Like arranging deck chairs on the Titanic

There have been reports after yesterday's clusterfuck of a game that once John Maine comes back from the DL, he will be put in the bullpen and Eddie Kunz will close when Hilbilly Wagner comes back from the DL.

I hate to say this, but I told ya so in this post on June 29th.

Doing this is just like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Yesterday was the Mets 8th loss when leading after the 8th inning, do you understand how fucking bad that is? They have got to have one of the worst, IF the worst bullpen in the major leagues and thats even WITH Wagner in the pen. Wagner leads the league with blown saves, but he's the savior.

In the words of Adam Sandler's song Ode to My Car:
OH FUCK ME.

Attn: Omar

I'm sure most of you all saw the blown save by Billy Wagner on Saturday against his old team, the Houston Astros. Given a 2 run lead "Hilbilly" promptly gave up 2 runs and the game was tied up at 4 and wunderkind Aaron Heilman gave up the winning run in the next inning. Wunderbar!


I was also watching the Yankees vs. Angels the night before and watched Francisco Rodriguez make A-Rod completely stupid (which isn't hard to do in a clutch situation) on a changeup. He got the save, you think Wagner would have gotten that save? Hell's no.

What I am telling Omar to do is this. Sign K-Rod.
Yes that's right, he is a free agent after this year and is only 26 years old and will be 27 in January.

You have to sign this guy, give him whatever he wants. He is on pace for 66 saves this year and has been pretty unhittable this year. If Billy Wagner says that he is a team player he would welcome the move because it makes the team better. Wagner in the 8th, Rodriguez in the 9th. You shorten the game to 7 innings too, now we all know Wagner's ego would take a shot in the arm and his overopinated ass would probably mouth off to the many newspapers of New York City. You know what I'd say to him if I were Minaya?

"Tough shit, you didn't get the job done when the team needed it most." Which is 100 percent true, it always seems Wagner's blown saves are always in big situations and when the team always needs a win. I've said it before and I will say it again this year, Wagner has never had a big save in his career as an Astro, Phillie or Met, NEVER and I'm sure he never will.


I want to see this man closing out games in Citi Field next year.

All quiet on the Flushing front

As the trade "deadline" came and past yesterday (In my mind, no such thing as a trade deadline..trades are always made after the July 31 st deadline) the Mets didn't make any moves. Now we all know the front office has been a cluster fuck since the Steve Phillips days, but I digress. One of the rumors
I read was the Mets were looking at trading Scott Schowenweis? What? Why? Why make an already weak bullpen even weaker for a crappy outfielder from the Detroit Tigers. To me, this would make more harm than good, the outfielder the Mets were looking at was Marcus Thames I believe, who could hit 20 homers in 50 games or 5 in 5o, neither would surprise me.

Am I pissed off the Mets didn't wheel'n'deal? No, not really. I knew the Mets didn't have the chips
to make any deal for a decent outfielder (And neither did the fucking Yankees.) or even a good relief pitcher. I would have loved a George Sherill and/or Houston Street, but I realized the Mets didn't have the prospects to do so, well they did, but they chose not to. Personally, I would have loved to see Street in Mets blue and orange is so he can replace Hillbilly Wagner as closer in 2 years.

I'm not sure how much longer the Mets can play and play well with Fernando Tatis and Endy Chavez playing both outfield corner spots. Tatis is having a rejuevnation of sorts and we all know Chavez is best fit as a 4th outfielder and shouldn't be playing every day for 2 months.

In a post "deadline" conference call, Omar Minaya said he wasn't "afraid" of calling up the likes of Bobby Parnell, Jon Niese, Fernando Martinez or Eddie Kunz to the ball club in Queens and if any of them play like Nick Evans I will kill myself.



Once GM's saw the 718 area code, they decided not to answer.

Carlos, I apologize

Sorry for the long delay in my posts..my life's been pretty hectic for the past couple weeks with work and all that fun stuff, I'm actually saving money so I guess that's a good thing.

For the past month Mets 1st basemen Carlos Delgado has had a baseball resurrection of sorts. The guy is hitting like .390 in the month of July and his power and RBI numbers are racking up at a very fast pace.

Myself, like most Met fans thought this guy was done. It seemed he could only hit mistakes thrown by pitchers and would clog up the basepaths. He was completely useless if a pitcher didn't throw a hanging slider, he'd flail at it like he was swinging an ore in the batter's box.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the Mets success is tied to two players, Carlos Delgado and Mike Pelfrey. Which I might add, it's a complete joy to watch the transformation of this guy. All due respect to Johan Santana (who gets NO fucking run support) "Big" Pelf has been the best Mets starter for about two months now and alot of credit goes to Dan Warthen...he let Mike be himself, unlike Rick Peterson. Mike is now pitching with a ton of confidence and it shows. Congrats on Pelf for being voted NL player of the week.

Back onto 'Los. Ever since Willie got fired it seemed to loosen the team up. They are playing loose and playing together, something as fans hadn't seen in almost two years. Delgado is now hitting, and he is hitting with power to the whole field. Ask J.C Romero about Delgado and he will tell you.



So in the end Carlos, I hope you accept my apology and continue the recent tear that you've been on.

P.S. Help out "Mole" Beltran too.

Poetry in motion.

"There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born there, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size, its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter- the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something... Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion."
E.B. White, taken from Here is New York

I saw this excerpt on the train the other day, and it made me think, "Well, could it be that there are essentially three kinds of every person?" I came to the conclusion that this is impossible, but then, it dawned on me. The sports fan. There are exactly three kinds of enthusiasts of professional sports. Not counting people who aren't really sports fans, but just smart enough to root for someone. They aren't really fans, just riding the wave. Yes, three. No more, no less. So, now I present to you, a list post.

1. The first, and most common type of sports fan is the home team fan. This fan is always the most loyal to their team. This team is always a local team (or the closest geographically) You do NOT want to insult this person's choice in team, or ever question their devotion. This, especially when mixed with empty wallets and overpriced beers can result in a drunken brawl

These people have been fans of their team since conception. Also included in this grouping are people who went to a college with athletics, or who have direct family who did. No one's really a USC fan, they just put players in the draft. This leads us to the next group.

2. Out of towners. For some, strange reason, these lovers of the game will root for the most random teams ever. Dolphins fans in Chicago, Cubs fans in New York, Knicks fans anywhere. They truly do love their team, and are second in loyalty only to the home grown fanatic. Although alot of times these people are just front running douche-bags. Somewhere, there is a landfill full of discarded Patriots jerseys.


And speaking of jumping on the wagon, we come to our third, and most unwanted type of fan.

3. The player fan. You know him. Your friend, who claims to be a Giants fan, goes to every home game, but still wears his Vick jersey when you guys hang out. Usually sounds like Barney Rubble when defending this player, as they are usually drunk, and said player is a multimillionaire with a much fuller wallet than your buddy with his plastic Bud Light in hand. "I dunno Fred, I mean, he donated money to the animal shelter. He MUST love dogs, don't see why he'd make 'em fight each otha."


Fucking idiot. Do you know what Mike Vick would do if he met you? This:

Glory, glory.

