Let's Have Some Brews

Evidently Manuel is having some brews when filling out our batting order. You need a balanced line-up to prevent the opposing team take advantage of you with specialists. The Yanks took advantage of it Sunday and then the Brewers killed one of best rallies we had last night due to the same thing. YOU CANNOT BAT 3 LEFT HANDED HITTERS IN A ROW. In the 7th we had 2 runners on with 3 straight lefties coming up in Church, FMart, and Schneider. Oh look at what the Brewers have, Mark Stetter, a side-armed lefty with opposing lefties have a .111 batting average against. .111!!!!!! Church fought valiantly but could not win. If we had a righty after Church they may have thought twice about it. 2 nights in a row!!! I want to see Cora, Murph, Wright, Church, Sheff/Tatis, FMart, Castillo, Santos/Schneid. Castillo is batting over .300 against lefties so it doesn't hurt if they bring in a lefty. I having nothing to be positive about with the offense, pitching and defense being so poor. But for our own manager to let other teams take advantage of us more may knock me out. If Manuel would just be consistent with the line-up instead of switching every night, the bats will get hot.

Running With Left Handed Scissors

Does Manuel understand that when you make your lineup that you should switch left handed batters with right handed batters in the order? Last night Manuel had Martnez and Schneider back to back in the lineup and the Yankees took advantage by putting Coke in for 5 straight lefty hitters. 1 was Castillo who batted righty but the guys after him were lefties too. Then Hughes came in to focus on 3 straight righty hitters. Tonight he goes even further to bat Church, FMart, and Schneider in a row! So how do you break them up? Church should be 4th, Sheff 5th, FMart 6th, Castillo 7th, and Scneider 8th. Castillo being a switch hitter and a much better right handed hitter would welcome a lefty in. Also Castillo is batting 50 POINTS HIGHER! Schneider is hitting .230 and Castillo is hitting .280! Get some actual brains Manuel!

David Wrong

Well, we went to the Mets Yankees game last night. Boy that offense is inept! David Wright did not show up last night. In his place was David Wrong. He's the David Wright that looks like he can't hit anything and forget clutch. The problem is that with everyone else being so terrible that when Wrong is on the field everyone takes notice. And of course in this game the Mets were a little embarassing early on. Please don't do those things against the Yankees, Phillies, Red Sox, or Braves. Murphy was shaky at first last night but so has Evans. This may force the Mets to make a move for another first basemen but when Beltran comes back Tatis will be able to play first some more. I really think Sheff should play more at first so he can be in the line-up more. Back to Murphy, what the hell is wrong with Manuel shifting guys around the order all the time. Murphy has shown the most success in the 2nd spot with his most AB and his highest AVG. He of course should never lead off when you have Cora doing an excellent job there along with an ability to steal bases and that you have Castillo. Sometimes I wonder is Manuel has ever managed and I have no idea how he was manager of the year. I agree with him that we need another bat in the line-up but I do not think it's outside who we already have. Beltran is another bat. Reyes, Castillo, Beltran, Sheff, Wright, Church, Tatis, Schneider is a good line-up.

Manuel Shoots Himself Again

WOW we lost again to the Yankees. Really, what can you expect? With all these injuries we are a skeleton of our former selves. Really we cannot hope to make the playoffs this year. Maybe this will make them play harder because we are basically the Pirates right now and they gotta play their asses off to win. I am a little surprised that Manuel loaded up on left handed hitters yesterday. An amateur like me just had to look up Burnett on CBS Sportsline to see Burnett is being killed by righties!!! Opposing lefties are batting .207 against AJ and he has a 3.13 ERA. Really good numbers right??? Righties are batting .275 and he has a whopping 5.03 ERA!!! And this is not a fluke by the way. Hitorically Burnett is better versus lefties!!! So I would have just expected Church to be in there but...Here's Reed, Murphy, and Schneider!!! That really exasperates me. Also going against Manuel's own thinking he will play the guys who continue to hit. So where was Evans last night? Even Tatis was 1 of 3 hitters along with Evans and Sheff the night before. This guy doesn't even listen to himself!!!

Chien Ming Wang is pitching tonight. He is being destroyed by lefties this year!!! So I'm sure we'll see Evans, Tatis, and Santos in there tonight. Sheff will get the day off today too because we are playing a weak opponent. Why not sit Wright tonight too! Manuel is going to ruin my first trip to Citi Field tonight.

