On paper, Reyes was not even the third-best shortstop in the NL East going into 2010. Hanley Ramirez, Jimmy Rollins, and Yunel Escobar all had excellent seasons in 2009 while Jose spent most of the year on the DL. However, by the time 2010 ended, Jose had found his way back toward the top – … Read more
Braves 4 Mets 2 So much for playing the role of spoiler. Well, now that I think about it … they are acting as spoilers for the Phillies, in that they are giving the Braves a chance to gain ground on the NL East leaders. Game Notes The Mets wasted another strong effort by rookie … Read more
Phillies 6 Mets 5 Not even seven homegrown players in the lineup could beat Roy Halladay and the Phillies. The Mets had seven fruits of the farm in their lineup: Jose Reyes, David Wright, Angel Pagan, Ike Davis, Josh Thole, Ruben Tejada, and Fernando Martinez. Yet, all that fruit — some of it very fresh … Read more
Diamondbacks 13 Mets 2 Much was made of the fact that for the first time in over a year, the Mets’ lineup was as intended — in other words, intact with all the planned regulars healthy. Unfortunately, it didn’t matter. Mike Pelfrey was the one of the top three or four pitchers in baseball through … Read more
I know some laughed at the Mets with the slogan of prevention and recovery but it made sense. I don’t understand why Manuel would rush Reyes’ recovery. If the Mets are going to be contenders they need Jose Reyes in the lineup. It amazes me how this team continues to make these kind of mistakes. … Read more
Dr. David Wright was asked about Jose Reyes’ decision to take swings from the left side the day after being pulled from a game because he re-aggravated an oblique injury. This was the same oblique injury that prevented Reyes from swinging from the left side for most of the week. Before we go any further, … Read more
Mets 3 Reds 0 Perhaps tired of leaving things in others’ hands, Johan Santana said, “I’ll do it myself”. Santana pitched all nine innings, shutting out the Reds on 3 hits. Not only did he refuse help from the bullpen, but he also supplied all the runs he needed via a solo homer — the … Read more
Yankees 5 Mets 3 Sadly, all good things must eventually come to an end — including Mets’ winning streaks on the road. For the first time since June 10th, the Mets lost. In fact, it was the first date the Mets played and didn’t win since June 2 (they won the second half of a … Read more
