The Mets optioned Nick Evans to Triple-A Buffalo today to make room on the 25–man roster for OF Gary Sheffield.
…evans was only going to be on the roster 
for a few days anyway, as he would have been optioned down to make room for Livan Hernandez, when a fifth starter is first needed…
…the real question is Saturday, April 11, when livan is needed: will the Mets cut ties with Marlon Anderson, maybe Jeremy Reed, though i doubt it, or will they reduce a spot in the bullpen, like Darren O’Day…
…i suspect a lot will depend on what Jerry Manuel and Razor Shines make of sheffield over the next few days, as they work him out in the outfield and get him at bats as a pinch hitter…
As expected, the Mets also put Billy Wagner, Angel Pagan and Tim Redding on the 15-day disabled list.
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haha
hey prismo so what is it like being a meteorologist??
That has nothing to do with baseball!!!!
It's like being any other kind of professional. :) I'm not on tv (interned at an Albany station though), so I basically just have a computer/desk job.
Actually, I would love to get the opportunity to do something with SNY, but they haven't responded to the 1 or 2 emails I've sent them, which is a shame because I like to think of myself as a smart/talented guy!
lol well we talked about this breifly a couple of weeks ago well i guess u arent tight with linda church lol
Maybe Cerrone can hook me up with an SNY producer! (haha, yeah right, I wish)
lol i know some people – and u will be working in alaska with sarah palin – your producer will be a penguin lol
If anyone goes out of the pen it will be Parnell as he has options and Stokes and O'day do not. Then when Redding gets back you will have more decisions.
So to me
It's either Marlon or Parnell. I vote Marlon but….
i agree 100% trs – unless stokes is traded … which might be a possibility
hey TRS i have been missing in action but i'm here guys…
and this : We’re hoping that once the bell rings, he’ll be the consistent pitcher he was at points last year.”
is a called for concern…
can anybody tell me who's gonna be our #2 pitcher this week?
is this good alex or evil alex lol
hahaha, i'm good and bad alex
welcome back alex242 are u happy we got chef?
yes!! he brings attituted to a team that badly needs it, he also tell it like it is.. he may not be what he was before but i tell you, i am super happy coz he still put fear in ppl hearts..
Actually agree Alex. As long as Jerry can handle the OF rotation then it will be a big asset. Heeee I said ASSet.
Has to be Marlon they cut….need to keep the depth in the pen with Ollie and Maine not looking like they will be going deep, at least early in the season.
welcome back man so what do u think of chef to the mets?
Pelfrey
Pelfrey
sry didnt see TRS86 comment
Stokes isn't very good though, that is the thing. Also, O'Day is just a roogy, where Parnell is planned on facing lefties and righties. Where is Redding going to fit when he gets here? I don't see any guarantee he gets a spot on the roster.
Nrmax you are usually a stat guy. Go look at O'day's splits, especially in the minors. For his career he is better against LH than RH. I have no idea why as that is odd for a sidearm guy. However, even Jerry noted that he is not a roogy.
Stokes was VERY good in the BP last year and at this point is similar to Parnell. It's not like Parnell's splits show he can get LH out either.
Billy Wagner on the DL! OMG!
I am pretty sure Reed has options, so please be clear when you say they might "cut ties" with him.
I think the Marlon-watch is overrated – they need a LH pinch-hitter. Period.
I will bet Reed or Parnell goes down, because they have options. I don't see the Mets wanting to lose the rights to anyone – give it 2 weeks and someone will get hurt and whoever is sent down will be back.
If anyone gets cut outright, I would bet on O'Day because of the Rule 5 situation and the fact that him holding on all year is tenuous. But I still think they will otpion someone.
"I think the Marlon-watch is overrated – they need a LH pinch-hitter. Period."
Alex Cora is left-handed.
i think marlon is a positive clubhouse pressense but that being said if he can't hit in clutch circumstances anymore and his play in the field is shoddy then it is time to cut bait
Alex Cora is left-handed."
no he's not he's a switch hitter..
at this point alex cora is rusty staub compared to marlon – he is more like tito jackson
Actually Alex he is a LH hitter. And they won't use him as a pinch hitter. He is the only real SS and 2B backup so they will save him. Not that he would be a good PH anyway.
rock meet hard place
Not true. They used Damion Easley to PH last year.
Anderson isn't exactly a good PH either. He was brutal last year.
True they did use Damion last year with either Marlon or Awful Reyes or Ramon Hernandez on the team as well. Easley was never the ONLY middle IF guy.
The only positive Marlon Anderson has going for him is that he is capable of going on a PH hot streak. He hasn't done it for us since 2007. Basically, the league understands perfectly well by now not to throw him fastballs. So, while I like him, I don't think there's a lot of point waiting around for him to get hot.
No, he's a left handed hitter. Where does it say he hits both sides?
Normally I would complain about a better player getting sent down (Evans >>>> Marlon) but Nick Evans shouldnt be on the bench. He needs to get a full season of at bats in AAA, so he can take over 1b next year, or this year if Delgado cannot go
I doubt Evans is ever a full time player for the Mets. Very much so, I think he will be back soon, in a bench role as soon as somebody goes down, and I think his role with the Mets in the future is on the bench. Even if Delgado leaves, which isn't a sure thing, Murphy is the frontrunner for the 1B job. I like Evans but his future with the Mets is as a bench player, unless Church bombs and Evans learns RF.
Evans should be in line for the 1B job, with Murphy staying in left. After seeing Murphy throw out a runner with a perfect throw to second yesterday, I'm convinced that he just needs some more time in the field before he becomes solid left fielder. And Murphy can also take over at second once Luis picks it up a bit and we can trade him. He's just not a first baseman – he's too capable of doing something else.
there was pelfrey jerseys at the majestic shop behind home plate i think evans will be the 1b of the future starting next season if he rakes in buffalo
I love the Murphy at 2nd idea…I'm just wondering if this is a pipe dream. I think he wants to be a second basemen, where his production would be exceptional for his position. I just haven't heard, read, or seen anything that leads me to believe he can play that position.
That being said, if Murphy did develop into a decent second baseman, that 75% of the Mets infield is filled with homegrown talent for years to come…so, my self-delusional dreaming continues…
Under the same rationale, if Sheffield has an amazing season (i.e. .300 avg and 35 hr's, all while the apocalypse approaches upon us), should we send down Murphy? Murphy is a young guy with options who should be playing every day as well.
btw anyone here gonna be at the viewing part tomorrow?? i will if anyone went last year please tell me what to expect
didn't see that coming ceetar? lol
yeah but reed is the best late inning replacement we have
oh guys they have murphy maine ollie church pelf and schoenweiss jerseys at the mets store in citi along with the usual suspects – yeah i said schoenweiss lol
I would buy a Schoeneweis jersey, at the right price, to use as a kitchen towel or to wipe dust off of the TV screen before a Met game….
lol i though that was what u used the vince coleman jersey for lol saberhagens was good for a white wash and daryl boston's was for d.n.a samples lol
Schoeneweis jersey its like a shammy its like a towel its like a sponge…
good afternoon boys and girls its time for the sunday edition of "this day in mets infamy" so lets get started
first off happy birthdy wishes goes out to former back up catcher for the '65 team Jimmie Schaffer (1936)
punk outfielder Lastings "wannabe gangsta" Milledge (1985)
Died on this date:
former coach Sheriff Robinson (2002)
Transactions:
New York Mets purchased Butch Metzger from the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1978.
