My goal to replace Mike and the Mad Dog with someone who follows the Mets (and can correctly pronounce “Duaner Sanchez” … it’s NOT DWAY-nar, Mr. Francesa) continues with a guest appearance on Mike Silva’s NY Baseball Digest. You can hear me spew about the Mets’ chances in the second half by clicking here. FYI … Read more
Will the Mets continue their roll and start out the second half with a bang? Or will the momentum be broken and they return to their .500 ways? There are two ways to look at the last 95 games, and the next 67: with the glass half-full, or half-empty. Let’s look at the second half … Read more
So the news before the All-Star Break was that Moises Alou was finished for the year, having torn his hamstring in a rehab game the night before. There had been suggestions that Alou did not need to rush back, that the Mets would be fine with Alou returning some time after the All-Star break, but … Read more
Around the Blogs at the All-Star Break Andrew Vazzano over at ‘Ropolitans rants about the Sign Guys — in particular, “Bad Sign Guy” and “Good Sign Guy”. Also have to agree with Andrew on his opinion of the two bald guys who walk around the stadium in orange suits. There’s only one Cow-BellMan … all … Read more
Note to all MetsToday visitors: you may experience some strange looks to the website, and/or may see no website at all, over the next day or so, while we tend to some maintenance and upgrade issues. Please be patient as we take care of these issues … I’ll write another post letting everyone know when … Read more
Mets 7 Rockies 0 Mike Pelfrey was spectacular. AGAIN. Who IS this guy? It’s not the feeble doe we saw on the mound in 2006, 2007, and the first two months of 2008. This new guy has command, confidence, and maybe even a mean streak. Against every batter, I’m in awe and grateful surprise watching … Read more
Mets 3 Rockies 0 If not for a Brad Hawpe single in the fourth, the Mets might have made history. At the time, Hawpe’s flare off of sore-shouldered Pedro Martinez seemed innocent enough. But by the time David Wright snared a liner off the bat of Garrett Atkins in the top of the ninth to … Read more
Mets 2 Rockies 1 It was the eighth inning, with two outs. Carlos Beltran had just popped up, and Damion Easley was walking to the batter’s box. Meantime, one of our dogs was walking around the living room, looking uncomfortable. She was sniffing her butt. My wife says, “I think she needs to go out.” … Read more
