Let’s get one thing crystal-clear: Jose Reyes is one of my favorite MLB players. There are few other current MLBers who I would prefer to watch if given the choice. That said, I’m thrilled he has a chance to become the first-ever New York Met to win a National League batting title — he’s currently hitting .331 to league-leader Ryan Braun’s .333, and anything can happen in the final three games of the year.
However, there is one situation where I am rooting against Reyes in this race:
Taking a page from the 1985 classic movie The Breakfast Club, Sandy Alderson continued his “Don’t You Forget About Me” media tour yesterday, this time appearing with WFAN’s Mike Francesa. Essentially, Alderson rehashed his SNY talking points from the previous day regarding the Citi Field walls, the young arms and the 2012 closer, but he … Read more
In four innings against the Wild Card leading Braves, the Mets score double the amount of runs they mustered in four games against the previously fourth-place Nationals. Go figure.
A nice outburst, but it doesn’t really take the sting out of that four-game fold-up in Flushing.
Four straight losses for the Mets, and suddenly, the Nationals are on the verge of hopping over them in the standings.
With this victory, the Mets have reached a significant milestone: 70 wins on the season! It also puts them one game closer to that elusive and magical .500 mark.
Speaking of wins, the Phillies have 90, and the Braves over 80. But so what?
With 8 weeks left in the regular season, reality is settling in like a haze around Citi Field. After losing 5 in a row, the Mets appear to have finally run out of magic. But what does the blogosphere think?: Real Dirty Mets has a real dirty look at the problems that face Sandy Alderson Faith and Fear wishes … Read more
The Mets PR department has announced that both Jose Reyes and Dan Murphy have been placed on the 15-day disabled list. As expected, Ruben Tejada has been promoted. As unexpected, former Padre Mike Baxter has also been brought up from Buffalo. The Mets claimed Baxter off waivers from the San Diego Padres on July 22 … Read more
The Mets lose the game, the series, and two of their starting infielders — all in one Sunday afternoon.
