New York Mets 2013 Banter

[kelmac07]

Another year...and I believe this one's gonna a lot more painful than last year. Minor league outfield (at best) and a completely depleted bullpen...hoping for anything but a last place finish in the NL East. :D

[The Poet]

Hey, they are tied for 1st place at the moment. What more could you want? :confused:

[kelmac07]

Hey, they are tied for 1st place at the moment. What more could you want? :confused:

And I'm enjoying it...while I can. :r :r

[Dave128]

Pitchers and catchers in 30 days!! This is going to be a loooong season.

[The Poet]

Pitchers and catchers in 30 days!! This is going to be a loooong season.

Ehh, prolly not, as it will end in June. :r

[kelmac07]

Ehh, prolly not, as it will end in June. :r

June?? I was thinking more like the beginning of May. :D

[Dave128]

It did take until just about the All-Star break for them to completely collapse last season. So, there's that.

[The Poet]

It did take until just about the All-Star break for them to completely collapse last season. So, there's that.

That is true, though they made up for it by making it another EPIC fail.

[jonumberone]

Is it Met bashing season already? :D

[The Poet]

Is it Met bashing season already? :D

As if you've ever stopped, Dom. :r

[Gabe215]

Hopefully the Phils can give your Mets a little more competition this year, horrible year for Philadelphia sports. Thank God I'm an English Football fan, even tho I get my balls busted for liking such a "pansy" sport

[The Poet]

Thank God I'm an English Football fan, even tho I get my balls busted for liking such a "pansy" sport


Well you wouldn't get them busted, were those players a bit more willing to get THEIRS busted during a game instead of flopping like 2nd-grade girls. :r

[kelmac07]

As if things weren't going to already be tough...Nats signed Rafael Soriano to a two year deal.

[Dscott]

Pitchers and catchers 21days

[kelmac07]

Pitchers and catchers 21days

With our pitching staff...they may not show up until June. :D

[Dscott]

Lol hope they do then

[kelmac07]

Hairston signs a two year deal with the Cubs. The reality of that minor league outfield is gonna happen. :bh :bh

[Dave128]

With the current state of our pitching, we're not going to need an outfield anyway. All they'll have to do is stand there, look pretty and watch the ball fly over the fence!

[jonumberone]

With the current state of our pitching, we're not going to need an outfield anyway. All they'll have to do is stand there, look pretty and watch the ball fly over the fence!

Couldn't have said it better myself! :D

[Dave128]

Is it your life goal to bash Mets fans? :)

[jonumberone]

Is it your life goal to bash Mets fans? :)

I wasn't bashing the Met fans, I was agreeing with your statement. :)

But quite frankly, the Met outfield is a joke.
Such a joke, that when Sandy Alderson was asked about his outfield, his response was "What outfield?".
I'm sure the fact that the Mets have done nothing to improve their biggest weakness has you angry.
Just don't be angry at me, be angry at Sandy! :D

[Dave128]

I'm not angry at you (see the smiley face)! I too think the management is a joke and think the Mets should just sit out this season.

[jonumberone]

I'm happy to bring Met fans even more bad news. ;)
Atlanta has just acquired Justin Upton from the Diamondbacks in a 7 player trade.

Since we were talking about outfields, let's look at Atlanta's

BJ Upton, Justin Upton, Jason Heyward
When you compare that to the Met outfield, ouch!

Hell, even the Marlins have Giancarlo Stanton in their outfield!
Mac, grab your glove, you're going in! :r:r

[kelmac07]

I'm happy to bring Met fans even more bad news. ;)
Atlanta has just acquired Justin Upton from the Diamondbacks in a 7 player trade.

Since we were talking about outfields, let's look at Atlanta's

BJ Upton, Justin Upton, Jason Heyward
When you compare that to the Met outfield, ouch!

Hell, even the Marlins have Giancarlo Stanton in their outfield!
Mac, grab your glove, you're going in! :r:r

Braves offense is going to be TOUGH!! And what do the Mets do...they tap free agent Marcum for rotation vacancy. Thanks alot Sandy!! :bh :bh

[yourchoice]

I'm game for joining in the Mets bashing...I mean banter, but can we talk about something other than their outfield? The Phillies outfield isn't a looking a whole lot better.

/threadjack :D

[kelmac07]

Mets sign Latroy Hawkins to a minor league deal today. Guess it can't hurt the bullpen...another 40 year old veteran. :bh :bh

[Dave128]

Woohoo...another youngster!

[hazydat620]

:po

[Don Fernando]

I was watching Discovery Channel today 'how to catch a smuggler' and had to think of Mac when one of the custom guys said '90% of the criminals in NYC that wear a cap are wearing a Yankees cap' -(P

[BigAsh]

Thought I'd stop by one of my favorite forums...Mets Basher...er Banter....always best to start with a joke...

Q: Why did the Post Office recall their latest stamps?


:D


A: They had pictures of Mets players on them and people couldn't figure out which side to spit on.

