i honestly got up for like 5 seconds. apparently things rapidly went downhill cause when i came back and looked at my computer. GAME.OVER.

6/2/2010 10:40:19 PM

from page 1:

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"i don't have too much hope for the season"

6/2/2010 10:40:45 PM

i have adrian gonzalez on my fantasy team so....

WOOT!

6/2/2010 10:42:59 PM

i fucking hate k-rod

i wouldn't be surprised to hear santana demanding a trade

6/3/2010 2:03:44 AM

i demand that Johan makes it through the 3rd inning in under 70 pitches

6/3/2010 7:16:58 AM

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"i honestly got up for like 5 seconds. apparently things rapidly went downhill cause when i came back and looked at my computer. GAME.OVER."

That's how it goes if you're a Mets fan. I even said in the 9th inning that I know how this story ends since it was on the road and turned it off. I'm not watching this weekend. Too much other stuff to do other than waste my time inside watching this team right now (not that we're awful but still).

Anyway, Johan isn't going to ask for a trade but I seriously don't know how he doesn't kick the shit out of every piece of equipment in the clubhouse. He's a better man than I am.

And I said when we signed him that K-Rod was NOT an elite closer. He has a high WHIP and was never a lights-out guy. The Angels just had an extraordinary amount of close games two seasons ago for him to get the single season record. Also, LOL at Wagner being awesome for Atlanta... though I still wouldn't trust him in the biggest of spots.

6/3/2010 11:15:29 AM

What I hate most about it is that Johan's pitch count is getting so high for losses. He's not going to have anything left by August.

6/3/2010 12:25:18 PM

Even through his slump, he has a 122 OPS+ in his rookie year in New York City. So if we can get ANYWHERE near to .500 on the road (and we have been a bit unlucky looking at the pythag) we can be a division competing team. We're damn near unbeatable at home.

6/6/2010 10:32:32 AM

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"Frenchy extended his hit streak to nine games during which he's batting .471 (16-for-34) with five RBIs."

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"Wright is now 10-for-20 with two homers, six RBIs, and seven runs scored over his last six games."

6/6/2010 3:08:16 PM

....and with that jinx, they will both suffer season-ending injuries within the next few days

6/6/2010 3:09:28 PM

It seems as if my shit talking about Frenchy has turned him around. 3 run bomb to tie it in the 7th!

6/6/2010 3:54:59 PM

make that a 10 game hitting streak with 8 rbis


Franky coming in with a one run lead again...gulp...

[Edited on June 6, 2010 at 4:19 PM. Reason : -]

6/6/2010 4:04:32 PM

Matt Harvey on the right?

6/7/2010 8:00:25 PM

For fuck's sake, Bay

And for the love of God, when is Jerry Manuel going to learn that Feliciano can get both sides out. I hate him so much.

6/8/2010 10:00:16 PM

IKE DAVIS

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

NUFF SAID

6/8/2010 10:14:28 PM

^some Nationals fans might disagree based on whats happened in the last 3 hours

6/8/2010 10:16:28 PM

ike davis = the shit

6/8/2010 10:16:48 PM

Look, I'm not trying to troll Ike Davis

But there are Phillies fans that could say Halladay should win the Cy Young...except theres this guy in Colorado who thinks otherwise

And along the same lines, IF IF IF the kid in Washington can continue to ball out...well he's gonna be a front runner for ROtY

6/8/2010 10:24:08 PM

^no way he performs that well all season. it certainly wasn't coincidence he got to start at home against the worst offense in the national league.

besides, a pitcher who missed the first quarter of the season against everyday players like davis and heyward?

[Edited on June 8, 2010 at 10:29 PM. Reason : -]

6/8/2010 10:28:44 PM

i like ike but if strasburg even pitches like that 2-3 more times the rest of the season, he is a lock

never underestimate the hype and how that plays a role

6/8/2010 10:30:01 PM

^hype is definitely a factor in voting for all awards

^^I certainly don't think he maintains a 18.00 K/9 ratio or an infinite K:BB ratio or anything like that...but theres a reason he got all his hype...he's a fucking beast...watch him throw double digit strikeouts a couple times against the Phillies and Braves and you'll realize it

6/8/2010 10:32:27 PM

^i will give credit where credit is due, and right now the 0 BBs in 7 innings is what I'm most impressed with. when he performs like that against a legit team in a more intense situation, i'll get on the wagon. until then, good for him on tonight, but its the fucking pirates.

6/8/2010 10:36:49 PM

You gotta crawl before you can walk or run...but I've seen enough of him in AA and AAA to know he is the real deal...let alone his college numbers were sick

I'm just pissed that Syracuse is playing a series in Charlotte (AAA) next week...I was hoping to get to see him in person before his callup...I had marked the series in my head in April but he got called up a little too soon for that

Oh well, at least I got to see Jake Peavy and the White Sox get beat by my Knights before the season

6/8/2010 10:50:30 PM

This ROY talk regarding Ike Davis is silly. There are already two players not named Strasburg that will get it over him unless Ike starts killing it. Heyward is the front runner RIGHT NOW. He has been instrumental in the Braves resurgence this season and is among the league leaders in OPS. Yeah his BA is a little low and his K rate too high, but the dude is 20 yrs old.

Second Mike Leake has been dominate with the Reds. Strasburg will get all of the attention, but Leake has been awesome for a surprising Reds team. If the Reds stay in contention all season and Leake approaches 15-17 wins, he'll deserve the ROY (unless Heyward or Davis put up some huge stats).

6/9/2010 8:11:19 AM

^ This.

Though I really don't think Leake will still be pitching the way he is come August. He would be adding way too many innings on a young arm.