I've decided, that for this post, I'm going to expand my horizons a bit. One cannot talk about baseball alone, especially the Mets, who have gone on a 6 game winning streak...wait...what?
Six games? Now, I'm no expert, but that seems like a nice little hot streak we have going on here. Really. I'm not fucking with you guys. They're above .500 and only a game and a half out. And they're playing the Rockies next. Wow. Maybe...no.
I must remain a stoic, unable to feel emotion. I need to be like the guy from Major League. You know, the guy who sits there, and no matter what happens, keeps Murphy's Law intact at all times. For those who don't know, Murphy's Law is, "What can go wrong, will go wrong." I'll start believing when they win the World Series. But I digress.
I think it's more important to look at what's been going right for the Mets, as opposed to criticizing them. First off, and most important to these victories has been the play of Jose Reyes. Everyone knows that he is the key to their small-ball offense. When he gets on base, they win, blah, blah, blah. It's just a matter of whether or not he actually hits the ball and gets on base. This month he has, with a .440 OBP, already has 4 stolen bags, and has drawn 6 walks so far. Although Jose is like the tides, he ebbs and flows at almost random intervals. One second you're lounging in the sun, next thing you know, you're up to your neck in water.
Next. They haven't been letting teams score. With the exception of that nearly blown 10-9 win over Philly, the Mets have been astounding at stopping runs, allowing no more than 4 a game, and shutting out the other team 2 times in six games. The pitching has been hot, and as long as they keep scoring enough runs to prevent save situations. This will, in turn keep Billy Wagner out of games and ensure a much higher amount of victories. I stand by my decision that Billy should be bound, gagged and left in the Phillies locker room. He'll see some teamwork then.
Aside from just our darling Jose being productive, the following players have also greatly contributed. Carlos Delgado, has this month's average up to .385, and has knocked in 5, but the real story is his OPS, which is at 1.123. I don;t know if he's back on the juice, but if he is, stick to it, it's working. Fernando Tatis, who is hitting .500 this month. He seems to be this year's Victor Diaz, not an every day player, but someone you can count on for a game winning hit. David Wright is apparently pissed off about not starting the All-Star game, as he's dragged his average up to .288 and has been productive on this streak.
So, by my posting this, they will probably now go one a 7 game losing streak, due to the curse that is involved whenever good things are said about the Mets. But hey, we all need something to believe in. Right?

Fuck You Cover Jinx!

Fine line between firey and immature?

Last night Troy Percival of the Tampa Bay Rays threw a hissy fit when manager Joe Maddon yanked him from the game, he had given up some runs and understandably Maddon didn't want to spoil a big win for his ball club. While on the mound the two had a heated exchange on if he (Percival) should be pulled. A shouting match ensued on the mound and Maddon eventually won and so did the Rays.

After the game Percvial is considered "firey" by this MLB.com writer. "Firey", eh?

Let's flashback for a moment if you please to Jerry Manuel's first game as Mets skipper.
Jose Reyes gets a hit and then seems to tweak his hamstring. Manuel, being on the cautious side pulls Reyes out of the game just to be safe. Reyes argues with Manuel and then throws his helmet in disgust.
This Sunday, Reyes fields a routine ground ball and let's it go too high...it wasn't an impossible play for Delgado to make, but we all know he's such a lazy shit on the field he lets the ball hit his glove and go into the Mets dugout. Reyes throws his glove in digust, yet he is labeled "immature".

What gives? Why call Percival "firey" and Reyes "immature" for basically the same exact thing? Why do they contradict themselves on this issue? To me, both players are firey and want to win at all costs...what's the big deal? Ohhh...Jose threw his glove...he's obviously immature. No he isn't he just wants to win you pack of jackoffs...get off his fucking back, they are both the same instances and one gets labeled differently than the other? Why is this, I want to find out.

Jose digs the ugly chicks

I found this picture on a message board that I frequent.

My first reaction was "HOLY SHIT, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS FUGLY"

It's still my reaction too.

God damn Jose, what the hell are you doing! I hope you aren't porking any of the chicks. The one to the left (Jose's right) isn't too bad, but goddamn the ones on the right (Jose' left) look like they got hit with the ugly stick once too many times.

The one with the red hair looks like Mr. Ed's 1st cousin with the gums....I could probably stand her for about five minutes.

The one on the far right...oh man. They should have a telethon for that poor creature so she can afford a new face or something, hell at least a paper bag to cover her manly figures. She must me the female version of Rocky Dennis.


I'm going to hell in a hand basket after this.

Meet the new boss....same as the old boss.

Jerry Manuel.




Willie Randolph.



Yes...Mets brass. It was ALL Willie Randolph's fault that this team is underpeforming. The same maladies that got him canned are now affecting Gangsta' Manuel. But don't worry though, this team will make the playoffs and win the world series.

If you believe what I just said, your probably still waiting for General Custer to come back and still waiting in New York Harbor for the Titanic to dock.


Just like the Mets...a lost cause.

Gang of New York

In Jerry Manuel's first night on the job, Jose Reyes suffered from tightness in his hamstring. Manuel, like any responsible manager, advised Reyes to leave the game. Jose did not agree with this, and threw a little helmet flinging temper tantrum. Jerry Manuel responded in the most professional of manners. A death threat.

As told to the Daily News by Manuel, "I told him the next time he does that I'm going to get my blade out and cut him. I'm a gangster. You go gangster on me, I'm going to have to get you. You do that again, I'm going to cut you right on the field."

Wow. This is really a B-E-A-utiful start to the newest era of failure in Queens. In tribute to Jerry's eloquent words, I present to you, "Cut You Up with A Linoleum Knife" by Mastodon. Sure the fact that this video refers to the rules of a movie theater might seem out of place, but I think the dancing snacks make about as much sense as this year's team, and are twice as fun to watch.

Aaron Heilman is an incompansionate bag of douche.

According to Jeremy Cothran of the Newark Star Ledger the Mets players are stunned by Willie Randolph's firing. How possibly can they be stunned I have no clue, he's been wavering for quite some time and unless you don't read or understand English.

Relief pitcher Joe Smith said the following: "I had no clue."Are you (messing) with me?"

And Aaron Heilman said this: "It doesn't really change what we do. "You still have to go out and play the games."

How much of an incompasionate douchebag do you really have to be Aaron? I mean, come on for fucks sake. If you don't suck this year then maybe Willie doesn't get fired as you've SOLELY cost the team atleast five wins. Is this your way of getting back at Willie for not starting you? Are you really kicking a man while he is down for the count.

Shame on you Aaron, shame on you. Maybe Nick was right, he would really rather have a tumor in his brain than watch him pitch again. I guess I gotta go get some hairgel, buy an overpriced Armani Exchange shirt and put on 2 tons of cologne to impress girls who if you kiss them they'd probably give you a milk mustache they wear so much make up.

Fuck me. This sucks.

Utter Embarrassment

After the Mets squeaked out a victory in Anaheim (or if your Artie Moreno, Los Angeles even if your 40 miles north) and in a victory I fell asleep in the 7th inning I wake up to find out that the Mets fired Willie Randolph at 3 o'clock in the morning local time. This reaks of cowardly move. The Mets brass couldn't fire Willie and 2 of his coaches (Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto) two days ago back in New York? Wouldn't that have been the smart and logical thing to do? Instead they fly Willie and Co. out to the left coast and fire them! And now we know why these Mets have won nothing under the ownership of the Wilpon's, it's obvious that Nelson Doubleday knew what the fuck he was doing when he was part owner of the Mets.

