Have the Mets realized they’re Triple-A?
The New York Mets have been dreadful again here in 2013 holding a 17-25 record. Only reason they’re not in last place is because they have the luck of playing in the same division as the Miami Marlins. We all knew the Mets would be bad but I don’t think many expected this bad. You would think the young hitters they’ve been trotting out there would be developing, especially...
Sacking Terry Collins Now Would Be Unfair
Terry Collins will go to home plate tomorrow with the line-up card and likely get booed. Surely, he’ll hear it when he makes a pitching change.
It won’t be fair, but we know few things in baseball aren’t fair.Collins doesn’t have a contract beyond this season, and his lame duck status rises to the surface when the Mets go into a tailspin, as they did last week when they...
Sacking Terry Collins Now Would Be Unfair
Terry Collins will go to home plate tomorrow with the line-up card and likely get booed. Surely, he’ll hear it when he makes a pitching change.
COLLINS: Give him a fair chance.
It won’t be fair, but we know few things in baseball aren’t fair.
Collins doesn’t have a contract beyond this season, and his lame duck status rises to the surface when the Mets go into a tailspin...
Is Marlon Byrd Finally Coming Around?
Most of the attention concerning the Met outfield the past few weeks has gone to Jordany Valdespin, both for his character and his play on the field. However, there has been one player who has very quietly got on a roll, and may be able to plug a hole in the still-fluctuating outfield: Marlon Byrd.
Byrd captured the attention of Mets fans and earned himself a spot on the roster with...
Mookie On Valdespin: Give The Kid A Chance, He’s A Very Spirited Kid…
The most famous No. 1 in Mets’ history has some advice when it comes to the man who is quickly becoming the most infamous No. 1 on the Mets.
“Give the kid a chance,” Mookie Wilson said Friday when discussing Jordany Valdespin. “He is a very spirited kid, very young and has a lot to learn, no question about that. But some things are being blown out of proportion. I think...
Valdespin Would Have Fit Right In With The 1986 Mets
There are many adjectives that are used in conjunction with the 86 Mets. Confidence. Arrogance. Swagger. Obnoxious. But they were good, damn good. And they knew it. That’s a far cry from the 2013 Mets.
However, it’s not just wins that count. It’s playing as a cohesive unit. It’s playing as, no pun intended, a TEAM. And that is something this club does not do. You don’t...
Mets Wrap: Jon Niese Shines In Win Over Cards
Four more strikeouts from Ike Davis, another boneheaded play from Jordany Valdespin, and another lumbering Met thrown out trying to steal, and yet The Boys From Flushing beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, today to snap a six-game losing streak. The reasons were mostly Jon Niese’s strong performance of working into the eighth inning and four hits from Daniel Murphy.
NIESE: Breaks...
Found: Guts In Mets Clubhouse
Finally, guts.
LaTroy Hawkins has been around a long time. He has forgotten more about clubhouse protocol than most Mets will ever know.
Yes, we’re talking again about Jordany Valdespin, this time Hawkins’ take on the matter to national baseball writer Bob Nightengale.
Nightengale has been around a long time. He knows the ropes, and after years of living in Minneapolis developed...
Thoughts On Terry Collins Blasting the Fans
COLLINS LASHES AT FANS OVER VALDESPIN ISSUE
Terry Collins did what no manager should do, especially one with a career losing record likely to be made a scapegoat for what figures to be the Mets’ fifth consecutive losing season.
Collins, who has been erratic and puzzling on several issues this season, took on the exceedingly frustrated Mets’ fan base Tuesday night, basically calling...
Terry Collins Blasting Fans Is Not The Way To Go
Terry Collins did what no manager should do, especially one with a career losing record likely to be made a scapegoat for what figures to be the Mets’ fifth consecutive losing season.
Collins, who has been erratic and puzzling on several issues this season, took on the exceedingly frustrated Mets’ fan base Tuesday night, basically calling them clueless and he didn’t care for...
Mets’ Terry Collins Blasts Fans
COLLINS LASHES AT FANS OVER VALDESPIN ISSUE
Terry Collins did what no manager should do, especially one with a career losing record likely to be made a scapegoat for what figures to be the Mets’ fifth consecutive losing season.
Collins, who has been erratic and puzzling on several issues this season, took on the exceedingly frustrated Mets’ fan base Tuesday night, basically...
Valdespin Responds On Twitter About Recent Controversy
The past few days, the Jordany Valdespin incident with the Pirates and his Mets teammates has been a big story.
With the team playing poorly and news being slower than slow, this story has taken on a life of it’s own.
This morning, Andy Martino of the NY Daily News wrote a post on their website about the situation involving Valdespin and what happened before and after he was...
Yet Another Development In The Jordany Valdespin Story
“Valdespin knew that was coming. I don’t think it’s fair to say that since we didn’t hit one of the Pittsburgh hitters that he doesn’t have a friend. The notion that he was hung out to dry I think is a mistake. I’m not telling you he’s the most popular guy in the clubhouse, but I don’t think he was hung out to dry.”
