New York Mets 2004 Season

[RF Godfather]

Let's talk Mets baseball here!

So as of right now the Mets are 2-3. Not the best but it is alright. Karim got hurt and Reyes is still up in the air.

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[RF Godfather]

Floyd got injured in the first inning running to first... a right quad injury... not good. Not good at all.

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[RF Godfather]

Valent hitting for an injured Floyd smacks a 3 run homer!

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[SuperClerk]

Damn. I hope this isn't a repeat of last year with Floyd. Even though he hit good before his surgery, the dark cloud of injury haunted him all year.

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[RF Godfather]

I hope not but the Mets win 3-1 and Looper gets his first Mets save.

Mets go home 3-3 which is better than 2-4.

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[Reboot]

agreed, and for a team most people thought wouldnt do much...I'm satisfied with the result of the first 6 games...I mean...in a divison right now where it seems there is no clear favorite, (unless philly gets on their horse) I honestly think the mets have a shot.

[yarpwizard]

The relief pitching SUCKS...and as we all know...pitching, pitching and pitching wins games.

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[RF Godfather]

Too much Franco this early in the season. We should have kept Bottalico!

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[Patches]

3-3 is decent, especially since they were all road games. After 25 games, which is often a decent measure of how a team is doing, I'll take 14-11.

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[irishkb]

Yeah, nice job so far... we are hitting the braves which is a good thing... we have had decent startng pitching so far.... Glavine looking good.... I can't wait till sunday when i am at the game... woooo hoooooooooooooooo

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[alexc]

i just want the mets to finish at 500

[RF Godfather]

alexc, it is a better start than I thought they would. Even for me, one of the biggest Mets fans around.

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[RF Godfather]

Shea Stadium looks great with the VIP seats, the extra screens and that big ole Met symbol in Cameron territory!

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[RF Godfather]

Mets are 10-1 right now in the sixth without Reyes, Floyd and Piazza... tickle me surprised!

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[BoondockSaint]

Matsui has put on a show so far this year. He is a much better hitter then I thought he would be.

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[RF Godfather]

I thought Matsui would be solid and he proved it today.

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[RF Godfather]

The "Wheels" are falling off! Ahhh, Mets are up 10-5 and the Braves are up with the bases loaded!

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[RF Godfather]

10-6 and Andruw is up!

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[BoondockSaint]

Up 10-0 and you wind up having to use you closer. Only my Mets. But the Cardinals put Cedano on the DL today with a hamstring. At least he's gone.

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[RF Godfather]

Mets win thanks to a doubleplay started by Matsui! Good 2 pitch save Looper!

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[stickyfingers]

tell me what you think about this:

A. Jones was up with bases loaded and 1 out...the braves put a pitcher, Russ Ortiz, on deck...would you walk jones to get to the pitcher?

I think it was a decoy by Cox to get the mets to do just that and then they'd have a pinch hitter such as, oh I dont know, Chipper Jones or Furcal who didn't play in the game

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[BoondockSaint]

No. It doesn't mean the pitcher will bat.

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[stickyfingers]

read the white text please....i just wanted to gauge the baseball IQ's around here



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[BoondockSaint]

You're like Kreskin!

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[RF Godfather]

Hehehhe that would be stupid. Wouldn't do it either!

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[irishkb]

the mets need to get rid of Grant Roberts and possibly John Franco... I hate to see John go but he is a liability.... Roberts just sucks.... But i like seeing the mets hitting the ball no matter who is in the line up..... can't wait till sunday when i will be at shea..

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[RF Godfather]

John should be a part of the pitching staff and we should have kept Bottalico. Grant messed up yesterday but I think he'll be fine.

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[Patches]

Hopefully they can continue to play decent ball, hovering a few games over .500, and shore up the bullpen at the Break.

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[Tall_James]

Franco should be transitioned to a coaching role.


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[RF Godfather]

Exactly James.

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[irishkb]

Franco should be transitioned to a coaching role.


i second the motion... motion carried... John Franco sit the f- down.... Roberts did mess up but he is a liability in the bull pen being he can't pitch back to back days... some medical thing.. he doesn't have enough to be a starter.. so what do you do with him... and i love seeing mike hampton being shelled by the mets.... such joy.... heheee

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[SatCam]

All I want to see is Franco retire soon. He's a great asset as a member of the Mets, but he is not usefull taking up that roster spot. I think he brings the spirit to the bench, so it'd be nice to see him retire a Met and become part of their coaching staff... weather it be the Major League Mets or a minor league affilliate I don't care as long as he's in the system.

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[RF Godfather]

So we lost last night... we'll come back today with a fury.

We really shouldn't have played last night like the Schmooze said. I would have loved to see a doubleheader today.

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[BoondockSaint]

Looper was lights out in the 9th. Good win for the Mets tonight.

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[irishkb]

nice... another win over the braves... i like to see that.... and we are above .500 again... sweet... hopefully we can take the series with the pirates... we be sitting nice in the division if we did.... woo hoo.. looper is just nasty.... nice......

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[Snoogans]

we be sitting nice in the division if we did.... woo hoo.. looper is just nasty.... nice....

im goin to requote this in 70 games when shit actually starts to be important. its been like 8 games, calm down

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[BoondockSaint]

And the Marlins are 8-1

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[Snoogans]

and the mets have like 154 games left to fuck it up

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[BoondockSaint]

and the mets have like 154 games left to fuck it up

or 153 if you know how to add. Didn't The Count teach you right?

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[Snoogans]

im not a mets fan, so i didnt care to look, i was guessing.

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[RF Godfather]

Nevertheless, the Mets win and Looper lit it up. 4-0!

Keep it up Mets!

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[irishkb]

im goin to requote this in 70 games when shit actually starts to be important. its been like 8 games, calm down


No shit it is early but we have suffered for 3 years now... the team is hitting the ball well and beating the braves.. i am happy with that any time of the season.. If you're not a mets fan that why care about me saying we will be sitting nice in the division.. the mets have out of the race since the beginning of may the last 2 seasons.. so early season success is a good thing...

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[RF Godfather]

All I have to say from last night's debacle is F U Art Howe! Tom was crusing then the bullpen fell apart!

We didn't need to play catchup! Nice job Valent though. Looper could have closed that door in the 9th!

How many times now have the bullpen screwed us out of possible victories? 2-3? Ahhhh!

Again screw you Art Howe!

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[BoondockSaint]

Glavine took himself out. He had stiffness in his shoulder.

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[RF Godfather]

Well then Boondock if that is true I detract my aforementioned statement.

But damn, our bullpen is way too shaky for my liking!

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[BoondockSaint]

Tell me about it. I could see it coming. Moreno looked unhittable the night before and then comes in and stinks up the joint.

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[RF Godfather]

Yeah... this is going to be a LONG season!

Too bad our pitcher's can't pitch 8 innings and let Looper have the 9th!

