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The whole thing is stupid , Randolph surviving or getting the sack game by game or by in game decisions even , this is no way to run a club , yeah fire the coaches , big fucking deal. Either fire Randolph or come out and tell the world that he is the manager for the season, At times I think the Mets are as big a mess as the Knicks.

They showed them playing on the tarp , I thought that was great.

Game rained out. Double header Sunday.

Jean Luc Blaquiere - catcher with Brooklyn.

Reyes, ss Castillo, 2b Wright, 3b Beltran, cf Easley, lf Delgado, 1b Castro, c Chavez, rf Martinez, rhp

That was an awesome home run by Hamilton , a flick of the wrists like Ron said and it was in the picnic area, reminded me of a Mo Vaughn homer.

It's Wide Bee Gee.

Very interesting list bucket , my guess here is that Bernazard will go out the door with Minaya and not before him.

Frayed Knot wrote: I am the only one who finds the concept of first searching for and then dragging up a 10-month old thread rather than starting a new one to be a bit bizarre, not to mention more trouble than it's worth? Oh fuck you.

Interesting stuff here on SNY. Not surprising that Michael Kay would say what he said working for who he does, ] SNY talks fairly, quietly about Mets Sure, baseball gets mocked here for its glacial pace and out-sized role in Big Town media. But this week's operatic events in Flushing were a reminder of what the fuss is about - a sport whose melodrama unfolds daily over an insanely long season, starring a familiar cast of characters. That includes the voices in TV and radio booths, who at times become part of the drama (more about that later) and at their best convey it as keen observers, yet not detached ones. Consider Gary Cohen during the Mets' back-to-back, season-on-the-brink, soul-crushing Billy Wagner meltdowns against the Diamondbacks. Wednesday night, what was telling wasn't so much his call of Carlos Beltran's game-winner. It was the subtler stuff. Bottom of the ninth, one out, runner on first: "I would say the crowd is a lot quieter for a bottom-of-the-ninth, potential winning situation than it normally is after what transpired in the top of the inning." Added Ron Darling: "It's like a punch in the gut, Gary, just trying to breathe." Or bottom of the 13th, one out, runner on first: "Everybody connected with this team - players, coaches, manager, front office, fans - they'll stay up all night for a win right now." Seventeen hours later, what had been a relaxed telecast featuring a visit from Ralph Kiner derailed in the face of another Wagner flameout. This time, interestingly, the tone in the booth was less shocked, almost matter-of-fact, perhaps reflecting the numb reality that is beginning to settle in among fans and, who knows, maybe the team itself. Cohen and Darling both wondered whether playing a day game after a night game was affecting Wagner, then Cohen noted the stunned silence in the stadium for a second consecutive bottom of the ninth. "These are such strange times for this ballclub," he understated. Of course, adding to the intrigue since YES launched in 2002 and SNY in 2006 is that every announcer is viewed through the prism of team-owned TV stations, especially during tough times. So far SNY has an admirable record of objectivity, a sensitive subject at Shea since Willie Randolph's infamous shot at its camera shot selection last month. But it's complicated. Here is GM Omar Minaya during a visit to the booth Wednesday: "All of us are together in this. I know that Ron, you care; I know that Gary, you care. I know the radio guys [care]. We are all in this as New Yorkers, and we want this to happen." In this together? Like I said, SNY mostly has avoided that trap. Or taken a sledgehammer to it. During Mets-Padres Sunday, Keith Hernandez ripped the team for scheduling a charity function the night after a West Coast trip. Hernandez has irked ownership before with his political incorrectness, but this was a direct shot at Chez Wilpon. The next day on 1050 ESPN, Michael Kay, a veteran of the team-TV channel tightrope, weighed in. "I am amazed Keith Hernandez can keep his job," he said. "I'd be surprised if [he] was not called on the carpet ... If I am the Wilpons and I'm watching at home I'm throwing a shoe through the set." I have no idea about the shoe, but it's a good bet Kay accurately gauged the Wilpons' reaction. Still, it was not worth firing, or even punishing, a Mets icon. It was Keith being Keith. Speaking of which, Sunday is the 25th anniversary of the trade that brought him to the Mets. I recently spoke to him about the milestone, and he recalled having to publicly urge fans to return to the ballpark as the team contended late in the '84 season. "It was like Mets fans were afraid to come out and be hurt again," he said. "They started coming out in August. We filled it up, had great crowds. It was the beginning of a love affair for a whole decade." That love has been tested many times since, certainly this week. The drama continues ...

Yeah this week the pen blows but it was a relative strength , the offense is not that good and whatever stat measures tack on runs and whatever stat measures blowing a game wide open then I would bet the Mets have bad stats in both categories.

Wright says it's all down to cahnfidence and that the team has lost it's swagger. If Wagner holds the last three games the team is a game over and not three games down , a .500 team like we have been all the last year.

I think a punch in the neck and a kick in the **** is in order for not knowing where Art Howe is coaching these days. Good KTE and I now care a smidgen more about this series.

I wish it were only a run of bad luck and bad games but it's been going on for a year , the pen the last seven games are 1 and 5 with six home runs and a plus seven ERA , and the hitters are just not hitting a whole lot. This team is not a good team.

I would bet that he is a future Brave.

AG/DC wrote: Listen to me. I've been a winner my whole life. It's true. Winner

Thanks lads , shit is what happened.

What happened ?

We need those tack on runs , do it damn it.

Wright never coasted like that when Floyd was here.

Richard Roper works for the Sox food vendor Aramark?

From the blog linked above. ] It�s not official, but count on Moises Alou going on the DL again. The Mets are waiting for the MRI results, but Alou just said, �I think the DL is a possibility � I know my body and this feels like more than a few days away.�

I'm looking here at Baseballreference and Marlon has never played 3rd. Easley has played there 159 times Tatis out of the three has the most games played at 3rd http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsplit.cgi?n1=tatisfe01

This is Easley.

I get the feeling Wright takes pride in playing every freaking inning , it's silly and he should be told to sit and take a blow. I would be shocked if Wright sat today. We need a poll on it.