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Category Archives: Mets Misery
The Blue Jays Are…
With the Mets fading it’s time to take a look at what the really good teams in the AL East are doing. It’s time to check in on those Damn Yankees. It’s also about time I put a reverse jinx … Continue reading
Strike This Motherf**ker Out
At the beginning of the season, Gary Cohen posed the question to his broadcast partners, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, can Mike Pelfrey be an elite pitcher if he doesn’t raise his strikeout numbers? It was a proficient moment for … Continue reading
You Don’t Gotta Believe
Amazingly, the Mets are now 16 up and 7 down since Jason Bay came off the DL. He may not be good, but he’s a winner. My typically pessimistic prediction before the year began was that the Mets would overachieve … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery, Predictions, Prospects
Tagged Dillon Gee, Ike Davis, Jason Bay, Jon Niese, Jose Reyes, Sandy Alderson, Zack Wheeler
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The Reds Are Better Than You Think
Along with the Braves, the Reds are also better than you think. The Reds are young, deep, they possess players with difference making tools, and they have excellent positional balance. The Reds also have a number of players knocking at the door, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery, Predictions, Prospects
Tagged Devin Mesoraco, Juan Francisco, Mike Leake, Travis Wood, Yonder Alonso, Zack Cozart
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Nudes and Goats
Today was crazy with a capital J at my day job. Life as a faberge egg restorer has never been more fulfilling. Here are some nudes and goats machine gun style. Eric Hosmer is a beast and the future looks … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery, Prospects
Tagged Atticus, Chris Young, Eric Hosmer, Ike Davis, Jordan Zimmermann, Leonys Martin, Yonder Alonso, Zach Britton, Zack Cox
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Nudes and Goats
What do you think Jason Bay says to himself when he sees the lineup card and reads that he’s batting 5th in the Mets order, and Mike Jacobs is in the 4 hole? Maybe he thinks, “Well, it makes sense … Continue reading
Ian Desmond Finishes 5th in MVP Voting
If you’re like me, it drives you a little crazy when baseball analysts state the obvious. I love the MLB Network more than most things in life, but it gets a little tiresome when the prognosticators, the guys paid to … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery, Predictions, Prospects
Tagged Andrew Bailey, Billy Butler, Brett Anderson, Brian Matusz, Cameron Maybin, Chris Coghlan, Colby Rasmus, Danny Valencia, David Price, Dexter Fowler, Evan Longoria, Ian Desmond, Jarrod Parker, Jason Heyward, Joey Votto, John Hart, Jonathan Sanchez, Jorge De La Rosa, Kendry Morales, Matt Wieters, Mike Stanton, Pablo Sandoval, Stephen Strasburg, Tom Verducci, Tommy Hanson, Troy Tulowitzki, Uncategorized
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The Mets, the NL MVP, and Me
The Mets have new uniforms. Insert joke here. Also, I predicted the order of the impossible to figure, calculate, understand MVP voting in the senior circuit. See my post from September reproduced below. “My guess is that Tulo comes in … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery, Predictions
Tagged Hanley Ramirez, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Troy Tulowitzki, Uncategorized
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The Scott Kazmir Trade and its Repercussions Part 6: Attack of the Clones
In July of 2004, Scott Kazmir was at the midway-point between being rated baseball’s #12 prospect (’04), and baseball’s #7 prospect (’05). Not counting deals involving players that have struck homeplate umpires with their bat, the only player with that … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery, Prospects
Tagged Al Leiter, Buster Posey, David Price, Jason Heyward, Jim Duquette, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Wieters, Michael Stanton, Tommy Hanson
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nudes and goats
Contrary to published reports, there were well over 12 fans in attendance at last night’s Yankees/Red Sox game. Joba Chamberlain walked off the mound to a standing ovation from scores of fans that made it out to the Bronx last … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery
Tagged Carlos Delgado, Cole Hamels, Joba Chamberlain, Ryan Zimmerman
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The Scott Kazmir Trade and its Repercussions
Most Mets fans remember where they were when they found out that pitching phenom Scott Kazmir had been dealt to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a bag of shells. It was a move cynical Mets fans hated from the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery, Prospects
Tagged Adam Eaton, Scott Kazmir, Victor Zambrano
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Balls and Strikes and Mike Piazza
I have a number of theories about balls and strikes and how they are called by homeplate umpires. First of all, it truly amazes me that the dead center field camera angle, which is used in Boston, St. Louis, and Minnesota, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Classic Posts, Mets Misery
Tagged Carl Everett, Fred McGriff, Jesus Montero, Mike Piazza
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Grit
All this talk about how gritty the Phillies are and how ungritty the Mets are has got me thinking. a) The Phillies weren’t so gritty – minus Chase Utley – until they got hot at the right time, and … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Mets Misery
Tagged Chase Utley, Francisco Rodriguez, Jose Reyes, Shane Victorino
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A Little Chin Music 