New York Mets purchased Danny Boitano from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 1981. hus real name – until he changed it to brian and the guys in south park wrote a song about him
New York Mets released Mike Cubbage on April 5, 1982. and hence the beginning of the cubbage curse
New York Mets sold Gary Rajsich to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1984.
New York Mets signed free agent Julio "muy macho" Machado on April 5, 1989.
ok so cuz my post was ttoo long lol New York Mets traded Bruce Chen, Dicky Gonzalez and Luis ' not nelson" Figueroa to the Montreal Expos for Scott Strickland, Matt Watson and Philip Seibel on April 5, 2002. and mo vaughn was cut for not being able to abide by the mets charter airline service cuz he was too fat
New York Mets claimed Marco Scutaro on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5.2002
I always liked Marco Scutaro….'s name.
yeah kinda like melvin mora or jay hook
Evans was going to be sent down after a few days anyway, so they might as well not tease him.
evans was just sent down and i coulda sworn i heard neer say that marlon was cut
I agree. Frankly I'd send down Parnell. I think 7 relievers in April is a joke, and while he deserves to be here, he has options for now. It's a numbers game.
parnell isnt going anywhere at least right now. id think they wud cut anderson maybe resign him to triple a. id think they cud make a deal with angels to keep oday in triple a
But what does it hurt to send Parnell down for a few weeks to give you more time to figure out what you are doing? It's not like the kid is Joba here.
Not that much difference. Both throw hard. Both go threw the system as starters. Both come up in the bullpen… Joba just has wayyyy more hype as he flew threw the farm system.
agree with u on parnell – i mean this kid might be for real and why cut off your nose to spite your face – i think the most expendable person in the pen is stokes
Why completely lose Stokes just to try Parnell? Parnell at this point is not going to be that much if any better than Stokes.
maybe parnell cud be optioned when redding is back or they release stokes
They should release Redding.
bkfitz what makes u think they will cut him? damn i wish i had what u r smoking lol
cuz stokes can be traded – remember we almost pulled of a deal with the tigers for him so he has value – did i say i want him gone? – no i just feel parnell has more upside
Need Stokes for long relief. If any pitcher should go, it is probably Parnell.
Of course Parnell has more upside. But assuming we can't really get anything needed for Stokes then we would have to release him to keep Parnell. Even if we have to cut Marlon now, when Redding returns we will have to make another move. I just see the Mets wanting to keep as many BP arms as possible after last year.
i see your point man – i just think they will keep more guys on the bench than in the pen to start the season so i guess if parnell goes down its not the end of the world
They are not going to just release Redding. Have you seen his numbers from 2007 and 2008? Just because he was injured to start the season?
What about his numbers from 2007 and 2008? He was good/lucky in a small sample size of starts in 2007, and he was one of the worst regular starting pitchers in the majors in 2008. What am I missing?
What about his numbers in 2007? You attribute them to luck? 15 starts and an ERA of 3.64 is not a hand full of starts. In fact if you look at his stats in 2008 before he got injured they were the same as those 15 starts in 2007.
Nevermind, I think I have had this discussion with you before. All of his good stats are luck and all of his bad stats are who he is. Whatever. Maybe you should be GM.
I actually have never discussed this with you before. I hardly ever come here. And I definitely never discussed Redding with you. You do know there are stats that show whether a guy was lucky/unlucky? His FIP in 2007 was actually worse then it was in 2008, so experts think he was extremely lucky in 2007, and he actually pitched better in 2008. Get over ERA man. In 2007, his whip was 1.45, while his K rate was at 5.00. His BB rate was at 4.00. You don't post numbers like those to go along with a 3.60 era and not get lucky. Which is why he pitched almost exactly the same in 2008 and his ERA was 5.
so is Jeremy Reed.
Because Stokes stinks. He has never, at any point of his career, ever been good. I don't understand the infatuation with Stokes. He is amazingly horrible against lefties, and his fastball is straight as an arrow. Stokes is not a good pitcher.
Look at his stats as a BP pitcher last year. He may not be able to face lefties but he has the ablity to pitch in long relief and is very good against RH.
2.93 ERA with a decent WHIP and a very low OPSA.
1.30 whip isn't very good for a relief pitcher. There are better measures then era, also. His FIP was above 4. He was decent last year, not as good as most think, I won't deny that, I am just telling you that his career path indicates he is not a good pitcher at all. He has gotten rocked by righties and lefties during his career, and I would tempter my expectations. I would be very surprised if Stokes is on the roster all year. By the way, any crappyish pitcher can be a long reliever, it isn't really a skill. You eat inning in blowout losses, so it doesn't matter whether or not you suck.
No he isn't. He just was okay in a very small sample size, and looked good by comparison because of a horrible bullpen. Stokes is actually almost as horrible against righties as lefties. For his career, rigthies are hitting .316/.355/.470 against him. That isn't even just bad, that is outstandingly awful. Stokes is a really bad pitcher, you guys will see this soon.
trs u know nrmax is a troll why bother with him?
Right, I am a troll. It is funny to me how anybody that doesn't think everybody on the Mets roster is some great player is a troll. That is fine. I am as huge of a Met fan as you will ever find. If you think I am a troll because I enjoy debating baseball, and because I use metrics you aren't familiar with, that is your prerogative, nothing I can do about it.
nr i see u here everyonce in a while and imo 90% of what u post is negative man – sorry if i called u a troll u are entitled to your opinion man but jeez stop with all the high and mighty b.s
I have no idea. I am an idiot.
I just don't get why you never give credit for recent production and attribute it to small sample sizes and luck. 23 games and 27 innings is not a small sample during the season for a reliever. Yes he may always stink, who knows. But he did show some potential last year and that is why he is still here.
PLAYERS DO GET BETTER sometimes when give a consistant chance.
What do you mean I never give credit. I don't ever remember discussing anything with you before. I will give credit where it is due, I just prefer to use stats like FIP, K/9, BB/9, BABIP, as opposed to ERa to judge pitchers because I know that can be misleading. Case in point, Tim Redding looked to a casual observer to be a good pitcher in 2007. If you look closer, you will see that he pitched almost exactly the same, with a ton of luck. His K, BB rates, Whip, FIP didn't fluctuate, yet his ERA rose way over a point from 07 to 08. A guy like Nick Swisher on the other hand, also kept almost all of his peripherals the same, yet received horrible luck and has a very bad season. He is poised for a bounce back. I may not be right, but I am not a troll, I just call them like I see them. I am not trying to stir things up, just discuss baseball. I find it amusing that people (not you), find that if you don't agree with what they say, they call you a troll, rather then actually doing some work to learn a little bit, somebody like rusty doesn't understand the stats that I use, so instead of trying to understand them, he just finds it easier to call me a troll.
