First Place Mets Play For Respect
This series against the Phillies, while not that huge a deal in the overall season, is a pretty big deal for the Mets. The Mets have been disrespected and dismissed by much of baseball, and yet they...
View ArticleCould This Be The Mets Final Test?
Could this be the final test for the Mets? I hope it’s not, but if they fail it may mean the figurative end to their season. The next two weeks are very critical, and the first order of business is...
View ArticleDivisions Aren’t Won in December
I believe it’s my job to try to spin Cliff Lee signing with the Phillies as not the end of the world. Start with this Hardball Talk article. Although it’s no secret that Cliff Lee is light years better...
View ArticleDebunking Pessimism
I stumbled across this extremely negative post on the Mets through some Google alerts. At first I thought it would end up being a Philly blog, but nope. So here’s his five reasons why the Mets will...
View ArticleMy MLB Player Prop Bets
I made a couple more single dollar prop bets yesterday. Nothing real fancy. Jose Reyes – SB in the 2011 Regular Season Over 33½ (-125) Mariano Rivera – Total Saves in the 2011 Regular Season Under 36...
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Letters to the NL East, Part 4, Dear Phillies…
Letters to the NL East, Part 4. Dear Phillies, Is Chase Utley enjoying his rocking chair? Let me warn you now, you’re going to say “Once everyone gets healthy” a lot while the Mets and Braves...
View ArticleOptimistic Notes for the Phillies Series
Cole Hamels is 2-8 in 13 starts against the Mets, with a 1.513 WHIP. David Wright has a .962 OPS against him in 37PA. In 33 PA, Beltran has an OPS of 1.041 with three home runs. The Mets get the end...
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Random Pictures from Friday’s Game
The game itself just sucked. Going from being the best game of the year to the worst in roughly a half hour due mainly to some poor defense and bad breaks and what had been the excellent pitching...
View ArticleWhere Are The Mets Going?
It’s Memorial Day, a day many baseball fans traditionally use to take their first real assessment of the team. Now suddenly standings start really meaning something, it’s considered okay to scoreboard...
View ArticleReasons To Be Optimistic About 2012
Yesterday the Wilpons settled their Madoff case, putting a pretty firm handle on what their liabilities are going forward. This is a big step in getting the Mets financially stable. The second step...
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