This recap brought to you by my good friend Ben…
Along with being the focus of this image, Fernando Martinez connected for his first “F-Bomb” of his major league career. Congrats. Here’s to many, many more.
6/30/09
Game Chat: NYM @ MIL [Game 2]
Johan Santana (9-5, 3.08 ERA) vs. Mike Burns (0-1, 3.72 ERA)
Join in for some barstool banter with your fellow fans.
(Chat removed, as usual.)
Twitter Poll: Who would you rather see traded: Nick Evans or Daniel Murphy?
Though an unpopular choice, as no one likes to trade away young, home grown talent, the time may come (very) soon when the Mets might deal away one of these players.
So I asked my Twitter followers, who would they rather see traded away: Nick Evans or Daniel Murphy. Here are their responses…
NICK EVANS
NYMetsGrrl94 said: Nick Evans. Daniel Murphy seems like he would be more helpful at 1B than Evans would anywhere in the long run.
BlackMagic718 said: Hmm that's a tough one....I say Evans but if Murphy doesn't get his act together I may change my mind.
cutiepie0319k said: Nick Evans
REHalFR said: I think Nick Evans, he has more trade value.
springfan said: nick evans but I can't really explain it. It's a gut feeling thing. I have unexplained faith in murph.
AnneMolnar said: I'd rather keep both. But if I had to trade one, it would be Evans.
letsgoduke said: I would rather trade Evans. Murphys baseball IQ is excellent.
DANIEL MURPHY
MarcARodriguez said: Murphy
mattclausen said: neither....but i'd probably have to say murph if absolutely necessary...though the kid is eventually going to hit a ton
saffir_99 said: Gonna go with Murphy. I just think he's forgotten how to handle the major leagues.
wrongheaven said: as much as I love him, Daniel Murphy - Evans is worth more defensively
FMauceri said: Murphy.
pymrod said: I had Murphy's back for a while..even when my girl hated him in the 1st week. TRADE HIS A**.
sdettling said: Trade Murphy. I think he has potential as a hitter down the road but he doesn't seem to me making any progress defensively.
BOTH
darknova306 said: Either/both in the right deal(s). (This is despite my giant Murph-crush, he just isn't good enough on D or powerful for 1B)
darknova306 continued: Though, to be fair to Murph, Jerry sits him whenever he gets hot. Doesn't help the kid's confidence and focus. Jerry sucks!
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Ex-Mets: Milledge traded away from Nats
It’s a sad day on The ‘Ropolitans having just learned that the Mets will likely see Lastings Milledge only six times a year from here on out.
Milledge and his teammate Joel Hanrahan were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates today. In return, the Washington Nationals received Nyjer Morgan and pitching prospect Sean Burnett.
Good luck in Pitt, L-Millz. You’re going to need it.
Lineup for game two against MIL
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…
- Alex Cora – SS
- Fernando Tatis – 2B
- David Wright – 3B
- Gary Sheffield – LF
- Ryan Church – RF
- Nick Evans – 1B
- Fernando Martinez – CF
- Omir Santos – C
- Johan Santana - LHP
Poll Results: F-Mart deemed not ready by Mets fans
In my last poll, I asked Mets fans for their thoughts on Fernando Martinez. Here are the results…
- Still needs seasoning – 72%
- Play him every day – 19%
- Major league ready – 5%
- Let him ride the pine – 3%
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?
Mets sign three more draft picks
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.
Beltran only has bone bruise
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.
New Shirt: Santana is ‘Smooth’
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Here is the newest T-shirt in The ‘Ropolitans design catalog.
An outline of everyone’s favorite pitcher, Johan Santana, with the best word to describe him: Smooth.
Head over to the CafePress store to order this image on any selected number of items, from shirts to mugs to clocks to boxers!
Welcome to third place in the worst division in baseball
Welcome to a sub-.500 and third place, Mets fans.
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.
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