Johan is a nice addition but he can't do it all himself. Pedro's hurt. Do you think Willie should have been fired after the record setting collapse or was it just a statistical fluke?
I think it was a fluke...and I don't think he should have been fired. I'm glad he's still there -- that's one of my pet peeves, as a matter of fact. I realize that baseball (all professional sports and some college sports, ie football, for that matter) is a business and, as a business it's there to make money and to make money one generally has to win -- but the operative word in there is 'generally'. There are exceptions.
Look at the Cubs.
I just wish there was a little more loyalty in professional athletics. It's frustrating enough for fans when their team doesn't win, but when there are so many changes -- many of them based on the almighty dollar -- it gets frustrating. For me, anyway.
And no...I don't think the Mets are going to do it this year. Santana was a great addition but you're right...he can't do it on his own. Pedro's spent more time on the DL than he has on the roster since they signed him and they've made some other changes that have had me wondering.
Besides -- it's 2008.
It's the Cubs year.
great tag btw, huge allmans fan!
GREATEST OFFSEASON PICKUP SO FAR? angel pagan, ryan church are both hitting over .350 replacing Alou and Milledge. We also just signed Claudio Vargas formerly of Milwaukee to take a few starts while we wait for el duque.
duaner sanchez is almost ready to come in and save my bullpen.
if you like we can finish this convo at http://hubpages.com/hub/The-2008-New-Yo … Redemption
Duaner finally pitched last night 9th inning 6-0 win against nats....
i like to think this our year, but im a dolphins fan also so...........???
Are you in NY or So. FLA? I'm in Pompano Beach
NO ONE IS HITTING and the bullpen is in shambles (3 Grand Slams already.)
by DJ Funktual 15 years ago
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...
by duanksta 15 years ago
Does anybody else feel like the season is already over? I am not an Arizona fan, but how much better can their rotation get? And when they do get a bad pitching start like Johnson the other night, they pull off an 8-7 win anyways. Luckily I have Webb and Scherzer in my keeper league.
by JayDeck 12 years ago
Will the New York Mets be relevant this year? If not, when?
by I am DB Cooper 12 years ago
Mets manager Terry Collins sent in a pinch runner for Jose Reyes after he bunted safely for a single in the 1st inning of today's game -- the final Mets game of the season. By taking him out of the game, Reyes preserves his .337 batting average, which leads the Brewers Ryan Braun by .0025. Braun...
by Liz Elias 6 years ago
WHY baseball stats often come up with 'team X is half a game, or a game and a half, behind team Y.' ????!!!!I have watched baseball games, both in person, and on TV; yet never have I ever seen only half a game played! Extra innings to break ties, yes, but I hardly think they count those as...
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