May 2009

Monthly Archive

METS CHAT ROOM: Game #49; Maine goes for series win.: Sorry for getting the post up so late. Computer was frozen. All right now. Hopefully. [+] METS CHAT ROOM: Game #48; scrub edition.: CHAT ROOMWell, the Mets don’t have Ramon Castro to kick around anymore. From the moment Jerry Manuel pinch-hit Omir Santos for him you knew Castro’s Mets’ days were numbered. Fittingly, the deal was pulled last night, announced [+] Mets Chat Room: Game #47: Beltran returns edition.: CHAT ROOMCarlos Beltran’s cortisone-treated knee returns to the line-up tonight against the Florida Marlins. After being swept in a three-game series at Los Angeles, the Mets rebounded to win five of their next six games. Tonight they [+] Was an opportunity wasted?: MARTINEZ: Was a teaching lesson lost?Did Mets manager Jerry Manuel miss an opportunity last night to set a career molding example for Fernando Martinez? There’s no doubt Manuel talked to Martinez after the 20-year-old rookie gazed at [+] METS CHAT ROOM: Game #46; Santana and the broom.: SANTANA: Mets' fiery leader.The Mets go for the sweep tonight of the Washington Nationals. The Mets have been in this spot before, on the verge of a sweep against an inferior opponent, but somehow manage to stumble. [+] METS CHAT ROOM: Game #45; F-Mart arrives.: CHAT ROOMWe begin with the news of Ryan Church and Jose Reyes being placed on the disabled list, and the announcement of the promotion of Fernando Martinez to the big club. Also, the Mets acquired minor-league SS [+] That name rings a bell: I knew I heard her name before. Obama’s Supreme Court pick, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, was instrumental in ending the 1994-95 baseball strike when she issued an injunction preventing Major League Baseball implementing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement [+] METS CHAT ROOM: Game #44: Happy Memorial Day.: CHAT ROOMGreetings all. I hope you enjoyed the holiday with your family and friends. Three-day weekends are always a treasure. Made even better when your team is doing well. Beyond my wildest dreams, the Mets won two [+] METS CHAT ROOM: Game #43; going for the Fenway sweep.: CHAT ROOM I have to be honest with you. Never would I have expected the Mets to be on the verge of sweeping the Red Sox. Honestly, I thought it would be the other way. Tim Redding [+] METS CHAT ROOM: Game #42; Pelfrey rebounding edition.: PELFREY: Needs to keep his cool vs. Red Sox.The Mets will attempt to stay on track tonight at Boston with Mike Pelfrey. When we last left Pelfrey, he was balking three times at San Francisco, which put [+]