27 innings is a small sample. Even an entire season is a relatively small sample, thus, career years.
i do agree with nrmax on that one redding had 1 good season 1 mediocre season and acouple of putrid ones trs
id rather have keiltey than marlon – keiltey is a switch hitter
I was at Citi today… i HATE that the walls are black. There is so little "Mets Blue" around the stadium. It looks like the stadium of the SF Giants (or NY Giants Baseball). It really annoys me actually… how can the walls not be blue?!?! The workers and staff wear green, the walls are black – THERE IS NO BLUE!! Thats my only complaint about the great stadium!
i was there today and yesterday – got maines autograph to day !!! i like the walls to be honest – just cant stand carlin on the big screen and the p.a every 5 miniutes lol – also saw jerry walking by the shake shack in the rear with security – i yealled out "original gangsta !!" he nodded his head and laughed
I was right next to you bro!! I heard someone yell Original Gangsta! I was eating my Blue Smoke pulled pork!! Around 12-1230? haha… Jerry needs the security
seriously though, the black walls are terrible
lol that was me the moron in the dykstra throwback uni lol – now u guys know i wasnt lying btw look out for a hot pepsi patrol girl named christine – damn hot !!
I am sure the workers wearing green, and the security wearing burgundy, are to make them stand out from the thousands of fans wearing blue and orange. You can't have workers in Mets colors!
There is no excuse for the rest of the stadium. No Mets colors, no Mets history, no Mets logos, no Mets anything. This place is cold, and sterile, and impersonal. I hope they are holidng the Mets stuff back for the true opener, otherwise they've dropped the ball once again.
I AGREE!
how come when I walk in theres a jackie robinson rotunda (which is fine) but then on top of that theres A HUGE PICTURE OF EBBETS FIELD! yes the stadium was modeled after it but jesus christ! no mention of shea stadium anywhere! theres like 5 mets pictures outside thats it!
and the security has phillie red colors on???? mets always seem to mess something up, they are incompetent
The only place I saw blue and orange was the ladies room. It is way too green/dark there. It doesn't feel like the Mets.
i felt the same way yesterday – kinda foreign but its growing on me
You were in the ladies room? :)
technically dave they are still finishing up – from what i hear there will be more stuff operational come opening day
Yep…the pennants need to go up…but there has to be more Mets-centric history, pictures, statues soon. Also, the wall colors are horrid. It should be blue with orange text for the distances. Other than that, it is a gorgeous stadium.
we agree to disagree on the wall gipper by the way what happened to your evil twin that was on with u last year?
Parnell has good stuff. I want to see what this guy can do in the bullpen for us. he had a good spring. I hope it is not him, and marlon is the one that gets the cut.
Either way we will. It just may be a few weeks before we do.
Parnell will be back by June anyway. Someone will get injured or stink. Besides I don't see them keeping 6 bench guys for long.
This comment system is glitching all over the place…
Mainly, tons of posts aren't showing up, even though it says they're there and I saw them before a refresh.
i know prismo comments im making are disappearing – are there filter here again?
bkfitz damn sometimes u say some dumb stuff :P
there are comments hidden under the "# reply" link under each comment
does anyone else see tim redding as the reincarnation of "doc" medich – he signed for the mets as a f.a and never pitched one inning for the team in 77
Well I certainly hope not. I think Redding would be a good addition as the long man in our bullpen if he can get healthy and in shape at some point this season. However, I do not see him as our 5th starter. I think Livan will hold on to that job, and if we need a spot starter I can see Jon Niese being called up.
Yeah, they don't always even show up under the replies…even that is spotty.
The comment system we had, three changes ago, before they were changed for the winter meetings, was clearly better than all of the new ones.
I mean, this one is like what so many internet sites do—it has loads of options, bells and whistles, but ultimately, it is NOT as easy to have debates/discussions/arguments and just follow and add on to them.
Too bad…..
I agree entirely. The old comment system, before the winter meetings, like you said, was and still is the superior comment system. We need to resurrect the outcry to change it back!
yeah i know hey kong u see my tidbits yet?? – oh that didnt sound good lol :P
Ouch! Maybe so!
Am out for a while, but thanks again for the stadium review/info man, and Let's be 1–0 at this time tomorrow!!
we will be kong in a tie with atlanta lol
i still think jobba is overrated
i hate this new comment section
I like it. Especially not having to log in
hey kong at one point i took of my dykstra jersey cuz it was hot to reveal my dead kennedy's "kill the poor " t-shirt you shoulda seen some of the looks i got lol
Hey! I saw in a post that you have seats in section 436. Me too Im in row 6 for the Sunday package. Maybe Ill see ya around! I was there too today in my Dykstra Jersey lol
yeah man im on the sat plan but hey u never know – u got the blog priced out of citi or 24 hours from suicide? i like either one lol
Sending down Evans is no big deal. If Sheffield doesn't pan out, he'll be back shortly. Plus, by going down a level, Evans will get to play every day.
I would be more concerned if we cut Reed. Reed is a former top prospect who just had a phenomenal spring (though we all know Spring Training means nothing). I'd be very cautious about cutting a hot player with high potential. Let's hold onto him until he shows that his hot spring was nothing more than an apparition.
Also, does anyone know when Pagan will come back or whether he has options? That may throw a wrench in things.
very true – we shoulda did that with butch huskey and the wannabe "gangsta" millidge
For those interested, like I am cause i saw him in Spring Training and he looked good, Ruben Tejada assigned to Binghamton.
yeah ceetaR i hear he has glove and a decent bat
anybody goin to the get together tomorrow???
btw – razor shines is true gangsta lol
i'd say no steve cuz i think if either church or murph had to go – it would be church
But can Church be sent down without being cut? Murphy can play everyday in the minors then come back up when the Mets need him.
Also, Sheffield + Murphy = A Lot of Angry Flyball Pitchers
I like Reed. Don't know much about his defense, but during ST, he showed he can hit. though he doesn't play any other positions on the infield right?
not sure – i meant traded – sorry
he is endy chavez with a stick – he can hit and field
Beyond that, Cora is the team's ultility infielder – they are not going to want to waste him on the first PH opportunity and then have no backup at 2B, 3B, or SS…much like how they don't like to use the backup C as a pinch-hitter.
I think the Mets will always choose to move a player with options before they release a player so its logical that Evans was sent down plus when Livan is due to be called up expect the same thing to happen again a player with options will be moved before they release a player.
On another note I did this banner of what I wish Matt would of used for MetsBlog tell me what you think
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3415951728_80...
nice banner mrnj and yeah evans was the obvious choice – i just wonder if parnell gets sent down or marlon gets shipped out
Awesome banner. I REALLY prefer it the new one on this site. Matt's a smart guy with solid judgment…He should be using your banner in no time.
definitely – steve wait til u see this ballpark – its worth all the hype – i heard yankee stadium is getting some groans from the skankee faithful – as per metspolice blog
Thanks 4 the compliments guys
anyone else rooting for a braves win tonight besides me? It would kill me to see lowe have a great year though.
i think 99.9% of us do – except for those people that have been banned from this site lol
Maybe he can be a phillies killer only…. you never know
Yeah, i want the braves to beat the phils too. Lowe should have a good season. If would have been better if the Mets signed him.
Especially since Perez, based on premature judgments, is looking like a bust
i hope Myers loes more weight he looks great! The pitching not so much. I hope the new ballpark plays nothing like CBP. I guess it will take till the weather get hot. I remember St. Louis thought they had a pitchers park.
hopefully – as long as he only beats the philths and goes 5 and 17 lol
its funny , as i was searching for lowe's stats vs the mets, every search came back with the boston report saying mets are close to signing lowe.
yeah that is kinda odd
call it like i see it
That banner looks nice…and a whole lot nicer than what he's got up there now!