Heyward is obviously the favorite unless Strasburg has a ridiculous CC Sabathia type run through the NL.

That said, Ike is a player and to do what he is doing (122 OPS+) on a team that a) needs it; and b) is the most criticized team in the biggest sports market in the country is pretty darn impressive.

6/9/2010 9:59:15 AM

Overall not too bad of a day, great series

6/11/2010 1:58:36 AM

which line would you rather have?

Stat ---Niese----Stras

IP-------9---------7
H--------1--------4
R--------0--------2
K--------6--------14
BB-------0--------0

Obviously Stras has a better chance of repeating such a performance than Niese, but that should have been considered the performance of the week over Stras...but of course ESPN hype will always win out.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 3:51 PM. Reason : -]

6/11/2010 3:50:33 PM

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"but of course ESPN hype will always win out"

what

It was Strasburg's first major league start and he dominated

Niese had a great game, but he's been up and down for three years now

6/11/2010 7:51:51 PM

^ Agreed. The amount of pressure on Strasburg must have been suffocating and then he goes out and racks up 14 Ks. That is why he got that meaningless ESPN recognition. Niese was outstanding, but it was just another west coast game that barely anyone actually saw.

6/11/2010 11:43:05 PM

We were one wild pitch away from another run of consecutive shutouts. Phils, Braves, and Nats all lost, great day.

No reason we shouldn't sweep through the 2 worst teams in baseball this week.

6/12/2010 4:15:31 AM

should be exciting in the end. I still think my braves are takin the division.

6/12/2010 4:39:09 AM

the division is completely up for grabs.

6/12/2010 5:13:34 AM

dont mean i cant think my braves are gonna take it. I need to think positively cause its been a while.

6/12/2010 5:15:44 AM

Mets have a pretty nice stretch of games coming up and even the Yankees aren't that daunting with A-Rod shelved and some of their stars not performing up to task.

We have a nice little chance to grab first for a bit. I think that might be the impetus that Omar/Wilpon need to get in the race for a good pitching pickup near the deadline.

6/12/2010 12:19:00 PM

We'll see if the Mets can start winning on the road. They are fortunate to get the Os and Indians both on the road in consecutive series.

The Braves have played 12 more road games thus far than home games and it will be 14 by the end of the weekend. Not sure why there has been such an imbalance in the Braves road vs home schedule, but that 14 game difference gives me hope that they'll be able to play even better the remaining 60% of the season. Just need the Phillies to continue their hitting amnesia.

6/12/2010 4:53:27 PM

i love chris carter

6/13/2010 1:47:15 PM

So I'm hearing rumblings about the Mets and Mariners talking Cliff Lee... that is a tough one.

We'd be giving up Niese and a top guy like Flores/Martinez with the full knowledge that it COULD be a 4 month rental. Niese just threw a complete game 1-hit shutout and is projected as a solid #3 type arm but with his new cutter he might have a slightly higher ceiling... and we all know about Flores' and Martinez's potential.

Lee isn't going to sing an extension in season so this would be a huge gamble but I am having trouble getting over just how awesome a 1-2-3 of Santana, Lee and Pelfrey could be... yikes.

6/15/2010 10:55:47 AM

Wow, what a team.

6/19/2010 12:06:28 AM

Love the confidence they are playing with. Our two cornerstones have been fantastic in June after their slow starts. They are back to must watch for me. Can't wait to watch Pelf-Hughes II today.

Too bad the rest of the NL East is running train on the AL in Interleague too.

6/19/2010 11:24:54 AM

New Yankee Stadium is a fucking joke. Reyes would hit 30 in that little league park.

6/20/2010 2:10:34 PM

14 runs without a single homer? Only in Citifield

No truth to the rumor that Lady Gaga went down to to locker room after the game and got DP'd by Henry Blanco and Rod Barajas

[Edited on June 23, 2010 at 9:20 AM. Reason : x]

6/23/2010 9:19:50 AM

Get you some, Johan.

http://www.metsblog.com/2010/06/23/tmz-report-about-johan-santana/

6/23/2010 4:43:45 PM

haha

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"The report continues: "Johan began to pull at [the accuser's] skirt/skort and attempt [sic] to place his hands into her underwear." According to the document the alleged victim "told Johan no multiple times but Johan persisted." The report gets more graphic, when the accuser claims Santana penetrated her, grabbed and bruised her calf, and "ejaculated on her upper thigh." The accuser claims she "cleaned her thigh with her underwear" -- and then returned to a tennis court with Santana, and actually watched him play tennis with someone else. "

6/23/2010 4:46:28 PM

I would like to petition MLB to see if the Mets could be moved to the AL Central. Until I see otherwise, I'm just going to assume they would go undefeated in divisional games.

6/24/2010 4:44:20 PM

Mets --> AL Central
Dodgers --> NL East
Twins --> NL West

i like the sound of that

6/24/2010 4:51:28 PM

i wish they'd kick out everybody in the AL Central but the Sox and Twins

it sure would be nice to have a guaranteed spot in the playoffs every year

6/24/2010 4:58:16 PM

^^i'm not sure i follow the logic...

since the twins are ALC then the mets > twins, right?

or is it twins > NLW = dodgers > NLE = mets...so twins > mets?

6/24/2010 6:12:01 PM

Reyes and Wright have been unbelievable. And really they are JUST entering the beginning stage of their prime years. Making a real case to be the starting left side of the infield.

P.S. If Placido Polanco wins the third base vote I'm not watching the All Star game.

[Edited on June 26, 2010 at 11:06 AM. Reason : x]

6/26/2010 11:05:40 AM

We just need a legit second baseman of the future and we very well could be a couple years from the best infield ever

6/26/2010 1:45:50 PM

6/26/2010 1:47:41 PM