EmbarassMETS

That first inning was an embarassment! Nick Evans is not elevating our offense enough that he should be starting at first base. It's not like we have a great cast around him that he can complement. He is counted on to produce. Against a lefty he was a good choice but why not put Sheff at first so he doesn't have to run down fly balls. I personally think that Daniel Murphy should play 1B against all righties with some exceptions. Like tonight Burnett is getting killed by righties and the same lineup as last night should be fine just don't embarass us again tonight!

YankMEs

I expect this series to look more like the 3rd game of the last series we played against the Yankees. Somehow the Mets played close in the first 2 games of that series with all the injuries we had. Now we are also without Beltran. We are dead! I think we will win 1 of these 3. Hopefully I will see a win in game 3 because I along with fellow Mets Crisis blogger G-Force and The Mouth from Ranger Crisis am going to that game. We will be at the back of section 130 greeting our fans. I like the first line-up Manuel has put out there. Forget Defense, we need some freakin hits. Church is in CF tonight with Sheff and Tatis in the corners. So I see a blow out tonight unless the Mets can hit Sabathia the way the Yanks hit Santana.

I think I hear the fat lady singing!

Can you hear it also? Beltran is about to go on the DL & this lineup is pathetic! We are about to face the Cardinals with a red hot Albert Pujols! The starting lineup for Mondays game has a total of 16 home runs. That is 10 less than Pujols has himself. Who's next to get injured, David Wright? The next ten days might decide if the mets can keep pace with the Phillys (that can't win either) or the Marlins pass us by. Also, Fernando Martinez is back tonight (some of u wont like that). If the fat lady is not singing tonight, she may be soon. she'll be at the hot dog stand warming up!

MURPH CHURCH and the SCHNEID!

The Mets have no killer instinct!!!!!!!!! They will get a small lead and try to hold on for dear life! You score 1 run for Santana! He gets another loss! You win the first game of series and then take off for the rest of it! We split the 1st 2 against the Rays and then you give away the lead twice in game 3! Our left handed hitters are playing well for us. I have been saying Murph should bat 2nd, that's his most successful spot. Church has regained his spot on this team even with the threat of FMart. FMart was sent down after dropping below the Mendoza line. He was not impressive, so much so that he was replaced by Nick Evans. The Scneid has gotten some big homers for us. He and Santos have been great. Alex Cora is also playing very well filling in for Reyes! I can't believe this game is slipping away!!!!!

Tickle Me Melmo!

Seeing Melvin Mora reminds of that absolutely awful trade we made for Mike Bordick!!! Mora never did get a good chance while on the Mets thanks to Bobby V. He had great springs to blow away the guys that were actually chosen to start like Benny Agbayani and Jay Payton. Rey Ordonez "The Wizard of Ahs" got injured and they wanted a regular short stop so they got Bordick. I remember this trading being horrible then but looking at it now it doesn't seem as horrible until you see Mora's stats in Baltimore. Look at 2004, .340 27 Homers 103 RBI!!! We went through a string of shitty 3B after Ventura until Wright came around. Mora would have fit in quite well.

Baltimore snOrioles

Ok, I'm back after a few days. I had to recover from that 15-0 game. We split the first 2 against the snOrioles. Huff's homer was a fluke. He sucks against lefties. He gives and he takes away on both nights. He lost one with his D Tuesday and wins one with the bat last night. It's just like my APBA team! I like the lineup tonight with Murph 2nd, FMart 8th, and Sheff 5th. This could be the last regular start for FMart tonight since we won't have a DH for a while. We need to win tonight because we are playing even tougher teams after this. Let's see some fire tonight!

Jerry "I Need a Baseball" Manuel

OK, Castillo dropped the ball the other night. I was watching the game at a bar called Tonic in Times Square with The Mouth. The Yankee fans didn't make a sound all night with Joba pitching badly and Rivera giving up the go ahead run. As soon as they won they just couldn't shut up! Castillo is a good player and will continuw to be our every day second baseman. You will never see Castillo do that again. I did immediately think of Bukner when it happened. I really liked the lineup Manuel put out their last night. Castillo leading off, Sheffield and Tatis 5th and 6th, and I loved Martinez 9th! I think he should be 9th all the time when we have the DH. Beltran just lined out to Jeter with the bases loaded. I do not feel very confident today. I don't like FMart 2nd, I really want Murphy there, and I would like Sheff and Church switched.

