metirish

A mixture of Izzy(for however long he's here) and Parnell to start I suppose.

A hell of a thing to wake up to....wow....the Brewers , didn't see that one.

Fielder with a bomb to a big part of the park....3-1 NL.

Beltran with a hit that the SS might have made a play on.....wow FOX interviewing Justin Timderlake star of some upcoming movie.....and it's painful

Bautista could have had his Pete Rose moment right there at the plate.

How about you talk about the guys who are injured and or hurt who showed up because they feel it's an honor? that's aimed at the FOX crew.

Sorry for being insensitive but do they need to ram a national tragedy down our throats?

Agree with ya man. The sound is absolutely terrible .

The Captain is officiating the John Harper , Bob Klapisch , Ian O'Connor, Jon Heyman and assorted NY area hacks in a circlejerk.

Wright is likely to begin rehab Friday with St.Lucie tweets Rubin.

Cue FOX music as Joe Fuck says "this time it counts" , no idea why the DH is there but it counts....

metirish wrote: my man in Ireland Staff going over the odds with the team nearly ten out in the division and nearly six games out and seven teams behind in the WC the Mets should be sellers Odds on current roster of players getting traded PITCHERS Manny Acosta - 4/1 - Manny who is the response from a lot of people Pedro Beato - 50/1 - not going anywhere Tim Byrdak - 2/1 - lefties are always hot property in the bookies shop Chris Capuano - 5/1 tough call what with his nagging injuries , gets through his next two starts odds cut dramatically D.J. Carrasco - 3/1 - look for him on a west coast team R.A. Dickey - 10/1 - hard to see him going really , especially as it was this front office that gave him the contract. Dillon Gee - 50/1 - nowhere baby Jason Isringhausen - 1/2 , if he stays healthy he's gone Jon Niese - 50/1 nowhere baby Bobby Parnell - 30/1 - not going Mike Pelfrey - 7/1 could go easily with the right offer Francisco Rodriguez - 1/2 he wants to go , front office wants him to go, gone baby gone CATCHERS Ronny Paulino - 2/1 - see ya.....in the Bronx? Josh Thole - 100/1 INFIELDERS Daniel Murphy - 100/1 - who'd take him? Jose Reyes - 3/1 generous odds , a lot of money in from Asia(Wilpon?) Ruben Tejada - 100/1 - Justin Turner - 100/1 OUTFIELDERS Jason Bay - 50/1 unless Mets pay most of his salary he's going nowhere just like his power swing. Carlos Beltran - 2/1 - a lot of teams would want him Lucas Duda - 100/1 - odds he'll be in Buffalo - 1/2 Scott Hairston - 2/1 - I'm sure someone will take him Willie Harris - 5/1 not sure anyone will take him Angel Pagan - 50/1 - Jason Pridie - 50/1 Farmer ted talk has the odds on Beltran slashed to 1/2 on.....the Rangers look likely suitors says the farmer.

TransMonk wrote: He's a little high on Pelfrey, Bay and Frankie. Where are the rest of the relievers? It's a hell of a curve when the lowest grade is a C-. several players missing...too high on Dickey and Pagan to add to your list.

