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By marcut | April 26, 2008
This year, although our record isn’t terrible, has been horrible. Injuries, slumps, and just nothing very good to say. We are a very good team, and in my opinion we just are not living up to our potential.
A main cause to my anger:
Carlos Delgado. Get him out, please. The young phenom Mike Carp, although his value was diminished during an injury-filled and average season in double-a, has been really tearing it up at double-a. He has a ton of potential, while Delgado is just whithering away. Let’s hope that Willie doesn’t continue to be “Mr. Loyal” and not take out Delgado because he’s old, experienced, etc.
The same goes for Mr. Heilman. Probably the worst start I could have ever imagined for Heilman. When he gets in the game he can’t even pitch the ball, and worst of all he’s blowing wins for our pitchers. Johan Santana would have at least 4 wins right now if it wasn’t for out bullpen blowing wins.
Although there is plenty of time to improve, I ask Omar and Willie to make some decisions: Maybe throw away some of that loyalty, bring up some youth, and look at Duaner Sanchez damnit.
That’s my thoughts for today.
I’m going to start writing every day again probably starting Monday. Until next time, Go mets!
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Ok, I’m Back - Look at the Mets Opening Weeks
By marcut | April 11, 2008
I apologize for being inactive the last month. I have been very busy, but with the Mets season now in progress, I’m back.
So, about the Mets. I went to the home opener, a disappointment to say the least. The Mets have started out much more injured and not in the best position after a week or so. Angel Pagan has started out as our best player, hitting a walk-off last night, and other newcomers, Ryan Church, Brian Schneider, and Johan Santana have all been very impressive. The top disappointments so far have included Aaron Heilman (do I have to say any more?) and star shortstop Jose Reyes.
After a very slow start, last night was a huge win for our team. Pagan showed the emotion and clutchness we haven’t seen by Reyes (or at least not as much as Reyes was last year), driving in Reyes to win the game last night (although it seemed to me Jose was out by a split-second). There’s plenty of baseball to play, and as I and I’m sure all of you think, the Tigers aren’t going to finish the year with 10 wins, and the Orioles most likely aren’t going to be the best team in baseball.
I have tickets to tomorrow’s game (First Johan home start- woot!), so I’m hoping we will be Heilman-free if we are in a winning season.
Tonight Nelson Figueroa will match up against the Brew Crew’s Parra (1-0), so it should be an interesting game to watch.
I’m back, and so are the Mets. Here’s to 08!
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Mets Preseason Action
By marcut | March 12, 2008
The Mets will take on the Orioles today at 1 PM in Saint Lucie.
Oliver Perez is supposed to start, with Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman coming in for relief.
…i swear to god - if he has another horrible game, I will be very, very angry. I am so sick of his inconsistency. Hopefully it doesn’t carry on to the regular season.
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Mets take on Red Sox
By marcut | March 10, 2008
The Mets will take on the Red Sox today as they send Johan Santana to the mound at 1 PM at Tradition Field. Let’s Go Mets!
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McNamee a Met: didn’t happen!
By MetsBullpen.com | March 1, 2008
Our Mets almost had McNamee as part of their training staff back in 07. Probably a good decision to stay away from this guy and his controversy.
“I went to Willie and Willie went to Omar, and it was nixed,” Down said Tuesday, according to the Post. “I think it was nixed because of the Tampa incident [in which McNamee was questioned by St. Petersburg police, but never charged, in connection with an alleged rape]. There really wasn’t much further discussion on it. The Mets didn’t want adverse publicity, and in retrospect they were right.”
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Beltran Slams Rollins
By marcut | February 17, 2008
Carlos Beltran walked in the first day of camp on Saturday, and already the heated Phillies-Mets rivalry went underway.
“To Jimmy Rollins- we are the team to beat”
Last year, Jimmy Rollins came out into the year saying the Phillies were the team to beat. Although that statement turned out to be true, Mets fans will always remember him as the jerk who said the hated Phillies were going to diminish the Mets in the 2007 race for the world series. He may have been right, but that’s not the point Mets fans were trying to reach.