;s

[kelmac07]

Mets start spring training off right by beating the Nats, 5-3. Tejeda homers off Strasburg in the first...we'll take wins any way we can get them. :D

[kelmac07]

Mets tie the Astros today 7-7. Hey, it isn't a loss. :D

[jonumberone]

Mets tie the Astros today 7-7. Hey, it isn't a loss. :D

Still undefeated? :D

[BigAsh]

Mets tie the Astros today 7-7. Hey, it isn't a loss. :D

Still undefeated? :D

Ahhhh....the eternal optimism of spring...

:r

[kelmac07]

Still undefeated? :D

Jinxed us Dom....as we lose to the Nats 6-4 yesterday. We were down 5-1 and made a comeback in the 8th.

[kelmac07]

Mets go down to the Marlins 7-5 this afternoon. Mejia gets lit up in his spring training debut...guess he's not making the opening day roster. :D

[jonumberone]

Jinxed us Dom....

If I possessed that kind of power, the Mets would go 0 - 162 every year! :D

[kelmac07]

Mets pitching staff is showing a preview this afternoon of the upcoming 2013 season. Two no name pitchers (Gorski and Torres) give up four runs each while walking three in two innings of work. This season is gonna be hard to watch. :bh :bh :bh

[Dave128]

It sure is gonna be a long season.....

[kelmac07]

Mets and the Nats play to a 4-4 tie after 10 innings.

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Tigers today 6-2.

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Marlins today 4-1. Harvey looked good in 4.1 innings. :tu

[EricF]

Mets beat the Marlins today 4-1. Harvey looked good in 4.1 innings. :tu

That ain't sayin' much!

[BigAsh]

Mets beat the Marlins today 4-1. Harvey looked good in 4.1 innings. :tu

IN RELATED NEWS.....St. Mary's School for the Mentally Gifted grade 6-8 chess team bested St. Luke's in a hotly contested match, 2-nil...Little Mikey McKinley looked like he was in mid-season form...:r

[kelmac07]

Mets win two this weekend and Wright helps USA advance. And for Keith, didn't you attend St. Luke's?

BLOW IT OUT YOUR ***!! :r :r :r

[BigAsh]

:D:D

[kelmac07]

Mets beat up on Verlander and the Tigers this afternoon, 11-0. :wo :wo

[Dave128]

Sweet!!

[kelmac07]

Mets go down to the Nats today 8-5. Cowgill and Byrd continue to rake this spring training. Possibly pushing Duda out of the picture completely, at least to start the season. Den Dekker's glove is Gold Glove caliber, however, his bat is nowhere near major league ready. Starting outfield may be Byrd, Cowgill, and Valdespin with Baxter thrown i as the fourth.

[nayslayer]

I'm feeling fairly good about the season, at least there is more to look forward to than last year... Besides it's not the all star break yet..lol

[Blueface]

I can't believe I am posting this in a public forum.
Yankees fan going to Mets/Braves game tomorrow.
My brother in law is a die hard Mets fan.
The things we do for family.:r

[kelmac07]

Enjoy Carlos...take some pics brother. :D

[Blueface]

Enjoy Carlos...take some pics brother. :D

Fun game to watch.
Very nice field. Disney does everything nicely.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/778C30F4-72D6-4719-904A-C2CA6233F04B-9643-000003AAC7364C3E.jpg

[kelmac07]

Great seats...thanks brother!! :tu :tu

[The Poet]

Fun game to watch.
Very nice field. Disney does everything nicely.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/778C30F4-72D6-4719-904A-C2CA6233F04B-9643-000003AAC7364C3E.jpg

Looks like the perfect spot to take a foul ball right in the teeth, Carlos. :r

Hope you had a great time. :tu

[kelmac07]

David Wright named fourth captain in Mets history. The organization officially bestowed that honor upon him Thursday afternoon, naming Wright the fourth captain in franchise history and the third active captain in the Majors.

And Jon Niese was named the opening day starter. After the spring everyone else on the staff had, it had to be him. He is the only one who has pitched "decent"...he had a 0.71 ERA this spring. Looks like Santana is going to start the season on the DL. Here we go.

[Dave128]

I think it's pretty great Wright is the captain. He's a great motivator for this team. Sucks about Santana. I figured he'd be healthy by now.

[kelmac07]

A day after getting skull drug by the Cards, 11-4. Niese looked good in 4.1 of shutout baseball today as the Mets beat the Astros, 6-2. Ok, it was the Astros. :r :r

[Dave128]

I watched most of the game. The team looked good.

[kelmac07]

I hear ya Dave...but the outfield is a AA outfield at best. Byrd is hitting well, but his glove will not be a factor. Duda has hit for power this spring, but take away his 5 HRs and 12 RBIs and he's done nothing else...his glove is also suspect. That leaves one OF spot free..and God knows who's gonna get it. Neuenweiss is hitting like .069 this spring. And to boot, Tejada is hitting .080. And don't get me started on the pitching staff.

[Dave128]

Enjoy the love of the game! We know it's going to be a struggle this season. No sense in over-analyzing the inevitable. All wins this season will be a great feeling.

