Willets Point

="Frayed Knot"]I want Ryan Theriot just for the best nickname: Ryan The Riot I have a friend with that name and we called her The Riot, although it is actually pronounced Teary-Oh.

That's Wright!

Frayed Knot wrote: We temporarily don't suck: Would you give it up already.

Bitchin'!

Nymr83 wrote: only 24.5 for Reyes whom you are all madly in man-love with While I do have a man crush on Reyes, that is not why I've awarded him so many points. I have a formula I use for each game to award and deduct points from players in order to make sure I'm not swayed by my personal feelings toward the player. I'll allow that the formula may be flawed but it's not inconsistent.

Chavez .50 LoDuca 1 Pelfrey 1 Smith 1 Wright 5

Maybe you're not giving Wright enough credit. I just tallied up my points for April and I have Wright tied for 5th which seems about right since he started off the season hitting well and has only slumped the last 10 days or so. Reyes 31.5 Beltran 22 Green 21.5 Alou 18 Hernandez 13 Wright 13 Delgado 12 Maine 12 Valentin 12 Glavine 9.5 Perez 9.5 Smith 7.75 Castro 6.5 LoDuca 6.5 Schoeneweis 6 Sele 5.5 Chavez 5 Easley 4 Franco 4 Heilman 3.5 Feliciano 2.75 Wagner 2.5 Burgos 2 Newhan 1 Pelfrey 0.5

I know we're supposed to gloat when bad things happen to Yankees, but that's just fucked up.

Alou 1 Beltran 2.5 Burgos .50 Green .50 Reyes 3.5 Sele 1.5

Thank you, Clambake.

Gwreck wrote: What Gameday isn't telling you is that Pelfrey needs to still be in New Orleans. I don't need Gameday to tell me that. Too bad there isn't a more experienced pitcher in the rotation to make it possible for Pelfrey's demotion and seasoning. Of course I'm sure someone will explain to me how the Mets being down three runs before they even come to bat is the fault of our sucky offense.

Gameday is telling me that the Marlins have scored 3 runs in the first inning with no outs recorded. Please tell me that Gameday is wrong.

Bobby's response to the SI article.

I'm so vain, I keep thinking this thread is about me.

Centerfield wrote: When was it that the MFY's were 11-19? Was that '05? Even after reading all that, I'd still guess the MFY's will be playing in October. ...and hoisting the World Series trophy, don't forget that part.

I've got it! Young David just needs a few sessions with CLAMBAKE!

A moratorium on "YMCA" and "Sweet Caroline" (excepting Fenway Park) would be welcome too.

I came up with an idea a while back that the Mets (or any imaginative team) should have an in-stadium band that plays music much the way the organist was common in the past. It would be a way to get a contemporary sound into the ballpark without just spinning the the same old records played everywhere and it would be a unique promotion.

David Wright and the Whore With the Heart of Gold, a Hallmark Theatre Production, this Thanksgiving on WPIX.

soupcan wrote: Delgado slumped last year, the team survived. Wright slumped last year, the team survived. The starting pitching was a patchwork quilt most of last year, the team survived, etc., etc., etc. Well, until the NLCS at least.

1. Gwreck I named the names of who Omar should have gotten. Personally I think he should have gone hard after both of them. The starting pitching was the Mets glaring weakness this offseason and these two pitchers only cost money, not prospects or experienced vets. Right now we have a situation where yes, Orlando Hernandez has pitched excellently but now he can't pitch at all when he's hurt and who knows how long it will be until he's back (and this is the second time he's been on the DL in basically the last two months of playing time). So until he returns the Mets have to scrape the bottom of the barrell. Meanwhile it raises expectations on Maine/Perez/Pelfrey to carry the load when they're not proven yet. Now you have the alternate situation with two experienced pitchers of prime age in the rotation, then Maine/Perez/Pelfrey can mature at their own pace and can be called on to step in when someone like El Duque goes down. Basically the rotation as-is is fine for best case scenario like the first four weeks of this season, but there's no contingency plan for other scenarios. And that could be the Mets downfall. 2. More importantly, no one else has addressed Johnny Dickshot's assertion that the Mets offense sucks and that's why the Mets lost tonight. Is everyone in agreeement with this evaluation? 3. If yes to #2, are you insane?

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ="Willets Point"]Question you won't hear: "Omar, the Achilles Heel of this team is your failure to bolster the rotation over the winter and instead choosing to rely on aged, oft-injured has-been pitchers. As you watch things falling apart, what do you have to say for yourself?" I know this a joke but of course the pitching for the most part has been excellent and more it is being done by young guys than old ones. The Mets' problem is that their offense sucks. OK, you must be the one who is kidding. In just the first month of the season the offense has won nine games by 5 runs or more and seen to it to put the team ahead by enough to keep Wagner to only 4 saves in the teams 15 wins. And this is with key players slumping, imagine how dominating they will be when everyone is hitting? The offense definitely does not suck! Had Omar deigned to pry open his wallet for Matsuzaka and/or Zito last winter then it could have been an effective youngster like Perez pitching tonight instead of this hack Park.

Question you won't hear: "Omar, the Achilles Heel of this team is your failure to bolster the rotation over the winter and instead choosing to rely on aged, oft-injured has-been pitchers. As you watch things falling apart, what do you have to say for yourself?"

Things are getting Uggla.

Centerfield wrote: I don't like how these reports don't have a timetable accompanying them. Liberal cut-n-runner!