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[BoondockSaint]

God Seo fucking sucks. We're gonna get swept by the goddamn Pirates,

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[newport king]

i hate this fucking team. every god damn year i get my hopes up and by the end of the first month i can't believe i'm actually watching this shit. fuck them. fuck them all.
fuck piazza and his 15 innings at first base this spring primadonna prick, hey assface you're a terrible catcher.
fuck ty wigginton and his "plays with alot of heart" attitude. you know what alot of heart and no talent gets you? last fucking place again.
fuck our entire bullpen. if i was tom glavine i'd demand to be traded away from this team of losers.
fuck jose reyes and his constant injuries. can someone tell me why we didn't trade this little injury prone shit for soriano? this kid will NEVER have a 40/40 season.
fuck kaz matsui and his stupid haircut and that slicing japanese swing he takes at the ball.
fuck "super" joe mcewing. i've been watching this ass play worse than kids i played high school ball with.
fuck the new grounds keeper that cut our logo in centerfield. whats the matter you don't have a tape measure? it's fucking crooked it isn't lined up with 2nd base and looks fucking stupid.
god i hate this fucking team.

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[newport king]

and oh yeah fuck you art howe. how about showing a little god damn emotion. we should have paid to get lou pinella in here. he would have made these guys actually give a shit about winning. or he would have at least dumped the fucking gatorade out in the dugout or something. instead howe....howe....howe does fucking nothing. every god damn loss i hear him on the FAN "we'll i think we're workign out some things out there, we've got some injuries...blahblahblah."
fuck you you crusty old bastard.
if anyone wants to stop by i'll be at the june 5th game against the marlins. go mets.

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[Katylina]

We're gonna get swept by the goddamn Pirates,


And I got to see it live! Hey-- at least we got Autism Awareness towels, hats, and pins out of the deal.

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[newport king]

sorry you had to sit through that garbage.

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[Katylina]

And I even missed the "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" song because I went to take a piss.

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[BoondockSaint]

i hate this fucking team. every god damn year i get my hopes up and by the end of the first month i can't believe i'm actually watching this shit. fuck them. fuck them all.
fuck piazza and his 15 innings at first base this spring primadonna prick, hey assface you're a terrible catcher.
fuck ty wigginton and his "plays with alot of heart" attitude. you know what alot of heart and no talent gets you? last fucking place again.
fuck our entire bullpen. if i was tom glavine i'd demand to be traded away from this team of losers.
fuck jose reyes and his constant injuries. can someone tell me why we didn't trade this little injury prone shit for soriano? this kid will NEVER have a 40/40 season.
fuck kaz matsui and his stupid haircut and that slicing japanese swing he takes at the ball.
fuck "super" joe mcewing. i've been watching this ass play worse than kids i played high school ball with.
fuck the new grounds keeper that cut our logo in centerfield. whats the matter you don't have a tape measure? it's fucking crooked it isn't lined up with 2nd base and looks fucking stupid.
god i hate this fucking team.

I agree with some of this but Matsui "and his stupid haircut and that slicing japanese swing he takes at the ball" is hitting .333, has an OBP of .456 and has 6 doubles. He is doing fine.

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[newport king]

yeah but he's still a met and it's early. he'll suck like the rest of the bunch. i hope he doesnt but lets face it, it is a dumb haircut...and i don't mind trying to score from second but try doing it against lesser arms. i've seen him get thrown out twice now doing that.

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[newport king]

the mets play like they are autistic.

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[BoondockSaint]

So you went from:

yeah but he's still a met and it's early. he'll suck like the rest of the bunch. i hope he doesnt but lets face it, it is a dumb haircut...and i don't mind trying to score from second but try doing it against lesser arms. i've seen him get thrown out twice now doing that

which I can respect as an opinion.
Then you post:

the mets play like they are autistic.

which proves you're an idiot.

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oh sorry if i offended you.

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[RF Godfather]

The Mets will recover... can't lose it just yet.

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[RF Godfather]

We are back on the winning track. Piazza's bat is alive as well as Wiggy. Shaky in the 9th but we survived!


Wooooooooooo!

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[irishkb]

Good to see Mr. Yates get the Win.... good outting for him.. i wish it was longer than 5.2 innings though.....I like the fact that we score at least 3 runs a game... easier to win ball games that way...Looper pulled a John Franco but got out of it... lets' go mets.... woo and OH YEAH.. the Mets now have a team store inside Shea.. It has a lot of nice stuff(a little pricie by but nice)i bought a cooperstown's edition jersey on sunday... sweet....

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[RF Godfather]

Sweet Keith and I forgot about Yates and his good performance. Gotta give him his much needed props.

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[Bestinshow]

Im a die hard Mets fan, and live and die with them likethe best of 'em, but don't you guys think you have the magnification up a little too much on the microscope considering we just played our first homestand. Im a Mets freak too but relax guys.

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[mdr55]

... woo and OH YEAH.. the Mets now have a team store inside Shea.. It has a lot of nice stuff(a little pricie by but nice)i bought a cooperstown's edition jersey on sunday... sweet...

You were there too???

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What section were you at?

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[irishkb]

I sit in section 17 in the mezz reserve.....i am at every sunday game.. that is season package that i have..

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[mdr55]

I sit in section 17 in the mezz reserve.....i am at every sunday game.. that is season package that i have..



Damn! We were at Section 20. It was mighty breezy in the shade!!

[WindowSill]

1 run? thats it? 1 measly f'n run? Theyre missing Floyd really badly right now. The have no left hand bats and have recently been pretty strapped for runs.

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[BoondockSaint]

Can we get rid of Weathers? He can take Stanton with him.

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[newport king]

Deat Matt Galante,

I know you're trying to be agressive by sending runners from 2nd to home on a single. But please if you notice your runner has not yet reached third base, it doesnt matter who is playing the outfield, they obviously have a good enough arm to make it to the major leagues. Especially don't send a 35 year old catcher on that type of play. This is a sure fire way to kill an inning. I've now seen you do it at least 5 times already this season, and i'd appreciate it if you would stop. Thank you.

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[KTMrider]

I hate the mets. I have nothing more to say

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[WindowSill]

Then why even bother posting here ass?

Anyhoo, how bad is this Mets bullpen?! Roberts throwing 85 mph fastballs, Weathers and Stanton...well...whats better than a former Yankee on the Mets? Franco? Please! I mean I love the guy but what is he now 45? 46? Ober Moreno has some upside but never gets used. Looper is OK...just ok. I wish they would bring up all these high quality minor league relievers sooner, I dont think I can watch the over 40 club we got over there in the bull pen in Franco, Stanton, and Weathers...or the guy with and I quote from Grant Roberts himself "the dead arm".

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[RF Godfather]

WE are back on track! Oh yeah!

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[newport king]

all these high quality minor league relievers

we have those? only ones i know of was tyler yates, who is now our #4 and royce ring. i know we have some good prospects in keppel, peterson, and kazmir but they're all starters.

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[Bestinshow]

I take back my previous post. We suck.

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[WindowSill]

Hey, whatever happened to Jason Anderson? Hes not on any of the rosters for the minor clubs...they didnt get rid of him, did they?

