Comments on: Who has a better shot at October?

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:16:22 +0000

What do you think Petraglia thinks about me?

By: Ray Sadecki

Ray Sadecki — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:50 +0000

Dave, You forgot about Church. coming back soon, i hear.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:08:53 +0000

who else do we have to play LF/RF who is hittting north of 250 and wont make the OF an adventure?

any legit OF we have on the team outside of endy and beltran is on ir.

By: TheGuvlovestheMets

TheGuvlovestheMets — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:02:26 +0000

I knew that was coming… You talk to Bob…. He at least has creativity…. Maybe he can add something for you and your fictitious imaginary friend comment….. PS: You seem to be baffled by anything that is not a snide comment that you are directing to somebody else.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:40:31 +0000

I’m again baffled as to why my personal life/dating life is an issue with regard to a discussion about the Mets.

Any questions you have, though, would be best directed towards Mel.

By: TheGuvlovestheMets

TheGuvlovestheMets — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:32:41 +0000

What’s your problem..,did Trot dance with you last night, so we are banned from stating an honest opinion about him. I’ll answer your question when you answer mine from last week.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:19:27 +0000

Remind me: How many games out were they when Willie was managing them?

By: TheGuvlovestheMets

TheGuvlovestheMets — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:59:00 +0000

With talent they’d be 3.5 in front. With crap for over half the lineup…... Losing record….

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:40:51 +0000

3.5 games out.

By: TheGuvlovestheMets

TheGuvlovestheMets — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:13:43 +0000

Trot is raking at a solid .148 clip and people think that is an improvement!!!!!!!! No wonder Minaya still has his job. Hypnotism I suppose.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:05:41 +0000

Trot so far is an upgrade over what we had.

aint saying much but its true

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:44:44 +0000

3.5 back with Andy Phillips and Troy Nixon…

By: TheGuvlovestheMets

TheGuvlovestheMets — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:10:25 +0000

If the Mets keep picking up talent like Andy Phillips and Trot Nixon, the question will become, will they have a better chance to catch the Nationals than they will have to catch the Phillies. As for the Yankees, except as a Met fan who always wishes bad on the Bronx bombers, why would I care and compare. After Sunday the Yankees are irrelevant to the Mets’ future.

By: Met Head

Met Head — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:54:24 +0000

Yankees have a much better chance. They have players that know what they need to do to get the job done. Thier lineup is stronger. the pitching is a question mark, but so is the Mets. It seems if one or two players aren’t hitting they have others to pick up the slack (as of late). I have yet to see that with the Mets. The only real advantage the Mets have is the yankees are competeing with much better teams to get into the playoffs.

By: Camilo

Camilo — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:05:16 +0000

If the Mets could figure out a way to beat the Phillies then they have a chance. Otherwise neither NY team will make it to the post season.

The traveling all star team needs to contend against one of if not the best team in MLB. The Rays have a more than capable starting bullpen, have some offense, and you cant discount the leadership of Uncle Floyd.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:51:51 +0000

I think Boston and Tampa Bay are stronger teams than Philadelphia. As such, the Yanks could get their act together—and still finish third. For what it’s worth, I think the Mets have an advantage over the Yanks in that they better control their own destiny. Whether they exercise that control is another story, of course.

By: Scott from Pelham

Scott from Pelham — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:44:16 +0000

If you ever shop at Modells you would get the idea that NY
has three baseball teams not two. So my pick of the NY team with the best chance is the Boston Red Sox.

All joking aside, gotta sadly say the Yankees.
Until they do not make the post season you have to believe they will find a way to get in.

btw: if you do not believe me about Modells try shopping in the stores in the city. Many times way more Sox gear than Mets.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:40:04 +0000

I have paid almost zero attention to the yanks so i cant comment. Today we are still a game under 500. we still seem to have the same problems we have had for one year now.

as i said in the other thread, we have many problems. besides the pitching ( i thought we were in a good place, but pedro got hurt, el duque seems done , maine has been inconsistent and ollie, well i wont go there ). then there are the everyday players and we have nothing in lf/1b and 2b is forgettable at best.

so we can put out a legit 1-4 and then you struggle through 2 innings until your 1 comes up again. i dont count catcher because they are supposed to catch. so 1/3 of your lineup is a complete black hole +1 for the pitcher and +1 for catcher.

I dont want to hear castro because he is a bench player. nice for a game or two or even for a few in a row, but he has never stayed healthy and doesnt seem to have a plan behind the plate the way schneider does.

By: JM

JM — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:52:48 +0000

This can’t be a serious question. No Mets fan likes to admit it, but guys like Jeter and Posada just know how to get it DONE. And that Rivera guy ain’t bad either.

I still have hope for the blue and orange, faint as it may be.

By: Mike C.

Mike C. — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:31:31 +0000

Bingo, Annie.

You’re much more succinct than I am, of course, but we basically agree.

The Mets have to start playing better than mediocre before there’s any point in talking October and… they aren’t. They’re almost LITERALLY mediocre. They’re slightly LESS than mediocre, right now.