loge mezzanine MetsGazette – Congratulations to Omar Minaya and Jeff Wilpon, as they will be able to destroy the Mets for another season in 2011. Get your tickets now! MetsBlog – Jon Heyman says the Mets will be crossing their fingers and hoping the season turns out ok. Good luck with THAT. The Mets Police – The … Read more
MetsBlog – Matt Cerrone is tired of the Mets lackluster play. MetsGazette – Frank Gray imagines what it might sound like if Jerry Manuel called a team meeting to address the team’s lack of intensity. The Mets Police – TMP has tracked down the “rolling arms” lady from Shea Stadium. And, predictably, she is decked … Read more
Warning: If you haven’t seen the movie Unbreakable, just skip this post. There will be spoilers and you probably won’t understand half of it anyway. Or you can brush up on the film’s plot by reading Wikipedia. Like most of you, I’ve enjoyed watching R.A. Dickey all season. Dickey’s emergence seems like a great “feel … Read more
How can a team valued at $858 million, third on Forbes’ list of major-league franchises behind the Yankees and Red Sox, be so incapable of acquiring any players who could help them make a run in the final two months of the season? — David Lariviere, “No Excuse For Mets Being Dormant In Trade Market” … Read more
Mets Gazette – Tom Greenhalgh thinks the Mets should have named Jeff Wilpon’s treehouse their new ballpark after Bob Murphy. Agreed… Or maybe Gil Hodges? The Daily Stache – Aaron Yorke says the big picture remains unchanged, despite Jeff Francoeur’s game-winning home run. Agreed… unfortunately. Mets 360 – Brian Joura thinks the Mets poor record … Read more
If you like drinking beer and watching the Mets win, your options are limited. Since the Mets are a complete disaster, the only way to do that would be to watch former Mets 2B Wally Backman and his first-place Brooklyn Cyclones. And that’s where MurphGuide comes in: Friday, August 6, 2010 MurphGuide Night in Coney … Read more
The Mets Police – Shannon Shark wonders why Tom Seaver wasn’t on hand for Sunday’s HOF induction. MetsBlog – Only four current players shook hands with Mets HOF inductees. Not surprisingly, those four players were David Wright, Angel Pagan, Ike Davis and Jeff Francoeur. I’m kind of surprised Alex Cora and Mike Pelfrey weren’t there, … Read more
The Mets Meaningful Number – the number of games they probably need to win in order to reasonably considered part of the wildcard race on September 1 – is still stuck at 19. For those that missed the initial posts on the MMN, here is the methodology: Step 1 – Take the number of games … Read more