It's time like these where I'm very happy to be a Giants fan (Superbowl nonwithstanding) they have two owners who know what they are doing in John Mara and Steve Tisch. You think they would have let Willie Randolph float in the wind like the Mets did for over a month? No, absolutely not. I remember when all speculation was that Tom Coughlin was going to be fired and you know what the Mara's and Tisch's did? They help a press conference to tell us, the fans that Coughlin was coming back AND signing a 1 year extension. They didn't do what the Mets did and let Randolph waffle for a month, nor did they hold TWO press conferences that told us nothing.

In today's New York Post writer Mike Vaccaro writes the following:
"What a crowd, these bums are, all of them, from the Wilpons at the top to Omar Minaya down below, all of them who conspired to botch this firing worse than any firing has ever been botched. Ever. You wouldn't trust these guys to run a 7-11, let alone a National League baseball team. What a joke. What a cowardly, dastardly joke."


It's hard NOT to disagree with what Mr. Vaccaro is writing. They waited until everyone on the east coast was sleeping with their loved ones, or in my case with my platinum haired blow up doll (Oh shit, did I just write that?!) were sleeping. This is on equal footing of the Baltimore Colts moving up and leaving town in the middle of the night and driving to Indianapolis in 1983. It is a huge joke fans and don't expect Jerry Manuel to right the ship either. Doing this is like sending the Lusitania to save the Titanic.

Oh and Omar, your next.

BREAKING NEWS!!!

As of 3:15 this morning, Willie Randolph is no longer the manager of the New York Mets. A press release stated his firing, as well as Rick "The Jacket" Peterson's, and 1st base coach Tom Nieto. The news was broken about 12:15 Pacific time after the Mets' 9-6 win over the Angels.

Randolph has had a roller coaster ride of a managerial career. He has taken the Mets a game shy of the World Series. He has led them into the biggest collapse in the history of baseball. Randolph has seen both the good and the bad, and definitely the ugly. He is being temporarily replaced by bench coach Jerry Manuel, and the rest of the coaching staff will be filled out by Ken Oberkfall and Dan Warthen, the manager and pitching coach of the Mets' AAA affiliate in New Orleans.

I'm not going to make this one to long. All I really need to say is that I'm happy and sad to see him go at the same time. It's saddening, because he was a great player, and a hometown hero, being raised in Brooklyn. But, I can say I am ecstatic to be rid of him as a manager. Not every great player can manage, just ask Frank Robinson. (Hall of Fame Player who led several teams to a 1065-1176 career record)

I guess this post is done. Oh yeah. Fuck you Billy Wagner. Either get a meaningful save, or go eat a dick in Philadelphia.

Classic Video of the Day:

The Mets and the number 6

I've noticed a trend here with the New York Mets, and no it's not the inconsistency or any of that stuff that really matters. It's all the new Mets getting the number 6. What is so special about the number six aside from the fact that it is my favorite number? Nick Evans was the first lucky recipient when he was called up and aside from his first game as a Met with 3 doubles he looked like a confused baby in a strip club. I actually called up Cooperstown and asked if they were making his bust for when he gets inducted. I have yet to get a call back.

Next up was Abraham Nunez and to say he was up for a cup of coffee is an understatement. I believe he had two at bats and both of them were strike outs. What a call up from Triple A! What a waste of good cotton his jersey was, I hope they frame his jersey out on the Citifield fan walk next year.

Now they gave this highly distinguished number to newcomer Trot Nixon! Who I think will be a positive influence on the team mostly in the clubhouse. He's a gritty player and we all know New York fans love gritty players who leave it all on the line.


So remember fans the Mets made this number famous:

If I were the Shea Stadium Vee Jay....

I've pretty much come to the conclusion that the Mets Vee Jay at Shea is some pasty white guy who has no rhythm and wears very conservative clothing, nothing really out of the ordinary. Here are the songs I would pick for the starters on the Mets (this includes the injured starters, Alou and Church.)

1. Jose Reyes- "I walk the Line" by Johnny Cash
Reyes is one fast mofo', but I chose this song because Jose has the baseball IQ of a wombat. He tries to hit home runs too much when he should utilize his speed. He teeters between great and insanely stupid, more often than not he's just been insanely stupid this year.

You guys can imagine Reyes stroll up to the plate in this great Cash song, right?


2. Luis Castillo- "Exit" by U2.
I admit, I was happy that the Mets traded for Castillo last year at the trading deadline last year. Signing him to a 4 year deal? Not so much. I picked this song because I just want Castillo to get the fuck out of Queens, seriously dude, you suck and you have no knees. Should have kept Gotay and let him play. But NOOOO, Omar had to justify this dumbass signing.

Don't let the door hit you in vagina on the way out, Luis.

3. David Wright- "Have a Drink On Me" by AC/DC.
I chose this song because of the pictures that I have seen and I'm sure you have seen them too.
Do those shots of Vodka hamper your ability to lay off a slider 3 feet out of the zone? Damned if I know. Doesn't really hamper my ability to hit a drive though.

David Wright, a true man of the people.


4. Carlos Beltran- "If" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
You know Beltran is wondering this when he plays deeper than the Titanic out their in centerfield.
"If I only signed with the Yankees, my leadership skills wouldn't be questioned....wait...I don't have any...oh all well." If Beltran could only hit a slider inside or a curveball he'd be good, but he can't and he isn't worth the contract Omar Minaya threw at him.




5. Moises Alou- "Glass Onion" by the Beetles.
I think this song is appropriate on two levels. Alou is built like glass and he pisses on his hands.
We all know the guy could probably wake up from a coma and hit a double down the line, trouble is
would he ever wake up from said coma? What a waste of talent, if he played 130 games a year he would probably be a future all of famer but he isn't. He is just an injured player who pees on his hands.

Thanks Alou, remind me if I ever met you to never EVER shake your hand.


6. Ryan Church- "Who Are You" by the Who.
I'm sure if Ryan read this blog right now, he'd be wondering the same exact thing. "Who the fuck am I." I picked this song because of the downright shameful way the Mets treated his concussion. He's been one of the bright spots for the Mets this year, but I think pitchers found out how to get him out. My friend, you got fucked by Doctor Omar Minaya.

Get well Mr. Church.

7. Carlos Delgado- "Loser" by Beck.
Seriously, how the mighty have fallen I guess, although I type that rather reluctantly. He makes 16 million dollars and he cannot hit, cannot field and he probably drops his baby daughter when he throws her up in the air. He doesn't get his uniform dirty and is completely useless in every aspect of the game. As I wrote before, he axed a trade to Boston and Los Angeles in 2004. What does that tell you? He is a loser, a L seven weenie, a dodger dog..a WEENIE. Oh yeah and he runs like a duck! I would just wish the Mets would cut their ties with this asshole because he is just a hindrance in the diamond and he clogs up the lineup with his non hitting. I wish I could make 16 million dollars and produce like he has, I think I would have been fired by now.

Yes, Carlos they are booing you and it's because you suck. Go back on the 'roids.

8. Brian Schneider- "That's All You Need" by the Faces.
I didn't really expect much from Schneider, he provides better defense than Paulie Lo Duca and he wears a sweet catchers mask, plus he plays like he gives a shit.