[kelmac07]

I'm with ya Dave...for the love of the game is gonna be it this year. But sometimes it's so damn frustrating. :bh :bh

[BigAsh]

Santana re-tear of shoulder capsule??


http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/21965886/johan-santana-has-a-probable-retear-of-left-shoulder-capsule

[kelmac07]

News has it that he's out for the season...again. Another high priced veteran free agent BUST for the Mets. Unless you count his no-hitter. :D

[Dave128]

The no-no does count in my book.

[kelmac07]

Projected Opening Day Lineup...

1. CF: Jordany Valdespin
2. 2B: Daniel Murphy
3. 3B: David Wright
4. 1B: Ike Davis
5. RF: Marlon Byrd
6. LF: Lucas Duda
7. C: John Buck
8. SS: Ruben Tejada
9. SP: Jon Niese

My guess is 71 wins this year. :D

[Dave128]

I thought it would be Valdespin in right and Newenheis in center?

[kelmac07]

I thought it would be Valdespin in right and Newenheis in center?

I believe Neuenweis is getting sent down...he's hitting like .089 this spring. I believe they will keep either Baxter or Coghill up for now. Seeing how they just purchased Byrds contract.

[jonumberone]

All I can say is...............Wow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxDpnqmIrpc

:pu :pu :pu

[jonumberone]

Also, saw this little tidbit this morning

Bay, who agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract in December, batted .321 with two homers and six RBIs in 18 exhibition games.

Story (http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9118226/jason-bay-makes-seattle-mariners-5th-outfielder)

[kelmac07]

Thanks for throwing fire on the fuel Dom. :D

Oh and for Jason Bay... :fu2 (5th outfielder??...what a friggin joke...can you say career over)

[kelmac07]

Mets are still in 1st place...at least for a few more hours!!! :D

[kelmac07]

Mets are carrying SIX outfielders on the opening day roster. WTF???

Mike Baxter (minor leaguer)
Marlon Byrd (over the hill veteran)
Collin Cowgill (up n coming???)
Lucas Duda (verdict still out)
Kirk Nieuwenhuis (has not liven up to the hype)
Jordany Valdespin (could be the best of the lot...and he's truly an infielder)

[kelmac07]

Mets win the season opener against the Padres 11-2. Niese went 6.2 strong innings and the offense went crazy. Cowgill hits a Grand Slam in the 7th. Cowgill, Byrd, Murphy, Tejada, Buck and even Neise all had two hits...13 total for the team. Savoring this!! :tu :tu

[Dave128]

What an awesome game! Great for the morale. If only we could play the Padres every game!

[Virginia_Ghost]

HEY! Give 'em credit...They're undefeated, and tied for FIRST PLACE! Let's Go METS!

[kelmac07]

Mets win another...beating the Padres 8-4. Harvey looked great, going 7 innings, allowing one hit and striking out 10...and Duda hit another BOMB!! :tu :tu Hawkins in the 9th giving up 3 runs was what I expected from another over the hill veteran.

[jonumberone]

With the Yanks 0-2, and the Mets 2-0, for the first time in my life, I have nothing to say! :D

[kelmac07]

And the Mets scoring 19 runs in two games...offense is rolling. Now we get to the back of the rotation...where things will get UGLY.

[GTsetGO]

With the Yanks 0-2, and the Mets 2-0, for the first time in my life, I have nothing to say! :D



it's the start of the apocalypse

[Dave128]

Mets lose 2-1. Although they won the first two games, true to Mets history, they can't hold on to win the series.

[kelmac07]

They won the series...just couldn't sweep it. Gee pitched a good ballgame...the offense just decided to not show up. Kind of knew we weren't going to go 162-0. :r :r

[jonumberone]

Mets lose.........Yanks win......I'm starting to get my mojo back! :D

[Dave128]

Even if the Mets lose all the rest of their games, at least they didn't have to suffer the embarrassment of losing their season opener.

[novasurf]

The Mets will more games than the Yankees this season. Book it.

[kelmac07]

Mets lose to the Marlins 7-5 last night. .500...won't be able to say that much longer. :D

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Marlins today 7-3. Niese pitches six strong innings.

[kelmac07]

Mets come back to score 2 in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Marlins 4-3. :wo :wo

[Dave128]

That was an Amazin' walk-off! Let's Go Mets!

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Phillies 7-2 last night to improve to 5-2. Harvey looked outstanding again last night. :D

[Dave128]

Harvey did another fine job. Let's just hope this winning thing continues for a while.

[GTsetGO]

I think I could look outstanding against the Phillies

[kelmac07]

Mets fall to the Phillies last night 8-3. Gee got ROCKED!!!

[Dave128]

Three HRs in five pitches is not very good. Just sayin'.

[kelmac07]

Three HRs in five pitches is not very good. Just sayin'.

Gee hasn 't looked the same since his injury. At the beginning of last year when he was dealing. I believe he may still be hurt.

[The Poet]

Gee hasn 't looked the same since his injury. At the beginning of last year when he was dealing. I believe he may still be hurt.

