What A Crappy Night

Jeff Francoeur is traded.

Joe Smith got the loss for the Indians.

Mike Nickeas went 0-for-4 for the second game in a row.

The Mets lost.

My 1,000th post was a goodbye to Frenchy.

I need some good news.

Well, I'm Happy For Him

Jeff Francoeur has been traded.  His locker has been cleaned out.  He's going to the Texas Rangers.

When I heard the first rumblings of a trade this afternoon I was a little disappointed but I knew it was coming.  Now that it's actually happening, I'm sad.  I liked Jeff Francoeur.  I've liked him since before he was on the Mets and I was ecstatic when they got him.  He always gave everything he had.  There was nothing he wouldn't do for the Mets.  I knew he wouldn't be coming back next year but I was looking forward to watching him for the rest of the season.

Frenchy was always nice to the fans.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who saw him talk to the fans.  What I saw was him having an actual conversation with the fans.  He wasn't just giving short one or two word answers, he was actually talking to us while signing autographs.

I know he wasn't hitting this year.  Most fans wanted him gone.  At this point in the season I was hoping he would end up staying around.  Alas, he's going to the Rangers.  Hopefully he'll see lots of playoff baseball this season, from right field of Rangers Ballpark.

Goodbye, Frenchy.  I will miss you.

Want To See Something Awesome?

Jenrry Mejia was the story for the Bisons last night.  He was virtually un-hittable.  Of course, you can probably guess my favorite part of the game had to include Mike Nickeas.  The coolest play of the night came from Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Mike Nickeas.  For a play at the plate Kirk threw home and Mike had to twist to get the ball and make the tag.  It was awesome as you can witness here:



Of course, that play wasn't the main excitement. Maybe I'll be more excited when I know that Jenrry Mejia is actually going to start for the Mets on Saturday.

Let's Go Mets!

A.K.A If All My Hopes And Dreams Came True

August is winding down and September is fast approaching.  In baseball season that means September call-ups. For contending teams it's the extra pitchers or bench players that will help take the burden off some of the overused players.  For teams that are out of the race it's the time to see some of the future.  The young players that will have a shot at making the team out of Spring Training next year.

At this point, the Mets are out of any race for the playoffs.  Jenrry Mejia is one guy that will definitely be back in the majors for September.  Nick Evans should also be back as well as Jesus Feliciano.  But there are also the players that have never been up yet.

Lucas Duda is a name that comes to mind.  He started the season with the B-Mets but has spent most of his time on the Bisons.  Overall, he's batting .299 in 113 games.  He'll hit for power, with 23 home runs this year and he's simply a big dude, being 6'5" and 240 lbs.  He's an outfielder but isn't great in the field.  I'm not an expert, but I see him as a possible 4th outfielder next year.

And there's one other guy that should get consideration.  Mike Nickeas.  He's only played 4 games in AAA but has been hitting all year.  He's known for his defense, if anything, but there's something else that could help his chances.  He's been catching Jenrry Mejia a lot this season.  If the Mets wanted to help Jenrry this season they could have a catcher he's familiar with in the big leagues.  The Mets have nothing to lose when it comes to carrying 3 catchers in September.  They wouldn't be taking a bench spot from a more useful player because there's more room on the roster.  It would be awesome if they gave Mike a chance, just amazing.

It would be a lot of fun for Mike Nickeas to get a call-up, but I really don't it'll happen.  I'll still have fun watching the other young players get a chance because that's the fun of September for otherwise-hopeless teams.  Mike would just make it better.

For now, the Mets will be playing with their 25-man roster, which is really 23 because Jose Reyes is injured and Oliver Perez isn't allowed to play.

Let's Go Mets!

What I Did Today

This.

Tonight's Happenings

The Mets lost.  Johan Santana gave up 4 runs and it was 4 runs too many.  He hasn't won in a long time even though he has given the Mets a chance to win in almost every game this season.  Oh well.  R.A. Dickey is pitching tomorrow.  I like R.A. Dickey.  And R.A. Dickey's voice, but that is a story for another day.

