for 3 to 7 games as he found out on Monday that his paternal grandmother died in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He is now on the Bereavement list. Ruben Tejada will take his Place at ShortStop. The Mets are also letting Jason Bay have a day of Monday. To take his place on the roster, The mets activated pitcher/ setup man Bobby Parnell off the disabled list.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Mr. Electric



Jose Reyes has become a superhero. He has been one of the few bright spots for the Mets in 2011. Reyes, who has been the topic of many trade rumors lately and set to be a free agent after this year. But Jose has been raising his trade and/or free agent stock almost everyday. On Sunday, Jose got his 26th multi-hit game and was the main cog in our 17-hit attack vs the rival Phils. He is leading the league in hits and stolen bases so far this year. After, Fred Wilpon's comments last week, that didn't seem to phase him one bit. In fact, it seemed to fuel his fire. Jose has also gotten the Most Mets hits through 52 games. I hope that we keep Mr. Electric because he has basically saved this team.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Money Talks



New York Mets record: 23-28



Current streak: L3 (lost 6 of last 7)






The New York Mets made a lot of changes during the offseason. Firing Manager Jerry Manuel and hiring Manager Terry Collins. Firing GM Omar Minaya and Hiring Sandy Alderson. But one thing they did not do was take care of the Wilpons. The Wilpons have gotten the Mets in a big money mess after being convicted of contributing in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Recently, a article in the New Yorker was posted that included Many Wilpon comments on Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, and David Wright. He said that Jose wants Carl Crawford money but hes had everything wrong with him. He said that Carlos Beltran was 65 to 70 percent of what he used to be and saying that David wright was not a superstar. Recently though the Mets sold a $200M dollar minority share to investment genuis David Einhorn. This could get them out of the money problems. But the season on the field for the Mets has been even more of a rollercoaster. We started out of the gates a lousy 5-13. but then bounced back and went 17-9 to make .500, or 22-22. Since then we've crashed and burned, going 1-6 in our last 7. In back-to-back games VS the Phils, we've had a 1-run lead in the 8th but then they eiether tied it or took the lead. Including Today's wild game in which we started out by using our speed by getting 5 stolen bases in the first 3 Innings. Pelfrey also had another fantastic May outing ruined by striking out 6 through 4 Innings (72 pitches). Jose Reyes (Mr. Electric) got a league leading 19th stolen base and 25th Multi-Hit game. Then we went to the Bullpen. OurBullpen has been stellar in May with the exception of our skid. It continued when our bullpen gave up 3 runs to seal the loss. Tommorrow's Matchup: Vance Worley VS Jonathan Niese at 1:10 PM.