Yesterday was not the type of game the (same old) Mets typically win.
I think theyre 9-1 in one run games.
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Jack Straw
, May 04 2010 05:31 PM
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 02:00 PM
Agreed. In years past, blowing a 4 run lead in the 8th off a grand slam would have sent the team into a spiral they wouldn't have crawled out of for 3 days. But not these Mets. They keep fighting! They don't even let a game where they lost 18-9 get them down. They brushed it off as one loss, and went on to win the series!
And BTW, to everyone who has been on the Minaya bash wagon the last few years, you do realize that the team we're fielding now, this team of young fun talent, is almost all players picked by Minaya...right??
And BTW, to everyone who has been on the Minaya bash wagon the last few years, you do realize that the team we're fielding now, this team of young fun talent, is almost all players picked by Minaya...right??
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 02:13 PM
And BTW, to everyone who has been on the Minaya bash wagon the last few years, you do realize that the team we're fielding now, this team of young fun talent, is almost all players picked by Minaya...right??
Maybe Omar was good at drafting young talent and player development, but a disaster when it came to dealing for veteran major leaguers.
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Posted 01 May 2012 - 01:57 PM
Minaya was always an amazing scout, I never said differently. He was a shit GM & made a ton of shit deals for the Mets while in that position.And BTW, to everyone who has been on the Minaya bash wagon the last few years, you do realize that the team we're fielding now, this team of young fun talent, is almost all players picked by Minaya...right??
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 02:46 PM
Mets are doing a fine job of starting to hit with RISP, right about the time the bullpen starts showing that they're overtaxed a month after opening day.
don't look now, but 2.5 games separate the Nats/Bravos/Mets/Phils.
don't look now, but 2.5 games separate the Nats/Bravos/Mets/Phils.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 02:55 PM
And BTW, to everyone who has been on the Minaya bash wagon the last few years, you do realize that the team we're fielding now, this team of young fun talent, is almost all players picked by Minaya...right??
Are we supposed to forgive him for the following signings:
Luis Castillo, Oliver Perez (who signed on Feb 1 when no one else was even close to that number or years), Jason Bay, 2 years of nothing out of Pedro because he decided to go more years and more money, KRod, signed 47 year old Julio Franco to 2 year deal.
Letting Chad Braford and Darren Oliver leave.
Singing Guillermo Mota to two-year, $5 million contract.
Picking up the Moises Alou option.
How about the following poor trades?
Trading Heath Bell. If they kept him, they would have never had to sign KRod, and may the collapse year does not happen because we would have had a closer that year.
Same with Matt Lindstrom. Could have helped in the years of NO BULPEN.
Allowing Tony Bernzard to run wild.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 02:55 PM
...and the Marlins,who are all in this season, are already six games outta first
well, Jose Reyes is batting .224 with 3 RBI and 7 huge runs scored, putting him on pace for almost 60 runs this year! his .302 OBP is just 35 points lower than his BATTING avg. for all of last season as a Met.
if it wasn't for Albert Pujols stinking up Anaheim, i'd say Reyes is the biggest free-agent bust of the first month of 2012. we'll see if that changes over the course of the season...but then again, batting from the 2-hole could help. right?
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 02:57 PM
Are we supposed to forgive him for the following signings: Luis Castillo, Oliver Perez (who signed on Feb 1 when no one else was even close to that number or years), Jason Bay, 2 years of nothing out of Pedro because he decided to go more years and more money, KRod, signed 47 year old Julio Franco to 2 year deal. Letting Chad Braford and Darren Oliver leave. Singing Guillermo Mota to two-year, $5 million contract. Picking up the Moises Alou option. How about the following poor trades? Trading Heath Bell. If they kept him, they would have never had to sign KRod, and may the collapse year does not happen because we would have had a closer that year. Same with Matt Lindstrom. Could have helped in the years of NO BULPEN. Allowing Tony Bernzard to run wild.
no one's arguing those nuggets of info. just that the scouting dept. apparently did a nice job under Minaya, and we're starting to see the fruits of that labor now.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 03:17 PM
no one's arguing those nuggets of info. just that the scouting dept. apparently did a nice job under Minaya, and we're starting to see the fruits of that labor now.
I agree, but if the Wilpons were not under water financially They would have made other big money signings and some of these players would not be in the major leagues right now because another overpriced player was taking up roster spots for these minors leaguers.
Sandy Alderson was forced down this road.
During Minaya regime how many minor leaguers made an impact other than Wright and Reyes? I am sure there is one or two over 7 or 8 years, but the point I am trying to make is rookies never had a chance under minaya and were mostly used as bargaining chips for trading for other over priced players.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 05:46 PM
And BTW, to everyone who has been on the Minaya bash wagon the last few years, you do realize that the team we're fielding now, this team of young fun talent, is almost all players picked by Minaya...right??