Mike Nickeas went 1-for-2 with a walk and strikeout in the second game of the Bisons doubleheader.  They lost. He didn't play the first game, which they won.

Joe Smith walked the only batter he faced.  Rafael Perez promptly let that batter score, which means the run was charged to Joe.  This leads to more Indians fans hating Joe Smith.  All I have to say is, I'll gladly take him back to the Mets.

'Tis all for now.

Let's Go Mets!

Thoughts From My Brain

I have a bunch of random things on my mind and figured I'd share them here instead of in a bunch of tweets.

Before we start I should mention the Mets won 2-1 without getting an RBI hit.  Go figure.

For one thing, Mike Pelfrey looks like he's back where he should be.  He won today because he didn't give up any runs in 8 innings.  A few starts ago he didn't do so hot and decided to shave his head after the game.  He didn't go the full D-Wright-2007 look, he just made his hair really short.  At first I thought I'd hate it.  I loved his curly hair in 2006 and before the events of 2007.  I hadn't gotten a good look at the hair until his postgame interview tonight.  I don't hate it.  I prefer the long hair but this isn't a bad look for him.

My next thought also seems to be about Mike Pelfrey.  I remember being worried about Pelf at the beginning of the season.  It was right after John Maine went on the disabled list.  I didn't know who Mikey P. would hang out with, because he was pretty much best friends with Mainer.  Now, I'm not worried about him.  I love that he found R.A. Dickey to be have as a BFF.  I remember when SNY showed Pelf filing his nails in the dugout and practicing a knuckleball grip with R.A.  I loved it.

And my final thought is completely random.  Mike Nickeas went 1-for-4 for the Bisons today.  I've noticed he tends to get one or two hits a game and then stop hitting.  When it looks like he's going into a slump he just kind of makes the 0-fer go away and keeps his hitting streak going.  And if he doesn't get a hit he takes a walk or reaches on an error.  He just always seems to get on base.  I just checked and he had a .403 OBP for the B-Mets this season.  Wow.

That is all.

Let's Go Mets!

Wait!  No.  BOBBY PARNELL IS CUTE.

Now I'm done.

Not The Mets

Mike Nickeas went 2-for-7 with a double last night.  Not great.  The game went 14 innings and the Bisons ultimately lost, but I like that Mike has started two games in a row.

Joe Smith pitched a scoreless 1/3 of an inning.  He had 2 walks but Chris Perez got the Indians out of the inning unscathed.  Even with all his recent scoreless outings, Indians fans still hate Joe.

Xavier Nady didn't play yesterday but will get more playing time at 1st base with the Derrek Lee trade.

Those are the only non-Mets player updates I can think of giving right now.

Let's Go Mets!

It's Not Just Jose

Jose Reyes said this oblique injury isn't as bad as the last time.  Great.  Jose Reyes also says the original pain  never really went away. Great?


I was a little confused by the quote of Reyes saying, "It never really went away."


Does he mean the original injury?  Does he mean it started bothering him in batting practice never got better after that?  When did this never ending pain start?  So many questions that I might never figure out.  All I know right now is that Jose isn't allowed to do anything until he feels better.


While he's at it, he might want to take the Mets fanbase with him.


Let's Go Mets!


But, wouldn't it be something for Jerry Manuel to be fired today?  It's a kinda weird time to fire him, even though we all want him gone.  His tenure as the manager for the Mets starts with taking Jose Reyes out of a game with an injury, and it would end with the same.


Ah, something to ponder.

Would Ya Look At That?

Just as Jose Reyes is heating up and looks almost impossible to get out, he get hurt.  He left today's game with a re-aggravated oblique injury.  The Mets say it's "mild" but they also say he won't participate in any baseball activities until he's completely pain free.

And the joy of this season continues.

Let's Go Mets!