Links: Willie, Turnaround, Rock, Trust, Convinced

Toasty Joe states he is fairly confident if Willie Randolph was still in charge the Mets would not have come from behind to defeat the Reds last night.
Over at Mets Merized Online, Joe D. provides six reasons why the Mets have turned their season around.
Kingman from Loge 13 celebrates the last rock concert ever at [...]

Links: Class, Seats, Schedule, Pagan, Pelf

Brian Costello of the New York Post details his experience seeing the classy Carlos Beltran at Newark Airport this morning.
Bloomberg.com reports the Mets will give season ticket holders a chance to buy their seats before offering them to the general public prior to Shea Stadium being demolished.
Over at Amazin’ Avenue, Eric Simon previews the Mets [...]

Links: Berg, Glass, Newborn, Wags, Party

At his blog, NY Sports Dog, Dave asks SNY.tv’s Ted Berg 10 questions.
…hat tip to Ted Berg for the link…you’re so vain…
Joe Janish of Mets Today looks at the Mets second-half from both a glass half hull and half empty perspective.
Over at Bugs & Cranks, Brad Bortone transcribes his recent conversation with his newborn daughter [...]

Links: 1987, Streaking, General Jerry, Snubs

Steven Goldman of the New York Sun believes, with both the Mets and Yankees having ‘obvious vulnerabilities,’ this season is reminiscent of 1987.
Over at Mets Geek, Alex Nelson examines the longest winning streaks in Mets history.
Brooklyn Met Fan makes a case that “General” Jerry Manuel should be an All Star.
Greg at Faith and Fear in [...]

Links: Sports Night, Players Vote Mess

Mets Walk-Offs and Other Minutiae asks which Sports Night character he resembled at the time of Fernando Tatis’ go-ahead, two-run homerun during yesterday’s game.
Robby O’Daniel of Hot Foot takes a look at the confusing timeline of when the player’s ballots for this year’s All Star Game were distrubuted.
Over at the Star-Ledger, Dan Graziano thinks it’s [...]

Links: Around the SNY Blog Network

At WasWatching.com, Steve Lombardi looks at the Yankees last 10 games.
Tommy Dee, at theKnicksBlog.com, wonders if Stromile Swift would fit in with the Knicks.
In a post to Zagsblog.net, Adam Zagoria has a summer basketball camp preview.
Toby Hyde recaps last night’s action for the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs, at Mets Minor League Blog.
Lastly, at SNY.tv, Brendan Kuty looks at the [...]

Links: The Krivsky Myth, Clocks, Delgado and NYP

At Hot Foot, Robby O’Daniel squashes the myth that Wayne Krivsky ‘single-handedly reshaped the Reds farm system,’ before being fired by Cincinnati.
Krivsky was recently hired as a special assistant to Omar Minaya.
In a post to his blog for the New York Post, Joel Sherman barks at Omar Minaya, telling him, ‘The only time that really matters [...]

Links: Mexisms, Respect, Stayin’ Alive, Pitcher

Brooklyn Met Fan is proud to present his newest feature, “The Mexism of the Day.”
…my favorite mexism so far is Keith telling the story of his time running out in to a tornado…classic stuff…
Will Sommer of Mets Fans Forever lists three reasons why the Mets have more respect for Jerry Manuel than they had for [...]

Links: Reaction to Yesterday’s Circus

For player reaction to yesterday’s events, including quotes from David Wright, Billy Wagner, Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran, among others, check out David Lennon in Newsday and Bart Hubbach for the New York Post, as well as the Daily News.
To hear what the Phillies think, including quotes from Charlie Manuel, Brad Lidge, Jimmy Rollins and others, read [...]

Links: Jarvis, Lynn and Zoe, Reyes, Shirts, Etc.

In a report for SNY.tv, Barry Wittenstein profiles Jane Jarvis, the long-time organist at Shea Stadium.
…if it were up to me, there would be no other sound at Shea except the organ…
At Mets Merized Online, Joe D lists 10 reasons why he hates the Marlins and Phillies.
Michael, at NYMets.info, wonders if Jose Reyes is back [...]

Links: Heilman, Tatis, Delgado, Etc.

In a post to Fan Graphs, Eric Seidman explains why Aaron Heilman is not likely to finish the season the way he has started.
According to David Lennon, at his blog for Newsday, Fernando Tatis reminds him of a famous cartoon superhero.
In a report for FOXSports.com, Dayn Perry lists Carlos Delgado among 10 players who are [...]

Links: Walk-Off Info, Faithful, Weird Facts

For all of your walk-off details, from last night’s walk-off win, check out Mets Walk-Offs and Other Minutiae.
According to Metstradamus, the Heil-O-Meter is at full throttle.
In a post to Brooklyn Met Fan, Adam writes:

“(I) was lucky enough to be in the house…and I gotta say I was super impressed by the fan energy within Big [...]

Links: Embarrassed, Procrastination, John Stearns

In a post to Brooklyn Met Fan, Adam explains why, despite last night’s win, he is still embarrassed to be a Mets fan.
Switching MetsGeek.com to RaysGeek.com was just ‘a gag,’ explains Eric Simon at Amazin’ Avenue, adding, “It wasn’t all fun and games, though, as I received at least a couple of e-mails from angry [...]

Blog: Switching Sides, Blow it Up, Message

MetsGeek.com, a fellow Mets blog with a statistical bend, has changed it’s name to RaysGeek, in honor of the Devil Rays, because, as they put it, “The Mets suck.”
Meanwhile, in a post to Hot Foot, Anthony De Rosa wants to ‘blow the whole thing up,’ such as cutting ties with Moises Alou, Luis Castillo, Carlos [...]

Links: Mock Draft, Slotting, No Fun, Mediocrity

Over at Hot Foot, Andrew Smith will represent the Mets in an upcoming Mock Draft with other bloggers.
Speaking of the upcoming draft, Michael Salfino of SNY.tv takes a look at draft slotting and the Mets tough decision on whether or not to violate the league’s wishes on the subject.

…after trading away many of their top [...]