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Apr 18
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Gettin' Around

My top-five power ranking of the Mets, coming into tonight’s action, as featured on Beerleaguer:

  1. David Wright - No April struggles this season means bad news for the rest of the league; hitting .400 vs. lefties.
  2. Jose Reyes - With a big series against the Nats, he’s beginning to turn the corner and show that fire that he lost at the middle of ‘07.
  3. Johan Santana - While traditionally a slow-starter, given the state of the rotation, it’s imperative that the Mets win his starts.
  4. Carlos Beltran - Taking a more prominent leadership role with players like Reyes; 3rd in NL with seven doubles. 
  5. Joe Smith - Baffling hitters with his unique delivery — hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last five appearances.

For a series preview, check out my interview with Tom Goyne of Balls, Sticks, and Stuff on MetsBlog.

Happy Friday, everyone. Tonight should be a doozy. 

Apr 14
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brooklynmutt: Shea Stadium: The Board Game This is too great for words check it out. -Pete For larger view click the pic. Via metstradamus Obviously we get bored on off-days.

brooklynmutt:

Shea Stadium: The Board Game

This is too great for words check it out. -Pete

For larger view click the pic.

Via metstradamus

Obviously we get bored on off-days.

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(via soupsoup) Well done, Hot Foot.

(via soupsoup)

Well done, Hot Foot.

Apr 13
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thegreenfieldsofthemind: this picture was taken at tradition field during a saturday afternoon game in March. we took this picture not because it was a Met we knew but because the guy was gracious enough to scoop up dirt off the field because some kid asked him to. another kid repeated the request. then another. all in all this player’s hands got dirty that day not from throwing a baseball, but from putting some dirt into ziploc baggies for a bunch of fans. he had a warm-up jacket on the whole time so we could not see the name on the back of his jersey but as soon as we had internet access, a quick google told us the Dirt Scooper with the bushy eyebrows and great smile was Nelson Figueroa, a journey man of sorts with a story that made it impossible not to root for him. the last time I cried over the mets, it was september and anger and even an irrational sense of betrayal, was the source of those tears. Friday night I cried for a different reason. way to go figgy - even though you are one bad start away from the minors again, for one friday night you made a lot of fans remember why they keep coming back. Great story. Makes him an even easier person to root for.

thegreenfieldsofthemind:

this picture was taken at tradition field during a saturday afternoon game in March. we took this picture not because it was a Met we knew but because the guy was gracious enough to scoop up dirt off the field because some kid asked him to. another kid repeated the request. then another. all in all this player’s hands got dirty that day not from throwing a baseball, but from putting some dirt into ziploc baggies for a bunch of fans.

he had a warm-up jacket on the whole time so we could not see the name on the back of his jersey but as soon as we had internet access, a quick google told us the Dirt Scooper with the bushy eyebrows and great smile was Nelson Figueroa, a journey man of sorts with a story that made it impossible not to root for him.

the last time I cried over the mets, it was september and anger and even an irrational sense of betrayal, was the source of those tears. Friday night I cried for a different reason.

way to go figgy - even though you are one bad start away from the minors again, for one friday night you made a lot of fans remember why they keep coming back.

Great story. Makes him an even easier person to root for.

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Mets All-Time HR Leaders (Updated)

After today’s first inning solo home run by David Wright, the 100th of his career, he took sole possession of ninth place on the Mets all-time list:

  1. Darryl Strawberry - 252
  2. Mike Piazza - 220
  3. Howard Johnson - 192
  4. Dave Kingman - 154
  5. Todd Hundley - 124
  6. Kevin McReynolds - 122
  7. Edgardo Alfonzo - 120
  8. Ed Kranepool - 118
  9. David Wright - 100 
  10. George Foster - 99
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bmroberts:

The Mets’ pitching is the equivalent of having Billy Joel as your designated driver. You never know what you’re going to get.

Banter!

Bad idea: having Oliver Perez on your fantasy team if you are also a Mets fan. It makes him even more frustrating to watch. He is the roulette wheel of fantasy baseball.

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Gotta love the new “in-the-box” camera angle on SNY. Very cool.
Gotta love the new “in-the-box” camera angle on SNY. Very cool.
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This Afternoon's Lineup, Minus Reyes

Same as yesterday, with the exception of Ollie:

  1. Pagan
  2. Castillo
  3. Wright
  4. Beltran
  5. Delgado
  6. Church
  7. Easley
  8. Schneider
  9. Perez 
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However, Santana’s full quote was as follows:

“If they boo, that’s fine. That’s the history they have from not being so good, I guess. I’ve seen it before, it’s not the first time I’ve seen that happen to a home player. We are not perfect. We are gonna make mistakes sometimes. It’s just how you react to it and how you bounce back. I know a lot of people are expecting a lot from me and I am trying to exceed all those expectations. If the fans feel that way, they can feel the way they want. We are trying to do our job here and please a lot of people, but we are not perfect.”

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“ If they boo, that’s fine. That’s the history they have from not being so good, I guess.
— Johan Santana, after today’s game, with a quote that is bound to be picked apart by the “Wally” Matthews and Chris Russo’s of the world.