And I believe he's still a Met, which is bad enough in itself. :D

[kelmac07]

And I believe he's still a Met, which is bad enough in itself. :D

But better than being a Yankee!! :D

[The Poet]

But better than being a Yankee!! :D

True dat. Hell, who wants their October golf outings constantly postponed by playoffs? :r

[kelmac07]

True dat. Hell, who wants their October golf outings constantly postponed by playoffs? :r

October...hell we're out of it by mid July. :r :r

[The Poet]

October...hell we're out of it by mid July. :r :r

Yeah, maybe, but the team still has to show up through September . . . even if the fans don't. :hf

[kelmac07]

Mets get ROCKED again by the Phillies 7-3. Mets score all their runs on another HR by Buck and two by Duda. This "power source" was completely unexpected, but seems like they only way we can win is with the three run homer.

[BigAsh]

Mets get ROCKED again by the Phillies 7-3. Mets score all their runs on another HR by Buck and two by Duda. This "power source" was completely unexpected, but seems like they only way we can win is with the three run homer.

Mac....wasn't going to gloat....I have no willpower....duly gloating :D

[Dave128]

The season is young, but is really starting to show the true colors of our starting rotation. It's great to see Buck and Duda hitting the long ball. Now we just have to get Wright on the same page.

[kelmac07]

Off day...still 5-3. Another day out of the NL East cellar. :D

[kelmac07]

Off day...still 5-4. Another day out of the NL East cellar. :D

Fixed. :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

Mets beat up on the Twins last night 16-5. Wright, Murphy, and Buck each had 4 RBIs...Buck hit another HR...offensive explosive in the cold!! :wo :wo

6-4!! I thought we'd be where the Marlins are at 1-9.

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the twins 4-2 tonight on another gem pitched by Harvey. :tu :tu

[kelmac07]

Mets/Twins postponed this afternoon...Nats lose, means we are in 2nd place at 7-4. :wo :wo

[Dave128]

The beginning of the season certainly has been a surprise.

[kelmac07]

Mets - Rockies postponed this evening. Matt Harvey was named the National League Player of the Week. :tu :tu

[Dave128]

Postponed by a snow storm! Gotta love April. Nice award for Harvey that will hopefully parlay into good mojo for the entire Mets team.

[kelmac07]

Mets lose to the Rockies 8-4...Gee gets ROCKED again. 0-3 with an 8.36 ERA.

[kelmac07]

Mets drop both games of the doubleheader to the Rockies yesterday. We had game two and blew it...thanks bullpen!! Game one was a different story.

[kelmac07]

Mets lose again and are swept for the Rockies. BOOOO!!!!

[Dave128]

This was certainly not a good series. I blame the cold and snow.

[kelmac07]

This was certainly not a good series. I blame the cold and snow.

Two of the games we lost from the get go. The other two I blame the bullpen... we had the lead.

[Dave128]

Yeah, I know and agree....I was trying to make myself feel better about the state of our pitching staff. Thanks for keeping me grounded.

[kelmac07]

The match-up of Harvey vs Strasburg never developed. Mets beats the Nats 7-1. Harvey pitched 7 strong innings and only giving up one run...to improve to 4-0. Can you say R.A. who?? :r :r Davis and Duda...the DD Boys each hit two HRs.

[The Poet]

The match-up of Harvey vs Strasburg never developed. Mets beats the Nats 7-1. Harvey pitched 7 strong innings and only giving up one run...to improve to 4-0. Can you say R.A. who?? :r :r Davis and Duda...the DD Boys each hit two HRs.

Is there an echo in here? :confused:


;)

[kelmac07]

Mets fight back after being down against the Nats, only to have the bullpen blow it again. We lose 7-6.

[jonumberone]

Can you say R.A. who?? :r :r

How quickly Met fans forget!
R.A. gave you your first Cy Young winner in nearly 30 years, and a reason to watch a dreadful ball club every five days.
He was there to take the ball and put an end to losing streak after losing streak, and never spent time on the DL.
And when he looked for a contract, he asked for a reasonable amount ( 2 yrs $25 mil) and didn't hold the Met fans or ownership hostage.
To turn your back on a guy, who did nothing but good things for your franchise, makes you just as bad as the Wilpons!! :2

Harvey is a great young pitcher, if he doesn't get hurt, and continues to improve, I'll be very excited when the Yankees sign him as a free agent! :D

[kelmac07]

How quickly Met fans forget!
R.A. gave you your first Cy Young winner in nearly 30 years, and a reason to watch a dreadful ball club every five days.
He was there to take the ball and put an end to losing streak after losing streak, and never spent time on the DL.
And when he looked for a contract, he asked for a reasonable amount ( 2 yrs $25 mil) and didn't hold the Met fans or ownership hostage.
To turn your back on a guy, who did nothing but good things for your franchise, makes you just as bad as the Wilpons!! :2

Harvey is a great young pitcher, if he doesn't get hurt, and continues to improve, I'll be very excited when the Yankees sign him as a free agent! :D

How quickly we forget???? I didn't trade him away to Toronto? He's not on our roster this year. He's not going to help us this year. I'm a Mets fan first. Should the Mets have given him the two years at the price he was asking...HELL TO THE YES!! But the Wilpons, NOT Mac didn't allow that. Does that mean I stop cheering for him? Hell no, he was great for the Mets for all the reasons you listed above. And now I can root for him on beating your sorry a$$ Yankees more often. Looks like Harvey is going to be the "shining light" in this season, just as R.A. was for us last year.

