loge mezzanine The Mets Police – At least one fan thinks the Mets Hall of Fame induction ceremony is a money grab by the Wilpons. Make that two fans. MetsMerizedOnline – Darryl Strawberry thinks the Mets lack swagger. Looks like Fred Wilpon’s plan is coming together quite nicely. OnTheBlack – Kerel Cooper breaks down Johan Santana’s fantastic … Read more
Via Andy Martino at The Daily News: Jose Reyes – SS Luis Castillo – 2B Angel Pagan – RF David Wright – 3B Carlos Beltran – CF Ike Davis – 1B Jason Bay – LF Henry Blanco – C Johan Santana – LHP
Omar Minaya on Jerry Manuel’s job status: “Jerry Manuel is our manager. Look, any time you’re going to have a couple of losing streaks, those things are going to pop up. But there’s no discussion at all. Jerry Manuel is our manager, will be our manager. I’m very happy with the job that he’s doing.” … Read more
If the Mets lose their current series in Los Angeles, Wally Backman will likely be managing the team next week. But don’t get your hopes up – Bob Melvin was set to take over the team back in May. Ownership was going to pull the trigger after the team finished getting annihilated by the Yankees … Read more
NY Post – Omar Minaya insists Jerry Manuel will be the Mets manager, going forward. Total disconnect. NY Daily News – Jeff Francoeur loves playing in New York. Oh, he is also requesting a trade. I bet he probably loves hitting too, since he doesn’t seem to want do it anymore, either. The Daily Stache … Read more
There won’t be any links this afternoon… TONIGHT’S GAME The Mets (49-45) look to salvage the final game of their three-game set with Arizona (36-58). Jon Niese (6-4, 3.44) will face Dan Haren (7-8, 4.60).
According to Jeff Fletcher at AOL Fanhouse, the Mets are looking at former Arizona closer Chad Qualls. Qualls has had an awful season, posting a 1-4 record with 12 saves, an ERA of 8.35 and a WHIP of 2.07. Sources close to the Mets continue to tell us that the Mets will not add payroll … Read more
As the Mets continue their early swan dive, Wally Backman continues to win in the New York Penn League. Last night, Backman’s Cyclones beat the Lowell Spinners by a score of 7-2. The Cyclones have won eight of their last ten games and sit 3.5 games ahead of the Staten Island Yankees in first place. … Read more
