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A split with the Pirates would be nice. Losing 3 of 4 to the Bucs just looks bad...even if they are a pretty comparable team to the Mets record-wise. The winning streak starts NOW!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I like that he cares. I'm concerned-- and I anticipate-- that'll be his eventual undoing. Do you mean that we'll see more rants like the one above and that he'll consistently be blowing a gasket when things don't go right?

I like him. I'm with JCL that I don't find myself exasperated several times a night like I did with Jerry. 25-30 is about what I expected out of this team...and that would have been without losing Davis and Wright to DL stints. I think he's rotating the young guys in well, he's mixing up the lineup to see what works and I really like that he hasn't been babying Beltran and is letting him play. I'm still not sure what his bullpen strategy is...and this bullpen has been really good at times and downright awful at times, so it is still seems ot be a work in progress. IMO, he's doing pretty well with the talent that he has to work with on a nightly basis. He's had a couple of head scratchers, but overall, I'm not consistently cursing his moves as he's making him, which is a nice change of pace. I also like his moxy.

So, after 55 games, the Mets are 25-30. Terry got all red-faced after the game last night and per Metsblog gave the following rant: �I don�t know how to describe (the 7th inning). I�m sick of trying to describe 7th innings. � I�ll tell you what, Andrew McCutchen plays the game right. That son of a bitch runs down there 3.9, 4 flat, and you better catch it and execute it. He gets a ground ball to third base and beats it out. That�s how you play, and that�s how we�ve got to start playing. � I�m running out of ideas here. You know, do we play hard? Absolutely. That�s not the issue. The issue is not effort. It�s about execution. We need to add on points when we get the lead. I�m not looking for home runs. I�m looking for quality at bats. We can�t make careless mistakes, but we do. We give up at bats. We can�t do that. We don�t have that kind of team. � Make no mistake about it, I truly believe in the players we have. I don�t care where they started the season. I don�t care. I don�t care who were All Stars, who weren�t All Stars, this is a team thing; it�s not one guy, it�s not two guys; it�s a team thing. I sit up here every night trying to figure out what can we do to get us over the top. Should we hit and run more? Well, who do you have up there? You have guys up there you shouldn�t hit and run with. Should we bunt more? Well, if we don�t get bunts down, then you�re putting them in situations to fail. Guys are pitching good, but we get in situations where when guys need to make a pitch they don�t make the pitch. I don�t have the answers. I�m searching. I�m ringing the rag dry, coming in here, having to look at you guys looking at me like I�m a stinking fool. I told these guys, �We�re good enough, but we have to play the game right.� We just can�t continue to make foolish mistakes. � They�re big-league players. They should be able to do it. They should be able to do it. I don�t know if it�s not anticipating the play. I�m not in their minds. But, it�s how you play the game. This is a team thing. And, I�m not just pointing the finger at the players. I told the coaches, �We�ve got to do a better job, we�ve got to take responsibility for this.� I�m the manager. It comes back on my shoulders. � In that 7th inning, those were my players I put out there, who I believe in. So, therefore, maybe I need to make some adjustments. And, by God, they�ll be made. I don�t know it comes with finding different players. But, they�ll be made. Something�s going to be changing.� So where do Cranepoolers stand on Terry Collins through the first 1/3 of his debut season managing the Mets? What do you like? What don't you like?

Tejada 2 Turner 1 Thayer 1 Beltran 1

I know so little about the AL that I had to google to see who he plays for. So what turns a career (6 years 2004-2009) .238 hitter who averaged 10 HRs and 35 RBI into the next Albert Pujos?

G-Fafif wrote: Mets played Pirates a tornado ripped through Queens last September. And guess what there a National Weather Service "watch" on for until 8 PM? An injury to Carlos Beltran?

Ceetar wrote: The Mets visit Milwaukee next week. Milwaukee may be one of those teams shopping for a SS. I suspect we'll hear some 'rumors' about Brewer interest in Jose Reyes, who would add a rather tasty hop profile to the Brewer lineup. They don't really have a lot of pieces to deal if we are looking to bring back Jose's full value...although they do need a shortstop and leadoff hitter. IMO, if they were to add Reyes, they would run away with the Central.

metsmarathon wrote: fuck you jason bay, and fuck you too david wright, for letting this stadium get inside your fucking head so. damned. much. I tend to fall on this side of the fence.

Maybe I'm not following closely enough.

McCullough is as douchy as any of the writers/chatters/tweeters. His chats are pointless. I'm fairly certain that I could be as informative as he is in his chats...and I'm a thousand miles away from the Mets' clubhouse.

Dickey 2 Pagan 1 Bay 1 Murphy 1

At least when he's 34 we can just move him over to first...oh...wait...

Roy Oswalt

Tim Hudson

Derek Lowe

Gee 3 Isringhausen 1 Rodriguez 1 Thole 2 Murphy 1 Pagan 1 Tejada 1

Reyes 2 Niese 2 Thole 2 Murphy 1 Turner 1 Pagan 1 Bay 1

Pelfrey 3 Bay 1 Reyes 1

Capuano 2 Beato 1 Beltran 1 Turner 1

Terry Collins with a birthday today. They should win one for him.

Wocka, wocka, wocka! Nice job.

I hate FOX.

Ceetar wrote: I haven't seen anything that denotes what percentage of ownership he is at. Does anyone know? Nope. I saw $200 million, and I saw 'valued at 1B' which would suggest 20%, but I don't think that's it either. Official press release says less than 49%. Today Klap says "Einhorn is believed to have been awarded a 30 percent stake in the Mets..." http://www.northjersey.com/sports/052711_Klapisch_Have_faith_Mets_fans_and_hope_for_the_future.html

Murphy 1 Reyes 1