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[newport king]

i give up. this team sucks. i've always admired boston's hatred for the yankees. i already have a redsox hat. go boston.

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[WindowSill]

Wigginton has been placed on the DL retroactive to Apr. 21 after being diagnosed with an ulcer.

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[RF Godfather]

We are hitting like the Yankees and for once, that is NOT a good thing!

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[WindowSill]

Not really, the Yankees can score more than 1 run a game...whens the last time the Mets did that?

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[WindowSill]

OFFENSE! The Mets actually showed some sign of life in those bats of theirs! God I hope this continues for a while...

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[irishkb]

you and me both... good to see the bats wake up....

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[Duke]

Mets got lucky but mark my words the padres will win the series...

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[WindowSill]

a) For a game in a pitchers park, 12 runs isnt very good.
b) Leiter who is 1-1 with a 1.61 era vs. Peavy who is 1-1 with a 1.86 ERA tonight. Should be very good.
c) Reyes pretty much out for the rest of the season as far as Im concerned (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/news/nym_news.jsp?ymd=20040430&content_id=732843&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp)

EDIT: I forgot D) Matsui already has 5 FUCKIN ERRORS this season, jesus christ!

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[Duke]

hopefully the padres will win again tonight but will play a little better pitching wise it was a good game though last night....it was exciting

i only get to see a few padre games a year


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[WindowSill]

Ugh, 7 walks by Leiter...nice...

And I love Franco, but come on! Its time to hand them up man!

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[Duke]

3-1 padres

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[WindowSill]

Yeah, WTF did Giles come from? He hadnt done ANYTHING for the Padres thus far and now he had to go and homer in consecutive games..deek...

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[Duke]

hahahahah i love it



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[Duke]

Padres win 3-1


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[BandofBrothers]

Its official, he's out of the slump. Giles definitely mastered the notorious Petco park by hitting .419 with 5 HRs and 14 RBIs in his last 12 games. Very GLAD to have him on my fantasy baseball team giving the Padres the win over the Mets.

B.o.B.

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[WindowSill]

Whats the word on Floyd and when he's coming back?

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[BandofBrothers]

On Mets.com they said Floyd won't be rejoining the team this weekend with the end of next week a more likely target.


B.o.B.

[Duke]

wow its amazing they won one game...



heh heh padres still tied for 1st

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[yarpwizard]

Please end the season now......the Mets are the WORST run organization in baseball...Wilpon please sell the team NOW!!!!!!

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[WindowSill]

See, I hate people like this. I dont see why you have to exagerate(sp?) like that one month into the season, especially since the Mets have been missing Floyd and Reyes this month, who are 2 key ingredients to this team...

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[BandofBrothers]

The Met's pitching staff is nothing to brag about.
1. Glavine
2. Leiter
3. Traschel
4. Yates
5. Seo
And a horrible closer in Looper

Florida has Beckett, Willis, (these 2 are going to have breakout years: Penny, and Pavano) and Benitez

Philly has Millwood, Wolf, Padilla, and Wagner is closing

As you can see the Mets have a long year ahead of them. Hopefully in a couple of years they can get Kazmir, but they truly screwed it up when they didn't sign/trade for A-Rod, Soriano, and Vlad. (all top 5 players)

B.o.B.

This message was edited by BandofBrothers on 5-3-04 @ 11:24 PM

[BoondockSaint]

But pitching is not the problem. Thay are third in the NL in ERA (including Looper's 0.00). And Soriano is not top 5. Did you forget about Bonds, Pujols, Ramirez?

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[WindowSill]

The Met's pitching staff is nothing to brag about.
1. Glavine
2. Leiter
3. Traschel
4. Yates
5. Seo
And a horrible closer in Looper


Slow down. 3 solid starters in Glavine, Leiter, and Trachsel. And up and coming guy in Yates, the guys just a rookie, I dont understand why everyone is so down on him. And Seo...well hes just a fill in until Erickson comes back and I gotta tell you, for a 5th starter Erickson aint bad. I dont care if their rotation doesnt measure up to the others in their division. Did we forget about the whole rebuiding thing and how theyre going to get better NEXT year when I believe theyll bring up Kazhmir, Peterson, possibly Royce Ring, David Wright...and theyll be willing to spend money!

Looper is a horrible closer?! WTF are you smoking? Im not saying hes a Billy Wagner/ Gagne/ Smoltz caliber closer, but for the most part he gets the job done and so far this season hes been doing good.
If anything is the problem its the bull pen getting to Looper. Roberts, Moreno, Franco, Stanton, Weathers, Wheeler....ugh

As far as your top 5 goes, Bonds, Pujols, Arod, Soriano, and Vlad. I dont believe that Manny is really as good a player as any of those. I didnt say hitter. I said player, as in all around package.

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[BandofBrothers]

Forget it. I just thought they had chances to get three all stars, and when you think about it you are right it wouldn't be logical that they got all three. Also I thought Reyes should have been traded for the 40/40 Soriano.

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[Jack_Doff]

I'm thinking BandofBrothers is a still bitter Steve Phillips. Don't be a hater.

[WindowSill]

No bob it couldnt have happened. A) Texas wouldnt have traded Soriano unless they got Reyes back. B) If they have Soriano and Arod, where does Matsui fit in? Arod was only willing to switch over to third base because it was the Yankees and logically if they had signed Arod when they had the opportunity, there would be no way they would even be talking about switching his position. And Soriano wouldnt switch his position either...plus if the Mets had Arod, Soriano, and Piazza they wouldnt even consider going after Vlad because of all the money going into those 3 players alone. Theres so many things wrong with what you said Im not even going to touch most of them, but just think about it. It would never have happened...and it never will. All youre doing is taking all the players the Mets missed out on and putting them all together...and thats a very stupid thing to do!

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[irishkb]

Florida has Beckett, Willis, (these 2 are going to have breakout years: Penny, and Pavano) and Benitez
Philly has Millwood, Wolf, Padilla, and Wagner is closing


i can't honestly believe you put Benitez in there as an asset... we all know that he can't handle any pressure or else : A, he would still be on the mets B, or yankees..
C, the Mariners
None of those teams wanted him because they know he is garbage..

And as for Philly, they can't get to wanger so what good is he... their bull pen sucks ass....

For the mets to only be 4 games out of 1st place with all the injury problems they have had is a good sign..and we are only 2 games out of 2nd...
Looper is a good closer and is proving himself in the big city... When we get floyd back things should start heating up...

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[BoondockSaint]

Good game last night. Hopefully we can build on it. What's everyone think of the Mets giving up on Roberts?

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[Patches]

Roberts sucks. And why do they keep trotting out Seo every fifth day?


