August 2010
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“If GM Omar Minaya had shown restraint in his other salary commitments — say, not...”
– Adam Rubin
July 2010
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Bay to DL retroactive to 7/26 →
Jesus Feliciano will replace Bay on the roster.
A scene from the Mets locker room →
capitalnewyork:
“He makes everything look so easy,” Rodriguez said of Rivera, admiringly. “So easy, the fans think it’s like that. But it’s not. Look around at 29 of the 30 closers. He’s the one, you know what I’m saying? He’s got one pitch, and they want you to do this, and you can’t.”
Before Rodriguez headed out to the weight room to lift, I pointed out that despite the he had saved the...
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Most Memorable Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry... →
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Mejia Moving Up →
Jenrry Mejia, who tossed three innings in the Gulf Coast League on Wednesday in his first official game action since straining the back of the rotator cuff while working in Double-A Binghamton’s rotation, was so impressive in the performance he will be moved to a higher level of the minors, outside of Port St. Lucie.
“I’m not getting a lot of hits, but I’m making it count when I do get them.”
– Ike Davis with Ed Coleman on WFAN after today’s game (via fuckyeahmets)
“You can say a lot of things about the 2010 Mets, but you don’t ever say we...”
– R.A. Dickey
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I did a really quick interview with Josh Thole...
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“Though the flaws within the Mets are by the design of Omar Minaya and execution...”
– Matthew Artus
“They’ve got to get a little bit more fire in their belly… I see them going...”
– Darryl Strawberry, talking about the current NY Mets. (via lauramets)
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: July 26, 2010
The Good
Let’s see, the good… the good… the pitching’s been pretty good, yes? Great, except…
The Bad
Everything else. Especially the hitting. Will the Mets find a way to score more than 15 runs this week? If that number sounds absurdly low, I chose it because that’s all the team scored last week. 15. And 6 of them were in one game. Their batting average over...
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The Problem: Omar Minaya
The rumors have been circulating. Jerry Manuel is on the hot seat. As well he should be, but it should not stop there. Sure, Manuel isn’t the greatest manager. He can’t get his offense hot, he continuously tinkers with his batting order, and his bullpen is as taxed as ever. What else can be wrong? You can change the manager, but it’s not going to solve anything. The problem lies...
“I heard there would be an immigration sweep before the game. I figured if I wore...”
– Rod Barajas
octoberspazbaby:
inallthischaos:
mlbgirl:
dreammonn:
Dear Mr Wilpon,
It is time to stop the bleeding. Fire Jerry Manuel. He has ruined the atmosphere in the clubhouse. The Mets cannot win with him as the manager. While you’re at it, fire Omar too.
Thanks, An unhappy Met fan
Make that two unhappy Met fans
P.S. Jerry Manuel and Dan Warthen RUIN pitchers; he can go too.
While we’re at...
WatchPlease vote! This is your Hot Foot Blog Mets General Manager Primary!
Question for Howard Megdal : Do you spend a lot of...
Howard Megdal is running for Mets GM, one of our readers asked about Howard’s scouting plans, and if he’s had experience scouting talent in the DR. Here is Howard’s response:
As General Manager, I’d explore every area for talent. Not only would the Mets continue to scout Latin America, I’d make sure new talent academies were built across Europe, Asia and Africa....
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: June 19
The Good
Easy: Carlos Beltran’s back. This is tantamount to making a huge acquisition via trade to deepen the lineup.The everyday outfield should have, from left to right, Jason Bay, Beltran, and Angel Pagan. Hopefully, Jerry Manuel wisens up and keeps a certain other outfielder on the pine, because any one of these three can, in theory, disrupt a game at any time. Beltran is a five tool...
We Believe...: Give the save to Ike Davis →
nymetsfans:
There was a lot of things wrong with that game today. First of all, everyone knows it was a MUST WIN game for the Mets. The last thing they needed was to be swept in 4 games. Santana comes out and pitches his heart out, giving up a run in 8 innings.
The 9th inning comes, in comes K-Rod. First of…
“When my team wins, I am happy. When my team loses, I am sad. Nothing in life is...”
– Will Leitch, interviewed in this great discussion amongst sports writers.
Paper Tigers by Matt Robison - The Morning News
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“Even though I didn’t cry, it was emotional, my first at-bat…It was a good...”
– Carlos Beltran (via fuckyeahmets)
We missed you, dude. Can’t wait to see him unleash as he gets back to 100%!
(via thrownness)
Response To WSJ article "Four Ways Mets Could Blow...
metsfansforlife:
There is an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Four Ways Mets Could Blow It”. Gotta love the pessimists, but they do raise some interesting points…
“1. Jose Reyes gets hurt again.”
He was wincing and stretching out his right side after sliding back into second base and [thankfully] sat out the All-Star game so rest was certainly needed. As long as his hamstrings hold...