The Mets Police

After Young was charged with five runs in 4 1/3 innings, Collins wondered if the right-hander’s recent ineffectiveness has to do with going a week between his starts, which has been the result in part of the Mets using extra starters in the rotation

via Mets Blog – ESPN New York.

Which is it fellas..are we throwing Dickey every other day or is he tired like he said last start.  Does Young need rest or now it’s too much rest?

Is there any sort of organizational philosophy at all?

Here’s a perfect example of the Terry Watch Watch.  Mets Today throws this one out there…

If Collins was the reason the Mets over-achieved in the first half, then he has to be part of the blame for the second-half snafu – right?

Or, maybe Collins has had no effect — good or bad — on the club. Maybe he’s just a babysitter.

via Is Terry Collins To Blame?.

and if you like some Meta with your Mets, even the Terry Watch Watch is an indicator of a Terry Watch Watch.  Whoa.

But Parks Department officials told The News on Thursday that the teams will be allowed to play during the Open on days the Mets don’t have games. The leagues will still lose two weekends.

“The Mets and the U.S. Open are dictating the Spanish soccer players can’t come in the park,” said Alfonso Vargas, president of the Alianza de Ligas Latinas de Futbol, a consortium of 14 leagues that play in the park. “I don’t see why we can’t play our sport while they play theirs.”

via City allows soccer players to use Queens park during U.S. Open following Daily News inquiry  – NY Daily News.

As a (former) long-time Queens resident I hate the way the U.S. Open comes in and gets a different set of rules every year.  Planes can fly over every Mets game but not a tennis match?  Suddenly service on the 7 line becomes important?  Oh, here’s a 99 year lease.  You wouldn’t want to be able to renegotiate that at any point in the 50 years AFTER Bonilla’s contract expires..why would the city want that?  Oh, Mayor Dinkins liked tennis.  Got it.

These soccer fields are well used, but it seems as of late nobody cares about these people.  Build an MLS stadium.  Maybe a mall.  Who cares if it is parkland?  Develop develop develop.

Why has it been fine to issue permits in the past but not now?  Let people play soccer.  It’s not as if the Mets will be drawing 42,000 any time soon and they need to put the cars somewhere….and if they do, ask the USTA if they can borrow some spots.

Pete sent over some pics from Sunday’s ticket plan holder event. Neither Goon nor I could attend.

The 7 Line also has a recap and some video.