And when you are talking top 5, you have to mention Carlos Beltran of the Royals:

With little protection:

25 runs scored, 6 doubles, 2 triples 8 homeruns 20 RBIs, 7 Stolen bases, .309 Average

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[saveopieanthony.net]

Roberts was designated for assignment.
Mets.com story (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/news/nym_news.jsp?ymd=20040504&content_id=735523&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp)


Also there is no timetable for Reyes return. Whatever the fuck happened to Reyes? Obviously two things happened :

a) his injury was more serious than the Mets lead everyone to believe...probably the case because they didn't want to dampen season tickets or partial season tickets or their Sunday package with prospects

b) he wasn't being properly taken care of and evaluated. I heard on the FAN that the Mets wanted him to go to a specific doctor...who usually sends everyone with that problem under the knife...but reyes and his agent wanted to work out the details.

Can anyone honestly believe this would've happened if Reyes was a Yankee? Soriano could have developed the same thing...but the Mets seem to be snake bit.



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[WindowSill]

Hey when is Erickson coming back? I really dont like the fact that Seo is still pitching every fifth day...

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[irishkb]

I would to say congrats to Mr. Piazza.. he got his record by crushing the ball off the score board last night... the mets have won 3 in a row and are looking good... hopefully this lasts..... lets go mets....

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<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!!

[Patches]

I'd like to second that congrats to Piazza. How pissed was he when he missed that homer in the 8th!?!?!

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[irishkb]

yo that was so funny... he was hitting himself in the head with his bat.... he really wanted that second one.... he even punched the wall.. so good to see he still gets like that ...

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!!

[BoondockSaint]

MIKE FUCKING PIAZZA!

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[WindowSill]

Thats was a great game. Fantastic job by both starters and of course the king of all catchers going deep to end it. Swept those bastards, won 4 in a row, tommorow starts the Brewers series with Tommy Glavine going for another win, I am lovin it!

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[irishkb]

nice little win streak we got going... good to see the sweep... we moved up in the standing thanks to everyone else losing last night... can't wait for my game on sunday... hopefully it does not rain....
let's go mets.....

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Time to dethrone the Kings..

[Patches]

3 games out bitches...

I know I'm not supposed to get excited, one because it's may, and two, because they are still the mets, but I got to admit, they are looking OK. And when Floyd comes back...

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[irishkb]

the fact that the mets are not 10 games out of it right is hugh... that is enough to get excited about... i can't wait to see floyd back in the line up... should be some good games coming our way...

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Time to dethrone the Kings..

[newport king]

3 games out bitches...

this week on the road we face randy johnson and brandon webb, then off to houston to face oswalt, pettite and clemens. so lets not get too excited.


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[newport king]

how is it this team can get swept by the pirates, have to fight for their lives against teams like the brewers, yet they do dumb shit like beat randy johnson. we'll probably win 2 out of 3 in houston just because they make no sense. it's like they do things like this just to keep us interested.

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[WindowSill]

Very good game yesterday, Im just estatic about how well Glavine is doing, Matsui got another homer, but the errors...so many errors...2 more yesterday...and its the good fielders that are making the errors too, guys like Garcia, Cameron. Matsui has a ton of them too. Seo is on the mound tonigh against Brandon Webb, lets see how many homers Gonzo can get off tonight...

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[Patches]

At least Floyd is coming back today. Maybe he gets a 3 run bomb and we only lose 12-4

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[BoondockSaint]

FUCK! They just said that Leiter has some pain in his shoulder. He will miss at least his next start. Can the Mets ever get a fucking break?

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[WindowSill]

Someone tell me why Cameron is batting seventh? Dude has 7 homers and he's batting behind fuckin Vance Wilson!

EDIT: And I dont care that Wilson just hit a 3 run shot, although Im very happy, Cameron should be batting 5th...

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[BoondockSaint]

It's because he has 37 strike outs in 112 at bats.

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[WindowSill]

He had the same amount of strike outs in Seattle and still batted fifth in a line up with Boone, Martinez, Olerud...regardless of the strikeouts, hes still a better hitter than Wigginton and Wilson, plus again, he has 7 homers...

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[WindowSill]

Looks like another Mets starter is out, Seo left the game in the fifth because of an injured hand/wrist...no details yet

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[WindowSill]

Grand Slam Baby! Welcome back Cliff fuckin Floyd. This is what theyve been missing all season, a good leftie in the middle of that lineup..well that and better pitchers...

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[stickyfingers]

As a mets loyalist....this is better than i could've expected...a good road trip is just what the doctor ordered....then come home and give the home crowd what they want....I am tired of winning games that we aren't supposed to and then getting swept by the likes of the pirates.



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[SatCam]

3 1/2 back. We're tied with Atlanta. God fucking bless 'em.

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[RF Godfather]

The Mets are winning, well Halleluia and all that good shit!

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[WindowSill]

Theyve got the next 2 games against Pettite and Clemens, so it will be interesting how they fair against all 3 of the Astros aces. Especially Clemens, all history between him and Piazza aside, hes having an incredible year, still undefeated so it should be a hell of a weekend in Houston.

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[newport king]

i was listening to 1050 espn today and donnie pucks made an excelent point. houston might as well hit off a tee tonight against james baldwin. the mets remind me of painting a house. you get done painting the house it looks gorgeous and within a few minutes the the entire house falls down.

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[WindowSill]

Good news for Leiter, good news for Mets fans, (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/news/nym_news.jsp?ymd=20040514&content_id=743452&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp) as it stands right now, an MRI revealed that Leiter has no structural damaga and will only have to miss 1 start due to tendonitis in his shoulder. However keep in mind it is the Mets, I mean wasnt Reyes supposed to be back the 1st week of the season?

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[WindowSill]

This is what happens when you have 2 pitchers in your starting rotation. Instead of Leiter taking the mound tonight against the Rocket, the Mets will send out former Chicago White Sox reliever Matt Ginter. For those of you who arent familiar with the fine work of Matt Ginter, he is 3-0 in 63 games (106.2 IP), a 5.82 ERA, 43 BB and 67 SO. All I can say is, Rocket, 8-0.

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[WRESTLINGFAN]

As a yankee fan, I am glad that Piazza wasted that punk bitch Clemens' outing today. A no decision for the Scumbag

FIRE SATHER!!!!!!!

[WindowSill]

I was plesantly surprised with Ginters 1st ever start, though be it he allowed 8 hits in 5.2 IP, he only allowed 1 run and struck out 4. And it was great to see Clemens strike out 10 and allow just 2 runs only to see Piazza blast the game tying shot in the 9th...

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[RF Godfather]

We win, thankyou sweet Jesus!

Clemens doesn't get the win. Piazza and Phillips with huge homers and excellent bullpen work!

Phew, I can breath again!

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[BoondockSaint]

Good fucking game. Good road trip, too. Going 4-3 when you face Johnson, Webb, Oswalt, Pettite and Clemens is nice.

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[WindowSill]

Yeah they beat Johnson, Webb, Oswalt, and Clemens but 2 out of their 3 losses during the road trip came at the hands of ELmer Dessens and Casey Daigle, so decipher that as you wish...

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[newport king]

i can't make sense of this team. they're like a puzzle wrapped in an enigma. how can they look so good and so bad so many times in a week. by the way anyone pick up "the bad guys won" book about the 1986 team. i'm gonna try picking it up this week.

