Category Archives: Shea What?

Scoreboard Watching

Jerry Manuel’s “positive” spin on the 9-1 loss to the Yankees on Friday night: “I’m satisfied that everybody else in the division lost. It’s scoreboard-watching for us because we’re trying to survive.” Scoreboard watching in June, eh? Just “trying to … Continue reading

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C.C. Sabathia vs. the Mets

Tonight, the Yankees send C.C. Sabathia to the mound at Citi Field against the Mets. It’s been a long time since Sabathia started against the Mets, and the last time didn’t go so well for our hometown favorites. On June … Continue reading

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Dough on Disabled List

Surely someone else has covered this, but I’ll post it here for inquiring minds. Currently, the total amount of salary on the Mets’ disabled list totals $67,675,000.00. To put that in perspective, it’s about equal to the entire payroll of … Continue reading

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Who Is Jeremy Reed and Other Mysteries

Quick quiz: who is the man in the picture to the left? I’ll give you a few hints: 1. He was part of the trade with Seattle that brought J.J. Putz and Sean Green to New York. 2. He led … Continue reading

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Four Things Wrong with Treading Water

For the second time in as many weeks, Jerry Manuel publicly stated that the goal for his team is to “play .500 ball” until the key Mets — Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado — come off the disabled list. We … Continue reading

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Fifty Percent is Unacceptable

Perhaps as egregious and disappointing as Luis Castillo’s dropped popup was Jerry Manuel’s postgame quote in regard to the next 6-10 weeks the Mets face without Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, etc., etc., etc. I can’t find a media scribe who … Continue reading

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Raul Ibanez Can’t Read !

But he sure can hit. A big hullabaloo focused on Raul Ibanez’ caustic response to the suggestion that he’s on PEDs has permeated all sports media today. I resisted for hours, then finally chose to investigate the whole story. In … Continue reading

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Keith: Latin Players Reason for Willie Randolph’s Firing

In case you missed it, Keith Hernandez was a guest on the Leonard Lopate Show yesterday afternoon, talking baseball and promoting a book he wrote with Matt Silverman called Shea Good Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 … Continue reading

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