Now I know that writing this will how some jinxing effect but...

The Mets have won 6 in a row and are just a 1.5 GB of Philly.

Does anyone else think firing Willie Randolph was a good idea? 

They look like they are having fun for the first time since Yadier Molina ended our season in Game 7 of the NLCS.   

I was in the bahamas on my honeymoon when that happened, btw.

Personally I don't like the Mets, but yeah, I think firing him was a good idea.

The move I would say helped the Mets but earlier in the season I had the Phillies winning the NL East.  At the most, I could have seen the Wild Card.  It's going to be a tough race for the Mets because the Wild Card may come out of the NL Central.

Bruce Bostwick wrote:

The move I would say helped the Mets but earlier in the season I had the Phillies winning the NL East.  At the most, I could have seen the Wild Card.  It's going to be a tough race for the Mets because the Wild Card may come out of the NL Central.

That's what we all thought but after 7 wins in a row we are now only 2.5 out of the wild card!  And who's ahead of us?   St. Louis (who will never be able to keep this up) and Milwaukee (who have very little experience in pennant races) and Florida (who have no starting pitching at all, but boy can they hit!) 
   
It's not even the All-Star break yet.

Anything can happen...
Rumors around Shea stadium today are about the visiting Rockies and the possible acquisition of Matt Holiday & Brian Fuentes.

DJ Funktual wrote:

Bruce Bostwick wrote:

The move I would say helped the Mets but earlier in the season I had the Phillies winning the NL East.  At the most, I could have seen the Wild Card.  It's going to be a tough race for the Mets because the Wild Card may come out of the NL Central.

That's what we all thought but after 7 wins in a row we are now only 2.5 out of the wild card!  And who's ahead of us?   St. Louis (who will never be able to keep this up) and Milwaukee (who have very little experience in pennant races) and Florida (who have no starting pitching at all, but boy can they hit!) 
   
It's not even the All-Star break yet.

Anything can happen...
Rumors around Shea stadium today are about the visiting Rockies and the possible acquisition of Matt Holiday & Brian Fuentes.

My son and I are heading to Cincinatti on the 20th to watch the Reds and Mets play. Will let you know how it goes later. He is a Mets fan by the way. I just don't know why, but it's fine with me. I'm just glad he loves baseball.

Great photo!   he likes em cause we're the Amazin's. 

The Miracle Mets. Formed in '62 and won it all in '69! 

Everybody loves david Wright though.  Even Yankee fans do.  He's OUR Jeter!

SirDent wrote:

DJ Funktual wrote:

Bruce Bostwick wrote:

The move I would say helped the Mets but earlier in the season I had the Phillies winning the NL East.  At the most, I could have seen the Wild Card.  It's going to be a tough race for the Mets because the Wild Card may come out of the NL Central.

That's what we all thought but after 7 wins in a row we are now only 2.5 out of the wild card!  And who's ahead of us?   St. Louis (who will never be able to keep this up) and Milwaukee (who have very little experience in pennant races) and Florida (who have no starting pitching at all, but boy can they hit!) 
   
It's not even the All-Star break yet.

Anything can happen...
Rumors around Shea stadium today are about the visiting Rockies and the possible acquisition of Matt Holiday & Brian Fuentes.

My son and I are heading to Cincinatti on the 20th to watch the Reds and Mets play. Will let you know how it goes later. He is a Mets fan by the way. I just don't know why, but it's fine with me. I'm just glad he loves baseball.

Have a good time over there.  I've never been to a Cincinatti game at all.  I went to a ball game before 8 years ago at Jacobs Field (I like tha name a lot more than Progressive Field).  It was pretty cool.  Being at a ball game is cool.

Have fun!  There's absolutely nothing like going to the ball park.  One day I want to get to Wrigley and sit in the bleachers.  Right now we go up to Coors Field once a year (when the Cubs come to town) and we've got a Triple-A affiliate in town (we went last Saturday night...helluva good time).  Even if you don't like baseball, an afternoon at the ball park is fun. 

But if you're a fan -- even a fair-weather fan -- there's nothing better than to walk into the park and see it all just open up in front of you -- the colors and the smells and the sounds. 

*sigh*

Hmmmm...Sky Sox are in town and tomorrow's a day game....

Possibilities.

Personally, I am a big fan of little league baseball. The children play for fun and not for obscene amounts of money. It is a game to them meant to be played.

My son's name is Jacob by the way and he's a catcher because he loves the position so much. He is about to break out as a great little league pitcher lately.

I've got two boys playing right now and one of their older brothers is coaching.  Both boys pitch (different divisions)...one likes third and one likes first if they're not on the mound.  It's TONS of fun watching them play for pure joy of the game.  Then, when they come home, they'll go out back together and work. 

One thing I've noticed watching my boys play through Park and Rec, Little League, high school and then watching Triple-A and MLB games is the variety of people that come to the ballpark.  And it doesn't matter whether they're young or old or hip-hop or metal or punk or country or republican or democrat or conservative or liberal or black, white, brown, red, green or yellow...the expression of delight on the faces -- the smiles that light the eyes -- when someone catches a foul ball or someone turns a pretty double-play or they're watching the arc of the ball against the sky...

the divisiveness seems to melt away in the moment.

