Get Consistent

Jerry Manuel has been beyond inconsistent and it really bothered me today. When I looked at the lineup tonight I saw Daniel Murphy, Jeremy Reed, and Brian Schneider were all out of the lineup. The Mets are facing a lefty so Jerry is playing the righties. That means Fernando Tatis, Nick Evans, and Omir Santos. None of them did anything for the Mets last night. While Murphy, Reed, and Schneider were all significant parts of the Mets win. Manuel spoke about playing the hot-hand and therefore, at least Murphy and Reed should be playing. When asked why they weren't playing tonight, Manuel said it's because the Mets are facing three righties this weekend. So, I'm expecting to see Murphy, Reed, and Schneider all weekend. And after the All-Star Break Jerry will have to decide whether to play the hot-hand or the platoon. Although, I'm not sure how anybody can get hot when they aren't playing multiple days in a row.

Let's Go Mets!

This Could Be A Situation

Yesterday Carlos Delgado was throwing and taking grounders at first base. He is still far away from coming back but he is ahead of schedule and could be back by early August. His return is something Mets fans have been waiting for a long time. But depending on where the Mets are, should he get everyday playing time at 1B? I might just be feeding off of the amazing play by Murphy last night, but he has seemed pretty good at fielding at 1B. If the Mets are completely out of the race I would rather continue to give Murphy and, to a lesser extent, Evans playing time at 1B. It wouldn't really be worth it to give Delgado at-bats when the young players have shown they are capable of playing. It could lead to more 'Dump Delgado' chants.

But, if the Mets are in contention for a playoff spot, Delgado's return would be quite interesting. I definitely think Murphy has the upper hand defensively at 1B but Delgado is by far the better hitter. If Delgado could come back and hit the way he did in the second half of last year then I would give him the majority of the playing time. But, if he slumps and looks like the first half of last year then I would go with Murphy. After all, if the Mets are in this situation then Murphy would have been part of the team that has stayed in the race. This would be going on while I would see if Nick Evans could work out in LF with (very) occasional time at 1B.

Carlos Delgado's eventual return could turn into a sticky situation for the Mets.

Let's Go Mets!

This Is Why I ♥ Mike Pelfrey

Mikey P. is part of this weeks Pop Culture Grid from SI. He has good taste in music.

Let's Go Mets!

Mike Nickeas Is A Veteran

Mike Nickeas has been getting more playing time and apparently he has been a more vocal member of the B-Mets. Mike was one of the Mets that called their players only meeting last week. I'm glad he is one of the veteran leaders on the B-Mets. I would more than love for him to get a chance in the majors but if he can't then he should be successful playing wherever he is. Even minor league teams need veteran leadership and it's nice to know he provides that for the B-Mets.

This is a really good piece about the B-Mets after the meeting and it has lots of quotes from Mike.

Let's Go B-Mets!

and vote for Ian Michael Kinsler!

VOTE FOR IAN KINSLER!!!!!!!!!!!

VOTE FOR IAN KINSLER FOR THE FINAL VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MN Update

Well, he's Canadian but I'm going to update about him anyway.

Tonight he went 1-for-2 with and RBI, run, and a BB catching for the B-Mets tonight. He also caught somebody trying to steal second base. The B-Mets won 4-0. YAY!!!!

So, yesterday he got a bases-loaded RBI and today he got a 2-out RBI. The big league Mets have been having trouble in both of those situations. Maybe they could give Mike a chance.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Have Twitter!

Well, I've had it for a while.

http://twitter.com/nymetsgrrl94

Let's Go Mets! (what's the point?)

MN Update

And by that, I mean Mike Nickeas.

He caught for the B-Mets tonight. He went 1-for-3 with a sac. bunt in the top of the 10th that helped the winning run score. The B-Mets went on to win 1-0.

YAY! for those Mets!

Let's Go Mike Nickeas!!!!!

I Hope It Isn't Over

No, I don't mean the Mets season. I mean Xavier Nady's career. He needs another Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of this year and a lot of next year. If he comes back. Just thinking that he might not play again makes me want to cry. I'm glad I've been an Xavier Nady fan for so long and I will be an Xavier Nady VI fan forever. I remember reading in the 2006 Mets yearbook that he said he would be a teacher if he wasn't a (timeout: a Billy Mays OxiClean commercial is on) baseball player.

I really don't want his baseball career to be over. Good luck, Xavier. Whatever you end up doing.

Let's Go Xavier!

P.S.
the 'XCN' and 22 in my email are for Xavier Clifford Nady and his uni #22.

The Post Without A Title

Well, I guess that gives it a title.

So, the Mets suck, a 4th celebrity has died, and I've decided to shave my head. Okay, the last one is false. But I really can't believe Billy Mays died. A couple of years ago me, my siblings, and a couple of family friends made up a parody of the Mighty Putty commercial and I kinda wish we had it on video.

It has been hard to watch the Subway Series. Especially because I live with 2 Yankee fans. But I really can't figure out why Omar has let the offense get this bad. I know the Mets have faced 3 ace pitchers in row but they should have gotten more than 1 hit last night. They already lost their chance to get Mark DeRosa and now people are saying Mark Teahen would be a choice for them. Honestly, I would LOVE (♥) to get Mark Teahen but I'm not sure the Royals are going to give him up. The Mets need to make a move for a bat and that's Omar's job so I'm going to stay out of it.

Let's Go Mets!

I wonder when the Spamalot people are going to come around to collect the dead. "I'm not dead yet!"