Roland Agni Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Cubs righthander Carlos Zambrano: Jose Reyes – SS Josh Thole – C Carlos Beltran – RF Jason Bay – LF Daniel Murphy – 1B Justin Turner – 3B Jason Pridie – CF Ruben Tejada – 2B R.A. Dickey – P Pretty much the … Read more
According to Adam Rubin on ESPN-NY, Chris Young has opted for shoulder surgery to repair a tear in his shoulder capsule — effectively ending his 2011 season. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
Ike Davis has been placed on the 15-day DL with an ankle sprain, the result of colliding with David Wright on an infield popup the other day. How that collision even happened is a mystery, since the Mets have been focusing on sound fundamentals since Terry Collins took over the team. Surely, Wright properly called … Read more
My SweetSpot friend ThePlatoonAdvantage has built an amazin’ tree connecting Jon Matlack to the drafting of David Wright. On MetsMerizedOnline, there is a comprehensive analysis of the drafts overseen by Omar Minaya, Paul DePodesta, and J.P. Ricciardi over the past 10 years. And guess what? Omar comes out looking a lot better than you might … Read more
A few Mets-related links from around the information superhighway … Jose Reyes is on pace to have a truly historic year — one that would finish with at least 50 doubles and 25 triples. How many times has that happened before? Never. Whether he can keep it up remains to be seen, but playing half … Read more
The Mets will send the following lineup to face Rockies righthander Jason Hammel. Jose Reyes – SS Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Ike Davis – 1B Jason Bay – LF Ronny Paulino – C Jason Pridie – CF Mike Pelfrey – P Interesting to see Paulino catching with … Read more
Remember this quote — it is Bud Selig speaking on ESPN Radio: “I feel very comfortable that we are going to have a very reasoned economic solution. … We carefully watch [the Mets’] situation, talk to people every day. They are approaching it the way I would approach it, quite frankly. They are looking to … Read more
Kicking the tires on Kevin Millwood seems to be an annual activity for the New York Mets. Though, in previous seasons, he was considered as a pitcher who might be a “final piece” to help the Mets gain a postseason appearance.
This time, the situation is different for the Mets, and Millwood has changed as well since the days he was seen as a puzzle completer. Yet the two remain a match.