Have I mentioned how much I love baseball?

elisabeth reid wrote:

I've got two boys playing right now and one of their older brothers is coaching.  Both boys pitch (different divisions)...one likes third and one likes first if they're not on the mound.  It's TONS of fun watching them play for pure joy of the game.  Then, when they come home, they'll go out back together and work. 

One thing I've noticed watching my boys play through Park and Rec, Little League, high school and then watching Triple-A and MLB games is the variety of people that come to the ballpark.  And it doesn't matter whether they're young or old or hip-hop or metal or punk or country or republican or democrat or conservative or liberal or black, white, brown, red, green or yellow...the expression of delight on the faces -- the smiles that light the eyes -- when someone catches a foul ball or someone turns a pretty double-play or they're watching the arc of the ball against the sky...

the divisiveness seems to melt away in the moment.

Have I mentioned how much I love baseball?

A fan is a fan is a fan no matter what lifestyle, dress code or religion they adhere to. They love baseball because they love baseball.

SirDent wrote:

elisabeth reid wrote:

I've got two boys playing right now and one of their older brothers is coaching.  Both boys pitch (different divisions)...one likes third and one likes first if they're not on the mound.  It's TONS of fun watching them play for pure joy of the game.  Then, when they come home, they'll go out back together and work. 

One thing I've noticed watching my boys play through Park and Rec, Little League, high school and then watching Triple-A and MLB games is the variety of people that come to the ballpark.  And it doesn't matter whether they're young or old or hip-hop or metal or punk or country or republican or democrat or conservative or liberal or black, white, brown, red, green or yellow...the expression of delight on the faces -- the smiles that light the eyes -- when someone catches a foul ball or someone turns a pretty double-play or they're watching the arc of the ball against the sky...

the divisiveness seems to melt away in the moment.

Have I mentioned how much I love baseball?

A fan is a fan is a fan no matter what lifestyle, dress code or religion they adhere to. They love baseball because they love baseball.

What a great Point Ms. Allman! 

Oh and it's up to 8 wins in a row and .5 game back of Philly!

DJ Funktual wrote:

Oh and it's up to 8 wins in a row and .5 game back of Philly!

They're gettin' there.  They oughta win tomorrow, too.  Redman's starting for the Rox and the Rox (hell, the whole NL West) is struggling.  I think the Rox have more Sky Sox players starting these days than Rockies.

My Cubbies, on the other hand...well....I ain't gonna say.  Just

Today was rough, though.  Maybe, just maybe, Marmol was able to work through whatever it is that's been going on with him lately.

I see that they have improved.  I guess Randolph must have been the problem because of how the team didn't respond to him and now they respond to their new guy Jerry Manuel.

Almost every time a coach is fired, a team will pick it up for a bit.  The key is if they can sustain it.

Paul Edmondson wrote:

Almost every time a coach is fired, a team will pick it up for a bit.  The key is if they can sustain it.   

That's true but, be honest.  You expected a lot more from the Amazin's this year especially with the addition of Johan Santana to replace Glavine.

I know the media did and put a lot of hype on the Mets.  That got me annoyed to be perfectly honest.  I guess we will see what happens in the 2nd half of the season.  The NL East could come down to the very last game of the season.  I know Johan Santana is a solid pitcher.  I remember seeing him pitch for the Twins.

Well, we missed the WS by a game two years ago, and if not for the collapse they moved have given the Rockies a much harder time last year. 

Adding Santana would not seem to be media hype.  Ryan Church's injuries are scary.   Guy's having a career year, he's a solid teammate and BOOM 2 concussions in one season.   God knows when Alou is coming back so i expect the Mets will deal Aaron Heilman, and a youngster for somebody.   Jason Bay?   Matt Holliday?

Who is else is predicted to be on the market?  Seattle's whole team, Giants too.

DJ Funktual wrote:

Who is else is predicted to be on the market?  Seattle's whole team, Giants too.     

Lincecum would be an asset to anyone -- he's probably untouchable, though.  Reds are probably going to be putting players on the block, too.  Again, Volquez is probably gonna be untouchable.  Holliday is probably on the block and he's solid -- he's about all the Rox have left, though.  Pirates are usually willing to trade.  Cubbies got a great deal from them when we got Ramirez.  Nothing's ever set in stone, but I'm thinking the Cubs might be done wheeling and dealing unless they can get a good pitcher without giving up too much.  Fat chance of that happening, though.

Kenny Lofton is still out there, I think; the perennial journeyman player who usually comes in pretty handy when it comes to getting a team over the hump.

elisabeth reid wrote:

DJ Funktual wrote:

Who is else is predicted to be on the market?  Seattle's whole team, Giants too.     

Lincecum would be an asset to anyone -- he's probably untouchable, though.  Reds are probably going to be putting players on the block, too.  Again, Volquez is probably gonna be untouchable.  Holliday is probably on the block and he's solid -- he's about all the Rox have left, though.  Pirates are usually willing to trade.  Cubbies got a great deal from them when we got Ramirez.  Nothing's ever set in stone, but I'm thinking the Cubs might be done wheeling and dealing unless they can get a good pitcher without giving up too much.  Fat chance of that happening, though.

Kenny Lofton is still out there, I think; the perennial journeyman player who usually comes in pretty handy when it comes to getting a team over the hump.

i would love to have Adam Dunn but his OBP is atrocious.  K machine.