Category Archives: Mets Hitting

Key to 2008 – It’s Not Johan

While we Mets fans continue to bask in the afterglow of obtaining Johan Santana, it should be noted that acquiring the ace — while extremely important to the Mets’ hopes — is not necessarily the key to winning the NL … Continue reading

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How Axl Rose Can Help the Mets

Last night when Tom Glavine walked out to the mound, he had the wrong Guns N Roses song playing. Instead of Sweet Child O’ Mine, it should have been Patience. Yes, the Mets won the game, and they won on … Continue reading

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Beltran – Marquee Player?

Now that everyone around him is hitting again, we may see Carlos Beltran go on a tear. There’s an article at Flushing University questioning whether Beltran is a marquee player — or the type of guy who can carry a … Continue reading

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How Einstein Can Help the Mets

Over and over during the Mets’ last 16 games, we keep hearing utterances such as “…we’ll get out of this thing …” , “… we have to ride it out … ” , ” … we have to get through … Continue reading

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Down Must Go Down

Oliver Perez did not pitch well on Wednesday night, but he did not deserve to lose. In the postgame comments, Willie Randolph alluded to Ollie’s struggles with his command, and suggested that the team was looking for a well-pitched ballgame, … Continue reading

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Mets: Lackluster or Lacking?

After the Mets lost two of three from the Diamondbacks, the team’s vocal leaders — Paul LoDuca and Billy Wagner — suggested that they needed to turn up the intensity. Quoth Wagner: “We can’t go out and play the type … Continue reading

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