Here are some extra songs for the Front Office and such.


Omar Minaya- "Nobody's Fault but Mine" by Led Zeppelin
Signing a 32 year old to a 4 year contract with creeky knees? Check
Trading for an aging slugger at a key position? Check
Trading power pitchers for people who can't contribute in the bigs? Check
Trading a pitcher for a guy who had to get Tommy John surgery and has half his of his salary in diamonds? Check
Omar should be fired, he built this team together and he should fix it. What he promised us was "young and youthfull ball players" Does he realize that the Mets have no farm system what so ever or does he put on his rose colored glasses? Jesus H. Christ Omar, pull your head out of your ass right now. If your gonna fire Willie Randolph, just do it..letting him waiver like this is not fair to Willie because he is a very classy individual, shame on the Mets for waffling like this.

Mets need to act more like Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods, the number 1 golfer in the world just hit a miraculous shot from an off balanced lie for an 8 foot birdie try. Some of you may ask? Rob, why are you writing about Tiger Woods and not the Mets?

1. Because Tiger Woods is actually good and plays to his seemingly endless potential

and

2. Because the Mets have no clue what they are doing on the field and off it. One day they want to fire Willie Randolph and the next day they don't. One day the Mets coaching staff (sans Willie) is safe, the next day? They are not. The Germans assembled the Luftwaffe in lesser time that it takes for the Mets to make a decision.

I say the Mets need to act more like Tiger Woods because even when he isn't on his A game, he still finds a way to win or tie in this case. Yesterday, Woods was clearly in pain because of his left knee and he didn't cry or make excuses, he did what he had to do on the 18th hole yesterday and holed that putt to tie Rocco Mediate.

Tiger doesn't make excuses, he is so business like out their on the course. He has the attitude of:
"Fuck you, I'm going to win and your gonna like it." It's the reason why he has 13 major victories and 64 victories total for his career, he has the "killer instinct."

The Mets however, do not have that instinct. Infact, that instinct left two years ago and in the foreseeable future it isn't coming back.

It seems that no one on the Mets likes to hit with R.I.S.P (Runners in scoring position) they just want to put it on someone else's shoulder and let them do it. These current Mets don't have a Mike Piazza type player who can put the whole team on his shoulder and carry them to the promise land. As much as I like David Wright, he just isn't showing that so far in his career, well..to me anyway. He tries too much, trying to hit a 2 run home run with no one on base. There is no accountability on this roster, it's full of "let him do it" mentality.

Today, Tiger faced a guy who was the 158th ranked player in the world today in Rocco Mediate and Mediate gave Tiger every thing he had. He forced another playoff hole in which Tiger won by a stroke, but Tiger just has that mentality to win at all costs. He was playing on a bum knee and still won the U.S. Open when every other guy was healthy, Tiger wasn't. This team is full of anti Tigers' its ridiculous. If Tiger played baseball he would be a scrappy player willing to do anything to win. Carlos Delgado is not like this and neither is Luis Castillo, they are what you call "clean uniform guys" or in baseball terms "pussies." They never dive for balls and God forbid you ask them to come through in the clutch. HA. It would be like having Hannibal Lector perform open heart surgery on a loved one.

The Mets should just release Delgado and Castillo because they bring nothing to the table on the field and in the clubhouse, especially Delgado. You guys realize he 86ed trades to contending teams when he was with Toronto? He is a loser, plain and simple.

It times for the Mets to act like this:


and not like this:

What a bullpen

Why is it that the Mets Organization is supposed to have the best bullpen in the NL? It clearly isn’t true as you can see while Aaron Heilman gives up 4 runs in an inning of work or while our closer, which has been amazing all year, has 3 blown saves in a row. The last time that kind of thing happened with Billy Wagner was 8 years ago when he was with the Astros. And really, our starters haven’t been as good as they should be.

Yes, Johan Santana has a descent record under his belt, but on the fact that he gets paid $16,984,216 doesn’t really help his cause. His record isn’t that bad at 7-4 but I think it should be way better with that kind of motivation. Expecially since he was known to be "The best pitcher in the major leagues." It's definitely time to live up to that name.

Oliver Perez...can someone please tell me why this young pitcher only went 1/3 of the first inning in his start against San Francisco? That’s fucking pathetic. On top of that, he leads the NL in walks (48 BB). His ERA is definitely a little high for his potential. Some of these Met's starters really need to pick it up.

Another great pick in the bullpen...Aaron Heilman, do I really need to go into detail about this guy? All he ever has to do is come in a game for maybe 2 or 3 inning and get 9-12 outs. No, that isn’t the story with Aaron at all; he'd rather come on and make the game an interesting loss for the Mets by giving up a shit load of runs for no reason. I'd rather have a fucking 10-year-old kid on the mound that can’t even top 20MPH then this horrific excuse of a relief pitcher.

And last but not least, Billy Wagner. I'm not gunna lie...I like Wagner as the closer for this team but he needs to cut the shit. He needs to start doing what he is supposed to and get 3 easy outs in the 9th inning, but that really hasn’t been happening lately. In this season Billy has played 27 games and already has 5 blown saves. In the end of his last 2 seasons with the Mets he's only had 5 blown saves. I do believe Wagner will eventually snap out of this little trend where he fucks everything up for the Mets.

Hopefully these pitchers start to pick it up sooner or later if this team even wants a little taste of the play offs. They should be playing there hearts out because of the results of the last 2 seasons.

Things I would rather do than watch the Mets.

After heavy pre season accolades from the press the Mets are sitting on an outstanding record of 30 and 33. Some days they hit, some days they don't. Some days they pitch well and some days they don't. Tis the story of the 2008 Mets, inconsistency. Since the Mets suck these days here are just a list of things that I would rather do than watch the Mets (this isn't like Despised Icon's list)

• Masturbate with sandpaper. I'm not kidding either. I personally, haven't done this yet but I'm sure it's pleasurable in a sadistic, sick sort of way. This would probably be the last thing I would rather do than watch the Mets.
• Read the phonebook. Yes I said it, I would rather read the phone book in one of those phone booths that no one ever uses anymore. I figure by the time I finish all the "chin's" in the phone book Oliver Perez will have been yanked from another 2 and 2/3rds inning performance.
• Hit myself in the hand with a tack hammer. This could be a cool drinking game, but I digress. This would be a good stress relief, but again..I digress. This can be used for times when Rick Peterson runs to the mound to force feed some bullshit to Mike Pelfrey or Oliver Perez. Can also be used when "captain" Delgado runs to the mound and does nothing, he is just trying justify his salary.
  
• Mainline drano. Seriously, I'd go buy a syringe and inject that stuff directly into my bloodstream via the webbing of my toes, I love my parents enough not to put them through the torture of seeing the needle trying to find a vein in my arm. I don't know many people who inject drugs into their stream, but I think I'd go straight to them for advice.
• Hang out with DMX when he is high. Seriously, how long do you I would last in DMX entourage/posse? I'm a white guy who cannot get a tan without burning, I'm overweight and I play golf. I don't think his posse would appreciate me for who I am..unless I bailed him out when he crashed into the gates at JFK airports.
  
