The Great Marlins

Ok, so we have the rubber game today...and lukily Manuel is off the drugs and decided not to sit 3 of our regulars. Yes! Castillo, Wright, and Sheffield are back in the line-up after all being sat the day before! With your regular 1B, SS, C, and RF out, you can not afford to also sit the 2B, 3B, and LF! And we lost, no surprise. Jagass! Hopefully today we are trying to win.

Worst Lineup Ever!

Anyone who thought we had a chance of winning with that (B) lineup yesterday against Florida's ace must be smoking something! Ramon Martinez batting 6th? Jerry Manuel has stated he does not like sitting starters for home games, but if I had tickets for that snore fest, I would want a refund!

JOHAN

Santana is on the mound tonight! That means there won't be many hits on either side. FMart was not impressive last night, as I expected. I'm not rooting against the kid I just don't think he's a good player. At least he didn't get a standing ovation like Milledge got when he first came up. Absolutely ridiculous! I would expect Martinez to get a hit today though. As for the line-up, which I always have to comment on, pick a spot for Murphy! Bat the guy second and leave him there! He is not a middle of the pack guy. Castillo needs to lead off and let's see Reed out there instead of Pagan. We will win 3-2

WHAT

I can't figure Manuel out! You are playing a righty and you sit Reed and Murphy, 2 of your best left handed hitters. Gary and Ron just mentioned how Murphy gets less playing time when they have injuries.

ALL HANDS ON DECK - F-MART HAS ARRIVED

Ok, Fernando Martinez has finally been called up and unfortunately it's with the Mets. They should have traded this guy already. Now that he's up everyone will know he is all hype and he will lose all trade value. This guy has never tore up the minors and doesn't show much power or speed. In the past 10 days he has been hot, batting .341, but he is only hitting .290 in the MINORS. I do not think he should starting for the Mets at all. Fernando Tatis, more then ever without Beltran, needs to be in this line-up. I was saying it couldn't get any worse and then 3 more guys are out! This is bad but maybe this back-ups can do some damage. I think Reed and Tatis need to get the extra playing time because when it comes down to it, Martinez and Santos won't be on this team when it really counts. You need to reward you regular back-ups before passing them over with minor leaguers! That's one thing I liked about Randolph, you had to earn your place on the team and earn your position in the line-up. F Mart better be batting 7th or 8th tonight! Castillo, Murph, Sheff, Wright, Reed, Tatis, Santos Ramon Martinez or if F Mart must start - Reed, R Mart, F Mart, Santos.

Memorial Day Nats

We are facing the Nats #1 pitcher in John Lannan. I know what you are saying, he's the Nats #1 pitcher, big deal. It's usually tough for hitters the day after you play knuckle ballers. We need to bury the Nationals especially now with all these injuries. It's a good time to play them. Since Lannan is a lefty, it's time for our platoons to kick in. It's a great day to give Murphy off since he is struggling as of late. Reyes could be in tomorrow. With that in mind I think the team we should put out there is this. Reyes, Castillo, Beltran, Sheff (I have to get me one of those Chef hats. In the future I can use it as the Swedish Chef from the muppets.) Wright, Tatis 1B, Santos, Pagan. Church is getting an MRI so he won't be available. Now that we finally lost with that idiotic line-up Manuel will go back to normal one.

METS GO HOME!

That was the chant of Red Sox fans as the Red Sox finally realized the Mets were playing their B team and beat on us. Did you see how pissed they were last night? How could they be beaten by a bunch of losers such as Omir Santos? I still believe Manuel gave up last night when letting Santos bat. Even the announcers talked about how unlikely it was for Santos to hit a homer or get a hit for that matter.

Today I do not think Redding should have been pulled with 2 outs in the 4th. I think that just brought some bad karma with it. Give the guy a chance to get the win! I'm not sure if anything would have changed but if you want Redding to be in your rotation you need to show some confidence in him. These injuries are really getting annoying now. I thought Wright got hurt going for that foul ball.

Stupid Is and Stupid Does

OMIR SANTOS??? Manuel is just winning on stupid luck! No freakin way should Santos be batting in that situation! Manuel is giving up the game and he got lucky. Tatis must be batting in that spot! Making stupid moves and winning is going to make him continue coaching stupid. K-ROD better be hurt to not be in that game. If I find out he was available I will drive up to Boston and stangle Manuel in his sleep! Don't play with our emotions that way. We are used to it as Mets fans but GEEZ!

SOX PART 2

OK, I will back off a little on Manuel last night for Beltran not playing in the field because his knee is bothering him but that is it. I don't care if they won! That is not what determines good coaching. The fact that they won brings on Manuel not putting our best team out there again! Daniel Murphy is not a lead off hitter and should not be a lead off hitter for the Mets ever! Castillo is an experienced lead off hitter and should take it as an insult to be batting 9th. Pagan needs to be batting 9th. The inexperienced players should not be put in key positions in the line-up. Again I will point out that Tatis is not playing. I read nothing saying he was hurt and his absence in the line-up for Angel Pagan is a problem. Playing inexperienced players againts the Red Sox is just asking for a loss. Tatis must be in the line-up! 2 nights in a row he doesn't start and Manuel has been whining about getting him into the line-up all year! What confidence can I have in my team winning when the best players are not out there??? Red Sox fans must be losing their minds from the fact that the crappy version of our team beat them last night. I would be too if the Red Sox put out their B team.

HOLY JESUS!

Is Manuel trying to get fired??? Daniel Murphy is leading off! Castillo is batting 9th! And Beltran is the DH with Sheffield in the Outfield! Why is Tatis not playing? Manuel is always trying to get Tatis into the lineup but when we have the DH option he plays Reed.

Here is my prediction for the series...Red Sox will sweep. We are reeling from the losses of Reyes and Delgado that Manuel is totally vexed. He is so afraid of the Red Sox Juggernaut that he decided that we are going to lose anyway so let's just be silly. National League fans fantasize about their lineup with the DH and even with key players out we still should have a better line-up. Here would be mine... Castillo, Murphy, Beltran in CF, Sheffield DH, Wright, Church, Tatis, Santos, Martinez. That's your best line-up against one of the best teams in baseball, which until now I thought we were also...

Church Hating is Met Blasphemy

I heard Daniel Murphy is playing first base tonight. Finally after horrendous misplays by both he and Reed, Manuel decides to play his infielders in the infield and his outfielders out. Maybe he'd like to put Castillo in center and Beltran at second to offset this obvious move.

For all you Ryan Church haters, knock it off! This guy carried us in the beginning of last year. He batted .313 in April and is an excellent fielder. He's now hitting .275 and the guy puts his body on the line for this team. No freakin way should he be sat against righties in place of terrible outfielders. He also should not bat 8th against righties for guys like Santos to bat in front of him. Rookies like Santos and, even though I like him, Daniel Murphy. Rookies need to earn their spots in the batting order before being put in places that veterans like Church or Castillo have proven they can produce in. Have you noticed where Cano has batted since he was a rookie?

What is On First ?

YEAH BOY! Why the hell is Jeremy Reed playing first base??? He has never played the infield but is considered an excellent outfielder. Hey, you know which players are infielders......hmmmm Fernando Tatis and Daniel Murphy! Even Sheffield came up as an infielder. You know what else those three have in common??? They are crappy outfielders!!! The Mets always have the philosophy that anyone can play the outfield and they have been burned on it, time and time again. Remember Todd Hundley? I remember The Great Marlon Anderson playing the outfield too many times. But when we have too many infielders we play the outfielder at first. Makes lots of sense.