Carlos Beltran fought back. Added some more heat to the already burning-tension between the Phillies and Mets. And what exactly do I think of it?
I love it.
We are the team to beat. Jimmy Rollins can’t stop that. Talk all you want, in the end you will have to talk the talk, and not walk the walk.
With the memories of 2007 in the back of our heads, and the last year of Shea, Johan Santana, and a new beginning in front of us, we can’t stop thinking about a World Series. Although these words are just words, and no games have been played - I can already feel some summer-time magic.
Here’s to the beginning of the Mets season, and the official start of Mets Bullpen activity.
Let’s go Mets.
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Baseball Card Shows in New York
By MetsBullpen.com | February 13, 2008
A lot of Mets fans collect classic baseball cards. Baseball Card Shows can be an excellent place to shop around for great deals and obscure cards, such as that 1981 Topps Mookie Wilson Rookie Card. BigCardShows.com offers calendars of upcoming card shows, is free to use, and requires no registration.
Baseball card shows can also be a great place to look at unusual sports memorabilia you haven’t seen before and haggle with dealers over cards nobody else cares about.
If you’ve got a few hours to waste this off-season, find yourself an Upcoming Card Show in your city and bring home a box of classic cards for only a few bucks.
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Johan Santana Locked Up for 6 Years
By marcut | February 1, 2008
According to Matt Cerone at Metsblog.com, it is now official: Johan Santana has apparently signed a contract for 6 years, worth around $137.5 million, which if I am
correct is more than any player in the majors currently other than Alex Rodriguez.
What can I say, I am thrilled. If Pedro is at full health, and pitching well, we are looking at a very reliable first 4- Johan, Pedro, Maine, Oliver Perez, with the number 5 pitcher likely being Mike Pelfrey. Now that may not be a pitching rotation comparable to the Boston Red Sox, however I would consider it one of the elite pitching rotations in the league.
Let’s go Mets. The 2008 team is here.
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And it Goes Down to 1 Outfielder Prospect
By marcut | January 30, 2008
Last year, the New York Mets had 3 of the top prospects in baseball. Everything was planned out. Milledge in right, Fernando Martinez in center, and Carlos Gomez in left. Now, after the stupid trade with the Nationals, and the Johan Santana trade, our future in the outfield is left up to one guy - being Fernando Martinez.
Why did we trade Milledge? Everyone had to be thinking when we sent away Gomez to the Twins. It just doesn’t make sense. But it is something we will have to move on and look at the future.
Gomez is gone. There probably isn’t a Mets fan in the world who cried to sleep last night because Gomez was gone. We have Johan Santana. The best pitcher in baseball. But, was Gomez going to be a future star? We don’t know that.
Will Fernando Martinez live up to his hype and be a star?
In my opinion, it is too early to tell. Martinez, who is not even 20 yet, isn’t expected to be in the big leagues until 2011 or 
2012. Is there too much reliance on him? Because at this point, there is really no way of telling the way he is going to play in the big leagues. Last year, Martinez only hit .265 with 4 homers and 21 RBIs. Not really “star” type playing. However, I think that F-Mart has a lot of time to continue working on his game in the minor leagues, and once he wears the Mets jersey, stepping on to Citi Field, the time will be his.
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Mets Get Johan
By marcut | January 29, 2008
Usatoday.com reports about the Mets landing Johan Santana:
“The deal is pending the Mets and Santana reaching agreement on a six- or seven-year contract extension and that Santana passes a physical; they have been granted a 48 to-72-hour window to do so. Santana has a no-trade clause that he will waive if agreement is reached on a contract extension.
The Mets paid a high price in prospects to land Santana, agreeing to send the Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey.”
Wow. I can’t believe it. The Mets got Johan Santana. I really don’t believe it. I can’t even put it into my own words how much my expectations have gone up about the Mets this year already. Sure, we lose Gomez, Mulvey, and Humber, all top prospects in the organization, but Johan Santana is one of the best pitchers in baseball and Mulvey, Humber, and Guerra don’t beat that.
Omar finally made a good move. Finally.
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