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.

September Stench still lingers

February 2nd, 2008 was a day we thought these Mets would change.
It was the arrival of the best pitcher in baseball, Johan Santana. He would be the stopper on a team that desperately needed one in September of last year.


Us Mets fans were all in euphoria, with the addition of Santana we would win the division that they had dominated back in '06, but as the first month of the season has come and gone....it's all bullshit.

Omar Minaya, who fans have loved ever since he replaced Jim Duquette in September of 2004 has done nothing to improve the team. I'm confident that I could be the GM of the Mets because all it takes to get players is to over pay for a 34 year old pitcher will arm problems and a centerfielder who didn't want to sign with the Mets to begin with. He then traded for a 1st basemen who had spurned his offer to sign with the Marlins (Seriously...the Marlins?, WTF) and Delgado just downright sucks now. He's gotten very old, very fast which makes my mind a raging torrent....Delgado was a juicer.


Carlos Delgado's old, forgotten friend.

Omar then made another genius move...signing Luis Castillo 4 years at 32 million dollars for a man who is 32 years old going on 89. His knees are about as creaky as a rocking chair and he can't hit the ball out of the infield, another WTF move...good job Omar.

Omar did wonders with the bullpen the past two years too, Danny Wise (currently on the DL) and Scott Schoeneweis. The powers that be up at Sooperstown are currently making the bust for these two in their roped off section of the hall of fame.

Even with Johan, who has given up a few homers this season...this team isn't very good.
The Mets have two young guys and the rest are old guys...they needed to stop relying on Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo and players of that nature. There drafing has been terrible and don't get me started on some of the trades.

Personally, I think this team will be lucky to 85 games this year just because of all the dumb moves that Omar and Co. have made. Willie Randolph will also be fired, probably be replaced by some hispanic guy who just follows the company line....this shit has been going on for what too long.

Till the next time.