Mets 6 Dodgers 1 After two days of journalists, shock jocks, and bloggers (including this one) criticizing the recent lackluster effort of the Mets, a series of sliding, diving catches and a six-run outburst put the matter to rest. Along the way, Jason Bay may have singlehandedly saved Howard Johnson’s job — and Jerry Manuel’s … 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
Dodgers 2 Mets 0 Anyone else feel like they are in a time warp, sent back to the 1970s? Anyone else expecting to see Jon Matlack take the hill, with John “The Hammer” Milner playing first base and Jerry Grote behind the plate? It sure feels like that, as the Mets’ anemic bats were shut … Read more
Diamondbacks 4 Mets 3 It’s one thing to watch a painful loss. It’s another to watch a painfully long game that ends in a loss. It took the Mets 4 hours and 45 minutes to lose to the Diamondbacks in a game that appeared to be lost as early as the third inning. The only … 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
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