Write your comment here…
oooookayyyy now
nice, management has got some tough decision to make. I'm putting in a vote to let Marlon go.
this is a game I have to watch on mute. "The World Series Champs – Phillies" don't want to throw the remote at the tv.
The weather reports don't look good for tomorrow in Cinci. Your thoughts? Will they get the game in?
I don't know the typical policy for snowfall, so I don't know if they'll get the game in or not! I would expect rain showers turning to light snow showers throughout the day. I think all the heavy stuff will be over in the morning, but again…I don't know how much snow it takes to "snow out" a baseball game. I don't think there will be much, but for all I know a dusting falls and they cancel the game.
That's not my expertise…
I know I have to….. but it still feels weird whenever is appropriate to root for the Braves.
I will and I have but i don't like it.
That's so true! LOL
I'm concerned about the weather forecast in Cinci tomorrow….
my views.
evans had options and jerry is going to give sheff as many early ABs as possible to see if they have anything with him.
what makes everything so interesting is the logjam of OFs. let us not forget about fmart down in the minors.
I know I will be curious to see what position evans is playing in the minors.
reed will keep his roster spot for defensive purposes.
best case scenario that I am envisioning is the mets drop marlon, someone icks him up and pays the prorated $400k minimum meaning the Mets are in essence paying $1.15M for sheffield. if sheffield can add value, it is still not a huge deal. even if they cut marlon and end up having to drop sheff later, they still have evans to bring up.
Keep worrying about that amount of money. Posts like your make the Mets look so so small market when the Tigers just released 14 mil. And the Mets fans talk about the small risk of 400k. The brainwashing of the fan by this site is complete.
Ah, Rod Kanehl/Old Metsie—back to spread some more sunshine!
Opening day is tomorrow, and you are still miserable?
Buddy, please, seek the help you need!!
I won't root for either team, even though I like derek lowe. I always have.
I watch because I am a fan of baseball but I can't root for either team.
151 comments about Nick Evans?
mmmm
HEAVENS!
I'm rooting for the Braves to beat the Phillies, and Derek Lowe to blow out his elbow in the process…….
Very classy NOT…. You really got some problems upstairs.
I want the Braves to beat the Phillies too, but as for Lowe, I just hope he stops liking baseball after the game and decides to retire prematurely.
OK fine……..how about this……Chipper and Rollins collide at second base during a double play and both have concussions like Church did last year, and are out 6 weeks, and then come back and stink the rest of the year because they have double vision ?.
LOL! Rod Kanehl/Richie Ashburn saying someone ELSE has problems upstairs??
Wow,
GO BRAVES !!!
Nice name!
Thank you Richie.
Thanks Gland
was anyone at the city feild tour today city feild look really good u can see the feild everwhere u go
That 4.92 career ERA is really attractive…..
Where did all the comments go?
You can see the infield from any seat, but the outfield corners is a different story. If you are in the upper deck anywhere neat the foul pole, you'll lose the corner below you. Not a huge deal, but I don't recall ever having such a seat at Shea. Also, if you are in the upper deck and you are in one of the first 3 rows of any section, and your seat is either at the beginning (seat number 1 thru about 5 or 6), or at the end (seat 20 thru 24), you will likely have obstructed view from the glass panels on the access ramps. The section I was at yesterday, the panel was so dirty (looked like concrete splash) that you could not see thru it (section 526). For those that would flame me, try this seat…..section 526, row 1, seat 1………wow. I sat there just to check it out and I felt sorry for whoever had that seat. Fortunately for me, I was up higher.
yeah, sometimes they disappear. Just refresh.
Hey everyone. I know this if off topic but I've got to vent about this somewhere. I was kicking around the web and found the story from about a month ago by Brian Beigel in the New York Daily News titled "Why Did The Mets Build A Shirne To The Brooklyn Dodgers." He goes on to make his case of how the Mets are more like the Giants than the Dodgers and wants the new stadium to look more like the Polo Grounds. I'm sure most of you will agree, to those who are complaing about Citi Field, SHUT UP ALREADY!!! The Polo Grounds was more suited for football than baseball, Citi Field is beautiful, and what the hell does it matter anyway? Some people are never happy no matter what. And how much better does Citi Field look than the new Yankee Stadium?
I haven't been to the new Spankee stadium but Citi is a beautiful baseball park. As a Mets fan, I have to admit I am puzzled by the purpose of the rotunda. Seems to me they could have honored Robinson another way without using all that space. Also, there seems to be a problem (temporary I hope) with birds entering the rotunda and nesting on the steel beams above, and leaving poop all over the granite floors below. Kind of embarrasing if you ask me. The only other knock I have on the park is that stupid notch in right center next to the bullpens. I think Mr. Wright is going to lose a number of HRs there. I could see the Mets extending that area out and making it even with the rest of the fence the first time they do any changes to the stadium.
Man I cant wait to get to see citifield once school is done. New stadium, new bullpen, very exciting times for us mets fans.
i dont think Sheffield is going to be starting more than 3 times a week
I don't see your point. actually I have no idea where you stand on this issue.
Brian—This guy is the definition of "troll"…he has been here for a long time, under different names, and EVERY post he makes is totally obnoxious negativity…..
Your points are all very good and wise, and frankly, when this guy criticizes you, it means you have made a wise post!
Don't let his negativity get to you…he is a sad case….
Not even mentioning how ridiculous it is to call the Mets small market…
Let's Go Mets!!!
I say we just cut ties with Marlon on the 11th..then when Redding is ready we option Parnell to AAA..depending on how effective someone like O'Day has been.
Jason you win the award for most rational poster of the day. Get rid of Marlon and when Redding is ready you take a look at what you need. By then there may be injuries or ineffectiveness. If not then you have a surplus but know whatelse you need. You don't lose a BP pitcher to make room at this point.
i liked Parnell, I guess Redding could be the long Inning or Junk Inning guy but I'd like to at least see Parnell a little more.
with sheffield here, church fills the reed role (only better) … send reed down, let marlon be pure PH
That banner looks fantastic!
I wish he would put back the "One team, one million GMs" thing—that is SO perfect for this site!
Marlon just seems to be the most replaceable, whether its a utility infielder or LH bat off the bench
especially considering he batted like .210 this spring…
phils losing
Ah, nothing like seeing Brett Myers giving up BOMBS! Baseball is back!
Myers getting crushed!
lol
well i know the past is the past but even at 4 years 60 mil, id rather have Derek Lowe than Ollie Perez.
Lets see how he does against the Phillies…my guess 6.1 IP 2 ER
nice lol
3-0 braves
4-0 braves
homerun derby going on folks!
Myers sucks, thank God. The braves are also looking real good.
That's 3 hr's that Meyers has given up already..and this was they guy Cole Hammels said without a doubt should start opening day if he couldn't go haha.
never thought i'd be loving the braves like this…wifebeaters been giving up some serious bombs there!
just goes to show, a fantastic spring does not guarantee a great season. Keep em coming meyers
22 pitches in 3 innings for Lowe, efficiency at it's finest
Parnell can throw multiple nnings if neccissary
quietly mrs myers starts packing a bag…
Hate to see a good guy like Brett Myers get lit up by the Braves. I hope his wife is staying at her parents' house tonight…
How long before the frontrunning Philly fans turn on the team? A week? A month? The seventh inning?