CASTILLO GIVEN THE SHAFT

How the hell does Castillo lead off for you the past week and last night get 3 freakin hits and then YOU BAT HIM 9TH??? Again an absolutely stupid move by Manuel. Cora needs to be batting 9th since all he seems to be good for is bunting anyway! Castillo has 5 hits in the last two games!!! As I have said numerous times in the past Castillo is an experienced lead off hitter. FMART is batting 2nd tonight and Murphy is batting 6th. Murphy is batting .370 in the 2nd spot. Stop giving FMART better opportunities than other players. I have no problem with FMART playing tonight but I think Murphy is getting the shaft. Castillo especially is getting is really getting shafted by Manuel. What the hell is Manuel on to change the lineup every night!!!!

WRIGHT LEADING OFF?

I am sick and tired of David Wright leading off innings!!! And the reverse I'm sick of Sheffield ending them. David Wright is leading the league in hitting! He needs to bat 4th and get more important at bats. DO NOT bat him 3rd however, that pressure is too mush for him. That being said, I like how they played the Phillies! That's right, a positive comment. They fought hard and it was always close while we are hurting. We are a different team with Reyes and Delgado. I think we can take these guys!

Going into the Yankees series this is the lineup I want to see...Castillo, Murphy, Beltran, Wright, Sheffield, Tatis, Church, Santos, Cora. Sheffield is built for our DH. Tatis and Murphy give us better defense. FMart can replace Tatis late in the game. If he plays left field and bats 8th behind Santos I won't complain. We want Tatis to play against Pettitte.

I WANT HIM DEAD!

The Mets showed some fire last night with the Big Pelf yelling at Utley and the take out slides at second. Did you see that cheap slide by one of the Phillies going after Cora after Cora slid hard into second himself? That guy needs to be beaned tonight!!! We have to beat on Moyer tonight! Tatis has killed Moyer in his career. I think that Tatis should be in right field tonight and Murphy should be at first. Fernando Martinez should not be in this series at all. It is way to important for us for any rookie mistakes. Murphy will not get out of his funk unless he plays and he hits lefties pretty good. No mistakes tonight damnit! Also Wright needs to be batting 4th and Sheff 5th.

PELFREY PUMMELED

The last time Pelfrey was pummeled when he pitched against the Pirates. "OOOO you're an angry Pelf! Does Santa know you escaped?" Now he is facing a line up of major league hitters. Hamels shut out the Dodgers last time out. These two are going in two opposite directions! The Phillies are going to unload on Big Pelf. I think Castillo, Cora, and Church will be overmatched. Jimmy Rollins needs to be sent a message tonight for his take out slide of Cora last night. All hard slides in there. Show some fire tonight!!! I don't care if we win tonight just show the Phillies we won't lay down!

Best Game of the Year!

Who was that team on the field last night? The Mets played with energy & enthusiasm for the first time in ages! Although Santana did not have his best stuff, his desire to win rubs off on the team. They even came from behind after losing a 3-0 lead & a terrible call by the plate umpire! One thing that did bother me is how Jerry Manuel refuses to come out of the dugout to argue any calls! Granted the umpire is not going to change his call (even though he blew it), but this lack of emotion & fight is the personality we are trying to rid ourselves of! I commend the Mets on a great effort & look foward to the next 2 games against the Phillys! Lets Go Mets!

PHILLY SWEEPS METS

I am not feeling too confident going into this series after being in attendance at Nationals Park for the 7 - 1 loss on Saturday. Before I knew it they were down 4-0 and Brown and Castillo ran past each other into a double play. That being said, the Phillies are masters at taking it to us when we are vulnerable. The Phils are starting 3 lefties in the series and we have too many lefty batters. I do like the line up tonight with Castillo leading off, Sheff in left, Tatis at 1st, and mainly Ryan Church in right. I do think the Mets have a good chance to beat Moyer Thursday.

F Mart Experiment is Over!

Fernando Martinez has got to ride the pine! Now is not the time to be experimenting with minor leaguers. This guy is batting .174 with his regular at bats while players that are important for this year get sporadic play. I don't give a crap that he is our best prospect this guy gets a chance in the majors and doesn't run out hits. NOT IMPRESSIVE. You know who busts his ass? Daniel Murphy, Fernando Tatis, Jeremy Reed. Murphy is our young rookie who needs to be in the majors. Martinez hasn't done anything to earn a spot in this line-up. If the guy was producing then he would be deserving a spot but he's not. Murphy needs to bat 2nd every game especially with Delgado out because he won't be playing the outfield when he comes back. Tatis should play every day in right with Church out and platoon when Church comes back. See you later F Mart when we extend the rosters!