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7/24/09
Shut ‘em down, shut ‘em all down
The gist of this article can be had in the headline, but let me expand a little more.
The 2009 Mets season, as I see it right now, is a lost one. Outside of some magical run the team would have to make with mostly the parts they currently have, the season is going to be a wash.
Jose Reyes, John Maine, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and the rest of the Mets disabled should be shut down for the sake of the players and their futures with or without the Mets.
There should be no reason to rush any of these players back from their assorted injuries to stare at a 10-game deficit in August.
Well, don’t shut them entirely down, per say. But don’t rush them back into 2009. Let them slowly but surely work their way back into their prime and if they feel ready enough to play this season, let them. But there should be absolutely no reason to try and bring (or even rush) players back into the major leagues for this mess of a year.
Now the news is coming out that Maine will be visiting Dr. James Andrews, the most feared name in baseball surgery, it’s just another reason to be as cautious as possible.
I’m ready to pack it in for 2009. Box my hope up for this year and let’s start the thrilling process of figuring out who can help the Mets in 2010 and beyond. If deemed unhelpful, send them away and bring back some young prospects. This season is lost, let’s not lose any more players for any longer.
Manuel’s Musing
-Jerry Manuel, again, on injuries
7/23/09
Manuel’s Musing
-Jerry Manuel on the rest of the playing field
7/22/09
Another day, another loss
Daniel Murphy worked a walk in the sixth inning of tonight’s game. It was the Mets first walk since the third inning on Sunday night against the Braves.
I really have nothing else to say that hasn’t already been said. Mike Pelfrey was very good but the bats are just dead.
And yet, Omar Minaya says the Mets are going to be buyers, not sellers. Ugh. Where’s the Advil?
Game Chat: NYM @ WAS [Game 94]
Mike Pelfrey (7-5, 5.07 ERA) vs. Craig Stammen (2-5, 4.46 ERA)
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No Julio Lugo for the Mets
MLB (yes, Major League Baseball) just Tweeted that the Red Sox have traded Julio Lugo to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chris Duncan and a player to be named later.
Um…yay?
The Mets had been interested in Lugo and even had him working out at their baseball complex in the Dominican Republic after he was designated for assignment by the Red Sox.
Tony Bernazard is out of his mind
Earlier today, I linked to Adam Rubin’s story about Tony Bernazard challenging the Binghamton Mets to a shirtless brawl. Now, we have a report from Bart Hubbuch that the minor leagues aren’t the only ones to see the rougher side of Tony B.
Mets reliever Frankie Rodriguez confirmed this afternoon that he exchanged words on the team bus last week in Atlanta with Bernazard, the club's embattled vice president of player development.
"Yeah [it happened], but I'm not going to talk about that," Rodriguez told The Post before tonight's game here with the Nationals. "Not going to get into it."
Another player, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Post today: "That guy [Bernazard] is crazy. No one like[s] him."
Hey, Wilpons? Are you reading this?
Please, for the love of all that is holy, do not fire Omar Minaya for any reason as long as Bernazard is around.
Lineup for Game 94
I found Internet! Yee-haw!
That’s a sad bottom of the order.
- Angel Pagan – CF
- Luis Castillo – 2B
- Daniel Murphy – 1B
- David Wright – 3B
- Jeff Francoeur – RF
- Cory Sullivan – LF
- Angel Berroa – SS
- Brian Schneider – C
- Mike Pelfrey – RHP
Game Chat will be up at 7 p.m.
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