• Go to a club filled with Long Island/ Northern New Jersey Guidos. I fucking loathe these people with every particle in my body. I'm sure as soon as I walked into the club I'd probably get hit with a face full of hair gel and I'd immediately smell like a 2 dollar French whore house. Although I do wear pink collard shirts, I don't like guidos. From the whole gammit with the hair, fake muscles, lip gloss and cologne..I would much rather do this than watch Aaron Heilman pitch ever again.

Remember I would rather hang out with these two guys:


Than watch this guy ever, ever again.

Some notes from yesterday.

According to Mets beat writer Adam Rubin who was in the clubhouse yesterday he and some other people saw sheets in the Mets clubhouse that said the Mets needed to go 62-38 to finish out the season and win 97 games and they in all probability would win the division and make the playoffs. On said sheet said little quips like "We b4 I", "team above self" and lastly "we have time."

1. This team isn't making the playoffs, nor are they coming any where close to winning 97 games.
Omar Minaya keeps saying this team "is able to make the playoffs." Well, Omar they aren't. Because of his free agent and trade transactions they won't make the playoffs. In today's game they don't rely on aging old veterans through free agency or trades. Teams these days rely on their farm system and developing their own home grown players. Bob Dylan once wrote a song called "The time they are a' changin'" and it's obvious Omar Minaya, like Ron Burgundy never heard this song. It's apparent the times have passed Minaya and he has to change with it. Hopefully the draft that just past is clear that the Mets aren't going to keep going for the high priced free agents year after year and finally produce a decent position prospect under Omar Minaya.

And what the hell is "We b4 I?" Seriously, are the Mets doing this for the players that can barely speak or read the English language. It's a good idea if you ask me, too bad this clubhouse is full of me first guys and it's starting with the first basemen who doesn't give a fig in Carlos Delgado. This man personifies "the I don't give a shit" attitude that has been plaguing the Mets since last year. He refuses to get his uniform dirty and he got old really fast, does anyone else think that Delgado was on the 'roids? I have no evidence, but in this baseball day and age your guilty till you can prove your innocence. I cannot get over this "we b4 I" crap though, does Willie Randolph really need to use the Lou Holtz rah rah method on the Mets? Next Willie should just author a Mets fight song next week too.

These Mets aren't going anywhere this year until the rank of the 2007 collapse is gone and by that I mean they need to get rid of players that were apart of it. Are they sick of the booing? I would be too if I played like Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran day in and day out. Carlos Beltran knew what he was getting into when he inked that contract back in 2005, oh wait....he didn't want to sign with the Mets in the first place...I would imagine none of this would have happened if he signed with the Yankees like he really wanted to...where he could hang back and let Jeter and Alex Rodriguez take all of the heat from the press. We, the fans think these two guys are the prima donnas of the Mets. They rarely get dirty and they really don't hustle every game. There is a reason why New York sports fans love athletes like Wayne Chrebet, Joe Morris, Lenny Dykstra, Wally Backman and countless others. Because they always played hard, they got down and dirty and although they weren't the most talented, but they left their heart and soul out on the ball field. As a fan of both the Mets and Giants, I love players like Ryan Church, Rich Seubert and David Diehl. They don't have all the God given ability that guys like Carlos Beltran or a Jeremy Shockey, but they play their hearts out.

In the words of Forrest Gump "that's all I have to say...about that"

An excuse for me to embed videos.

Recently, I've been seeking alternatives to watching Mets games. Watching this team lose in new and interesting ways has gotten incredibly boring.

So, I've been seeking ways to avoid Mets games. It's depressing to watch. Like...babies getting stomped by the Manchester United football club while they wore cleats. I now present to you all, the Top 5 Alternatives to watching the Mets.

5. Double Decking.

This is a simple way to fuck with someone's head. Go into any bathroom, and instead of taking a dump as you normally would, remove the top from the tank, and shit in there. This will result in the crap-filled tank emptying into the bowl, and probably scaring the shit out of anyone who flushes.

4. Karate Kicking a Cement Wall

Show us how tough you are. Try to break through a cement wall with your feet of fury. Just don't let this happen to you.

Cinder Block Wall Crushes Dudes Leg - Watch more free videos

3. Hardcore Segway Riding

Be daring. Be athletic. Be as much of an asshole as you can be.

Woman Faceplants on Segway - Watch more free videos

2. Burger Bowl Off

This one's explained in the video. Basically, drive around, nail people with food., get points based on how much it cost.

negs burger bowl off - Watch more free videos

1. Fire in the Hole!!!

This fun little trick involves pulling up to a drive-thru window and ordering a drink. Once it's handed to you, you throw it back at whoever is working the window. Though this might not sound like fun, I think this video more than explains how great it is.

Fire In The Hole Compilation - Watch more free videos

I give up.

I've pretty much had it with this team, although I will still root for them and go to the games (because I pretty much have too) I will take every win with a grain of salt. I'm not falling for this bullshit again like I did last year when I believed the Mets can get out this. They can't even get out of their own fucking way. This is a team that is about to get swept by the worst team in the National League and Jake Peavy, Chris Young and Greg Maddux didn't even pitch in the series. No clutch hitting, no clutch anything these days. Watching them on TV it seems like they won a Yogi Berra like 10 World Series, but they haven't won a damn thing except for the NL East back in 2006.

That's another thing, I'm sick and tired of hearing or reading fans opinions of this team and relating it back to 2006. The 2006 team was fun to watch, they had heart, had soul and they played together.
Remember this picture?


It is never coming back, the magic is gone. The team the time? HA, yeah right. Your season has come...yes and it's gone faster than you can say "Phillies win the NL East."

Carlos Beltran's "guarantee?" Unlike Joe Namath and Plaxico Burress, two players who put their money where there mouth is...Carlos has come up short, but he didn't want to sign with the Mets in the first place and it just seems he is doing everything half assed out there.

I haven't wrote on this blog because I don't want to anymore. It's not fun writing about the same mundane thing game after freakin' game. I feel bad for the Mets beat writers and fellow Mets bloggers, especially Matt Cerrone who has one of the best Mets blogs out there.

A couple days ago the MLB conducted their annual first year amateur draft and the Mets had two first rounds picks since 1994 where they selected the immortal Paul Wilson and Terrence Long. In this draft they selected outfielder/1st basemen Ike Davis from Arizona St with the 18th overall pick and then selected shortstop Reese Havens out of South Carolina U with the 22nd pick. Havens isn't going to be a shortstop at the next level, more like a 2nd basemen or catcher. But that didn't stop idiotic Mets fans for bring out their ire on Havens because he was a shortstop. "WE ALREADY HAVE ONE" one of my friends wrote and "unbelievable" wrote another. Apparently they think he is going to replace Jose Reyes, I hate stupid people. If everything clicks for Davis scouts say he can hit 30 or more homers in a season...I want him to play right now actually, he cannot be any worse than Carlos "they don't pay me to think" Delgado. I cannot wait until Delgado leaves the Mets next year, I will personally drive him to JFK or LaGuardia airports.

If you fans want any satisfaction, watch porno and don't even flip on SNY or CN11 to watch the games, you already know what is going to happen, if you watch porn however you can always watch the hot housewife who's husband isn't home nail the pool boy in like 8 different positions.

I'd rather have a tumor in my brain than watch Aaron Heliman pitch again.

