September 28, 2008
Let's reflect on the main ingredients in the Mets demise today.
Olsen. Sabathia. Relievers.
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September 24, 2008
Shea 'em! Shea 'em! Shea 'em!
(Far from Shea, C.C. Sabathia won another, this one on only three days rest.)
Mets relievers gave it up again,
and watched another home run sail out of the park in extra innings.
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August 3, 2008
Matt Cerrone updated the MetsBlog banner a couple weeks ago with more fans in the stands. Here's the brief replacement:
But it couldn't last.
The Mets are returning to being the Mess and
Mr. Cerrone has decided to sell insurance to the gray and lifeless masses.
Here's the new improved GEICO-centric banner:
Say "hello" to the lizard, kids.
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August 3, 2008
The Mets lost to the Astros last night in a spectacular bull pen meltdown.
A few weeks ago, the SNY broadcast team had some kind of vote during the game,
and the fans were asked whether the Mess needed help in
(a) starting pitching,
(b) outfielding, or
(c) relief pitching.
I immediately picked relief pitching,
but Gary Keith and Ron agreed with 70 percent of the respondents that the Mess needed outfield help.
I figured that all those folks must know more than me...
The Mess relief pitchers went on to lose that game. They've lost many more since.
Hopefully the Mess will get some more outstanding outfielders soon,
so they can all watch the late-inning game-losing home runs and grand slams the Mess relievers regularly give up.
The Mets' elimination # is now 51, and may be in the forties by the end of the day.
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July 5, 2008
The Mets lost to the Phillies last night in another team effort.
The Mets' elimination # is now 71, and will probably be in the sixties by the end of the weekend.
If I were in charge, I would spare no expense to acquire C.C. Sabathia.
The pitching staff would be literally gigantic.
And at the very least, Sabathia can be used as a pinch hitter when runners are in scoring position.
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June 25, 2008
The Mets only lost by 11 runs to the worst team in baseball last night.
They can now rightly claim they're worse than the worst.
The Mets' fate is so screwed that the new coach got ejected
for standing there while the home plate ump bumped into him!
And how about a couple days ago, when pitching "phenom" Johan Santana
cooly suggested that David Wright's error on a routine ball
made all the difference in the subsequent grand slam...
I'm no math whiz,
but it seems to me that would only account for about one of the four runs scored
on the grand slam home run by the opposing pitcher.
When I'm the manager, subtle disses of teammates like that
will be met with stiff fines and a trip through the windmill...
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June 17, 2008
A Day That Will Live in Ignominy: Redux
Let's face it, the Mets only screwed up the firing of Willie Randolph in two small ways:
in Time, and
in Space.
Here's a fresh suggestion to improve on Matt Cerrone's MetsBlog banner:
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June 17, 2008
A Day That Will Live in Ignominy
Just when you thought the Mets management couldn't get any more
shameful... or
they prove you ain't seen nothing yet.
The vile Mets management team that wouldn't accept
Willie Randolph's apology for something over the phone
didn't have the courage, courtesy or grace to fire him at home in person.
Actions speak louder than words.
But I don't want to be negative, and since I'm such a positive person,
here's my suggestion to enhance Matt Cerrone's MetsBlog banner:
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June 12, 2008
I haven't cancelled my MLB.com subscription yet,
so I was able to tune in to the 10th inning,
just in time to see the Diamondbacks win the game.
The Mets are officially worse than mediocre.
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May 24, 2008
Seems Willie Randolph made some inflammatory comments this week
about his treatment by SNY, the Mets television network.
"Is it racial? Huh, it smells a little bit," said Willie.
It was subsequently reported that the Wilpons would not accept
Mr. Randolph's call when he dialed them up to apologize.
Does the Mets management team go out of its way to appear childish and churlish?
If so, they're succeeding...
Something truly smells in Flushing.
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April 10, 2008
Today was Surrender Flag Day at Shea Stadium.
The Mets gave out little white flags for the fans to wave,
indicating that the Mets surrendered and wanted the game to be over.
The home plate umpire was so moved by the poignant display by the fans
that he let Jose Reyes score on play even though he was clearly tagged out.
Game over.
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OPENING DAY - 2008
The NY Mess.
I used to be a Mets fan. Now I'm former Mets fan. I'm a fan without a team.
My conversion's been a process, not an event.
One of the first red flags went up when Willie Randolph used a hobbled Cliff Floyd to pinch hit
in game 7 of the 2006 NL Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
(He should have used Julio Franco.)
Willy's decision to leave Tom Glavine in to allow seven runs
in the first inning of the final game of the 2007 season was simply malpractice.
Besides, I appreciated Humber. They traded him.
I appreciated Milledge. They traded him.
I appreciated Shawn Green. They dropped him.
The ultimate indignity was Sterling Mets L.P.'s arrogance and anti-customer ticket policy.
So I sued them and beat them in Small Claims Court.
Perhaps the Mets can return to glory again, by hiring yours truly as the manager,
with Keith Hernandez as the batting coach, and Ron Darling as the pitching coach.
(Gary Cohen can have whatever job he wants.)
Whenever we're up, it will be up to Keith.
Whenever they're up, it will be up to Ron.
I'll take the credit for the results.
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