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[phixion]

i love the mets. they will come together and become something special in a year or two.

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[WindowSill]

The Mets better keep this hot streak versus the aces going cuz next game its Glavine vs. Matt Morris, should be a good one.

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[BoondockSaint]

by the way anyone pick up "the bad guys won" book about the 1986 team. i'm gonna try picking it up this week.


I read some reviews on it. Supposedly there are some great stories in it. I guess there a lot of mistakes, too. He also didn't interview Strawberry or Gooden.

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[newport king]

He also didn't interview Strawberry or Gooden.

the author was on ed randall's show this morning, he said gooden didn't want to talk to him because at the time he was with the yankees and probably didn't want his checkered past being brought up and strawberry at the time was in jail. he also said dykstra was pissed about how he came off in the book. i also heard there were a few inaccuracies as far as dates and things like that but that was really chris russo nitpicking.

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[irishkb]

man.. i love to see the mets leave a road trip with a winning record... Piazza is hitting shots so is floyd... just good signs of life from the mets....

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<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Time to dethrone the Kings..

[samnyc]

I am a New York fan, but Clemen's is a man's man like Steven Regal and deserved the win.

I hate a baseball game that goes into extra innings.

[newport king]

ok the mets are not only winning games but winning them in dramatic fashion. i sincerely hope this gets contagious and they continue this roll.

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[BoondockSaint]

2 1/2 back....

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[WindowSill]

Ive been very happy with Floyd since he came back, lets hope this continues, both his hot streak, and the team as whole. Not a great start out of Glavine, who is still winless at home, guess that computer thingie majig is still getting to him. Jeff Suppan vs. Steve Trachsel tommorow, looking forward to it.

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[irishkb]

nice fucking job boys.... i was loving it last night... matsui broken bat hit.... just awesome... i love that we are winning games that in the last 2yrs we would never have won.... just great... to be this close to .500 for the mets is awesome....

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Time to dethrone the Kings..

[Patches]

As Harvey Keitel once said in Pulp Fiction, "Let's not start sucking each other's dick's just yet"
these are the Mets we are talking about.

But still...

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[WindowSill]

I hate shut outs. Trachsel pitched very good but the offense did nothing...had just 4 hits...its a shame, hopefully they wont start to cool down though...

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[WindowSill]

I didnt even realize they played this afternoon until I saw Sportcenter. They got beat up pretty bad (11-4)...Seo started he gave up 4 in five innings...Weathers allowed 6 runs but only 3 of them were earned...3 errors, Piazza, Matsui (his 9th!), and Zeile.

And just awful news for the Mets and their fans, despite a previous report, Al Leiter has been put on the DL (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/news/nym_news.jsp?ymd=20040520&content_id=748169&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp) with Tendonitis in his shoulder. They have called up Esix Sneed for the mean time and will probably recall Tyler Yates to make Leiters scheduled start/s.


Hey whatever happened to Aaron Heilman? Why dont they bring him up?

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[newport king]

that house we just painted last week just fell down. and the double fucked me today because by giving up 11 runs to the cardinals ended the 1st 13 run pool of the year. thanks alot assholes.

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[newport king]

Hey whatever happened to Aaron Heilman? Why dont they bring him up?

because he sucks. not just last year, he's getting beaten up in the minors as well.

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[WindowSill]

Heilman sucks, yet they choose to bring up James Baldwin...gotta love the logic...

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[yarpwizard]

Another lost season!

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[WindowSill]

Yep, I agree, this game was definitely the deciding factor as to whether the Mets would have a good season or not and they blew it...

Oh my bad, forgot the sarcasm tags...

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[WindowSill]

Good win, although I was holding my breath the whole time Burnitz was batting with the bases loaded in the end, and then when they brought up Helton to pinch hit. Good thing we got those insurance runs in the seventh...

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[WindowSill]

Good win


Although, is there really such a thing as a bad win?

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[BoondockSaint]

And Reyes played 4 innings tonight. I'm not thinking that he gets back and we win the pennant but he is exciting and would bring an edge to the team. I guess they are bringing Yates back tomorrow to take Leiter's spot. He went 5 2/3 on Monday and gave up no hits. Hopefully he does better this time around.

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[stickyfingers]

umm...not gonna say it.

Met fans should take a look at today's game if you have a chance.



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[stickyfingers]

on cue....i rooooned it


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[newport king]

sticky it wasn't you, right before kit fucking pellow gets up the announcer sitting next to seaver says "glavine just has 4 outs to go for the no hitter" and on cue he gives up a hit. seaver of all people should have told him to keep his man pleaser shut during the commercial. way to ruin it dick. 42 years and not 1 no hitter.

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[stickyfingers]

as much as that just sucked, I gotta hand it to Glavine....he is having a superb season...I never thought he would bounce back like this. The loss of the no-hitter is going to overshadow the fact that we just swept the rockies and are at that elusive .500 mark.....Now I am not one of those people that thinks thats really a big deal because it doesn't mean that we will stay there, its just nice because its 5 steps in the right direction.



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[BoondockSaint]

Big stretch coming up. The next 12 games are against Philly and the Marlins.

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[WindowSill]

I have been very pleasantly surprised with Tommy this season. Hes made a huge turnaround from last year, and lookie that he pitched a 1 hitter in Shea Stadium no less, where he hates that computer umpire strike/ball thingie. Like Boondock said, the next couple of weeks are extremely important because they are against the 2 top teams in the division and the Mets arent that far back from either one. Having Leiter down, whether it be for just 3 games or more, definitely sucks, but if the offense, which has been pretty fuckin good lately (plus Reyes is scheduled to be back very soon, hes been very good in the minors thus far, but you never know with them) can muster up runs in the Seo, Ginter, and Yates games they have a very good chance of winning at least 7 out of the 12 games.

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[newport king]

while he has alot of talent, i think yates migt be headed for the bullpen. he just isn't ready yet. make the move for freddy garcia or kris benson now. i'll also take a beltran or magglio ordonez. should be an interesting few weeks. say what you wnt about them, they are playing decent ball and are in a very weak division. so you never know.

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[SuperClerk]

As long as Glavine doesn't somehow wind up on another team and pitches a no-no. Like Gooden, Cone, Seaver, and....oh yeah....Ryan.

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[Patches]

You forgot Nomo.

.500- now the season can start. 8-4 over this 12 game Florida/Philly Stretch would be fuckin sweet!

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[irishkb]

the boys did just what every fan wanted...swept the rockies and got to .500... i am loving this... Matsui may have a bunch of errors but he is hitting the ball well and getting on base... mets are looking the best that they have looked in awhile...
let's go mets......

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<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Denver done, Kings dethroned... Bring on the Lakers!!!!

[WindowSill]

How soon is Reyes due back, obviously barring any more injuries in the minors?


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[BoondockSaint]

They are saying as soon as Friday against the Marlins.

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[irishkb]

i would love to see him back but i am starting to doubt wheather or not he is worth keeping around... he has had the same injury like 7 times in the last year... it is starting to get old.... i hope we can hold our own this week... hard part of the schedule is smacking us in the face right now...

