I guess the only way to describe last nights seventh inning meltdown by Bobby Parnell and the Mets bullpen can be boiled down to one word - CRAPTASTIC! The bullpen took one of Jon Niese’s strongest performances of the year and went on to crap the bed . But the blame can’t rest solely on the shoulders of our generally strong bullpen. The offense is still poor when it comes to driving in runs. Don’t let the five spot on the scoreboard fool you , three of those runs were scored after the game was ultimately decided. my friends this is getting uglier with every day that passes ( I’m waiting for Fred Wilpon to break out his Martin acoustic guitar and sing ” Here Comes The Sun“) and lets face it – we have a better shot of getting a chant of ” The Tragic Is Back !’ than getting into the postseason !
I have been thinking hard recently of all the what ifs and maybes that have littered the landscape that is the 2010 season ( you can insert your own in the comment section).
What if :the Mets went the extra mile and attempted to sign either a John Lackey or Joel Pinero.
Maybe : it wasn’t the wisest decision to play Mike Jacobs and Gary Matthews Jr. when it was clear as crystal that they had a better shot of hitting the mega millions than they did the baseball.
What if :Â Omar Minaya had some kind of ” total autonomy ” , maybe this team wouldn’t be struggling as it is right now.
Maybe: Jerry Manuel picked up a copy of Managing For Dummies , instead of going with his gut.
What if: John Maine returned to his ’07 form? ( nahh he’s a habitual liar!)
Maybe:The Mets should wise up and just release Oliver Perez !
What if:the umpires didn’t screw up in that game that Mike Pelfrey pitched against the Reds, I believe that’s what uultimately messed up his mindset.
Maybe:Fred and Jeff Wilpon should be more open with the fan base about how well the team is doing financially ( maybe we’d understand!).
Maybe they should have changed this years slogan to ” We Believe In Seven Inning Games !! – At least there would have been some truth in the advertising.
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                                                                                             ” Nuff said !!”
And with that said …. HERE COMES THE INFAMY !!!!
Sincerest birthday wishes go out to Danny Graves (1973).Danny pitched out of the bullpen during the ’05 season.
Starting pitcher for the putrid ’04 team, Tyler Yates is 33 (1977) . He was last seen pitching in relief for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
New York Mets traded the Mets first bonafide power hitter, outfielder Frank Thomas to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher, Gary Kroll and third baseman, Wayne Graham on August 7, 1964.
New York Mets released one time power hitter, George Foster on August 7, 1986. Foster had worn out his welcome well into his four year contract with the Mets. The Mets didn’t release him until he made inflammatory comments about the Mets front office calling them racist.
New York Mets released outfielder and all around clubhouse cancer, Shane Spencer on August 7, 2004.
New York Mets claimed Ricky Ledee on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 7, 2006.
Mo Vaughn has been banned from MCU Park after Thursday nights altercation with Greg Vaughn . The accounts are still fuzzy if it was over the last rack of ribs at the concession stand or if it was over who sired Mets outfielder of the future – Corey Vaughn !
18 comments
Kingman 26
8/7/2010-11:26am at 11:26 am (UTC -4)
LOL on the ribs! Thanks for the subtle shoutout on a truly rancid Mets morning!
GravediggerHebner
8/7/2010-11:28am at 11:28 am (UTC -4)
When people photo-shop a frown onto Mr. Met’s face it makes me angry. Very angry.
I think that if Omar had “full autonomy” the team would have 6 guys making between $15 – $25 million and 19 guys making less than $2 million. Sort of an extreme version of the team now.
oleosmirf
8/7/2010-11:30am at 11:30 am (UTC -4)
and fans will still blame those 6 guys instead of the other 19…
njstuckintx
8/7/2010-11:32am at 11:32 am (UTC -4)
Which we do now. Beltran, Bay, Unclutch right, santana is washed up, krod blows, etc. etc.
oleosmirf
8/7/2010-12:02pm at 12:02 pm (UTC -4)
well Beltran definately can be criticized as he has been very bad since coming back. The question is whether he can ever regain his form.
I still think if we could trade Beltran for Dice-K that would be a tremendous move. Im really hoping F-Mart comes here and plays well enough to convince Omar that Beltran should be moved and F-Mart is ready to take over…
Kingman 26
8/7/2010-11:41am at 11:41 am (UTC -4)
Well you sure are right about this.
njstuckintx
8/7/2010-11:31am at 11:31 am (UTC -4)
Well, what will next year look like? Wright is close to those numbers, if they extend Reyes, he’ll get 15 per, then beltran, Santana & Bay… There’s 5. Krod makes 6. So there you have it.
GravediggerHebner
8/7/2010-11:43am at 11:43 am (UTC -4)
Sorta makes some people’s (not mine) dreams of including Ike Davis in a trade for Prince Fielder die. And illuminates the flawed roster construction of this team.
oleosmirf
8/7/2010-12:04pm at 12:04 pm (UTC -4)
the Wilpons would never let Omar trade Ike. David Wright is more likely than him…
GravediggerHebner
8/7/2010-12:19pm at 12:19 pm (UTC -4)
Understood. But some people who were looking at the Mets offense and trying to think of ways to improve it came up with the concept that packaging Ike, who may or may not become a good enough MLB 1B, for Fielder who already is one was a way to do that.
Trading Wright for Fielder is closer to a lateral move than Ike plus for Fielder in terms of improving the offense.
oleosmirf
8/7/2010-12:32pm at 12:32 pm (UTC -4)
my point is Ike is going nowhere for reasons that have not much to do with winning or money but for reasons most of you could not comprehend so instead of you calling me crazy, i will just leave it at that.
GravediggerHebner
8/7/2010-12:35pm at 12:35 pm (UTC -4)
I’m pretty sure Ike has stated publicly that he’s not a practicing Jew if that’s what you’re dancing around.
njstuckintx
8/7/2010-12:26pm at 12:26 pm (UTC -4)
Thank the Almighty that never came close to fruition.
And you are right on the flawed construction. Top Heavy with a couple rookies and dregs. And unfortunately, those dregs are mostly paid over 2 mil.
rustyjr
8/7/2010-11:32am at 11:32 am (UTC -4)
Blame the post – not me !
GravediggerHebner
8/7/2010-11:41am at 11:41 am (UTC -4)
I knew you would never do such a thing. The Post just makes me angry whether I’m reading the sports or the news portion. Defacing Mr. Met just makes it worse. AARRGGHH!
Kingman 26
8/7/2010-11:49am at 11:49 am (UTC -4)
The post makes you angry because you are reasonable and intelligent.
It does that to all people who fit this profile.
Mr North Jersey
8/7/2010-11:50am at 11:50 am (UTC -4)
I have to say Grave you caught me off guard with your getting angry about Mr Mets frown comment.
I never thought much of it.
GravediggerHebner
8/7/2010-12:23pm at 12:23 pm (UTC -4)
I was exaggerating. I typed it in my Bruce Banner becoming the Hulk voice.
But the reason it crossed my mind at all is that I genuinely find Mr. Met to be an uplifting icon who brings me great joy. I can watch these many recent horrible Mets games and yet still get a moment of happiness when they run one of those Mr. Met commercials. I own only 1 bobblehead and it’s Mr. Met.
So I don’t really get “angry” as my comment suggested but I do find it disappointing because in many ways Mr. Met is my happy place.