Beltran ran the bases in Port St. Lucie and will likely head for an MRI before possibly returning to the Mets team. Simulated games are likely to be sprinkled in there before making his return to the big club.
Though I don’t think it’s smart to rush back, it might be nice for Beltran to play a few games before taking the winter off.
Mets looking to avoid the sweep in Chicago. Jeremy Reed gets a rare start for the Mets.
David Wright plans on playing on Sept. 1, sixteen days after taking a 94 mph fastball to the helmet.
To help protect him from any further headshots, Wright will be sporting a new helmet when he return to the Mets, or at least as soon as Rawlings gets it to him.
The S100 helmet is designed to withstand up to 100 mph from two feet away, while current batting helmets must only withstand 60 mph from two feet away.
“When they get it to me, I’ll wear it,” Wright told the NY Times. The Times notes that Wright should have the helmet when he returns to action in Colorado on Tuesday.
The helmet retails for $99.99.
-Jerry Manuel on Bobby Parnell
It’s almost exciting watching how many ways the Mets will find to lose a game. Today it came via the grand slam.
Bobby Parnell surrendered a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning, ending his day. Parnell allowed eight earned runs on nine hits and two walks. He lasted only 4 2-3 innings, needing 110 pitches.
Is the Parnell experiment over yet? Or will the Mets just let him take his licks in the rotation?
Ken Takahashi pitched 1-3 of an inning, allowing one run to score.
Lance Broadway made his Mets debut, pitching three innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits. He walked one and struck out three.
Yay?
The Mets got a pair of two-run doubles from Jeff Francoeur and Brian Schneider respectively.
Just a game closer to ending 2009.
The 2009 season has been nothing short of disaster. So I asked my Twitter followers for their best metaphor for this season.
Here are some responses…
BergersBookRev said: The Mets are like a half-eaten worm, left by a bird to squirm around helplessly without its head.
doug_whitehorn said: the 2009 Mets season. The definition of adding insult to injury.
LennyChiarello said: No metaphors needed..."Trainwreck" that's it
wmburden said: from the hit series M*A*S*H comes M*E*T*S exclusively on SNY.
RobinBoyWonders said: "Will the last Met standing, please turn off the lights!"
metgirl4ever said: "damaged goods"
acesigma said: 2009 Mets? "LostMess.com"
LouieBolkovic said: 2009 Mets are like a horror movie with 8 sequels - the original is scary as hell, but by the 8th sequel its more of a comedy
cvelardi said: 40 years after the Miracle Mets.. you get the Medical Me(t)ss..
newyorkr521 said: "What's the worst that could happpen?"
What’s your best metaphor for 2009?
-Jerry Manuel on Pat Misch
Pat Misch was excellent. Mets struggled to score runs. Bullpen surrendered home runs. Mets lost.
Just another day for the Mets.
Misch, making his first start for the Mets, lasted seven innings, allowing only one run. He let up six hits, walked two and struck out two. It was his longest outing of his career, tossing 98 pitches.
Brian Stokes entered, allowed a game tying hit, then surrendered a three-run home run to Alfonso Soriano. Those were the first runs Stokes has given up since August 1, over 12 1-3 innings.
The anemic Mets offense managed only two runs on seven hits. Omir Santos and Fernando Tatis drove in the runs on a single and double respectively.
But hey, no one got hurt.
Pat Misch making his first start for the Mets today, likely backed up by Lance Broadway. Here’s the lineup…
Hit the comments to discuss the game.
The author of a new Bernie Madoff book believes so.
Erin Arvelund, author of “Too Good To Be True,” a book about Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, believes the Wilpons lost somewhere around $700 million and will be forced to sell the Mets very soon.
“You can quote me,” Arvedlund told FOX Business. “It's a matter of when. It could be as soon as next year.”
The Mets, obviously, refute the rumor.
A Mets spokeswoman told FOX Business on Thursday by e-mail:
“The numbers speculated continue to be inaccurate. We refute what has been reported. As we have said on numerous occasions, losses incurred by the Sterling Partners do not and will not affect the day-to-day operations and long-term plans of the Mets organization. The team is not for sale in any respect.” Wilpon's Sterling company controls the Mets franchise.
Well here’s another storyline to watch for in the coming months or years. This team is never boring, that’s for sure.
h/t to The Mets Police