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Denver done, Kings dethroned... Bring on the Lakers!!!! series 1-1

[WindowSill]

has had the same injury like 7 times in the last year...


Actually youre not that far off. This is the 3rd time that hes been injured with that hamstring in the big leagues, and had the same injury in the minors twice I believe. Hes no Ken Griffey Jr. but it is starting to be a pisser, youd think after all these times of injuring it theyd try their best to keep it in the best shape possible.

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[Patches]

Wasn't there some doctor he's been working with who said he can cure him for good of this?

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[BoondockSaint]

Wasn't there some doctor he's been working with who said he can cure him for good of this?

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They brought a guy in a couple of weeks ago who said Reyes was over striding when he ran. So they adjusted his style and so far it's worked.

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[BoondockSaint]

2 back.....

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[SuperClerk]

Looking good!!!

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[WindowSill]

Mike Piazza going deep for his tenth of the season...I am loving this!!!!!!! Brett Myers who has been pitching very well since his awful start vs. Matt Ginter tommorow...

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[newport king]

the bad news is we won't have karim garcia available for world series game 4 because that is the trial date from when him and nelson beat up the redsox groundskeeper.
oh and reyes is out again with a sore back. someone please check this kid's brithcertificate. i know he's from the domincan republic so that means he's probably closer to 50 than 20.

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[irishkb]

Reyes is just starting to annoy me with all of this shit...... here is some interest news....

Wilpon might open the wallet (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/news/nym_news.jsp?ymd=20040525&content_id=752152&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp)

if this is true it could mean big things for our mets...
lets go boys.. keep up the winning ways....

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Denver done, Kings dethroned... Bring on the Lakers!!!! series 2-1 ugh lakers up

[Patches]

I hope they keep this up... I would love to see them make some moves around the deadline. Maybe bring in another starter, and GASP (Dare I say) Carlos Beltran?!?

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[irishkb]

GASP (Dare I say) Carlos Beltran?!?


shhhhhhhh you're gonna ruuuuuuinnn it.... don't jinx us.... i have been hoping for this all season...

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[Patches]

Maybe bring in another starter, and GASP (Dare I say) Carlos Beltran?!?


yes I know, I quoted myself...

I was just on ESPN.com and they have an 'insiders only' story headlined "Mets targeting Garcia (Freddy I assume) and Beltran?"

I'm not a subscriber so I didn't read the article, but that would RAWK!

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[WindowSill]

I think that if we are in 1st or within a few games of first, we have to get either Beltran or at least Magglio to play right. Pitching staff wise, Garcia would make a fantastic #4 guy for us. Reyes...man they fixed his leg so he has to go and injure his back...really starting to wonder that maybe the best thing to have done was to have traded Reyes and a prospect for Soriano...

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[SatCam]

NY vs. PHI
7:10
Ginter vs. Myers.

Lets go Mets. We're on a fucking roll. If we can just finish the homestand 6-2 that'd be great.

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[Davios]

I checked out the insider stories for you, sorry that I can't copy paste them because of god damn ESPN. It stated that on the Beltran front, the Mets had a scout in Kansas City so the obvious assumption is that there is an interest there. As far as Garcia, they said that Seattle would likely be interested in a package for the Mets' third base prospect Wright. If that is the case, I doubt that deal pans out because Wilpon won't have him traded.

[newport king]

no chance they give up wright. wigginton sure, wright, no way.

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[Davios]

I imagine you were kidding when you said wiggington for garcia, Seattle would have to be run by a group of drooling retards for that trade to happen.

[WindowSill]

Dunno why you couldnt copy and paste, but heres the story from ESPN.com...

Eye on Beltran

Beltran is one of the top players in the game.
Center fielder Carlos Beltran can become a free agent after the season and is expected to draw interest from several teams -- among them the Mets, Yankees and Red Sox, the Newark Star-Ledger reported. The Royals, who do not want to have Beltran walk away this winter and get nothing in return, also won't trade their marquee player as long as the team remained in contention. But Kansas City is mired in last place in the AL Central and, according to a person familiar with the Royals' plans, general manager Allard Baird has indicated he may be about ready to make a move.


And heres an article from the Tacoma News Tribune, regarding the Mets and Freddy Garcia, its too long to paste on here. (http://www.tribnet.com/sports/story/5114487p-5041050c.html)

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[Davios]

Insider won't let you copy what they have written.

[WindowSill]

I wouldnt trade Wright for Garcia, but if the right deal for Beltran came along in which you wouldnt have to give up too much more talent other than Wright, I think Id do that...

Insider won't let you copy what they have written.

That article isnt from insider and it says exactly what you posted.

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[WindowSill]

Oh and another article from ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=1809538)

Apparently Yates will begin to undergo a transition from starter to closer after not fairing that well as a starter.

And apparently Ricky Guttierez has opted to become a free agent after clearing waivers.

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[WindowSill]

1 inning....4 pitchers...6 runs....

They had every fucking opportunity to tie it up and/or take the lead in the bottom of that inning too...

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[irishkb]

I can't believe we gave that fucking game away last night... son of a bitch....well they get the day off today so onto cheering for my T-wolves....

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[Patches]

My brother strikes again!

He goes to games- METS 0-4

He stays home- METS 23-19



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[WindowSill]

A split in the two game series and we're 3 and a half behind the again first place marlins. Fridays game is Tommy Glavine against Dontrelle in Florida...hopefully we'll be able to regain some ground there...

And Patches, when they come back to Shea, keep your brother HOME! :)

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[Patches]

The only way to do that would be to hide every Pepsi can in NY on Wednesdays.

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[WindowSill]

The only way to do that would be to hide every Pepsi can in NY on Wednesdays.


If I have to, I will...nothing better to do on Wednesday anyway...

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[WindowSill]

Another great start by Glavine but the offense wasnt clicking against D-Train...And how about that son of a bitch Armando Benitez? 28 scoreless innings straight...

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[newport king]

back under 500.

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[WindowSill]

Not only that, but we are now also 4 and half back of first and tied with the Braves. Seo vs. Pavano tonight...ugh The lack of run support and the awful bullpen has just killed me these last few games, forget the deadline go after Beltran now before the Yankees do, and go after Garcia, this way its still possible for you to make the playoffs!

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[WindowSill]

I was sure they were going to postpone the game after the 2nd delay, but then there they were. Good game, Phillips going deep again, Looper getting his 8th save, Floyd coming back healthy...Seeing Cameron drive in 2 was pretty cool, guys batting 199 for gods sake.

We are now in 4th place, 1 game behind the Braves, 5.5 games behind the Marlins...

Tommorows game will be Leiter vs. Millwood, that should be very cool.

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[WindowSill]

Sweet ass win. Gotta love the extra innings. Great night for Zeile, Cameron got his average over 200, Leiter pitched fantastic despite not getting a win. Hopefully Glavine can get us back to 500 with a win tommorow, cuz after this is a 4 game series against the Marlins...

And how come Im the only one posting in this thread?!