How dare you tell me that I'm just as bad as the Wilpons. :su :su :su

[jonumberone]

Did I hit a nerve, Fred? I mean Mac. :r:r

Just to throw more fuel on the fire, Omar Minaya was the one who drafted Harvey.
You owe all the joy you get watching this kid, to him.
I think you should write him an apology letter, and post it here! :D

[kelmac07]

Mets shutout the Nats today 2-0 and win the series. Finally found a way to "simmer" down Harper. He's becoming the Chipper Jones to the Mets...Chipper used to kill us.

And Dom....F**k Omar Minaya!!!

[kelmac07]

Mets come back from being down and Valdespin hits a Grand Slam in the bottom of the 10th to win it for the good guys. Harvey pitched six strong innings, gave up three runs...his highest total all year. Bullpen did a great job last night. :tu :tu

[Dave128]

That certainly was a fun game to watch. That grand slam was pretty sweet. First walk-off grand slam for the Mets since 1991!

[kelmac07]

Bullpen blows another one as we lose to the Dodgers 3-2. :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

The bullpen gives up another one today as the Phillies beat us 9-4. The downward slide continues. :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

Phillies continue to hand the Mets their asses.

[Dave128]

This series was not pretty.

[BigAsh]

I was busy all weekend....get home late Sunday afternoon....looking for my broom....and.....IT WAS AT CITIZENS BANK BALLPARK...SWEEPING THE METS!





:noon:r:noon:r:noon

[kelmac07]

I was busy all weekend....get home late Sunday afternoon....looking for my broom....and.....IT WAS AT CITIZENS BANK BALLPARK...SWEEPING THE METS!


:noon:r:noon:r:noon

Can't say a word.

[EricF]

Can't say a word.

Still not as bad as the Marlins! :td

[kelmac07]

Still not as bad as the Marlins! :td

Not yet...give us two more weeks. :r :r

[EricF]

Not yet...give us two more weeks. :r :r

Your losing streak should end tonight since the Mets are in Miami!

[yourchoice]

I can't believe I almost forgot to post in this thread! Great weekend of baseball!

[The Poet]

The Mets will more games than the Yankees this season. Book it.

Assuming you meant the Mets would WIN more games than the Yanks, as opposed to the alternative assumption that they would WILL more games, then I wish to point out that it is still April, so you have plenty of time to make up what is presently a 5-game deficit. :D

[BigAsh]

I can't believe I almost forgot to post in this thread! Great weekend of baseball!

slacker!!

[jonumberone]

WTF was Terry Collins thinking last night?
Allowing Matt Harvey to throw 121 pitches in 5 1/3 innings, in an April game, against the Marlins, is lunacy!!!
I typically think pitchers are babied too much, but you have to try and protect this kid a little.
It's not like he's a seasoned vet, that understands his body, and knows how much he can give you.
You would think Collins would've learned his lesson after the Johan no hitter debacle.

[kelmac07]

Agreed Dom. It's that whole I don't trust the bullpen at all thing.

Marcum has been nothing but garbage since his arrival to NY.

[BigAsh]

6 straight....now this thread is getting interesting....

[kelmac07]

Bullpen strikes again!! :wo :wo

[BigAsh]

6 straight....now this thread is getting interesting....

Bullpen strikes again!! :wo :wo

See....isn't this fun?!?....


:noon:r:noon

[Dave128]

Mets win 7-6! :noon :wo :noon

[The Poet]

Mets win 7-6! :noon :wo :noon

What? What did you say? I saw this on Yahoo sports, but thought it must be a misprint!


Uh, can it actually BE a misprint, when it ain't actually IN print? :confused:

[kelmac07]

Mets win 7-6! :noon :wo :noon

:wo :wo

[Dave128]

Good news is that they can't lose today!

[The Poet]

Good news is that they can't lose today!


I dunno. If there is any way, they'd be the ones to find it. :D

[Bleez]

Braves lost in extras to the Mets tonight. Seven more K's. Feast or famine.

[kelmac07]

Wright hits a HR in the 9th to tie it and we actually win in 10 innings. Bullpen holds on tonight!! :wo :wo

[kelmac07]

Mets fall to the Braves today 9-4.

[kelmac07]

Mets fall to the White Sox today 6-3. Seems lately that if Harvey isn't pitching, we ain't winning. And then he has to pitch nine in hopes of getting the win. :bh :bh

[Dave128]

I was in Savannah for a couple days and got made fun of by the bell hop. He happened to b a Braves fan.

[kelmac07]

Mets pull out a 3-2 win in the bottom of the 9th against the Pirates. It's a win and I'll take it. :D

[The Poet]

Don't want you to feel lonely, Mac, so thought I'd share this:


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/five-reasons-hard-being-fan-york-mets-142700974.html


:D

[kelmac07]

Mets get smoked once again by the Pirates, 11-2.

