Tim Redding’s poor start can be attributed to the Anthrocon 2009 conference at the team hotel in Pittsburgh, according to Metstradamus.
At Faith and Fear in Flushing, Greg reminisces about the trade that sent Roger McDowell and Lenny Dykstra to the Phillies for Juan Samuel and admits he was wrong to think it was a good trade.
…yeah Greg, that was a bad trade. I was actually at that game in Philadelphia that day and I remember being so upset afterward when that trade was announced. I was in the car and I asked my dad if they had traded McDowell because he made too many “hot foots”…
Meanwhile, Ed Leyro of Mets Merized Online says that PNC Park has become a “house of horrors” for the Mets.
Finally, for more on yesterday’s game, check out Brooklyn Met Fan, Mets Fans Forever, and Mets Today.
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The NL East standings are beginning to remind me of the 1973 season when the Mets won the division with a putrid 83-79 record with 3 other teams close behind. I wonder if the division this year will stink as much as it did back then, though the Mets did get to one win away from the championship.
East Division
Tm W L W-L% GB
New York Mets NYM 82 79 .509 —
St. Louis Cardinals STL 81 81 .500 1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 80 82 .494 2.5
Montreal Expos MON 79 83 .488 3.5
Chicago Cubs CHC 77 84 .478 5.0
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 71 91 .438 11.5
This brings back memories of the old rivalries that we used to have with the Cardinals and Cubs. At least the Phillies landed where they belong.
Only the Mets could turn a stadium that houses a team that hasn’t had a winning season since the first Bush administration into a “house of horrors.”
I remember that trade too. I grew up in Central NJ and it was always easier to go to the Vet than to Shea. We were at the game the day before the trade and remember thinking I saw the last game Nails and the jokester would ever play in blue and orange…I was really sad
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