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[irishkb]

great win last night mets..... gotta love when Vance gets an insurance home run...... the mets are doing exactly what the fans want... they are competive finally... we now know that no game is out of their reach this year... you gotta love it... lets go mets....

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[BoondockSaint]

Yeah it was a good win. I'm just getting a little frustrated with the pulling of Piazza in these close game. I understand he's defense stinks right now but not having him in the lineup is going to come back and bite them sooner or later. I'd rather see them just put him behind the plate late in games and move Phillips to first.

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[BoondockSaint]

Holy Shit! Todd Zeile? Again? Incredible.

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[WindowSill]

2nd day in a row, Zeile comes through big, this time with 2 homers, including the 250th of his career. Looper with his 10th save despite nearly giving me a heart attack in those 2 at bats vs. Abreu and then Thome. Always good to see the Mets on the winning side of a series sweep. Hopefully this keeps up cause theyre starting a 4 game series against the Marlins tomorrow.

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[Iamnotatool]

The Mets are going to win the World Series this year.

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[newport king]

this team continues to make absolutely no sense. nice series sweep against the phils but marlins are coming in and they have a tedency to find a way to beat us whenever we play them. at least since dontrelle pitched today we won't have to face him. and we won't face beckett who is on the DL. hopefully AJ Burnett will be shaky in his first start back.

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[BoondockSaint]

bump

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[yarpwizard]

I've been a Mets fan since day 1...and I'm stunned. There is no logical reason for this team to be at 500.

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[irishkb]

Great win last night... todd ziele is the man.... i know i just butchered his name but who cares.... we are back at .500 and hopefully can pull at least 2 from the fish......

I'm just getting a little frustrated with the pulling of Piazza in these close game.


Howe said he is doing this because he knows that teams are not going to pitch to Piazza in the late innings with the game on the line, so he would rather have speed and better defense in.
but anyhow.. lets go mets... yeah baby..... i can't wait for my game on sunday....

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Denver done, Kings dethroned... Bring on the Lakers!!!! series 2-1 ugh lakers up

[newport king]

we win again. btw which of the two would you guys rather have, burnett or leiter? every time i see burnett pitch i'm a little annoyed we gave him up. especially when florida was having a firesale at the time. we probably could have given them a lesser talent. oh well, back over 500.

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[WindowSill]

Well we traded Preston Wilson in that deal to but we also got Piazza. Honestly I would rather have Burnett but I love Leiter.

BTW, it appears as if the Reyes back injury was more serious than first persumed and he'll spend some more time on the DL...bastard...

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[BoondockSaint]

The Leiter deal and the Piazza deal were different deal. We got Leiter over thew winter and Piazza during the season.

And Burnett has only had one good season in his career. I'd do that deal again in a second.

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[Patches]

2 1/2 back, so far 5-4 on the 'critical 12 game stretch'. Finishing 7-5, and 1 1/2 back would be fucking awesome!

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[irishkb]

great win last night.... seo pitched very well.... and i too would do the leiter deal over and over again... Burnet has had a wash of a career... he is constantly getting hurt...i am at the point of saying Fuck Reyes.... i am tired of him and his DL bullshit...just fucking trade him already... get him healthy and get rid of him.... I want Beltran in shea...the east is an open division...we really do have a good shot at it..... as long as we keep playing like we are.......

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Thanks Fallon!
<marquee>let's go T-Wolves!! Denver done, Kings dethroned... Bring on the Lakers!!!! series 2-1 ugh lakers up

[BoondockSaint]

We play KC next weekend, so we might as well take Beltran with us when we leave town.

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[BoondockSaint]

Good win today. Piazza has done all he can on offense the last two days. We finish the big 12 game stretch 6-6. We should have been 8-4. We let a win get away yesterday and the second game against the Phils.

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[Teenweek]

Read a funny joke in the paper today in those sound off sections:



How come Piazza can never be a bouncer.
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[BoondockSaint]

Read a funny joke in the paper today in those sound off sections:



How come Piazza can never be a bouncer.
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Umm....

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[WindowSill]

Read a funny joke in the paper today in those sound off sections


No such thing.

Actually I bet hed be throw Jason Phillips out...did you see him "hustle" from 2nd to 3rd today? That guys gotta be one of the slowest fuckin people in baseball.

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[irishkb]

Great game yesterday... gotta little scary near the end though.... all in all going 6-6 in that strech is huge....we hanging in there and good things can happen for us...



We play KC next weekend, so we might as well take Beltran with us when we leave town.



works for me... i just heard of a retard trade rumor between KC, Florida and the Yankees.. the next few weeks should get interesting trade wise... Let's go METS!!!

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[WindowSill]

What day is the deadline?

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[Patches]

I think July 31. The restricted trade deadline I believe is August 31.

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[newport king]

just read a pretty good article and wanted to share. its a little long but worth it.

[quote]
Aging Has Made One Heart Grow Fonder for the Mets
By MICHAEL SHAPIRO
Published: June 6, 2004

I grew up a Yankee fan, if only by default, and I stayed that way for a very long time. The Yankees were the only team in town in 1961 when I became aware of baseball and of loyalties. The Dodgers and the Giants were gone and the Mets were still a year away. I followed the Yankees, even though I grew up in Brooklyn. And I stayed with them. That is, until now. I have become a Mets fan.

I did not plan this. It just happened. I know there are Yankee fans who think me a fool. I have given up the pleasures of October for the uncertainty of August. I have signed on with a loser. But I want to live in the present, not just in anticipation of the future. The Mets will most likely be home in October. I don't care.

I have not become a Yankee hater, as are many of my new compatriots. My allegiances are born of affection, not animosity. I like the Mets - not the recent Alomar-Benitez-Burnitz Mets, but these new jury-rigged, hovering-at-or-near-.500 Mets - because I see qualities in them that speak to me, at age 51, that my once-beloved Yankees lack. Following the Mets is an experience that mirrors life as I have come to see it, although certainly not as I saw life as a child, or as a younger man.

You fall for a team the way you fall in love, or rather the way you fall in love after you have fallen enough times to guard against being impulsive. You do not decide to throw in with a team. Instead, one day you find yourself thinking about the team, and checking the standing, and lingering longer than you may have ever imagined in front of the television to see if it may win. You find yourself caring without being aware of what has been happening. The Yankees may be playing the Red Sox, but I am thinking, "Will we ever see Jos‚ Reyes this season?" We? I am now theirs.

I was spoiled as a child. I entered fandom following Mantle, Berra, Maris and Ford. Life was filled not only with promise, but also with an association with great and enduring strength.

Later, I learned about suffering on tedious summer afternoons watching the likes of Horace Clarke, Jake Gibbs and Dooley Womack. Those years made the championship teams of the late 70's feel like a reward. The Reggie teams also coincided with my late 20's, a time that now seems remarkably free of complications. Not that I was not then filled with worry and doubt about love and success. It's just that I assumed that things would always get better, and that one day they would surely be very good.