[kelmac07]

Mets drop another one to the Pirates today 3-2. Harvey can't seem to get that 5th win.

[Dave128]

Looking much like the team that I expected before the season started. For some reson, they don't look like they have the drive to win. I'm thinking that all the bad press and low expectations are already caching up to them.

[kelmac07]

Mets get ROCKED by the Cardinals last night 10-4. It was 9-0 at one point. How we've managed to hold onto 4th place is beyond me.

[Dave128]

Thank God Miami sucks worse than the Mets!

[kelmac07]

Mets drop another one to the Cards, 4-2. Won't be long 'til we're in the cellar.

[Dave128]

Might be kind of early in the season to do this, but.....:bh

[kelmac07]

Mets FINALLY beat the Cards, 5-2. :wo :wo

[Dave128]

Murphy had a nice night.

[kelmac07]

Murphy had a nice night.

11 for his last 17...the boy is on fire!! All of this after going 0 for 17. :D

[Dave128]

Would be nice if Davis got on that bandwaggon, too.

[kelmac07]

Davis and Duda!! :D

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Cubs today, 3-2...and that's two in a row...a winning streak. :wo :wo

Harvey wins #5 and Wright and Murphy continue to hit the ball. :tu

[EricF]

Mets drop another one to the Cards, 4-2. Won't be long 'til we're in the cellar.

Nah!!! Marlins got the lock on that!

[kelmac07]

So much the winning streak...Cubs take us down 8-2 this afternoon. Hefner is now 0-5. He's a Double A pitcher, at best.

[Dave128]

Gee is looking decent so far today.

[kelmac07]

Mets come back today to beat the Cubs 4-3. :wo :wo

[kelmac07]

Mets get shut down against the Reds for the second day in a row. THREE hits? Really? And way to let one roll right through the wickets Wright!! :bh :bh

[Dave128]

Gotta give Wright a break. He plays hard every game. He's entitled to a flub every now and then.

Why the hell, with Ike Davis coming to the plate, did the third base coach stop the run from scoring? Had a better chance of getting a run that way than with Davis at the plate.

[kelmac07]

The real question is why isn't Davis down at AAA? He's hitting .151. :bh :bh

[Dave128]

Same reason he didn't get sent down last season. Collins is hopeful that Davis will get things started sometime soon.

[kelmac07]

But he didn't start hitting last year until after the All Star break. Now after that break, he was on fire. But this year he's actually hitting worse than he was at this time last year. At least Turner hits the ball, he has nowhere near ther power of Ike, but at least he doesn't strike out ever other at bat. Not sure what Collins is thinking.

[Dave128]

My guess is that, since the Mets are hosting the All Star game this year, Collins won't be sending Davis to AAA. Not that Davis has a chance in hell to make the All Star roster, but I think it may be more of a "respect" thing.

Aww hell, what the frig is Collins thinking??!!

[elderboy02]

Sorry guys ;)

[The Poet]

Sorry guys ;)

Is this an apology, or a description of the Mets? :r

[kelmac07]

Mets have scored damn near NO RUNS for Harvey his past four starts. :bh :bh

[Dave128]

Is this an apology, or a description of the Mets? :r

Either one works...

[kelmac07]

Meta drop two to the Braves yesterday. 3rd worst team in the bigs right now. :bh :bh

[76GTFan]

Braves own the Mets

[kelmac07]

Mets avoid the sweep and beat the Braves 4-2. Scoring three in the bottom of the eight. :wo :wo

Can someone explain to me how Ike Davis is 4 for his last 46 and he is still with the big club? :confused: :confused:

[jonumberone]

Jeez Mac, he went 3-2 with 2 Rbi's and a walk yesterday. Plus he drove in the go ahead runs
Might have been better to bring it up after he went 2-10 with 8 strikeouts Friday and Saturday
Who do you want to play first?
Is Ike Davis the reason, out of the 30 teams, only 2 have a worse record than the Mets?
Granted he isn't helping the situation, but letting him work through this up here, isn't ruining the Mets chances.

Funny thing is, the way Met fans feel about Matt Harvey, that's how they used to feel about Ike Davis.
How the mighty have fallen, and how easily Met fans forget!

[kelmac07]

Jeez Mac, he went 3-2 with 2 Rbi's and a walk yesterday. Plus he drove in the go ahead runs
Might have been better to bring it up after he went 2-10 with 8 strikeouts Friday and Saturday
Who do you want to play first?
Is Ike Davis the reason, out of the 30 teams, only 2 have a worse record than the Mets?
Granted he isn't helping the situation, but letting him work through this up here, isn't ruining the Mets chances.

Funny thing is, the way Met fans feel about Matt Harvey, that's how they used to feel about Ike Davis.
How the mighty have fallen, and how easily Met fans forget!

