Aside from that one four game series in 2008 I feel that we play awful at MIL.

6/6/2011 9:33:50 AM

^It certainly seems that way, I don't care to look up any stats though.

6/6/2011 10:55:15 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6631663

Watch your cornhole, Nails...

6/6/2011 5:47:02 PM

Looks like the Mets drafted on ceiling instead of safe for once. Nimmo hasn't even played HS ball (Wyoming doesn't play HS ball), but from what I've read he has huge tools and projection and is demanding $3M or twice the slot recommendation...

6/6/2011 10:15:13 PM

Quote :

"I've read he has huge tools"

6/6/2011 10:18:20 PM

Yeah, Keith Law was raving about his complete package.

6/6/2011 10:19:30 PM

I'll be psyched if Cory Mazzoni breaks into the bigs with the Mets. I liked having John Maine on the team since he was a Charlotte guy but this would be even better.

Lots of good things from tonight's game. Capuano was in the zone, Reyes hit another tripple (this one won the game), and Beltran's leg seems fine.

K-Rod is going to make bank on his option (iirc he only has to finish out 55 games or so and he's already in the mid twenties).

6/8/2011 12:02:19 AM

We are in that danger zone between competing and not. If we get healthy this team can win and compete for a wild card but banking on that risks getting nothing out of Beltran (he has a no arbitration clause) and having to pay Frankie $17.5M.

Difficult situation for Sandy. Good thing he and Wilpon have one easy decision -- PAYING JOSE REYES WHAT HE WANTS!

6/8/2011 10:56:33 AM

If Wright and Davis are still batting well when they get back, I'm fine losing Beltran.

We really need a more reliable starter, we won't win shit with that rotation.

6/8/2011 11:52:14 AM

There's absolutely no reason not to trade Beltran. He's producing and that makes him your only valuable piece. Either way, the Mets are going to be paying his 2011 salary in full, might as well get something for the future.

Quote :

"he has a no arbitration clause"

A do what

[Edited on June 8, 2011 at 12:05 PM. Reason : Here's what happens: Mets w/in spitting distance in July, and they sell the farm for Livan Hernandez]

6/8/2011 11:59:31 AM

It means we can't get draft picks if he leaves, so even more incentive to move him

6/8/2011 12:15:30 PM

I'm familiar with compensatory picks, I just didn't realize that skipping arbitration was written into his contract. Never heard of that.

6/8/2011 12:23:48 PM

Yeah it's in writing.

[Edited on June 8, 2011 at 12:26 PM. Reason : Edit]

6/8/2011 12:25:37 PM

Mets fucking suck. Find a better team.

6/9/2011 12:37:26 PM

^That can be said for pretty much ever team I root for. I'm cursed

6/9/2011 12:39:54 PM

The Mets have a better win percentage than the Carolina Panthers.

[Edited on June 9, 2011 at 5:48 PM. Reason : -]

6/9/2011 5:48:17 PM

Prince Fielder is faceraping the Mets.

6/9/2011 9:18:20 PM

^was about to post the same thing.

He's 4-9 so far in the series, including tonight, with 3 HRs and 6 RBI.

6/9/2011 9:34:49 PM

Commence late inning meltdown.

[Edited on June 9, 2011 at 10:17 PM. Reason : i see you jon niese. i see you.]

6/9/2011 10:10:16 PM

the mets just took 2 out of three from the team with the best home record in the majors, that's pretty sweet.

6/10/2011 1:17:52 PM

Current NL East Standings

Philadelphia - 37-26
Atlanta - 35-28
Florida - 31-30
NY Mets - 30-32
Washington - 27-36

[Edited on June 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM. Reason : .]

6/10/2011 1:27:42 PM

Another 3 hit night. Yawn.

SIGN HIM NOW.

6/10/2011 9:00:46 PM

Ok, nm they changed the call.

[Edited on June 12, 2011 at 3:18 PM. Reason : run counts, but still weird]

6/12/2011 3:15:46 PM

Capuano has pitched well his last 2 games...hopefully a sign of things to come.

Reyes has 2 hits so far today...I believe I saw where that gives him 33 multi-hit games this year (65 games). Please sign him!

[Edited on June 12, 2011 at 3:39 PM. Reason : ]

6/12/2011 3:37:58 PM

Mets are 6-2 in the last 8 games...if you average out the Pirates, Braves, and Brewers that's pretty damn good.

7-4 so far in June.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 2:48 AM. Reason : -]

6/13/2011 2:47:46 AM

.500 is kryptonite

6/14/2011 11:58:30 AM

Quote :

"Willie Harris‘ numbers are favorable against Jurrjens, and he can’t afford to not have his bat in the lineup tonight."

Anytime you can't afford to keep Willie Harris out of your lineup, you know you're in bad shape

6/14/2011 5:02:14 PM

^LOL.