You read that title right. I would rather have, a malignant, growing tumor in my brian than have Aaron Heilman on my team. This guy is made of fail. And, the saddest part is, no one on the mets will acknowledge it. They all take the A-Rod approach of "there's no such thing as a slump, just an oppurtunity to improve". This might work for Rodriguez, who is the game's best player, but not for a failed Mets' starter.

That's right. Remember? He was a starter, but sucked at that, so they demoted him. Permanently. He's been bitter ever since.

Maybe this is Aaron's passive aggression. Maybe he's so pissed about that, that he wants to make the Mets lose, without even realizing it.

This guy's got a 6.67 ERA, and still gets put in every night. He truly is the biggest culprit to the Mets horrible record. The man has an 0-2 record. Do you know how hard it is to actually record a win or a loss as a reliever? Almost fucking impossible.

The only thing this dumb ass can do right is pitch to lefties. Surprisingly, they have a 0.00 ERA against him. You think Willie would avoid putting him in against righties? No. He faces them twice as often. He's a reliever, you can pick his spots, and bend around who he pitches to. But no, let him pitch against righties, who have obviously figured him out, as noted by his 10.13 ERA (WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!) against them.

So, remember, I would rather have one of these.

Than see this again for the rest of my life.

Painting the town Red.

That's it.

I've had it.

Forget this team, and all their letdowns.

I'm trading in my colors. Selling all my shirts. Tomorrow, I will be going to Modell's, and purchasing every piece of Angel's merchandise I can find.

That's right. The Angels. THE Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, in California.

Now, you may be scratching your heads in wonder, asking yourself, "But, why Nick? Why change your allegiances so quickly? Why not wait until the ship has sunk?"

Simply, because this team is a ship with so many holes in it, that sinking is inevitable. There is no hope of them turning this season around. So, I'm just going to do the honorable thing, and jump ship.

But, at the same time, the question remains, "Why the Angels, of all teams?"

Again, a simple series of answers. They are an AL team, on the west coast. This helps me avoid rooting against the Mets as much as possible. Jumping ship doesn't mean turning around and firing at your old mates.

And besides, these Angels have become the model franchise of the MLB. Think about it. Arturo Moreno has taken a struggling, no name franchise and turned them into a contender, year in and year out. Bill Stoneman knows how to trade for and develop players. Mike Scioscia knows how to coach them. They have the 6th highest payroll in baseball, and play like it.

This team has an AL West-leading 31-22 record.

they have a team ERA under 4, and a team batting average of .256.

They are 6th in runs scored and 7th in runs allowed in the AL.

They have a mix of veterans and young players, as well as an amazing farm system.

So, while many people may look at me, with puzzled looks on their faces, asking me why I would switch allegiances, I turn to them, and ask, "Why not?"

Same ole' song and dance

Win 1, lose 1. This is the story of the 2008 New York Mets.

I know I'm being extremely redundant, but it's the truth...this team is inconsistent and they won't ever turn back into the 2006 team where they actually gave a fuck.

Jose Reyes? Remember when he was the spark plug for the team? Yeah...I don't either. He should be given the "Willie Mays Hays" treatment like they did in the movie Major League where every time he hits a pop up he should do 10 push ups. Of course Jose would cry to Tony Bernazard and bitch to him that Willie is treating him bad.

You guys wanna know why there is an obvious clubhouse divide? It's because of Tony Bernazard and Omar Minaya, they are in the clubhouse daily and speak Spanish to the Hispanic ball players. Hell, Bernazard even gives out his phone number to the latin players in case they need anything. This practice totally undermines Willie Randolph's authority in the clubhouse.


This man likes to undermine the authority of Willie.

But I digress.

Remember when David Wright didn't try to pull the ball every at bat? I don't.
Remember when Carlos Beltran wanted to sign with the Mets? Oh yeah I didn't cause it's not true.


Writing this specific blog sucks, this team pisses me/us off to know end. It's become evident that they need to fire Randolph because the players just don't play hard for him anymore and it's ashame...it's not Randolph's fault that Jose Reyes turned into Rey Ordonez overnight and it's not his fault when Billy Wagner opens his mouth and inserts his foot. Good job blowing that save Billy, Mets really needed that win too...schmuck.



Thanks Billy, your totally worth that 13 million dollars the organization pays you. If the Mets make the playoffs we all better hope the Nationals do too, cause that's the only team he can notch saves against.

The Song Remains the Same

Seriously, us bloggers can only write so much about the apathy of the New York Mets.
I want to write something on this team, but I cannot or else I will be just be extremely redundant.

You can only write so much on how this team isn't clicking, how this team hits well one day and the next can't get a hit off of Mel Rojas the next. The bullpen excels on Sunday and then sucks ass on Tuesday. I wrote a post last week on the inconsistency of the Mets and that still hasn't changed.

Billy Wagner blew up, they had a meeting and beat the crap out of the Yankees in a rain shorted 2 game series. Where the pitching was clicking and the bats were hot, especially Jose Reyes' bat.

Then they went to the house of horrors. They played a double header where they faced ex teammate Tom Glavine. You all remember Tom right? I sure do, I remember him for being painfully mediocre (61-56) and him pitching like complete dog shit on game 162 of last year.

You know what he did? He had 6 straight 1-2-3 innings and he can't even hit 89 MPH on the radar gun. And then the Mets laid down like a high school slut with a 2 beer buzz in the night cap.

How many times can I or any other blogger (or writer) write the same thing over and over and over again? I wish that this team would finally get on a roll, but they haven't and it almost seems like they never will. Win 2 games, lose 3.... and so on and so forth. Everyone keeps saying "don't worry, they will go back to their 2006 ways." They won't. Ever. I don't know what happened since that time, but this team isn't very good.

And the whole front office is to blame. Omar and Willie, Omar shouldn't be teflon...he seems to be getting a free pass from alot of people, but remember..Willie wasn't the one who signed a 40 year old outfielder with a history of medical problems. Willie never signed a 32 year old second basemen who can't play day games after night games because his knee creak like a rocking chair. Willie never traded a solid pitcher for a flame thrower with arm troubles and no accuracy with his pitches, it's like Omar traded for Rick Vaughn...just a Spanish version.


Here's to Johan tonight to stop the fucking bleeding, this is why management traded for him.

Stranded at Sea

Remember when the Mets were good? Yeah, I don't either.

Today I watched at Mike Pelfrey pitched his best game of his short career and came up on the short end of the stick? What else is new with this team. Pelfrey took a no hitter into the 7th inning and eventually only gave up one run. Jason Bergmann and future Cooperstown inductee Jason Bergmann complete with his 11.86 ERA shut down the Mets offensive juggernaut. Any of you remember when the Mets were an offensive juaggernaut? Yeah...I don't either.

As of May 1st of 2007 you want to know what the Mets record is? A whopping 74 and 75. ONE GAME under .500 since last year. I'm sick and tired of Mets fans who still think they can recapture the glory of the 2006 season, where Shea was like a rock concert and not a morgue like it has been these past two seasons. Who is to blame? Willie Randolph? Omar Minaya? The Players?

Personally I think it's a combination of all three.

• Willie Randolph- Some writers have suggested that the players have taken on the persona of the manager. Willie is calm and I can understand some of the flak he has been getting. But I highly doubt that the players take on his style.
  