Davis started out horribly last year as well. He didn't start showing signs of improvement until after the All Star break, and then he was on fire. But come on man...4-46????? That's like an .087 batting average!!! Before yesterdays game, Ike was 2-43 with an a$$load of strikeouts. Ike isn't the SOLE reason that we have the third worst record in the majors...that belongs to our pitching staff (minus Harvey), and the outfield (which has been a complete disaster). Besides Murphy and Wright...no one else has hit the ball consistently. For the payroll, we've fielded, at best, a AA ballclub. Mets ownership owes it to the fans to put a better product on the field.

[kelmac07]

On that same note, after Texeira comes back, we'll gladly take Overbay off your hands. And we could use a couple outfielders as well. :r :r

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Yankees last night 2-1. :wo :wo

[Dave128]

Woohoo! Mets took the first game from the Yanks!

Also.....given the sequence of events that lead up to the plunking of Wright last night, I am convinced it was on purpose.

[jonumberone]

Also.....given the sequence of events that lead up to the plunking of Wright last night, I am convinced it was on purpose.

Seriously? :confused:
He got hit with a curveball.
What's next, hitting guys with a change up? Or better yet an Eephus pitch?
If I was throwing at a guy, I'd make sure it left a mark!
Then again, we all know what a dick I can be. :D

Hey Mac, now you can say it.
Ike Davis looked lost last night! :)

[kelmac07]

Hey Mac, now you can say it.
Ike Davis looked lost last night! :)

0-3 with three strikeouts....typical Ike night. Send his a$$ down to the Las Vegas 51s. :bh :bh :bh

[Dave128]

Seriously? :confused:
He got hit with a curveball.
What's next, hitting guys with a change up? Or better yet an Eephus pitch?
If I was throwing at a guy, I'd make sure it left a mark!
Then again, we all know what a dick I can be. :D

Hey Mac, now you can say it.
Ike Davis looked lost last night! :)

Curveball, beach ball or whatever - he was still hit (on purpose )....:)

[BlueDude]

Looking for another spectacular outing from Mr. Harvey.
I hope his teammates back him up with some run production.

[kelmac07]

Another win over the Yankees, 2-1...and causing Rivera to blow his first save of the season (and first ever blown save where he didn't get any outs. And a comeback victory. :wo :wo

Harvey looked good last night, except he couldn't get Gardner out at all. Davis continues to look terrible.

[The Poet]

Pitching has been great for both teams both games . . . or the Yankee hitters have caught Citi Fever. :D


'Grats on two late close wins, Mac. Your guys needed a lift.

[kelmac07]

Pitching has been great for both teams both games . . . or the Yankee hitters have caught Citi Fever. :D

'Grats on two late close wins, Mac. Your guys needed a lift.

I'm placing my money on the Yankees catching "Citi Fever". :r :r

And you are absolutely right Thomas...we needed a HUGE lift. Not sure this series will turn our season around...the pitching staff and outfield are still suspect. :D

[Dave128]

Awesome win last night! Wright came through once again. I love watching the team get all excited when they win. They really need to remember that feeling more often. Too bad Harvey didn't get the run support early on, he deserves to have more than five wins credited to his name.

[shilala]

Another win over the Yankees, 2-1...and causing Rivera to blow his first save of the season (and first ever blown save where he didn't get any outs. And a comeback victory. :wo :wo

Harvey looked good last night, except he couldn't get Gardner out at all. Davis continues to look terrible.
I saw that Kuroda had 7 innings of 0.00 ERA work, I wondered how that game went. Then I heard Mo got whipped. I need to go look at the box score on this.
That's a big deal for the Mets, probably the highlight of you guy's season, Mac!!! :tu

[kelmac07]

That's a big deal for the Mets, probably the highlight of you guy's season, Mac!!! :tu

The way things are going for us this year...this was our World Series. :D

[shilala]

The way things are going for us this year...this was our World Series. :D
I hope you caught it on DVR!!! :D

[kelmac07]

I hope you caught it on DVR!!! :D

DVR, naw I watched this one live on MLB Network. :D

[Dave128]

The way things are going for us this year...this was our World Series. :D

+1 :noon

[jonumberone]

5-0 in the third! :td
If the Mets hold on, the Met fans are gonna start coming out of the woodwork.
Chris might even show up and post here! :D

[kelmac07]

Another win over the Yankees...9-4. This one was 8-0 at one point and Hefner FINALLY picks up his first win of the year. This victory gives us the subway series this year. :wo :wo

[Dave128]

That was another fun game to watch! Even Ike Davis had two hits!

[kelmac07]

That was another fun game to watch! Even Ike Davis had two hits!

They had him completely change his stance...it worked last night. He still needs to be sent down IMHO.

[Dave128]

I would love to know what Collins talked to him about behind closed doors before the game.

[kelmac07]

I would love to know what Collins talked to him about behind closed doors before the game.

I'm sure it was something like this..."Get your head out of your a$$ or you're going to AAA!!"

[Dave128]

I'm sure it was something like this..."Get your head out of your a$$ or you're going to AAA!!"


:sl

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Yankees (AGAIN) last night 3-1. Gee had the game of his life. First 4 game series sweep in Mets history. :wo :wo

http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv82/kelmac07_photo/imagesCADALMTI_zps00969d97.jpg

[Dave128]

:noon:wo:chr:noon

[Dave128]

A Red Sox fan just brought bagels to the office to share with Mets fans in celebration of the sweep of the Yankees!

