METS: Niese Being Fast Tracked
Jon Niese’s promotion to AAA New Orleans is a possible signal he’s being fast-tracked for starts this season for the Mets. Niese is scheduled to start tonight for the Zephyrs. As the MRI of John...
View ArticleMETS: Is the possible move to Ben Sheets at hand?
The addition of the one-time ace to the Mets rotation is suddenly taking on an intensity than either the Derek Lowe affair and the emerging dance with Scott Boras and Ollie Perez. Sheets is cheaper and...
View ArticleMETS: Concern for the rotation
Little things….Santana’s elbow, Pelfrey’s calf, Maine’s reluctance, Oliver’s weekned in Mexico. Nevermind the fifth starter, but whomever it is will be further along that the fisrt two slots somehow....
View ArticleMETS: They can win the World Series if…
1. The rotation is consistent. If the Club uses the starters they are leaving camp with the majority of the season, it will be similar to the 1986 staff of Doc Gooden, Rick Aguilera, Bobby Ojeda, Ron...
View ArticleMETS: Good job by Maine reveals the way Mets have to win games when Johan...
A quality start, eh. I wonder whe this psuedo stat first came into existance. Whenever it was, the Mets are obsessed with it. John Maine was terrific yesterday in his best start of the year. Hopefully...
View ArticleMETS: Stop all the talk about firing Manuel
The Mets are going to struggle because of the value of players that are injured – Delgado, Reyes, Perez, Maine, Putz. Its incorrect to parallel Manuel’s performance at this point with team play. Daily...
View ArticleMETS: Andrews confirms John Maine’s diagnosis of shoulder weakness
This is good news and the best of scenarios for Maine. As the country’s foremost authority on throwing shoulders has seconded Dr. David Alchek, it will serve to take a load off Maine’s mind. His return...
View ArticleMETS: Minaya’s judgement of talent now the biggest Mets question
The signings of Jon Garland (Padres) and Ben Sheets (A’s) over the past few days were the last available options for the club to begin the season with a new #2 starter. And it was about the money. The...
View ArticleMETS: So how soon really will the Mets make a decision about John Maine?
Ugh. 2-5. Andy Martino writes that organization will not be dragging it’s feet. I’ve been maintaining that Jeff Wilpon will not allow the club to go through failure without making moves. I believe that...
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