Quote from Collins

“Everybody is as frustrated in this room as I am, but we've been in every single game but one. The fight is still there, but we've got to stop making mistakes.”

-Terry Collins

Today in non-news

There’s ‘growing suspicion’ that the Mets will look to trade veterans such as Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and Francisco Rodriguez if they are not contending midseason. Plus, Mike Pelfrey could find himself on the block.

-MLBTR, paraphrasing Jon Heyman

No, really?

Izzy & Iggy up, Duda optioned, Boyer DFA’d

Right moves all around.

Boyer had struggled every appearance, and today’s four-run inning did nothing to help. Duda needs more reps at Triple-A.

Thoughts?

One-Sentence Recap: Mets 8–Nationals 4

Here’s one sentence to recap last night’s game…

Though his pitching line won’t reflect it, Chris Capuano pitched well as the Mets bats – including two home runs from Carlos Beltran – delivered in four separate innings to even up the series.

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Mets ban tweets at Collins’ pressers

According to Neil Best, the Mets have banned tweeting from Terry Collins’ press conferences. He later tweeted that a reporter is allowed to step out of the room to send his or her tweet.

I, as it should be obvious, do not agree with Best’s stance on the matter – he later tweeted that he finds it “rude and unnecessary.”

Reporters should be free to tweet as they please. The reporters currently handle voice recorders and scribble notes on a pad. Why is a tweet over the line?

I don’t get it.

(H/T JSchil.)

One Sentence Recap: Nationals 6–Mets 2

Here’s one sentence to recap the game…

It’s kind of hard to win a baseball game when you go 0-10 with runners in scoring position.

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ANNOUNCING: The New York Mets Walk-Up Music Collaboration Project

And now, for a special announcement…

Thanks to a genius idea from Pirates blog Raise the Jolly Roger, passed along by MetsGrrl, I’m happy to announce the beginning of The New York Mets Walk-Up Music Collaboration Project.

The New York Mets Walk-Up Music Collaboration Project (TNYMWUMCP, for short) will be a crowd-sourced, fan-created and maintained document tracking the music that our favorite players on our favorite team have blast over the loudspeakers as they walk to the dish.

If you know of the song and artist a specific Met walks up to, you can add to our list here.

The project’s spreadsheet will always live on this page, so you can refer to it at all times when you want to know what song Jose Reyes walked up to in the third inning of last night’s game or what song Carlos Beltran uses as he walks to the plate.

There’s even a separate tab for past Mets songs to be filed away for reference.

View the document here. And edit it here.

I hope you all think this is as cool as I do.

Please spread the word and contribute!

This article is worse than anything I’ve ever read on Bleacher Report

And this guy is apparently paid for the words he writes.

“Mets are a national punchline” by John Gonzalez on Philly.com.

Here’s his second paragraph…

I was watching the Phils hammer the Astros when an out-of-town score popped up on the screen. The Mets were up big against the Marlins. Manuel was right about learning something. I learned that the Mets still play baseball. They have not disbanded. Wild.

HAHAHA. You’re so funny, “Gonzo”!

And later…

Thankfully, actual on-field competition - or, rather, the lack thereof - between the two teams has never hindered the fan base here from hating the Mets or their fans. That's always been the main draw when the (not-so) Amazin's play the Fightin's. The Mets don't have to be good or even mediocre for you to loathe them and delight in their misery. If anything, curb- stomping them while they're down is just as enjoyable - if not more so. And here's the best part: Philadelphians aren't the only ones doing it now.

Ah, yes. Curb-stomping. How eloquent.

The rest is here. Read at your own risk.

At least some of the comments are level headed.

One Sentence: Phillies 10–Mets 7

Here’s one sentence to explain the game…

The Mets battled back from a 7-0 deficit, only to watch the bullpen let the game slip through their fingers again.

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One Sentence: Mets 7–Phillies 1

Here’s one sentence to explain last night’s win…

The Mets bats beat up and knocked Cole Hamels out early, while Chris Young shone in his Mets debut.

Think you can do better? Leave your one sentence recap of the Mets game in the comments!