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.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
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.
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.
Friday, August 1, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
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.
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.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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:
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:
Friday, July 11, 2008
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!
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!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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.
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.
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