As Joe Janish noted, this was buried at the bottom of Adam Rubin’s game story from Sunday, but it’s a fairly big deal.
Both Mako Oliveras and Julio Franco have been fired as minor-league coaches.
Oliveras managed Double-A Binghamton and Franco was at the helm of the Gulf Coast League team.
Interesting. Who’s going to be left after all these firings? And who is going to fill those holes?
-Jerry Manuel on winning games
When the Mets traded Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox, they were going to receive two players to be named later in return.
One of those players was Eddie Lora. The other was Chris Carter. Carter was put on waivers with the intention that he would be shipped to the Mets. The Yankees threw a wrench in that plan. The Sox pulled him back and had to keep him on the 40-man.
Now, the Sox have designated Carter for assignment.
From where I’m standing this could mean one of two things for the Mets. One, another team may claim Carter, further complicating the trade between the two teams. Or two, the Mets claim Carter (if he gets to them in the waiver process) and finally complete the deal.
Here’s what it means for the Mets:
From Nick Migliore in the comments…
This is not the case. He was only designated for assignment, not waived, so nobody can claim him. The Red Sox have 10 days to decide what to do with him now (assign him, trade him, or release him).. Once the season ends the Sox and Mets will complete the deal.
And from Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post on Twitter…
It appears he's going to be traded to the Mets on Monday, the day after the season.
The mystery of “Where is Nick Evans?” continues.
Here’s the lineup…
The Mets dressed up the team’s rookies in various costumes after yesterday’s 4-0 win in Florida. Thanks to the power of the Internet, we can see those photos.
Here is my favorite, Bobby Parnell as some sort of German…um…woman?
Nick Evans as Minnie Mouse and Josh Thole as a Playboy bunny.
Lance Broadway as a nurse and Tobi Stoner as a French Maid.
Hilarious.
Pat Misch just threw a complete-game shut out for the New York Mets.
I repeat.
Pat Misch just threw a complete-game shut out for the New York Mets.
The Mets won 4-0, taking the series against the Florida Marlins.
Misch surrendered eight hits in the game, seven of them being singles. He also owes Jeff Francoeur a steak dinner, as the right fielder went up and over the wall to bring back a would-be home run off the bat of Chris Coghlan.
Francoeur also hit a two-run home run in the game. The Mets also got runs off a Josh Thole sac-fly and an Anderson Hernandez solo home run.
Misch tossed 101 pitches through eight innings and needed only nine more to get through the final innings. Sixty-seven of those pitches went for strikes.
Oh, and this is six days after Jerry Manuel told reporters that Misch would be pulled from the rotation. Figures.
Nice to see Thole behind the plate for this, too.
Seven left. Carlos Beltran and David Wright both take a seat today. Here’s the lineup for the rubber game against the Marlins…
-Jerry Manuel on John Maine (who hit two batsmen in a row last night)
No joke.
Here is the band of the infamous Citi Field Streaker. It’s…well…you be the judge.
The lyrics are a little NSFW, though nothing you probably haven’t heard on MTV before.
Enjoy?
“Things are so strange this season, aren't they?”