From David Lennon Mets midseason report card 1B/3B DANIEL MURPHY Injuries have forced Murphy to alternate between the corner infield spots, which he's handled adequately. Where Murphy feels comfortable is at the plate. He's miscast in the cleanup spot, but Murphy is hitting .345 with RISP and his .305 BA is second only to Jose Reyes. GRADE: B+ 2B/3B JUSTIN TURNER Probably the only Met who wasn't looking forward to the All-Star break after his four-hit performance on the final day. An unlikely RBI machine after his callup, Turner was the first Met to ever win Rookie of the Month honors. A bruised thumb cooled him off a little. GRADE: B+ SS/2B RUBEN TEJADA An excellent glove, Tejada has made strides offensively, showing better patience and an ability to extend at-bats. At .261, he's a decent No. 8 hitter. GRADE: B- SS JOSE REYES Not much else to say here. Reyes was an MVP candidate before suffering the Grade 1 hamstring strain on July 2 and is one of the most dangerous players in the game. Also looked better defensively, showing more of a skill to make the spectacular play at short. GRADE: A+ LF JASON BAY His season has defied explanation. Bay went a career-high 104 at-bats without a home run, a stretch that lasted 29 games, then hit four in two weeks, including two on July 5 against the Dodgers. Since then, he's in a 1-for-19 skid that dropped him to .237. GRADE: C- CF ANGEL PAGAN Missed nearly five weeks (rib) and struggled as he was moved around the lineup early on. But in Reyes' absence, Pagan has forced himself to be more disciplined in the leadoff spot, and is trying to be just as much of a pest on the basepaths (18 SB). GRADE: B- RF CARLOS BELTRAN His resurgence, made possible by two healthy knees, has been the Mets' biggest surprise. Beltran earned his sixth All-Star appearance by hitting .285 with 13 HRs and 58 RBIs. But playing in 89 of the first 91 games is the most remarkable statistic. Grade: A+ C JOSH THOLE After a poor start, Thole finished the first half hitting .333 (26-for-78) with 10 RBIs in the last 26 games. His defense continues to be an issue, and he's steadily losing playing time to the more experienced Ronny Paulino. GRADE: C C RONNY PAULINO Seemed like a regrettable signing early on after he showed up late to spring training and then missed the first month because of anemia. But Paulino, who is batting .320 in 41 games, has seen spot duty as the cleanup hitter and is the personal catcher for Mike Pelfrey. GRADE: B ROTATION MIKE PELFREY Terry Collins said he did Pelfrey an "injustice" by naming him as the Mets' No. 1 starter, and that's a nice way of saying he's not living up to expectations. Remains inconsistent, and 5-8 with a 4.55 ERA is not exactly "ace" material. GRADE: C JONATHON NIESE When he's on, Niese can be almost unhittable with his looping curveball. At 24, in his second full season, Niese still is learning to pitch, and should be a reliable member of the rotation for years to come. GRADE: B+ R.A. DICKEY The Mets put so much faith in Dickey they gave him his first guaranteed contract (2 years, $7.8 million) at age 36. But knuckleballers can be as erratic as the pitch itself, and Dickey also has been bothered by foot an hip injuries. Still, a 3.61 ERA deserves better than a 4-7 record. GRADE: B CHRIS CAPUANO Unlike Chris Young, the winter's other reclamation project, Capuano has stayed healthy to become the most known quantity in the rotation. Rarely dominant, Capuano's forte is a decent six innings almost every time out. GRADE: B+ DILLON GEE Nudged himself into the All-Star conversation after surging to 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA in his first 13 starts. Since then, Gee has slipped to 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in his last four outings. Grade: A- RELIEVERS FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ Had a lot to overcome after a tumultuous offseason, but Rodriguez has looked like an elite closer again. With 23 saves, and 34 games finished, K-Rod will remain an intriguing figure after the break. GRADE: A- JASON ISRINGHAUSEN His grip on the set-up job is being challenged by Bobby Parnell, but Isringhausen has proved to be one of Sandy Alderson's biggest offseason bargains. With a 3.14 ERA, and 21 strikeouts in 28.2 innings, Izzy brings more to the bullpen than veteran leadership. GRADE: B+ BENCH SCOTT HAIRSTON He provided one of the first half's best highlights with his tie-breaking homer off the Giants' Brian Wilson. But he's still only 4-for-27 as a pinch hitter and batting .245 with zero HRs against lefthanders. LUCAS DUDA He has cracked the lineup at first base and is batting .296 (16-for-54) with eight RBIs in the last 15 games. WILLIE HARRIS His playing time has nearly dried up completely. GRADE: C THE MISSING IKE DAVIS He was the Mets' most dangerous hitter through 36 games, batting .302 (39-for-129) with seven HRs and 25 RBIs, but he's been on the DL since May 11 with an ankle bone bruise. DAVID WRIGHT His slow start (.226) was explained by a stress fracture of his lower back, and he should get a chance at redemption shortly after the break. Grade: Incomplete MANAGER TERRY COLLINS In his first season, Collins deserves credit for pulling this team out of its 5-13 start -- no easy task with the negativity already building around the Mets because of a recent history of failure and ownership's financial issues. With the losses of Davis and Wright, Collins also has done a great job grooming their young replacements. Collins says he's not thrilled by a 46-45 record at the break. But in the tough NL East, he's kept a beat-up roster on the edge of the wild-card race by fostering a team concept and cutting off potential distractions. Grade: A

Very cool Soup, sounds like a great time soupcan wrote: Bottom of the 8th I think - Bochy comes on the scoreboard with a taped recording 'Hey fans, it's now time to pass your garbage and recyclables down the aisle to the Giants employee who will take them from you...' With that, nobdy thinks twice, polices their own little area and sends everything down the aisle - I was amazed, it was great. During one of the games SNY showed some people watching the game from the street from an area that's accessible out there, fans looking through the fence.....Gary explained that they rotate the fans every inning.....Ron guffawed that it would never work on the east coast....and he's probably right I lived in San Fran for a year and the place and people are really friendly.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Sadly, that was real. Jesus that's shocking .......Ian O'Connor needs to start worrying.

Excellent parody MGIM PHOENIX -- We could be having more of a celebration of Derek Jeter. He could be waving to the crowd. He could have made this All-Star Game feel a little less like a clear night -- it lacks stars. What is he the Pope?

WHY IS INJURED REYES SHOWING UP TO ALL-STAR GAME? In a totally selfish move the clearly injured Reyes is here in AZ, what are his motives? , what I'm trying to say is that Jeter would never have pulled such a move..........

Here's a good thing

Lopez should have kept the fucking ball and hawked it to the highest bidder.....the guy has one hundred grand in school loans, of course he was taken to Levine's office right away , I could just imagine how it went down.

TransMonk wrote: Plaid shorts are for douches. Sometimes I really hate people. "Fans" like this are going to ruin it for everyone. Soon we'll all be watching baseball games behind big plexiglass walls. yeah , and with the pic that Ceetar posted you get the feeling that this guy is a loudmouth asshole who just loves the notoriety he is getting now.

Fans need to seriously stop doing this Video

Some people have nerve, they expect Jeter to show up for a game that counts although it shouldn't , please do not question Jeter on this, he is beyond reproach , he has done so much to promote the game.....I have goosebumps just writing this. Jeter cares , it's the other players that don't show up who don't care.

Harper excuses Jeter for not showing up **********JohnHarper meanwhile in a shock horror move the Snooze has this on the back page don't fret yankee douchebags inside features a big spread on the great one.....otherwise known as kindling.

Ceetar wrote: metirish wrote: It's a bit of fun, especially when the likes of Hamilton gets on a roll. They've got some new technology going on this year, I forget what though. the yellow streak that shows the arc of the HR?, I guess that's it....FOX were using that ten years ago for NHL coverage... Nice to see that Berman hasn't evolved.