How does Jerry Manuel spend his day? Thinking up new and inventive ways to plan the lineup. Here’s the one for tonight’s game…
In my last poll, I asked Mets fans for their thoughts on Fernando Martinez. Here are the results…
An overwhelming majority thinks Martinez still needs some time in the minor leagues to work on his game. His .183 batting average and .256 OBP seems to highlight that thought.
Next poll: Will the Mets make the postseason?
This is from five days ago. Guess I missed it.
The New York Mets today announced that they signed three more draft choices from the 2009 First Year Player Draft, including fourth-round selection Darrell Ceciliani, the team's highest pick to agree to terms so far. The 19-year-old outfielder will report to Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League.
The Mets also came to terms with James Ewing, the team's 12th-round round pick, and 26th-rounder John Semel. Ewing, an infielder from the University of Southern Mississippi, will make his professional debut in Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League. Semel, an outfielder from Chapman University, will join Ceciliani in Kingsport's lineup.
Adam Rubin quiets the Carlos Beltran “career-ending injury” banter with his latest post. In it, he cites a source that says Dr. Richard Steadman, the doctor Beltran visited in Colorado, explains that it’s only a bone bruise and needs extended rest.
The bad news is that Dr. Steadman wants Beltran to sit out a little longer than originally planned, until after the All-Star break.
I’m OK with that, as long as he doesn’t need microfracture surgery.
Amazing. Actual good news about an injured player. What a novel idea.
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Both the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets are 3-7 over their last 10 games. The puts the Florida Marlins in the “surging” category, as they have won six of their last 10.
With a .534 winning percentage, the Phillies are the “worst” team to be leading a division. The Washington Nationals, undoubtedly the worse team in the game, has a putrid 22-52 record, good for a .297 winning percentage.
The combined records of all five teams is 172-203. That is a .458 winning percentage.
All this keeps me believing that the Mets actually have shot at the NL East title. And I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
I hate rumor-mongering and I hate the argument over steroids, but this is too “juicy” to pass up.
Rotoinfo.com (who?) has posted a rumor of the list of 103 names on the mythical 2003 steroid list. Just look at all the former and current Mets on the list. Nos. 20 and 49 are especially disheartening.
Mets in bold, italics and underlined. “Mets” being loosely applied to anyone within the organization, ever.
I don't believe this to be true at all. Simply take a look at the names and feel free to discuss it in the comments. If you take it any further, please excuse yourself from the Internet.
1. Nomar Garciaparra
2. Manny Ramirez
3. Johnny Damon
4. Trot Nixon
5. David Ortiz
6. Shea Hillenbrand
7. Derek Lowe
8. Pedro Martinez
9. Brian Roberts
10. Jay Gibbons
11. Melvin Mora
12. Jerry Hairston
13. Jason Giambi
14. Alfonso Soriano
15. Raul Mondesi
16. Aaron Boone
17. Andy Pettitte
18. Jose Contreras
19. Roger Clemens
20. Carlos Delgado
21. Vernon Wells
22. Frank Catalanotto
23. Kenny Rogers
24. Magglio Ordonez
25. Sandy Alomar
26. Bartolo Colon
27. Brent Abernathy
28. Jose Lima
29. Milton Bradley
30. Casey Blake
31. Danys Baez
32. Craig Monroe
33. Dmitri Young
34. Alex Sanchez
35. Eric Chavez
36. Miguel Tejada
37. Eric Byrnes
38. Jose Guillen
39. Keith Foulke
40. Ricardo Rincon
41. Bret Boone
42. Mike Cameron
43. Randy Winn
44. Ryan Franklin
45. Freddy Garcia
46. Rafael Soriano
47. Scott Spiezio
48. Troy Glaus
49. Francisco Rodriguez
50. Ben Weber
51. Alex Rodriguez
52. Juan Gonzalez
53. Rafael Palmeiro
54. Carl Everett
55. Javy Lopez
56. Gary Sheffield
57. Mike Hampton
58. Ivan Rodriguez
59. Derrek Lee
60. Bobby Abreu
61. Terry Adams
62. Fernando Tatis
63. Livan Hernandez
64. Hector Almonte
65. Tony Armas
66. Dan Smith
67. Roberto Alomar
68. Cliff Floyd
69. Roger Cedeno
70. Jeromy Burnitz
71. Moises Alou
72. Sammy Sosa
73. Corey Patterson
74. Carlos Zambrano
75. Mark Prior
76. Kerry Wood
77. Matt Clement
78. Antonio Alfonseca
79. Juan Cruz
80. Aramis Ramirez
81. Craig Wilson
82. Kris Benson
83. Richie Sexson
84. Geoff Jenkins
85. Valerio de los Santos
86. Benito Santiago
87. Rich Aurilia
88. Barry Bonds
89. Andres Galarraga
90. Jason Schmidt
91. Felix Rodriguez
92. Jason Christiansen
93. Matt Herges
94. Paul Lo Duca
95. Shawn Green
96. Oliver Perez
97. Adrian Beltre
98. Eric Gagne
99. Guillermo Mota
100. Luis Gonzalez
101. Todd Helton
102. Ryan Klesko
103. Gary Matthews
Did I miss anyone?
This could all be a crock of nothing, and that’s the way I’m leaning right now. But geeze-louise, look at all those Mets.
Current Mets listed (7): Delgado, Alomar (coach), Rodriguez, Sheffield, Tatis, Hernandez, Perez
I, obviously, don’t believe this list further than I can throw my car. Take this with a grain of salt the size of Texas. If nothing else, it is interesting to look at and could be a jumping off point for a nice discussion in the comments.
[H/T JSchil]
Update: If you still, somehow, thought this was true. It's not.
GOOD
BAD & UGLY
Game Ball: Ryan Church
Fernando Nieve (3-0, 1.31 ERA) vs. Braden Looper (5-4, 5.16 ERA)
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