Other Blogs: Doom and Gloom and the Internet
In a post to his blog for 1050 ESPN Radio, Rich Coutinho writes, “Well, 
Met fans you have now seen what life is without the core and it has not been a pleasant ride.”
…well, yes, but, if the Mets were to break up the core, they’d also acquire new players in trade and sign other free agents to fill in… so, yes, this is life without the core, but it’s also life without replacing the core…
In a post to Mets Merized Online, Joe D wonders if the Mets, again, are the worst team money can buy, noting, “Even with the $80 million dollars worth of product on the field, they still make more than two-thirds of the teams in their league.”
Similarly, Adam from Brooklyn Met Fan thinks this may be the worst Mets team ever, saying, “Taking into account our new stadium, lots of all-stars, and a resolve to beat the Phillies, this year was supposed to be quite a ride… instead what do get? Snake-eyes.”
There are 82 games left in the season, yet Jason Fry from Faith and Fear in Flushing is ‘throwing in the towel.’
Andrew Beaton of Hot Foot looks at the team’s stats at the half-way mark.
John from Metstradamus writes of this weekend’s sweep by the Phillies, “Forty years ago, the Mets beat the likes of Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, and Mike Cuellar in the World Series. Forty years later, the Mets can’t touch Rodrigo Lopez, Jamie Moyer, and Joe Blanton. Your predecessors must be proud. I know I am.”
In a post to Mets Fever, Ed Ryan argues that acquiring just one bat can make a difference, despite popular opinion.
…well, of course it can make a difference… the thing is, how much of a difference… is one bat enough to overcome three missing bats…
Lastly, our old friend D.J. Short got a gig writing for NBC Sports, where, today, he lists five breakthrough first-half performances from around MLB.
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