The following short rant was too long for Twitter so I’ve transplanted it here: Omar Minaya said yesterday that Jerry Manuel and Howard Johnson are safe… for now. So today everyone and their grandmother is siding with or against Minaya’s opinion. A lot of people were surprised by this but I’m not. I mean, what [ ... ] ...
Darryl Strawberry was asked for his assessment of the Mets' offseason changes Tuesday night, and he gave an answer that will be hard for anyone to argue. "I'll put it like this: It could've been better," Strawberry said ...
I don't hold against Billy Wagner his sudden rediscovery of his inner Brave any more than I'd fume at Brian Schneider at this point for remembering what a Phillies fan he'd always been. This is what ballplayers who aren't Chris Coste do when they go to a new ballclub. They find a reason to have always wanted to be where they suddenly are. I'm sure Billy comes closer than most to meaning it when he says stuff like, "I remember Bob Horner hitting four home runs in a game." ... Billy wasn't quite
In February 1998, Al Leiter became a Met. He couldn't have been happier to join the team he said he rooted hard for during his childhood, which he once referred to as "the Mike Vail years" ... This is really exciting for me. I feel like a little kid ... All it took was Wayne Huizenga dismantling the World Champion Florida Marlins before they could defend their title. Steve Phillips gladly handed over three prospects in exchange for a durable lefty who threw hard and competed like crazy. One Met
People who think computers play baseball will say the Angels are down 2 games to 1. But computers don't play baseball. And when you have a teammate like Derek Jeter, and you see the way he goes about his business and how calm he is after a game like that, it's like you've won. So the computers may say the Angels are down just one game, but if you're in the Yankee clubhouse you feel like you just won two games. That's the kind of player Derek Jete -- ... I'm sorry, I came down here and Joe
Adam Rubin of the Daily News took time to do a Q&A with Kiners Korner, during which he discusses issues with the Mets medical staff, bringing back Omar Minaya, talk of Kevin Towers and Wally Backman, and the future of David Wright, among other topics.…rubin knows the Mets inside and out, and so this is [ ... ] ...
"After tomorrow, we do what all ballplayers do: we shake hands 'til we see each other next season. Then we go fishing or hunting, make some personal appearances, get to know the wife and kids again." ... —Morris Buttermaker ... I'm all for accountability. I'm all for transparency. I'm all for proactivity. But sausage is not something I necessarily need to see get made. Just place it on a bun and get the Mets on a roll ... When did the Day After Media Blitz of Qualified Remorse become standard
That’s the message sent by Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel today, as the team will fire Alicea and Sandy Alomar Sr, while the rest of the team’s coaching staff will return. Razor Shines and Sandy Alomar Jr will likely inherit the first base coach and bench coach jobs and the team will likely look to [ ... ] ...
Welcome to Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian realm 40, 30, 20 or 10 years ago. Amazin' or not, here it comes ... Everything was fine in my world in the weeks leading up to September 21, 1999. My world was the Mets' world in those lilting days of late summer, and the Mets remained in bloom as they had from
Baseball Musings posts a video of a reenactment of scenes from the book Moneyball.They do the part of the book which outlines the 2002 trade deadline. Get to hear Billy Beane peddle Mike Venafro, acquire Ricardo Rincon, and tell Omar Minaya how to trade Cliff Floyd to the Red Sox for a “fat 3B” named [ ... ] ...