The Mets minor-league cupboard is looking a bit stronger, particularly in St. Lucie, which is off to a scorching 21-4 start thanks to erstwhile prospect Wilmer Flores (.322) and Corey Vaughn (.279, six homers), the son of former major-league slugger Greg Vaughn. Also, Zach Wheeler (1.75 ERA, .198 batting-average against and 30 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings) is looking capable of joining Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia in the Triple-A rotation.
Only Wheeler is from the Alderson regime.
Read more: http://sportsillustr...l#ixzz1tpVKbIkY
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 06:33 PM
The Mets minor-league cupboard is looking a bit stronger, particularly in St. Lucie, which is off to a scorching 21-4 start thanks to erstwhile prospect Wilmer Flores (.322) and Corey Vaughn (.279, six homers), the son of former major-league slugger Greg Vaughn. Also, Zach Wheeler (1.75 ERA, .198 batting-average against and 30 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings) is looking capable of joining Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia in the Triple-A rotation. Only Wheeler is from the Alderson regime. Read more: http://sportsillustr...l#ixzz1tpVKbIkY
Been watching Cory Vaughn for a few years now...since he was playing in Brooklyn. Hope he's able to make it up the minor ranks and one day be in the bigs.
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 06:09 PM
In the books twice this weekend, but, according to the Post
After Ruben Tejada suffered a strained right quadriceps yesterday, a Mets source told The Post that MRI exam results on the shortstop were “not good’’ and that a trip to the disabled list was “very likely” though not a given.
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 02:23 PM
first pitch to wiggington should be in his ear for that elbow. take the guy out, fine, but an elbow / shoulder to the head? bitch. great comeback, well done!!
I agree. Where is the Cole Hamels old school thinking when you need it. Yeah I hit him, he hit my guy.
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 03:38 PM
I didn't see an elbow, it looked clean to me.
Bowling over a catcher is fair play and Wigginton's known for doing it. I just hope there's nothing wrong with Thole beyond seeing stars for a little while.
Now Hamels on the other hand.....
Bowling over a catcher is fair play and Wigginton's known for doing it. I just hope there's nothing wrong with Thole beyond seeing stars for a little while.
Now Hamels on the other hand.....
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 04:10 PM
I heard elbow from when I was watching the highlights later and on the radio this morning.I thought he went at the head with his shoulder at minimum.
looked like he was trying to go wide, and then came at the head at the last minute. he followed through off balance well inside the plate.
I'm all for taking out the body, but going after the head only is bitch league. put it in his ear.
and nice slide by dicktorino on that dp ball too. he was in centerfield. SS should have come down with a cleat in his eye.
fucking phillies.
looked like he was trying to go wide, and then came at the head at the last minute. he followed through off balance well inside the plate.
I'm all for taking out the body, but going after the head only is bitch league. put it in his ear.
and nice slide by dicktorino on that dp ball too. he was in centerfield. SS should have come down with a cleat in his eye.
fucking phillies.
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 04:17 PM
If you watch the Dicktorino DP there was one angle where you could see him turn from being in the baseline to completely out of it running towards Turner. LOVED that it cost 'em a run!
Wigginton was in the baseline but clearly going to be out. He shoved his elbow into Thole's head in hopes he'd drop the ball.
Hope both of 'em get plunked today!
Wigginton was in the baseline but clearly going to be out. He shoved his elbow into Thole's head in hopes he'd drop the ball.
Hope both of 'em get plunked today!
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 04:19 PM
How it looked to me: Wigginton went right at Thole (fair play), they collided & Thole's face & Wigginton's shoulder had a meeting. It didn't look like Wigginton was triyng to hurt Thole, just bowl him over. If it means anything, Gary & Keith both called it a clean slide.
I forgot about Victorino's "slide." What base were you going for, Shane? 2nd and a half? Total douche move, but we got the DP because of it, so thanks Shane!
Can't wait to see what happens tonight. Any bets on whos going to get drilled first?
I forgot about Victorino's "slide." What base were you going for, Shane? 2nd and a half? Total douche move, but we got the DP because of it, so thanks Shane!
Can't wait to see what happens tonight. Any bets on whos going to get drilled first?
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 07:21 PM
Update on Thole:
Mets catcher Josh Thole sent back to New York for further evaluation
PHILADELPHIA – As expected, Mets catcher Josh Thole is headed to New York today to undergo further evaluations, as team doctors look to see if he has a concussion.
Thole sustained a serious blow to the head in Monday night’s victory over the Phillies. He felt dizzy as he walked off the field, with headaches arriving later.
With Thole out, Mike Nickeas figures to be the regular backstop. If Thole goes to the disabled list, the club would call up either Rob Johnson or Lucas May as the new backup.
Mets catcher Josh Thole sent back to New York for further evaluation
PHILADELPHIA – As expected, Mets catcher Josh Thole is headed to New York today to undergo further evaluations, as team doctors look to see if he has a concussion.
Thole sustained a serious blow to the head in Monday night’s victory over the Phillies. He felt dizzy as he walked off the field, with headaches arriving later.
With Thole out, Mike Nickeas figures to be the regular backstop. If Thole goes to the disabled list, the club would call up either Rob Johnson or Lucas May as the new backup.
