Archive for June, 2008
Mets Game 73: Loss to Rockies
Rockies 7 Mets 1 Well … what the heck happened? Pedro Martinez looked brilliant through four shutout innings, and the Mets jumped ahead in the first frame thanks to a leadoff triple by Jose Reyes followed by a Luis Castillo sac fly. However, everything unraveled in the fifth, when Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe began [...]
All Mets All the Time
In case you missed it — and believe me, I won’t begrudge you for not tuning in to a two-hour radio show on a Friday night that also happened to be the first day of summer — you can download the podcast / MP3 of Live From Mickey Mantle’s, which featured yours truly as the [...]
Mets Game 72: Win Over Rockies
Mets 7 Rockies 2 A great game from every angle. John Maine provided strong starting pitching, the bullpen did a great job, the defense made stellar plays, and the offense did everything right with the bats and on the bases. No complaints. Maine went 6 2/3, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 [...]
Listen to Me on Live from Mickey Mantle’s
FYI, I’ll be a guest on Live From Mickey Mantle’s tonight from 6pm – 8pm. You can listen to it live this evening, or download it to your computer or iPod anytime after the show. If by chance you are in the neighborhood, feel free to stop into to Mantle’s during the show. Heckling is [...]
Inside Look: Colorado Rockies
The “new” Mets, led by interim manager Jerry Manuel, head to the hills to play the Colorado Rockies for a three-game weekend series. Last year’s NL Champions are having a tough time so far this season, struggling with a 31-42 record and 8 games behind the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks. The only thing keeping [...]
Mets Hire Krivsky
In an under-the-radar move, the Mets have added Wayne Krivsky to the organization as a “Major League Scout”. Presumably, that means he will be scouting the players on other teams. A great addition to the Mets, as Krivsky is highly regarded throughout baseball as an astute talent evaluator. But don’t be fooled … and Tony [...]
Mets Summer Items
With the first day of summer upon us, and a day without a game, I invite you to check out a page full of Mets-themed summer items I found on eBay. If you place bids and/or buy anything after clicking on any of the items, you’ll also be sending a few cents toward the server [...]
Bernazard Bandwagon
Hmm … seems I’m not the only one wondering about Tony Bernazard’s influence in the Mets’ organization. Check out what Mark Healey had to say about Shea’s resident Rasputin in his article “Peas in a Pod” at Gotham Baseball. Speaking of Gotham, I’m scheduled to appear as a special guest this Friday at 6pm on [...]
Managing Metspectations
Less than a week ago, I was rooting for Willie Randolph, since he had assumed the role of underdog. And that is the natural inclination of a Mets fan. Now Randolph is gone, and the team is mired in fourth place, a game under .500. To win 90 games, they’ll have to play better than [...]
Mets Game 71: Win Over Angels
Mets 5 Angels 4 After leading, losing, and tying, the Mets finally pulled out a win thanks to a solo homer by Damion Easley in the top of the tenth inning to take the rubber match, win the series, and give new manager Jerry Manuel his first win as Mets manager. At one point in [...]
Which Uncola Do You Prefer?
Yesterday, the the New York Mets replaced manager Willie Randolph with Jerry Manuel. Today the Mets made a similar announcement; they have replaced this soft drink: with this one: I’m sure the difference will be noticeable to all.
Mets Game 70: Loss to Angels
Angels 6 Mets 1 It is simply implausible that the Mets lost this game to the Angels. After all, they have championship talent on their roster, which had been impinged for the last 170 games by the follies of Willie Randolph. Now that Willie “Roadblock” Randolph has been removed, this team should be beating the [...]
Pre-game to Mets Game #70
Where is Trot Nixon? Or as my wife quipped, “why are they not trotting out Trot?” Another observation: why in the world is Luis Aguayo on the coaching staff? Further, why is he — and not Ken Oberkfell — the third base coach? And as MetsToday loyal reader Julie asked, “how did Sandy Alomar get [...]
10 Reasons Omar Minaya is Crazy
So the stage has been set for Jerry Manuel to right the ship and guide the Mets to the postseason. He’ll do it, too, because as Omar Minaya stated in today’s press conference, “Jerry Manuel was the best manager for this job, at this time” And apparently, Manuel has the managerial skill to make the [...]
Why the Middle of the Night
Anyone else hear Billy Joel’s voice singing “River of Dreams” in their head when you found out the Mets fired Willie at like 3 am EST? Well here’s the scoop from Newsday’s Jim Baumbach: Here’s the sick part: By announcing at 3 a.m., the Mets undoubtedly figured they’d just miss the last deadlines for New [...]
