Get your morning dose of Mets in the Papers.
Charles Odum, “Church Facing Mets in First Atlanta Game”
Church said he told manager Jerry Manuel and general manager Omar Minaya, “Now I get to beat up on you next week.”
Mike Puma, “Francoeur Adds Twist to Mets-Braves Rivalry”
“The weird thing for me will be walking up to bat the first time with [Brian McCann] behind the plate,” Francoeur said. “He’s probably going to be talking trash, so I may just dust a little dirt on him with the bat.”
Joel Sherman, “Matt Holliday Slumber Shows GM Omar Minaya’s Failures”
I HEARD something last week that I just could not believe and so I checked it out with Omar Minaya and — to my astonishment — it was true:
The Mets have not put in a single phone call to ask about Oakland’s Matt Holliday.
Selim Algar, “L.I. Geezers Show Mets How It’s Done”
Boasting more than a millennium’s worth of experience, a feisty group of elderly Long Island softball players filmed an instructional video yesterday that they hope will re-introduce the not-so-Amazin’ Mets to the game’s fundamentals.
Bart Hubbuch, “Midsummer Report Card: Mets”
The massive amount of injuries that decimated the roster should get most of the blame and were factored in heavily when we graded the Mets’ 42-45 start.
Overall, the team gets a C-minus.
Mark Hale, “New Phillie Pedro Still ‘Loves’ Mets”
Rather, the newest Phillie admitted yesterday that he wanted to pitch for the Mets again. And he gushed that he still loves his old team.
Adam Rubin, “Minus Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes, Mets will have to help themselves”
The hope, at one point, was for the Mets to welcome Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes back from the disabled list Thursday night as they open a 10-game road trip to begin the season’s second half.
That won’t happen. So these undermanned, but now presumably rested, Mets will have to quickly get things in order without reinforcements if they are to ensure their division deficit – currently 6½ games – doesn’t soon become insurmountable.
Christian Red, “Ex-Met Pedro Martinez joins Phillies, sets sights on Series, cheesesteaks”
On a day that Citizens Bank Park held a job fair for the public, the Phillies’ newest employee arrived about a half-hour late to his press conference and was already listed on the team’s disabled list.
Ken Belson, “A Mets Fan Is Shut Out From Runs and Hope”
Every baseball fan is bound to see some stinkers now and again: games when the home team blows a save, drops an easy fly ball, fails to get a hit with the bases loaded. Or maybe all three at once.
19 comments
wannybackstra
7/16/2009-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
Sherman shouldn’t be surprised that the Mets aren’t interested in Matt Holliday: he makes a lot of money, he’s a free agent, Billy Beane will want to raid the Mets in exchange for him and he hasn’t hit since leaving Coors.
No thanks.
stickguy
7/16/2009-10:17am at 10:17 am (UTC -4)
agreed that there was really no particular point in calling about Holliday yet.
Sherman really did seem to have an axe to grind, but why expect fair ablanced reporting out of the post?
The real scary part, if ture, is that the FO isn’t very proactive, and doesn’t return calls. Negligant or incompetent, does it really matter?
As this year goes on, I actually find myself more firmly believing that the organization needs a top down overhaul. A new baseball ops tsar, GM and of course replace TOny B. Then let them revamp the medical, scouting and minors staffs.
mrbill
7/16/2009-10:16am at 10:16 am (UTC -4)
All this time fans have been discussing who to get and/or who to trade while Omar hasn’t contacted anyone… LOL
Management thinks the team as it is (with a healthy core) can actually make it to the postseason. Unbelievable.
stickguy
7/16/2009-10:20am at 10:20 am (UTC -4)
that’s just SHerman spinning rumors from guys with their own agendas. Maybe Omar works a little differently, but he certainly talks to a lot of teams about players (from many other reports).
mrbill
7/16/2009-10:25am at 10:25 am (UTC -4)
This year Omar will not make a trade that will make a difference. He will not pay for a player either. He’s convinced the current team with the DL guys back can compete.
stickguy
7/16/2009-10:58am at 10:58 am (UTC -4)
or convinced that whatever he could pick up isn’t enough to make up the difference, or would gut the future. Or both.
dirtysanchez
7/16/2009-11:56am at 11:56 am (UTC -4)
he has to believe that…he is not going to sell the future to win this year. His only choice is to hope the DL guys come back in time to make a difference. Matt holliday will be a FA this year i think and we can just pick him up there..im sure with the yankees not too far behind in the demand.
mrbill
7/16/2009-10:17am at 10:17 am (UTC -4)
Church should be happy he’s out of NY. Hopefully the music in his new clubhouse is not too loud for him.
stickguy
7/16/2009-10:19am at 10:19 am (UTC -4)
Atlanta is a haven for guys that hate the media, don’t want any fan pressure, and just want to sepnd all their time hunting, fishing and playing golf.
fongy2
7/16/2009-10:43am at 10:43 am (UTC -4)
True Dat and re:Church’s comments
to Omar & Jerry…
Could he beat us any
more than he did already this yr??
Dropped flyballs,
missed bases, etc!
metsfan4decades
7/16/2009-11:42am at 11:42 am (UTC -4)
Oh, you are bad. LOL.
Joe R
7/16/2009-12:33pm at 12:33 pm (UTC -4)
What do we do if, and i knocked on wood already so dont get mad, Church hits a game winning 3 run HR!! Do we pronounce the season over at that point and accept the baseball gods are telling us its just not our year!!! lol
fongy2
7/16/2009-1:21pm at 1:21 pm (UTC -4)
Seasons already over Joe.
There's Always '09
7/16/2009-1:27pm at 1:27 pm (UTC -4)
Season’s Greetings.
fongy2
7/16/2009-1:34pm at 1:34 pm (UTC -4)
Happy Kwaanza
to you too!
tkfj
7/16/2009-12:39pm at 12:39 pm (UTC -4)
Church’s response made me smile, Omar and Jerry deserve everything they get.
fongy2
7/16/2009-1:22pm at 1:22 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah BUT Church already helped
give it to them!
There's Always '09
7/16/2009-1:24pm at 1:24 pm (UTC -4)
Anyone else happy that Pedro stood in front of the Philly media yesterday and told them he wanted to be a Met?
dirtysanchez
7/16/2009-1:45pm at 1:45 pm (UTC -4)
Maybe he is a Met and is going to do us a solid when the “time is right”