Probably almost as fast as way too many Met fans turn on Ollie, Castillo, Shef, or just about anyone else…..
hahaha "the 7th inning"
Thanks 4 da comp Brock
Why is ESPN not showing replays? Did they forget how to broadcast a baseball game? I want to see the escobar "double" bc frankly I think it was a HR.
No idea about Pagan but i dont think that they will cut Reed because he still has options.
Im not a fan of this new comment setup, I had to shorten my name.
Me too….and the comments appear and disappear, as do whole pages, and it really is yet another internet example of tons of extra bells and whistles and greatly reduced actual functionality…..
I was a fan of it at first but it's starting to drive me nuts having to continually refresh or logout just to get the new comments to read. Also, I don't remember the last version having the auto adds start playing to the right, Is this new or was I not paying attention as usual? If it's new then maybe that's why the comments got moved to the left to fit advertising on the right. And having to trim your name which was great has to be frustrating,
Lowe looks masterful, his pitches are falling off the freaking table.
I think the HR hit by the Braves rookie should have been handled by the great Shane Victorino.
I have to admit it brought a smile to my face seeing poor Shane stare out as that bomb sailed gingerly into the stands.
I said it in spring training, I'll say it again not only are the Braves for real but the NL East is or is immerging as the power house division in baseball.
yea but he's 36 and doesnt have "upside"
but he has shown periods of consistency…..;)
Oleo,
I understand what you're saying, however, his arm is healthy and he's a sinkerball pitcher.
Ollie is younger but how much are you willing to tolerate which Ollie is going to show ? At least with Lowe you know what you're getting every outing, he's a seasoned vet who knows how to pitch and quite frankly he's pitching masterfully tonight thus far.
i was being sarcastic. i think Ollie is a waste of talent and Lowe would have been perfect as our #2/3 starter
Oleo–he isn't a Met and isn't going to be.
Are you going to whine about it for the next 3–5 years?
only when Lowe pitches well and Ollie continues being a __ year old with "upside"
LOL, yea Oleo thats about right.
OK buddy….I cannot imagine the pleasure some get out of this kind of whining, but to each his own…..
too bad he's not a Met
It sickened me coming into this game knowing I was going to root for the Braves. Sickened me until I saw them raising the World Series flag outside CBP and almost vomited. Good to see Myers getting hit hard, though I'd love to see that wife beater take a liner off the face. Just looking at that prick makes my blood boil.
best post of the thread. He is an atrocious person.
Ditto that. I wish he coulda been thrown behind bars for awhile just so he coulda been some big guys wife on the receiving end. I have zero tolerance for a-holes like that.
One more thing Matt,
I am not liking this new format, it seems impersonal and does not seem to lend itself well to back and forth dialog which is the highlight of the former layout.
well we begin a new season and the philths are playing tonight. Let it be the beginning of a miserable season for them.
Anyway here is to a great Mets season and a horrible one for the Philthies!
Lets Go Mets!
i agree !!! may lidge blow his first save of the year and victorino run into the fence ala d.j dozier !!
that would be great!! blowing his first save opportunity. Haha, i like that rusty
hell i can dream cant't i lol
may your dreams come true!
Chipper just cranked a double over the immortal Shane Victorino's head.
White Sox game got postponed for tomorrow due to potential snow. Where's the weather man Prismo to give us a forecast for tomorrow?
I was a fan of it at first but it's starting to drive me nuts having to continually refresh or logut just to get the new comments to read. Also, I don't remember the last version having the auto adds start playing to the right, Is this new or was I not paying attention as usual? If it's new then maybe that's why the comments got moved to the left to fit advertising on the right. And having to trim your name which was great has to be frustrating,
i knew that last year was a joke. mr wife beater himself is awful and the phuckers are being put back into place….METS IN 09!!!
It's Game 1 of 162. Wait until your Mets prove something before you make your proclamations.
For a blog that loves to claim "the Phillies are obsessed with the Mets," you all certainly love talking about the Phillies here.
You're right, let's talk about the other game going on right now….
And what are you doing here again?
theres no other game on if i recall correctly. why arent you watcing the game? so you obviously arent liking the way the current ballgame is heading………wouldnt blame ya
I am watching the game.
I posed here (by invitation of a lot of Mets fans here) last season and read this blog because I like to see the opposing viewpoint.
alright no problem, i agree with brockingman though it is pretty funny what you said and what your doing
All I'm saying is that during the offseason, it was a daily complaint here with comments like "The Phillies are obsessed with the Mets," yet there are ridiculous lewd comments like yours daily.
And when Jose Reyes got into the same hypocritical action by claiming the same thing after near a week of the Mets talking about the Phillies (David Murphy then K-Rod, etc.), I just think that it should be pointed out that it takes two to tango.
i would also like to point out that this is a mets blog where mets fans can say whatever they want and we are not obsessed with the phillies, they are the only game on tonight if you havent noticed
WOW when did we get David Murphy I had no idea Daniel had a brother.
There dad must be Dale Murphy.
I usually don't respond to Philly visitors but what the heck. First, congrats on the championship, your boys earned it by playing well down the stretch the past 2 years. Kudo's. But alot of this stuff is spun up by the media and it's all good for building the rivalry. I heard Cole Hamels on the radio and they basically had to tie him down and corner him before he said anything about the Mets. As for Reyes, he had just gotten to camp and was also pressed and pressed and finally was bracketed into a response when asked how he felt about K-rod's comments. I so can't get worked up about this. What counts will be played out on the field to which as a Mets fan I say, Lets go Mets. Lastly, one of the most vivid HR's between our teams was a shot by the Bull into the upper deck of Vets in a comeback win by your team, he was a classic. Now, get the kruk outta here. just kidding.
You're pretty much echoing the point I'm trying to make and put it into relatively better terminology then I was able to. I just try to stress that it takes two to tango, goes both ways, and that it is game 1 of 162.
Yep, and it should be lots of fun. Enjoy.
You too, man.
It's kind of unreasonable to come to a Mets blog and not expect to see a pro-Mets bias. I use to read a bunch of Phillies blogs, but I found them so unreasonable and ridiculous that I just stopped as to not get frustrated. And even if you "posed" here last year, you can't expect Mets fans not to be negative about the phillies.
Mr Dude—-You do realize the comedic irony of your being on this blog and making a post like that, right??
Dude, it's a METS blog. What exactly were you expecting when we're watching the Phillies get beat up on? No Met game on tonight, enjoying the Braves giving it to the WFC. I think you're gonna need to get used to it – lol – especially if you're going to keep reading this website….
Been reading this website for 2 years now. Been posting on it for over a year. And something I have learned from reading here for these past 2 years is that there is a lot of bark on this site and premature victory proclamations (magic number in September fiasco two years in a row).
You talk like premature proclamations are reserved only for Mets fans. Every team has fans that act in the same capacity so why bring it up.
That's why I don't go to Phillies blogs. So I don't have to read what Phillies fans have to say. Between the awful comments section, lack of new posts and the "invited" phillies fans, this site gets a big thumbs down for me today.
Well in all honesty he doesnt need an invite all he has 2 do is sign up simple as that.
that's true, but he kept saying how he was "invited" to come post.
