Monthly Archives: July 2010

As much of the attention in this tailspin has been (rightfully) focused on the Mets bats, the bullpen is a disaster waiting to happen. The Mets announced after the game that they were DFA'ing Fernando Nieve, and that it looks … Continue reading →

The Mets lost a really tough one last night, especially when you consider that Oliver Perez pitched, and didn't cause the world to end (I was surprised). The Mets will try put the last three games behind them when they … Continue reading →

Ever wanted a computer to use some sort of secret algorithm to look at your vocabulary and sentence structure and then some how deduce that you write like a certain famous author from various points in history? Well now you … Continue reading →

The Astros made some smaller moves yesterday as they picked up two players off the wire. They first picked up Anderson Hernandez from the Indians and then picked up Nelson Figueroa from the Phillies. The most startling thing about this … Continue reading →

Another day, another frustrating loss. The Mets will try to reverse their ways again tonight this time behind Jon Niese. In the opening game of this series, the Mets were just awful on all fronts. In last night's game, it … Continue reading →

Over the last month it has become increasingly obvious that there is a difference between what the front office says and what the front office does. The generic argument, which is generic and will be mostly ignored rest of the … Continue reading →

In honor of current Road Trip on the West Coast, a classic quote from Ralph Kiner: “All of the Mets road wins against the Dodgers this year occured at Dodger Stadium”-Ralph Kiner

This was inevitable. Really. I didn't write this when he I heard he was effectively released earlier last week but I had a feeling the Mets would sign Cordero to a minor league deal. He fits the description of the … Continue reading →

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The Mets were off on all every account of the game last night. Their starting pitching was destructive. The bullpen was destructive (Nieve). The offense never really got going (only 2 runs scored). The Mets are looking to completely rebound … Continue reading →