METS: Uh-oh
Bay Watch may be officially over, and it’s the worse case scenario for the Mets. Adam Rubin’s report this morning that the Red Sox are considering getting back to Jason Bay is immeasurable in its...
View ArticleMETS: Minaya the Beard
Classic line from my friend David Pinto at Baseball Musings: Omar Minaya says the Mets are pursuing Matt Holliday. I think like Jason Bay, the free agent is more than happy to use the Mets as a beard....
View ArticleMETS: What is the way forward?
One myth can now be cast aside. The Wilpons are not broke and will not be going into small market mode. They would not have signed Jason Bay if they were. Give the Wilpons and Omar Minaya for being...
View ArticleMETS: Give the Mets a B- on the acquisition of Matthews
Make no mistake. This trade would have never been done had it not been for Carlos Beltran’s questionable status. They had all the outfielders in place they wanted to start the season. Angel Pagan,...
View ArticleMETS: Matthews trade not going over well
Yikes. That’s all Omar needs. Baseball Crank : Not a terrible move, but symptomatic of Omar Minaya’s defective thought process and lack of imagination. Buster Olney quotes one team: Matthews is a...
View ArticleMETS: Minaya’s judgement of talent now the biggest Mets question
The signings of Jon Garland (Padres) and Ben Sheets (A’s) over the past few days were the last available options for the club to begin the season with a new #2 starter. And it was about the money. The...
View ArticleMETS: Darryl Strawberry weighs in on today’s Mets
Looks like Darryl talked to a number of members of the media yesterday. Although some writers appear to be taking his comments to be an indictment of Omar Minaya, I think that he tried to stay away...
View ArticleMETS: Seeing free agent moves in a more positive way
I agree with Michael Baron’s well thought out take this morning. Says Baron: …honestly, while i have the same questions Sherman has, i’m glad the Mets didn’t overpay for any of those guys…i thought...
View ArticleMETS: Oliver Perez? How long will the Mets go with him?
The Post’s Mike Puma says it best regarding Oliver Perez: Oliver Perez finally has a healthy knee, but spent most of the spring serving up batting practice to opposing hitters, inspiring little...
View ArticleMETS: Final Cuts
I love Joe Janish’s cynical assessments of the final roster. He convinced me about Nelson Figueroa. Figueroa should have made the club instead of Sean Green. I also think he was correct about Ruben...
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