Saw this on twitter:

Quote :

"@AdamRubinESPN Derek Jeter, 6 hits shy of 3,000, would be eligible to come off DL on June 29 -- two days before #Yankees open series at Citi Field. #mets"

Awesome. Of course he will get 3000 against us.

[Edited on June 14, 2011 at 7:40 PM. Reason : ]

6/14/2011 7:40:36 PM

Good to see Jose still raping.

*** Haha, Jose completely fucked with Jurrjens head the entire game. Only out was a rocket to right.

[Edited on June 14, 2011 at 8:54 PM. Reason : that's what she said -- i meant to say raking... wtf]

6/14/2011 8:05:40 PM

6/14/2011 9:32:41 PM

Our pitching (both starting and relief) has been doing a good job lately. Over the last 10 games (7-3 record) opponents have scored 22 total runs (including unearned). You'll win a lot of games giving up 2.2 runs per.

[Edited on June 14, 2011 at 10:31 PM. Reason : It's always good to beat the Braves. Now to get back to the elusive .500 mark]

[Edited on June 14, 2011 at 10:32 PM. Reason : those 10 games have been vs ATL, PIT, and MIL]

6/14/2011 10:30:33 PM

He might be the best player in baseball, but never forget

6/15/2011 7:18:13 AM

So bush of the Braves to purposefully water down the infield. Reyes still killed them.

[Edited on June 15, 2011 at 8:12 AM. Reason : I would hope MLB steps in. It's dangerous.]

6/15/2011 8:10:33 AM

Perhaps if Reyes wore cleats it wouldn't have been a problem

6/15/2011 8:21:51 AM

^^ it happens way more than you think on every level of baseball

6/15/2011 9:16:39 AM

You'll have to forgive NYM, he's new to baseball.

6/15/2011 9:50:43 AM

Quote :

"Jurrjens has allowed more than two runs in only two of his 12 starts this season -- both against the Mets."

6/15/2011 12:29:01 PM

Every Mets player was commenting on how they had never seen anything like that on a dry night. Gamesmanship happens, but no, that specifically does NOT happen all the time.

Its similar to the hoopla of the SC-ND game a few years back with the long grass.

6/15/2011 12:37:27 PM

Perhaps the Mets will respond by building a 90-foot tall fence in left to stop Chipper

[Edited on June 15, 2011 at 12:49 PM. Reason : By every Mets player, you mean one Mets player]

6/15/2011 12:49:00 PM

Actually the one it affected most said he didn't care.

6/15/2011 12:51:03 PM

From NY Mets twitter page:

Quote :

"Jose Reyes' 34 multi-hit games, through 67 team games, make him the only shortstop since 1920 to have that many at this point in a season."

Pay the man what he wants and be done with it...

6/15/2011 1:21:08 PM

Reyes is setting the standard on what to do in a contract year. Outside of HRs, SBs, and RBIs he is way above any career high in every major stat category. The HRs and RBIs aren't what he's paid to do anyway and he is still on pace for 50+ SBs.

Someone is going to overpay him the offseason. Plus he's 28 which is pretty much the peak year for many athletes. He's definitely having an MVP season, but this season is turning into a Adrian Beltre, Javy Lopez, or Luis Gonzalez type year for him (i.e. good player who has one ridiculous outlier season).

6/15/2011 4:34:22 PM

A little bit of that, yes.. but he is a player that everyone on earth predicted to be a mega-star and this is his first healthy season since age 25. So it's not out of the realm of possibility that this is who he is (not to this degree obviously) more or less. He's in his mental and physical prime and putting it all together.

As always the issue with Reyes will be sustaining his early/mid season play through September and staying healthy. He has a tendency to beat himself up so bad on the basepaths that he regresses as he tires down the stretch.

6/15/2011 6:08:13 PM

Quote :

"he is still on pace for 50+ SBs"

Ricky Henderson: "what, by the all star break?"

6/15/2011 6:14:23 PM

Lettuce pray that Chipper pisses all over the basepaths again tonight and poor li'l Jose breaks his li'l ankles and never plays baseball again

6/15/2011 6:17:00 PM

Meh, either gonna be postponed or a long rain delay

6/15/2011 6:53:17 PM

8:30 start time.

Seems like we've had a ton of delays/postponed games this year.

6/15/2011 8:04:35 PM

Typical Mets. Going to waste a 3-0 lead and their hottest pitcher in a rain out.

[Edited on June 15, 2011 at 9:38 PM. Reason : oh well. almost an official game before the rain.]

6/15/2011 9:22:54 PM

Game on. Carrasco replacing Gee.

[Edited on June 15, 2011 at 11:11 PM. Reason : Gee can't get the win, but still...]

6/15/2011 10:58:45 PM

Back to .500. Can't believe it.

[Edited on June 16, 2011 at 12:11 AM. Reason : WOO!]

6/16/2011 12:11:17 AM