Maine: Look good in his last outing. He gets down too hard no himself when he is in pressure situations. Anyone who know this can tell just by looking at him. Also like Perez he is still walking batters and well all think he can be having better control.

Pelf and Fig. 1: Both guys are doing more than what we can expect from guys at this amount of experience. Why both have their basic control issues, fielding mistakes but nothing really to be pointing fingers at because they make up for it in their pitching. I think they should eventually be moved into the bullpen when Pedro comes back and maybe if and when Claudio Vargas makes enoguh progress. These two should be middle inning type guys and replace Heilman and Sosa.

Sosa: We know what he has but jhe ust does not have it right now and since the beginning of the season. Gives up longs balls, short balls, free balls, you name it. Big liability. He gives up leads and cannot hold down the game. I could be more specific but why bother? He all know how bad he is so far this season.

Heilman: So far not the guy for the job. He may not be able to turn it around either. While he has had a few decent outings like the hardball strikeouts in Philly, like Sosa his relief control is just not there.

Show: I have not seen him in a while but that may be a good because I think the last time we saw him, he got rocked in Shea unless he “Showed” himself some time after that. Right now not as bad as Heilman and Sosa but also played less than them.

Feliciano: He held his ground last night and be been doing so for the most part. However, he has walked guys off the get-go and Willie pulls him. So not sure what to think but I will give him the benefit of the doubt that he still can be a effective L specialist.

Smith: Other than one or two not so good outings he has had a lot of control and been able to take care of his business of clean up duty when needed to.

Wagner: He has not blown a save yet. Matter of fact not even given up a hit in 8 innings. What else can you expect from a closer?

Johan: The man. Hits, fields and pitches. My only complaint is that he gives up the long ball. Had a few wild throws (which can be dismissed). However we knew this from the beginning. I just did not think it would show up so early in the season (Brewers game). Other than that i would like to see more innings pitched. Move him up in the batting order when he pitches.

Omar: His job mainly is too provide the manager with the players to get the job done. I think he has. Santana, Church, Schneider, Pagan, Wise (if he plays)..who cares if he made some bad trades. All GMs have done this too. At least he is not a loudmouth like Hank. Also those bad trades did not happen this year. We are talking about this year- not overall.

Willie: His job is on the line. How much patience will the big wigs have? I do not know. However ,we all know his style by now and it will not change. Personally, after “the collapse” his sense of urgency is not there. He moves the batting order and babys some of his guys but not much else is getting done. He does not argue calls (other than that left field “catch”). He has confidence in his players but he pulls his starters out by the 6th inning. What he says in the media may be different than what he does in the clubhouse. His job is to make sure that his players are motivated and winning ball games. Has he done this? Just over .500 of the time.

Things are so slow at work, I have had time to find to think about the “early season” and the Mets performance. They lack a cohesiveness. The blame goes beyond Delgado and the Bullpen. While these are big problems, I think they will stay the same until someone makes adjustments. The season is early and yes the fans are jumping at every opportunity to complain. I think we expect more from this team than what they have shown us so far this season.

I do not agree with qualifying wins. However the Mets need to start winning more games off their performance and not the misfortune of their opponents.

Reyes: Chicago’s game of bad idea to throw home in stead of DP. He has also made some other bad fielding decisions as well. Streaking with the bat. Hot cold Hot cold.. Where is the aggressive base running?

Castillo: Think we been there with his contributing team issues. Maybe the Nats series was a turning point?

Delgado: The scapegoat for the Mets. Rightfully so, he is just terrible all around and we do not even need to review why he sucks so bad right now. However if you need refreshing- chime in. Karma is funny when Kearns kicked him in the ass two nights in a row.

Wright: While being one of the most productive players, other than the Phillies series he has been cold as ice. Wright has also made his share of bad throws from base.

Beltran: Came out of the gate offensively in Florida and then died down ever since other than the occasional hit or two. What happen to his base stealing? If Castillo can do it, Beltran should as well. The one thing that has been consistent is his glove.

Pagan: Off to a great start. Died down a bit with the bat. Really made some bad fielding choices this year (IE Chicago). Other than that he has met our expectations as a fill-in

Church: Other than his occasional situational hitting, it is hard to say what he did to contribute to the Met’s problems. As long as he keeps it up, he will be on everyones good graces.

Schneider: The dude just can’t stay healthy. I think he is a better hitter than other credit him for. His backstopping seem to improve but he was off to a rocky start with pass balls, dropping balls out of the mitt.

Chavez: He is just not doing much of anything. Willie have not giving him too much game time but even with what he had to work with, nothing stands out as being productive.

Anderson: Other than the blast from last night, Anderson has not done anything else other than strike out and maybe work a pitch count. I think he should fill in for Delgado and see what happens.

Clark: he hit a few but made a poor base running decision coming home one night. Other than that just a warm body who had a great ST.

Casanova: Impressive arm. Seems to throw accurately (base stealing, bunt throws to first).Nice Diving catch one night. I know nothing about his game calling. Made a poor base running decision last night. Not so hot with the bat (but he is a backup catcher).

Perez: Loses focus, Loses control- quick like instantly. Have a lead? Walk some batters. Maybe hit a few too. If he keeps it up he is going to have a hard time with FA after this year.

...hold up

wish i could get a sweet deal like that.. only in baseball..

Julio Franco was pennies.

I thought the 4MM for Delgado was for last yr. Hence, 20MM for this yr w/the buyout.

He had a painfully-streaky but overall productive ‘06, he had an embarrassing ‘07, has started off ‘08 profoundly ugly… has about ten thousand injuries under his belt and is a large person who is 35.

That is a trend and not a stage, it’s what he’s become, that’s how he will stay, that’s the ballgame.

I remember they rioted at Shea when Jacobs was traded for Delgado. It was a widely panned move.

Though it may not cost him a DL trip, this injury to Schneider could bring the tenure of Brady Clark as a Met to an end. The Mets are going to need an emergency catcher, and Clark would be the guy to go. Sadly, we’re going to have to deal with more Raul Casanova, who is just horrible. Look for Gustavo Molina to get called up.

Two freak injuries in a week for Brian Schneider. It’s a shame, I love the way the guy calls the game, and though his offense has been weak in prior years, he’s actually helping this team with his bat.

That is a good assessment. And no one complained when he helped carry the team in ‘06 or when he was our best slugger in the playoffs. Omar went for a win now type move, and it almost paid off. No one should have been so short-sighted as to think that at some point Jacobs wouldn’t be a better player. That doesn’t make it a bad trade.

I think some of you need to take a Get Real Pill.