That was the quote we heard from Mets...
Was Valdespin Sent Up By Collins To Get Hit?
Updated by Joe D. at 2:30 PM
Just caught this on MetsBlog who seems to have just caught on to what has been a two day debate here:
It almost sounds like Collins put Valdespin in a situation he knew would end up with a hit-by-pitch, maybe in an effort to teach Valdespin a lesson, right? If that’s the case, is that why Valdespin threw a ‘tantrum,’ as fans and media have described it...
What Should Mets Do About Valdespin, Wheeler?
Bloggers, fans and sports-talk callers are imploring the scoring-starved New York Mets to play Jordany Valdespin more.
Bloggers, fans and sports-talk callers are also imploring the pitching-poor Mets to call top prospect Zack Wheeler up from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Should the Mets be doing one, both or neither of these things?
In the wake of a sorry weekend against the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Mets Have More To Worry About Than Valdespin Hitting Home Runs
They say that the cream always rises to the top. Except of course when you don’t use it and just let it sit around and spoil.
That’s what continues to happen with Jordany Valdespin.
In the latest chapter of the New York soap opera titled “El Dramático,” Valdespin was intentionally hit by a pitch by Pirates reliever Bryan Morris. This stemmed from Valdespin’s prolonged...
Mets Better Off Without Valdespin
Two weeks ago I wondered why Jordany Valdespin wasn’t getting more playing time. Now, I’m wondering why I bothered to care.
Why should I, or anybody else for that matter – outside his immediate family – care about Valdespin, of whom GM Sandy Alderson recently said is testing his limits of tolerance?
Answer: There is no reason.
VALDESPIN: Will never be the man.
The Mets finished...
Those Who Contribute the Least Shouldn’t Be Made the Story
Mets historians will recall how former GM Frank Cashen declared, ““those who contribute the least spray the most champagne” after being doused by reliever Randy Niemann during the 1986 NLCS championship celebration. I think it’s time to take that mantra when it comes to Jordany Valdespin, except those that contribute the least shouldn’t be made the story.
With Twitter...
Let #JV1 be #JV1
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Over the first 34 games of the season, not one Mets player has been a more discussed figure than 25 year old Jordany Valdespin.
We have all seen flashes of the young outfielder’s immense potential, but his on field performance is one of the last things on the mind of fans after this weekend.
Before I dive into how I feel about the self proclaimed...
Time For A Change
We have the teamwork, to make the dream work?
Jordany Valdespin has his flaws and it has nothing to do with his race. He could be Caucasian, African American, Pacific Islander, doesn’t matter … he’s had trouble with insubordination in virtually every stop on his way to the majors. He picked a fight with Ike Davis and Justin Turner for a prank they had absolutely nothing...
Jordany Valdespin pimped a home run down 7-1, was hit in next at-bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates did not appreciate Jordany Valdespin’s celebratory antics on Friday night, so they decided to send him a message the next day.
Valdespin entered Friday night’s game between the Pirates and New York Mets in the top of the ninth to play second base. He got an at-bat in the bottom half of the inning with his team down 7-1. Valdespin went deep off reliever...
Meet The Press: Reactions to Spin-Gate at the Top of the Show
Now that I’ve had some time to cool off, I was wondering how the rest of the Mets blogosphere was reacting to Spin-Gate and was surprised to find little to nothing about it on MetsBlog or anywhere else for that matter. Could it be I’m just overreacting? It wouldn’t be the first time…
However I did learn the Mets are recalling reliever Greg Burke because the Mets bullpen is...
Mets Game Recap: This Team Is Fractured
How long have you been coming to this site? Two years? Five years? Nine years?
The Mets lost to the Pirates today by the score of 11-2 and after nine years of writing recaps for this site and being the one responsible for doing so today, all I can do is offer you an apology instead.
I didn’t have a recap in me after this game. I was too angry… I was too disgusted… The team...
Collins Raises Fear Of Retaliation Against Wright Because Of Valdespin Antics
An enthusiastic high-five and an ecstatic dugout after Valdespin homers. (Gordon Donovan)
This is getting utterly ridiculous…
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Mets Manager Terry Collins said that he could see the Pirates retaliating against Jordany Valdespin for his admiration of his ninth-inning homer on Friday night, but added that he doesn’t think Pittsburgh would...
Jordany Valdespin Doesn’t Care What You Think
He homered Valdy Style.
When Jordany Valdespin walloped a ninth-inning homer into the second deck in right field – the “Pepsi Porch” – he flipped his bat and watched the ball soar, not exactly toeing the line on baseball etiquette.
But Valdespin seems unlikely to change. “When you hit the ball, you got to enjoy your hit,” he said. “Every time I hit the ball, homer...
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