As I said in an above reply, I don't come here to pick fights or get a rise out of you guys like other fans who come here. So many Mets fans here have said, "Come back anytime and post." That is what I mean by invite. But if just my dissenting voice annoys you that much, then I don't know what to tell you.
I really have to wonder if you are for real or just looking to have some fun.
In any event the idea that you like coming hear to see what we say for the last 2 years is probably a sign that you
A. might just be a wannabe Mets Fan or
B. just someone that loves to gloat over the misery of your rivals.
either way your just weak.
Oleo,
I missed the quotations on upside else I would have known your sarcasm,
my bad.
Matt, great site, but this new comments section SUCKS. Please go back to what was working
This whole blog is getting ridiculous. The comment section sucks, and it's the night before opening day and no new posts? I guess Matt is too busy Twittering about the Gap.
It is really annoying, and pretty awful. The way the system was before the first change was ideal—comments all posted in order, you always saw them all on one page, etc. Matt must have his reasons for changing, but this is yet another step backwards.
I am on the web all day, and SO many sites do this—OK, now we can rate each other, get email notifications, have links to myspace and everything else, but actual commenting and discussing is infinitely harder and ridiculously annoying and confusing….I suspect many of us will grow tired of this very fast…I am already.
How many times do I have to start again in a new window, just to see the comments, which are all out of order, and replies all hidden?
Agreed 100% and more.
Hey brock!
It's good to see Joe Morgan is in mid-season form with the Charlie Manuel/Sparky Anderson comparisons.
LOL!!!
the new comment section has to go…you cant see the replies, posts disappear and when you refresh the page you go to the posts written 10 hours ago.
and then i cant even get to posts b/c one time i'll refresh and it will show 10 pages with comments and then when i click on the 10 its says there are 3 pages. I understand the twitter obsession but i dont have a blackberry and i personally like the old section better
Agreed 100% on this one oleo….
I actually just discovered that when you cannot see the newer comments or newer pages, you have to start a new window, then you can see them…try that if you haven't. Annoying as hell, but it works….
I generally support Matt, but this comment section is horribly annoying and will soon chase many of us away.
I hear ya, I can't stand the new format either!
I have to weigh in.
I too am having all kinds of problems with this new comment format. I too think the old one before the winter meetins was the best in the past year. Kudos to Matt for trying to improve but every improvement takes us a couple of steps backwards. This new format is not playing well with his website….
On another note: I've been saying it for a month. I'm not impressed with the Phillies starting rotation. I see that as being the shoe that's gonna drop. And I'm nervous about the Braves. Not just b/c they're the Braves and memories die hard for the past 15 years but I think they're going to be right in this all summer.
Hard rooting for the Braves but I'd rather see anyone win than the Phillies – lol!
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There's a reason this site became so popular, don't mess with a good thing.
Yeah, but while I really hate to say it, this change seems like a quantity over quality thing to be sure…..allowing comments to be made without registering is done to get the greatest number of people here, not to have quality for the couple of hundred or however many regular commenters there are.
This is also clearly the reason for the "intense debate" and all of the other bells and whistles utterly unrelated to facilitating the way the comments page used to be, which was IDEAL for carrying on conversations and debates….this new style is clearly geared to getting thousands of casual users instead of hundreds of dedicated one.
Agreed as usual MetsFan4…the Phils do have the look of a team that, while having a great championship year to be sure, had a year where absolutely everything went right, and our bullpen certainly helped.
They are not a totally solid team from top to bottom, and I could very eaily see them being .500 this year.
And the new comments is awful, and gets worse with the more posts we see….game threads will be a disaster and many of us will shortly be chased away.
I sent Matt a very detailed and respectful email and suggest as many of you as possible do the same.
i am with you mf4d, i am not saying the mets roatation is without problems, but i read one of those "baseball previews" in my local paper (i am in pa), and i almost had to laugh. the preview for the phillies actually stated they had one of, if not THE best starting rotation in baseball. i am sorry, i just do not see it. obviously, if everything goes right with it, as a lot of things did last season, it can end up looking fairly good, but going in i just do not see it.
i am with you mf4d, i am not saying the mets roatation is without problems, but i read one of those "baseball previews" in my local paper (i am in pa), and i almost had to laugh. the preview for the phillies actually stated they had one of, if not THE best starting rotation in baseball. i am sorry, i just do not see it. obviously, if everything goes right with it, as a lot of things did last season, it can end up looking fairly good, and that would even be a stretch, but going in i just do not see it.
Wow, that is kooky—the Phils rotation better than the Giants or the Cubs? Or the Yanks?
I also do not like the comments section.
1. Page loads are slow and inconsistent.
2. When refreshing it defaults to 1st comments made.
3. Page loads are slow and inconsistent.
4. Comments seem to disappear.
5. Page loads are slow and inconsistent.
That's my 2 cents worth
Mr North—close the window and open a new one and go to the site again and then you can see all the comments…absolutely nutty, but it does get the comments to appear….
I suggest that all of us who care email Matt respectfully about this….
I haven't had any problems at all, I really like the new comment section. Keep it Matt.
Same here, on all points. Hopefully, Matt is reading these are many are emaiing him with these problems. Gonna be a royal pain on game threads….
So you're telling me that the fans on this blog never ever mention the Phillies when they're not playing? And multiple users, enough to notice, create user handles in respect to derogatory comments to the Phillies? Or there haven't been posts with hundreds of comments in the offeseason on stories that had absolutely no relevance to the Mets?
no, not really. please leave and go over to phillies nation or something and you guys can all talk about how derek lowe is tearing you a new one, have a good season ;-)
LETS GO METS!
That's happening to me too.
I'm glad we have Razor Shines in the dugout this year
Are there lots of us on your blog? I am asking seriously, as I never go to other teams' blogs…..
Yes. Lots of Mets fans come and post over at the Phillies blogs, especially on days when Cerrone links to one of them with a story (case in point, the St. John's student wearing the jacket at Citi Field story).
There are some classy Mets fans who we actually welcome back as a community and offer great baseball insight.
I've had many awesome conversations and debates with good Mets fans here (hence many of them inviting me back to post openly), but usually just the thought of a dissenting opinion drives some fans here into madness.
Typed two responses, both of which disappeared. Kudos to Matt for trying to make improvements but I'm sorry, this new format is the worst of them. Crashes/freezes the browser, posts disappear, refresh takes you back to the beginning of the post, refesh alternately shows only half the comments. This new intensedebate format is not playing well with this blog site. Or it's far from tweaked right…..
i just had that issue as well. let us hope as you say, it gets tweaked right.
Visiting this site consumes a lot of resources on your computer. Unless you have enough RAM on your machine there will be a lot of swapping with the hard drive so your machine will appear to run slow.
How painful is it watching Lowe throw a 2-hitter against the Braves knowing we have Ollie Perez. i sure hope I am proven wrong but I did not want Perez on anything more than a one year deal and no other team did either so why did we have to give him 3 years at $12MM per year?
i agree, the pain is there, but i have to wait and see before i pass judgement. i do not think there is much doubt that lowe will be more steady over the course of the season, but perhaps oliver can end up putting together a season when it is all said and done. i am not saying i do not have questions, but it is just too early to not be behind ollie. like it or not he is ours.