[kelmac07]

A Red Sox fan just brought bagels to the office to share with Mets fans in celebration of the sweep of the Yankees!

Good stuff right there!! :tu :tu

[Dave128]

Good stuff right there!! :tu :tu

Indeed!

[Islayphile]

Congrats on the closest your team will ever come to a World Series victory over the Yankees.

;)

[Dave128]

Let's not forget the 2000 Subway World Series. Even though the good guys lost, I'd call that pretty close as well.

[kelmac07]

Mets sweep the Yankees in four games...then lose to the Marlins? Gotta love being a Mets fan. :bh :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

Mets get POUNDED by the Marlins today 8-1. So much for that. :bh :bh

[Dave128]

I just don't get it?

[kelmac07]

Harvey didn't pitch well...giving up three runs in the first. Mets fought back to go up and then the bullpen blows another one as we lose to the Marlins 8-11 and get swept. Swept by the Marlins?? :bh :bh :bh

[Dave128]

I have no words for the crap baseball that the Mets displayed against the Marlins. On a good note....Ike Davis seems to be slowly getting his groove back.

[Dave128]

Hefner pitched a decent game, but the Mets still lost to the Nats 3-2. Parnell blew the save.

[kelmac07]

Another work of art form the bullpen. Hefner looked really good...the offense, not so much. 4 hits??? :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Nats last night 10-1...Gee looked really good and the offense finally showed up. Ike Davis still looks LOST!!!

[Dave128]

Mets win.....finally!

[kelmac07]

Two straight rainouts...at least we didn't get beat. :D

[Dave128]

Nice rest for the entire team!

[kelmac07]

Mets lose to the Marlins 2-1 in 20 innings. It's official...WE SUCK!!! :bh :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

Mets lose AGAIN to the Marlins 8-4 in 10 innings. Mets bullpen gives up 4 in the top of the 10th. The Marlins have 18 wins this season...8 of them against the Mets. WTF????

[Dave128]

I agree, Mac, the Mets do suck. Swept twice by Miami. Doesn't get much worse.

[kelmac07]

Davis, Baxter and Carson all sent down. And why did it take this long??? About damn time!!

[Dave128]

Let's hope the guys that are replacing them can hit a base ball.

[kelmac07]

Really Dave? You know the answer to this...they are bringing up Neuinwies and Coghill...two outfielders who didn't hit worth a crap at the beginning of the season. And they designated Ankiel for assignment. I'm just waiting for the phone to ring, hell, I can play outfield. :D

[The Poet]

I'm just waiting for the phone to ring, hell, I can play outfield. :D

You do realize you can't smoke stogies in the dugout, right? :r

[kelmac07]

You do realize you can't smoke stogies in the dugout, right? :r

WTF??? :r :r :r

[Dave128]

Guess I'm just trying to be optimistic. Can't get any worse than it already is.

[kelmac07]

Mets drop another one to the Cardinals last night, 9-2 (at one point it was 2-2). :bh :bh Why in the hell did Collins move Murphy to first base?? Turner can handle the position just fine. Murphy isn't going to win any gold gloves at second, but he has looked decent there this year. He looked lost at first last night.

As the slide gets deeper.

[kelmac07]

David Wright and Robinson Cano named Captians for the HR Derby. :confused: :confused:
HUGE Mets fan...but Wright has no business being in the HR Derby. While I can appreciate the event is in NY...I just don't agree with this.

[kelmac07]

Mets beat the Cardinals last night 5-1. Gee looked good again last night...that's three consecutive starts he's looked good. All since shaving that god awful beard off. :r :r

[Dave128]

David Wright and Robinson Cano named Captians for the HR Derby. :confused: :confused:
HUGE Mets fan...but Wright has no business being in the HR Derby. While I can appreciate the event is in NY...I just don't agree with this.

I would have to agree. Besides that, I think the HR Derby ruins a player for the rest of the season.

[kelmac07]

Mets lose to the Cardinals today...2-1. Harvey suffers his first loss and AGAIN pitches a gem and gets no run support. :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

Looks like the Mets are gonna lose two in a row to the Cubs. Not gonna be long before WE are the worst team in MLB. :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

We are now the second worst team in MLB. 24-39 and 13.5 games out of first. :bh :bh

[kelmac07]

Mets avoid the sweep by scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Cubs 4-3. WHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

[jonumberone]

Mets avoid the sweep by scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Cubs 4-3. WHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

What an ugly game!
Mets are lucky they pulled it out.
The 3 errors on the ball Soriano hit was one of the worst plays I've ever seen.

[kelmac07]

What an ugly game!
Mets are lucky they pulled it out.

Very lucky. :D

[Dave128]

Missed the game, but saw "highlights" on the news last night. Nice win for the Good Guys!

[kelmac07]

Mets lose to the Braves 2-1. Gee looked great until he faced Freeman in the ninth and gave up a 2r HR.

[Dave128]

Didn't watch the game, but saw the result. Figured it was the pen sucking it up again.