• Omar Minaya- I put most of the blame on Omar. Between some of the trades this guy has made, some of the free agent signings, I have no idea what the hell he was thinking when he gave a 4 year contract to Luis Castillo, or when he gave Guillermo Mota a 2 year contract last year. Trading Brian Bannister for Ambiorix Burgos, Burgos is out for an extended period of time after having Tommy John surgery, while Bannister has more than held his own starting for the Kansas City Royals, his ERA is currently 3.75 and has won 4 games in the American League. You realize how much of a cushion Bannister would have given the Mets? They wouldn't have to rely on guys like Nelson Figueroa or Claudio Vargas and Bannister could have given Mike Pelfrey more time in the minors. Burgos only claim to fame is that he makes 400,000 dollars and half of that is in diamonds that were stolen this past spring training. It seems that Omar is very good at making big moves (trading for Johan, signing Pedro and Beltran) but he is clueless at building a true World Series contender. Omar is the same man who traded Grady Sizemore AND Cliff Lee for an overweight Bartolo Colon while he was with the Expos. Sizemore is now a all star and Cliff Lee's ERA is currently under 1. He only knows how to make the big move, but never the smart move.

I would bitch about the players, but come on...you guys watch the games and I think most of you know what's going on. No clutch hitting, the bullpen has been shaky at some points during this season (I'm looking at you, Mr. Heilman.)


Thanks alot, Grand Slam.

What kills me is that on some days this team can look so very, very good. One day they will mash the ball and the pitching will suck. They can have an awesome pitching outing and the bats are no where to be seen or heard. This team is so incredibly inconsistent and quite frankly it sucks to watch them. The things the Mets used to other teams, are now being done to the Mets.


2nd year in a row, Willie Harris saves his team from a Mets win.

Remember in 2006 when Beltran and Chavez would make these sort of plays, breaking the hearts of the opposing teams? I sure do, but it's all water under the bridge now.

I can name probably around 15 teams that are more fun to watch than the Mets. The Rays are in first place in the AL East and when they lose it seems like they actually give a fuck, unlike our favorite team.

Oh and if any of you are wondering...I completely agree with Billy Wagner in what he said after the game today.

BOOOOOOOOOOOO

As of recent days the booing from Met fans has been getting alot of attention. Players like Carlos Delgato, Aaron Heilman and yes even Jose Reyes are starting to hear it from Met fans alike. Some in the media claim that "New York fans are very impatient and are not understanding." Well do you know what I think, I think that's a total load of horse shit. Players that are making 3 million dollars a year who go out and do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for their team deserve every curse in the dictionary. WE MET FANS are very patient, just look at the 2006 and 2007 seasons....do I really need to say more??? Sorry if we are getting fed up with the overrated players who are making more money then you and I put together in a lifetime...

Do you know what would happen if you and I couldn't do what we were hired to do? Our asses would be fired! So why should this be any different?? "O he is just slumping. Giving him a few more days and he'll be fine." We Met fans are sick and tired of giving this overrated and over payed baseball players a "few more days". Put up or shut up. Stop wining that you're getting booed because you went 0-4 with 3 strikeouts and a ground out double play. Maybe if you didn't completely suck we would give you a break.

However, since I do want to end this little rant with something positive, VOTE FOR RYAN CHURCH FOR THE ALLSTAR GAME!!! He has been such a great addition to the Mets organization...and you know what, listen to the fans when he comes up to bat...huh i wonder why they cheer him ><

Nelson, figure it out.

"They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls, if that's what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. They need to show a little more class and professionalism."

-Nelson Figueroa, after giving up 6 runs in 5 innings to the Nationals.

Nelson Figueroa has been this year's MLB Cinderella story. The way things have been going, it looks like he's the ugly stepsister. Just because he feels baseball should be played by a bunch of robotic players doesn't mean that everyone should abide by his word. As far as I know, Bud Selig has no problem with the Nationals' cheerleading, and neither do I. And that last-place team does have a few things to cheer about. For one, this team, which everyone has tagged as horrible is managing to run with the pack in the NL. Despite a 16-24 record, their pitching has been good, with a 4.71 team ERA. Much better than the garbage Nellie's been putting on the field.

As far as the cheerleading itself is concerned, the Nationals were having some fun. Y'know...fun...the reason baseball was invented. I know, this concept of having a good time and enjoying a victory is a far fetched concept for the Mets, but this fun was had at no one's expense. They didn't bum rush the field when they won, they didn't make catcalls, they only cheered on one of their players. This shows another foreign concept in the Mets' dugout. Unity. These guys like each other as teammates. They want to be on the same team, no matter their record. They don't sit around insulting and calling each other out. The National's go out, play some baseball, and have a good time doing it.

I'm not sitting here trying to defend another team. That's the last thing they need. But this shows just what I talked about in my last post. The Mets are not a tough team overall. They whine, bitch and cry over everything that doesn't go their way. So, Nelson Figueroa, you can sit there and complain about what the Nationals did, and tell their mommies about how mean they were to you. Until you rough them up, and beat them in a few games, they're gonna keep taking your lunch money and feeding you the worms you deserve.

Where do the problems stop?

Let's face it. The Mets are probably the single most underachieving team in the N.L. this side of the Padres. They have a lineup which was designed to send opposing pitchers running with their skirts drawn above their knees, and a pitching rotation manufactured to keep opponents shut down for an entire 182 game season. They have the third highest payroll in baseball, yet this year have been behind teams whose payrolls rank 10th (Braves), 13th (Phillies), and 30th (Marlins). Omar's strategy of trying to play Steinbrenner obviously fails in baseball, where homegrown talent has come to reign supreme.

As a Mets fan, I've come to despise everything which embodies the Yankees. The spending of big money to land phenomenon veterans, just for that one big win. The lack of heart which went into their game, players just going through the motions, playing for themselves, without anything more than a thought for teammates. The manager who seemed to never care about decisions made against his team, and only spoke when it was good for P.R. This babying and coddling of players who can't seem to play the way they're paid.

And, yet, I see all of these flaws in the 2008 New York Mets. Pedro, El Duque, Delgado, Alou. All crumbling veterans, mirages of their former selves. Assuredly not performing to the lofty standards they are signed to play up to. I see no desire to win in too many of these players. No fire, no passion. Jose Reyes, one of my former favorites seems to have lost his love of the game. The team loses, and no one gets mad, no one punches a wall, no one makes a peep. Everyone just sits there, with that look on their idiot faces that says, "But we were supposed to win!" Crybaby bullshit. Willie Randolph has truly fallen from the graces of many a Mets fan. He doesn't seem to instill any sort of desire in his players. He just watches his pitchers get pounded like a chick in a donkey show game after game, and does nothing to try and turn it around. Rick Peterson is reportedly so depressed, he went out and bought himself a new jacket. When someone does step out and criticize someone, he's seen as some sort of evil villain. Despite Billy Wagner's penchant for blowing every big save he's dropped into, he's right. If your heart's not in the game, then why are you playing?

The Mets complain about how fickle the fans at Shea are. How can you expect to be cheered, when your main power hitter has 5 home runs, your leadoff man has a .318 OBP, and your setup man has a 4.64 ERA? This team is pathetic. They want to know how to get the fans behind them. Well the solution is simple. Win. For those of you who have forgotten the meaning of the word, Webster defines it as such; to gain the victory in a contest or struggle. Yeah, struggle, that sounds about right.