This year, probably advantage Lowe. Every year thereafter (since both signed for multiple years), I'd have to say advantage Mets. I just can't see Lowe holding up for 4 years, but I'll guess we'll see.
If Lowe was a hard thrower I would agree with you. But Lowe has the type of arm and stuff that should allow him to be effective for many more years.
All we can hope for with Ollie is that the light over his head illuminates one day and he finally becomes the pitcher his talent says he should be on a consistent basis (and not just teasing flashes). For Ollie’s sake I hope he gets it together before his physical skills start to diminish.
Yes, the new commenet format is awful, takes forever to get to the end of the comments
haha i know, who is that man?
Maybe I'll send an email too. Strength in numbers – lol.
I'm alternating between I.E. and Firefox and neither on is working right. I just posted 3 replies to comments on I.E. that after refresh, don't show. Go over to Firefox and I'm seeing a couple of them, but refresh 1/2 the time on Firefox doesn't load.
Saw the MLB analysts this afternoon on their predictions for the NL east. Looks like about 80% have the Mets winning it and Phillies with the wildcard…
MetsFan4, not sure if you have tried this, but with IE, seems as though closing the window and opening a new one always allows all new comments to show, while refreshing is spotty at best…..but that sure is ridiculous to have to do….
But if more respected folks like you send Matt emails, he is sure to take action.
Game threads will be disastrous with this format…..
it seems i am hearing a lot of calls in favor of the mets as well. i don't know how that makes me feel, as there have been a lot of people giving them the nod for the past few seasons. i do like the phrase "it's their year," however, which i have been hearing quite a bit as well.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad we got Ollie instead of Lowe
Hey Gland–glad I saw your comment before having to refresh the page six times!!
LOL exactly! this is really absurd.
Exactly. I'm with you on that. I'm just not seeing it. And with their set up guy out for the first 50 games, their BP is a little on the shaky side too.
Skylog, I agree 100%.
Al we are saying, is give Ollie a chance!
Fair enough…I surely defend my opinion, but I am one who welcomes all reasonable debate and other opinions.
Thanks for the answer.
And my uncle who I am close to is a Phils fan for almost 50 years, so I can deal with it…..
But you guys did have a magical 1969-Met-like year which is very unlikely to recur anytime soon…..
With over 30 teams in the league, I couldn't agree more. Take away the Red Sox and Yankees, it's essentially a new team every year with a chance.
Do I want them to repeat? Absolutely. Do I think they will. Probably not.
Once again, fair enough….and truthfully, I think having cool fans of other teams on here is actually great for the site.
Can't wish the Phils good luck, but it sure would be great to meet up in the NLCS!!
And also, just a note, I can't stand it when the obnoxious Phillies fans come here with intentions to pick a fight. I love baseball and want to discuss baseball, not argue over petty nonsense when I post here.
Mr Dude, glad to have you here.
And a Met-Phil NLCS would be unreal.
tell me about it, i had to read it twice to make sure i was understanding what they were saying. i mean, TRYING to be objective about it, i do not understand how it can be considered better than the mets. they both have question marks, but potential-wise, the mets have it hands down as i see it.
take this for what you will, but during the espn pregame gammons stated that bobby cox told him last week the best rotation in the east was hands down the marlins.
Funny! First off, I will take our rotation over the Phils any day, and secondly, I could VERY easily see this division finishing Mets-Marlins-Phils-Braves-Nats, or with the Marlins and Phils fighting for 2nd. The Marlins are ridiculous the way they scout and keep coming back from the dead after trading everyone away. They clearly have the best scouts in the game, and their scouts are really the guys Omar should be after!
The Phils had a crazy year last year, and there is no way everything goes that right again, just like there is no way our pen blows half the games we did last year. I think I read that we lost SEVEN games last year we led entering the 9th!!
And if your a believer in the Marlins 6 year plan, this is year 6 since their last title. How wierd would that be. The fish are dangerous, except they have to be worried about VandenHurk and Lindstrom's injuries going into the season. And you are correct as usual with the 7 games in the ninth.
Watching this performance by Lowe is making me cry on the inside…
Absolutely. I was saying all August and September last season that I thought an NLCS between us would be intense and fun.
I have a realllllly bad feeling tomorrow's game will be canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday at 1 PM…which would be awful because I'm taking tomorrow off but have a class I can't skip on Tuesday <_<
Come onnnnn Mother Nature!
i agree, i moved around a few things to be able to only miss the first hour or so, but from what i am seeing, it doesn't look good. i mean, if the weather is truly bad, i would rather them not play so no one gets hurt, but will the weather really be that much better tuesday?
i simply do not understand. you would think there could be some way for the teams to all open in places where the weather would be better. between california, arizona, florida, domes…etc…it would just seem to make more sense. i mean, if you are going to start playing in the beginning of april they should at least try to buy a week or so of better weather.
wow Lowe would have been a good fit for us, no runs against the phils
I would have loved to have had him also,but I don't think he is worth $60 mil,and I don't want to be paying a pitcher when he is 40 years old.I think in the short time it will help the Bravos,but in a couple of years they will regret that money big time.
Sorry but I disagree, I think it's great to get replies in your email to thread posts you cannot stick around for. I love the new format.
welcome to the club
true, but its only the first game. Lets hope Ollie can get his head straight.
See ya Marlon,no offense but after last year this move will be a year too late
why don't they keep Shef in extended spring training until he can play the outfield?
I took the day off too and am concerned about it. Nobody seemed to have any info on it though.
not going to doubt the marlins scouts, but i almost have to go with the rangers. of course, they have had trouble with the pitchers…but it seems every year they put in a guy or two who can kill the ball.
We're already a half a game ahead of the Phillies!
Seeing Derek Lowe blow through the Philly lineup makes me irate (jealousy)……..then I see Oliver Perez's face and I'm even more irate…………….
They need Reed for his defense. O'Day's different look out of the bullpen is key. And Parnell earned his spot.
Sorry Marlon, it's been nice knowing you.
i hope they play tomorow the weather is going to be bad in cincy!
What is the weather looking like tomorrow?
Wow. This new comments format is absolutely the WORST. Refreshing just to see the newer comments and clicking on reply over and over just to get a sense of what people are talking about stick out as the worst features but overall its just uncomfortable. Might just have to stick to reading the posts, which is very unfortunate for a guy thats been coming here for going on four years now.
Why is April 11 the first day the Mets need Livan? Since there is an off day on tuesday wouldn't we pitch Santana on his normal rest on the 11th? We need as many starts out of him as we can.
you know what, I thought the same thing at first… but why rush it? let the season takes its course – we need santana all year, not just the first month
Write your comment here…
Write your comment here…???????? What the hell is this? (LMAO)
Oh man, its getting close. I was at Citi Field for the first time this morning for the teams last official workout. I am so pumped up. The field is amazing and this team is awesome.
I go to school at Indiana, and my roommate and I are driving out to Cincinnati tomorrow for the game, we're so pumped. Just hope it doesn't snow that much! Johan is gonna throw a no-no.
Phillies 0-1, great start. Go get 'em Santana.
I just want to say (now that fake opening day is over) happy Opening Day to all of you. Gonna be a great year. LGM!