The torpor of the late 80's and early 90's gave way to the marvelous team that jelled in 1996 and which, alas, is no more. Derek Jeter is still there, as are Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada and the aging Bernie Williams. But as George Steinbrenner tore apart and assembled his new team with men of great reputation and greater wealth, I lost interest. It was as if the season itself was an afterthought. The team felt as if it were created in the model of a heavyweight with a frightening left hook: the six months of the regular season were telescoped into a single moment - the last out of the last game of the World Series. Nothing else seemed to matter because if he was not in the winning clubhouse, weeping from Champagne sting, he would surely declare the season a failure and make a new team.

Which brings me to being 51. When you are young, you think in destinations, in what awaits you. Then you get there and you realize with varying degrees of regret that you wish you might have taken a little more pleasure in the ride. Advising young people to pause and enjoy, however, is as foolish as telling them to be careful in love. They will rush headlong into heartbreak, and there is nothing you can do to stop them.

I once asked a man who followed the Brooklyn Dodgers about the day after the team finally beat the Yankees to win the 1955 World Series. He went to downtown Brooklyn for the p

[WindowSill]

When the hell did we get Gerald Williams? WHY did we get Gerald Williams? And WHY is he starting in left? Anyone? Anyone at all?


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[BoondockSaint]

He's been playing for Norfolk all year. They brought him up and sent Garcia down so he could play everyday. The reason Williams played tonight was so Floyd could DH. Howe said he wants to give Floyd a break because the turf in the Metrodome is the same as it is in Puerto Rico, where Floyd hurt his quad.

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Oh...I see...well he hit a homer tonight, though be it a solo and a meaningless one...


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[BoondockSaint]

They are driving me nuts tonight. On to the top of the 13th!

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[who6489]

And why in the Holy Hell did Howe pull Ginter in the 8th with 2 outs and nodody on?!??!??
Let him finish the Damn inning!!!
Now we're in this extra inning crap! :8o:

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[BoondockSaint]

I have no idea what to say.

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[newport king]

why in the Holy Hell did Howe pull Ginter in the 8th with 2 outs and nodody on?!??!??

because statboy howe probably noticed that the guy at the plate was 3 for 8 against ginter when they played each other in little league. the guy is obessed with stats and "matchups". its like he almost does it so you won't second guess him. like some obscure numbers are a way to manage a team. i wouldnt be suprised if one of our pitchers was throwing a no hitter in the bottom of the 9th with a 1-0 lead and the other team had a man on first, and the guy at the plate is like 6 for 10 against our pitcher, he'd go to the bullpen.

ginter has been fuckin great this year by the way. at this point, i dont care how much money he is making, mike cameron is a rally killer and has to be sit down. i don't care who we put in center, i'd even settle for super joe mcewing at this point. i say bring up raul gonzalez, he's a fucking monster in MVP 2004 for the tides.

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[WindowSill]

he's a fucking monster in MVP 2004 for the tides.


Yeah well, Ober Moreno has a 1.22 ERA with 23 saves in my ASB 05, should we replace Branden Looper?


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we stink... we dropped 3 when should have taken the series... ugh... we better kill KC and the rest of the interleague cause we will need the extra games going against the yankees

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[newport king]

the better question is why do you own ASB05?

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[WindowSill]

Whats wrong with ASB05?


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[newport king]

i had the last two, they suck compared to mvp. espn even looked better than asb this year. it;s big on stats but thats about it. i think the highest rating i saw for asb was 4 out of 10. now if you'll excuse me i have to go finish my playoffs where the mets just finished the season 127-35. tyler yates went 27-2 with a 1.84 era....this kids gonna be good.

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[WindowSill]

Well then maybe you shouldnt look for ratings for ASB on the MVP website...eh? eh?

I saw an 8.7 out of 10 rating for it, and more important than that, I like it better than MVP Baseball and thats all that matters to me...


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[WindowSill]

Im completely disgusted by tonights loss...they took on an awful starter in Darrel May and couldnt capitalize on it...the pitching staff was pretty brutal...and how fucking god awful is this teat in hitting with the bases loaded?! 5 for 56 or some shit like that...fuckin pathetic.


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[BoondockSaint]

And what the hell was with Ted Robinson saying, "It's a whole new ballgame!" When they made it 7 to 5? It would be a new game if they tied it up.

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[WindowSill]

The GM of the Royals has made it official that Beltran is indeed on the trading block... (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=fanball-royalsbeltranonthetr&prov=fanball&type=lgns)

Only hinted toward the Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, and Padres...no mention of the Mets. If they dont hurry up and offer up Wright or whoever else KC wants theyre gonna lose out on one of the best players in baseball...


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[newport king]

bases loaded no outs, and we only get in 1 run off of a walk. wow.

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[WindowSill]

What the fuck was Art Howe thinking? Why did he have Zeile and Williams going? I have come to really dislike Art Howe...Im blaming this loss entirely on him...a lot of the other losses in which they didnt have Piazza in the end because Howe took him out of "speed and defense" or games where the starter came out too early only to have the reliever blow the game...I really wish they brought Valentine back. I know they wont because Wilpon is "too proud" to do that, but hed be a good fit...

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[newport king]

nah, although he's a bit nerdy, he knew how to manage but too many of the players don't like him. cliff floyd would want to be traded immediately. i say we trade whoever tamapa wants and cash for lou pinella who should have been our manager in the first place. that's who they originally wanted. howe was a second choice, but i don't understand that at all. pinella is a lunatic and art howe is as laid back as can be. i still don;t know how we wound up with him.

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[BoondockSaint]

Well, the Mets have moved Wright to AAA. If he rips it up there for a month, I can see him and Reyes showing up at the same time.

Here is a scouting report on Wright:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?id=1821836

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[WindowSill]

I like the kid a lot, but like I said before, if it takes giving him up to bring Beltran over here, then Id give him up...


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[BoondockSaint]

I like the kid a lot, but like I said before, if it takes giving him up to bring Beltran over here, then Id give him up...


Only if the Mets can sign Beltran before the trade. Why trade Wright to have Beltran for 2 months? And the Royals want Huber too.

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[BoondockSaint]

Some good news for the Mets. Reyes may be back on Friday (Please God Plaease!). Also, David Wright went 3-4 with a double and a walk in his triple A debut with 7 assists. Hopefully he can get up here soon. And they better not go get Richard Hildalgo.

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[WindowSill]

Some good news for the Mets. Reyes may be back on Friday (Please God Plaease!).


Ugh, how many times have we heard that before? But it would be cool if Reyes could FINALLY come back and stay healthy. Good for Wright also, itd be great to see a guy that came up through their organization become one of the best players in the league like thay are projecting he will.


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[irishkb]

Some good news for the Mets. Reyes may be back on Friday (Please God Plaease!).


explain to me what is good about him being back.. i love the mets and all but this kid such a disappointment... constantly hurt.. it's not like it is a different injury everytime and you could just say he is unlucky.... it is the same fucking thing everytime.... just trade him for beltran... wiggington is doing just fine at second base...(i am kidding about wiggie at second..

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