The 2008 Mets in a nutshell

I'm a huge Giants fan and thank God they won the Superbowl this year or else my sports teams would have royally shit the bed.

The Giants were introduced in the Superbowl by one word "Resiliency" and it was followed by statements from most of their core players about how they stuck together through thick and thin to get to and eventually win the Superbowl.

Here is my take on the 2008 Mets:

Inconsistency- The state or quality of being inconsistent.

Inconsistency defines this team.

They've been 72 and 72 since June 1st of last year.
They haven't ripped off six straight.
They've had teammates go down....and lost all momentum
Some of you doubted them....and have yet to run them out of town
They've lost their focus....and their faith
You can knock them down (and down)....but when it mattered the most
THE PHILLIES delivered the knockout blow.

They've traveled the country....
And what did they do?....what did they do?
GET STOMPED out by opponents a couple of times.
Mental Midgets....inconsistency-Something inconsistent
They've faced this challenge before...you expect them to come out on top?

We are inconsistent...we are...we are...we are the NEW YORK METS.

Pitching Woes

Is it just me or is the met's pitching rotation horrible considering we have one of the greatest pitchers in the game...Maine for some odd reason can't get back to the same form we saw this spring, Ollie has been a horror because of his "arm slot", Figueroa, who has every vowel of the alphabet in his name, is beginning to be figured out by every team in baseball, Pelfrey still needs time back in AAA to work on his mechanics, and well Johan Santana has been the only consistant pitcher we have even though Feliciano has more wins them him (which tells you something about our offense)

The two pitchers we have right now who have done absolutely nothing for this organization are Pedro Martinez and "El Duque"....Both of these men have spent more time on the bench blowing bubbles and smiling at the camera then actually on the baseball field...If I turn on the TV one more time and see Orlando Hernandez walking around in that stupid "boot" I think I am going to puke... Martinez on the other hand can't even walk 5 feet without pulling something...absolutely USELESS!!!

Someone on the met's organization needs to bring this up ASAP or else the pitching will completely ruin this team...Johan can only win so many games and if these guys don't start picking it up, it's only a matter of time Santana will either get hurt or get fed up with this team

Don't put your name on the line for something that doesn't work.

For those who have been watching the Mets on SNY for the past two years have seen some of the greatest commercials in our lifetime. From "Hole in Throat Man" who used to go sweeeeming in his native Puerto Rico, the lady who has no fingertips from smoking like 12 packs a day and Giuseppe Franco for Procede haircare.

Giuseppe's commerical is easily the best commerical on SNY, just edging out "Hole in Throat Man" by thismuch. He talks about how you should stop hiding from your baldness and use proceed to develop more natural hair. "Stop denying that your hair look bad!" Giuseppe croons (meanwhile, this is a man who is probably in his mid 50's and has a full, luscious locks of jet black hair.) "And use this product every 90 days"(but they give you a 90 day money back guarantee.) Remember Mets fans, Guiseppe doesn't own the company, infact he doesn't know a thing about he just knows IT WORKS! And also remember, Giuseppe said "I'm not putting my name on the line for something that doesn't work."

Thank you Giuseppe, we appreciate your thoughts on middle aged men who have a growing waistline and eating twinkies while watching this team, GOD SPEED Giuseppe.

Fuck you Billy Wagner

On Wednesday I personally watched Ollie Perez and the Mets take a huge deuce on the infield of Shea Stadium. Then the next day I read in the local newspapers this stunning development...Billy Wagner opening his mouth....what a surprise! He opened up his mouth in Philly and he is now doing it in New York.

This is what Wagner said courtesy of Newsday.com

"You have to be able to look at yourself and say, 'Is that the best I can do?"'

"If he goes out there and battles and comes up short, you know what, we're not going to have a problem with that," he said. "But you have to battle. You have to go out there and find a way."

"I have no problem with someone coming over and saying they didn't like what I said or why I said it. But when you sit with him and say, 'We need this; we need you to step up right here' and guys are coming to him saying, 'Hey, I see this' and he's not responding, then you know what, if this -- you off, if you don't want me to say anything, then go out there and pitch and compete."


You know what Billy, go fuck yourself you selfish asshole. I'm sick and tired of reading this idiots dumbass statements in the newspapers...all of this is from a man who has never had a big save in his life, Armando Benitez with a hick accent. If Billy wants to hold accountability to Perez..I have no problem with that, BUT what I do have a problem with is when he said "We need you to step up right here." Let's flashback for a moment

August 30th (I actually missed this game cause I moved back into school) The Mets are on the verge of being swept by the Phillies, but they have the lead in the 3rd game of the series. Willie Randolph inserts Wagner in the 8th inning to get an uncommon, but needed 5 out save. Wanna know what Billy does? He shits the bed and then bashes Randolph for not "handling me properly." Fuck you Billy, the Mets would have won the World Series in 2006 if this asshole didn't blow game 2 of the NLCS and completely took the wind out of the Mets sails and with that in mind is the reason why you saw Aaron Heilman in the 9th inning of game 7 instead of Wagner during a tie game.

Of course Billy is money when he faces the 7th, 8th and 9th hitters against the Nationals in May, not so much in October.

Fuck you Billy.

Mr. Met's a blogger!

Welcome everybody to our very first blog of the 2008 season, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. What has been the deal with the New York Metropolitans? I would first like to address the fact that our bullpen has absolutely showed NO improvement since our glorious but disgraceful collpase in September. Heilman is in rare form giving up 4 run leads in the 7th, Smith (which seems to be a small ray of light in this dark tunnel) will eventually start losing command of his pitches and leave met fans with their hands up their you know whats, Sosa a.k.a. "coco puff" is giving up grand slams to players that won't even make the front page of a high school newspaper, and Schoeneweis is too concerned about not giving up runs then actually getting outs. HOWEVER, I would like to tip my cap to Billy Wagner who has been ALMOST perfect besides that "WTF" moment he had last Wednesday against the Pittsburg Pirates.

And while all of this is going on we have Rick "The Jacket" Peterson sitting in the dugout making stick figures on his lineup card. I think it's time to put down the lineup card and start teaching these guys a thing or two about PITCHING. And why does he make mound visits after the fact that one of his guys gave up the lead?? The world may never know....

Now that I have address the fact that our bullpen is still making the woes of September fresh in the memories of Met fans everywhere, lets talk about Jose Reyes. Whatever happened to the Reyes we know and love?? What happened to the hand slapping, bag swiping, voice shouting Reyes that use to walk the halls of Shea Stadium? It all of a sudden left like Carlos Delgato's talent! Please Jose COME BACK!!! The team NEEDS you!!! It's a proven fact that once Reyes gets off his rear end and starts to play some baseball, the New York Metropolitans chances of winning a ballgame raises 2132421151 %....

So now we have the red hot Arizona Diamondbacks to contend with. Although this might sound like doomsday HAVE NO FEAR! The Mets for some reason play great baseball in the desert. This MIGHT kick start us into the 2008 season. We need to start looking forward to Jose Reyes' base stealing, David Wright's opposite field bombs, and John Maine's 12 strikeout games. Until then, peace out.