Wow. I have been a reader/supporter of this site back when Matt was just stating out and asking for donations to get by. Now he has become a bigshot, which I am happy for him, but he like the Mets ownership doesnt care about his diehard fans. He is looking to cater to the masses and then gain the most revenue. Its the American way I guess. But as someone already stated…"If it aint broke, dont fix it.:. Matt, please go back to the old, old days of reader response format. Stop trying to re-invent the wheel and lose your longtime fans in the process.
Marlon has to go… he just doesnt have it anymore.
all though i agree with u yagottabelieve – remember its only spring training and marlon is a positive and vocal influence in that clubhouse
Brett Myer's is doing his best Ollie Perez imitation.
PLEASE STOP SENDING ME EMAILS ABOUT PEOPLE POSTING!!
"Phillies 0-1, great start"
You DO realize that the Phillies started 0-1 the last two seasons do you? And let's see….two division titles and a WS Championship as opposed to the Mets last two season which….er, well…..you can have THOSE results….
Cool story, bro.
you are right philly fan – 1 game proves nothing – i just liked seeing myers get knocked around lol – dubee didn't look too pleased
its supposed to rain/snow in Cincy
hey prismo is there going to be a window for the game in cincy today?
Again, I don't know the usual procedure for how much snow it takes to cancel a game…but I really don't think the game is threatened today.
I think it's just gonna be very light rain/snow showers throughout the day.
oh ok so it probably be played – just wonder if we will see lonnie anderson in full snow bunny regalia out there lol
ok what happened to my posts?
It's 44 and raining in Cincy right now. Ugh.
the game will be played unless its a blizzard or a monsoon
Honestly, I'm just worried about the pichers given how cold it's gonna be. Throwing 90 mph in 45 degree weather is gonna be tough. I can't imagine staying loose and warm for 7-9 innings.
ok folks its time for the opening day edition of "this day in mets infamy with rusty" so lets go !!!
birthday wishes go out to one of the many men that have manned thirdbase for the mets Wayne Graham (1937)
Andy "i was with the team for 3 days last year" Phillips (1977)
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New York Mets traded Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen and Ken Singleton to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub on April 6, 1972. – one of the best – or worst trades in mets history – according to who you talk to
New York Mets released Rich Chiles on April 6, 1974.
New York Mets traded Ed "loved his porn mustache" Glynn to the Cleveland Indians for Dominick Bullinger on April 6, 1981.
New York Mets traded Mark "bombs away!" Bomback to the Toronto Blue Jays for Charlie Puleo on April 6, 1981.
New York Mets sold Butch Benton to the Chicago Cubs on April 6, 1981.
OH AND ALSO ON THIS DAY IN '02 PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE HAD TO save mo vaughn from a suicide attempt because he was depressed he was cut from the team – his modus operandi?? death by pop rocks cokes and ho ho's !! he was commited to the fresh pines fat farm where has resided ever since
Always a pleasure to read these posts, Rusty.
Poor Mo… :)
yeah and if u see mo now he looks like a cross between former wrestlers bad news brown and mabel"viscera" from men on a mission
Hahaha!!!
Yeah, Ed Glynn DID have a porn mustache….
And who would criticize the trade for Le Grande Orange?? Singleton did have a fine career, but still, Rusty is a Met legend….on the field AND on Metsblog….
And I sure remember being glad to be rid of Bomback….
OK, off to work….
ill be at the publichouse watching the game and probably annoying matt lol
Wow, why is this comment system so buggy? This is getting irritating.
ive been saying this for 3 days now nova
I wasn't having the issues all the much until this morning. Lots of posts disappearing and every reload is changing the number of comment pages. Blah.
they dissapear reappear and disappear again – the old system was so much better
I've found that I have to load the Metsblog main page again, then go back into the specific post to get the comment thread to show itself updated properly. Even then there are still issues.
yeah i do that also – so there are kinks that need to be ironed out i think that this will evolve for the better btw u goin to the public house today?
Nope, no Public House for me. I live in Rochester, so that would be a 7 hour drive. :)
penny arcade then?
Probably Donnelly's in Fairport. It's about three blocks from my apartment and has some really good food/beer. Then to celebrate Johan's first victory… gonna tap that keg of homebrewed mocha porter at home. :-) Good times!
i tried a newprt storm when i was in r.i – damn i loved the penny arcade when the band i worked for played there in 99
mmmm mocha porter
Matt, please, PLEASE fix this comment section. Nothing I like more than chatting/debating baseball with my fellow Met fans. This new format makes it almost impossible. Not gonna be fun come game time.
See the thing is…I love the new format!
I just hate the bugs.
I think it would be fantastic if it actually worked correctly.
u might be right prismo but i do like the earthy quality of the old system lol
I have nothing against the format either. It definitely has potential, the bugs are killers, though.
I like the new format too. Would love it if it actually worked though – lol. I'm hoping it can be tweaked/fixed.
here here my lady u are correct its getting tedious
Write your comment here…
VERY tedious! I am with Rusty, Dark, and our Frist Lady!
Good morning folks, and let the rain stop in Cincy!!
Still, it is supposed to be better there tomorrow, and very nice Weds and Thurs, so we will see some ball very soon….we waited through the longest spring training ever, and real games will come soon even if not today!
hey at least brett – i beat women- meyers was rocked last nite
I'm trying to argree with you all but I can't get any of my posts to show up this morning. Trying again – and apologizing in advance if this is a duplicate…..
MF4D, I've found that when it looks like my posts are disappearing, it's just that the comment section isn't updating itself properly for me. When I reload Metsblog's main page, then go back into the relevant comment section, my posts are there. It's frustrating for sure, but it seems to work..
ive tried that also but it seems some posts are lost regardless
hey kong how am i better rated than u lol
LOL! I would think it is because you are more polite and have SOOO much more patience with the negative creeps (to quote Kurt Cobain) than I do!
And I did laugh at your comment yesterday about taking off the Dykstra shirt and having the Dead Kennedys I think on underneath!
yeah i kinda had it on in pseudo protest in case i jeff or fred lol – whip off my dykstra throwback and let em have it lol – gonna wear my rusty #10 jersey 85 throwback today – bought a murph jersey yesterday !!!
Can you post without being obnoxious? I know its hard but try not too look so small every day.
you first mr ashburn u know what they say – age before beauty
You know, let Lowe mow down the rest of the East. That's a good thing. If the Mets can manage to beat him and he takes care of the others, that's the best $60m we never spent.
truer words have never been spoken
Wow! "WE never spent". Its quite an honor to have the owner blogging here …
ha ha…yes, slip of the fingers.
Thanks, Due to desperation, I actually just tried that too and voila! I'm now seeing my posts.
yeah but its not instant gratification lol
Yeah, I'm the opposite: upstate NY born and raised. Ithaca -> Troy -> Rochester
Slightly larger city every time I move. ;-)
NYC is still a foreign world to me.
my sister was supposed to go to ithica – my friend when he used to manage bands used to send them to pyramid sound in ithica – and dio and the tubes are from ithica !!!
Rusty, please give Matt my gratitude for Metsblog and my best regards buddy–I would appreciate it!
Now it won't log me in….I frigin give up!
lol i will give matt your deep symathies for being my online buddy lol j/k by the way did u ever play with the moving targets or screaming trees when u were in wa?
Never actually been to the penny arcade. That's NW Rochester, where I live in the SE part of the region. Quite a haul, despite having 3 interstates going through the area.
ahhh ok what do i know i'm a city slicker lol
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