Reyes Home Run

I just happened to be shooting pics of Reyes when he hit the homer.


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Crowd Shots 8/2

I am here live at Citi Field. Here are some crowd shots from 10 mins before the game.


That’s was my JJ Abrams lens flare.


By the way the crowd sounds dead during intro of the mets players.

What’s up with the 2013 All Star Game announcement?

fake mets all star game logo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have no new information other than Bud Selig has hinted the Mets will host the 2013 All Star Game….yet no announcement yet.

I could make up all sorts of theories, but I don’t know….but I’m curious.  When do All Star Games usually get announced?

The 2012 game (KC) was announced June 15, 2010

It looks like 2008 (NYY) was announced in January 2007  so perhaps a January 2012 announcement would still not be “late.”

Just curious.

The 2011 game (Arizona) was announced April 9, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

In Defense of Murphy’s Defense | The LoHud Mets Blog

A longer than usual excerpt from a very good article but for an important point.  My causes always seem better when voiced by others.

And while Murphy clearly makes his share of head-scratching plays, his overall defensive play at second base has been fairly strong, as per defensive metrics. That isn’t an argument that he is definitely an above-average second baseman, defensively. But it certainly isn’t an argument against it. I’d call it: Merits Further Study. Which means, play Murphy at 2B.

Terry Collins made a great point during last night’s press conference: Murphy didn’t play in 2010 due to injury, then has been asked to play three separate positions in 2011. The surest way to make Daniel Murphy a more competent defensive player is to give him reps at one position. And that position should be second base. See how all the separate threads lead to a single conclusion? Me too.

What I wouldn’t do is keep shifting Murphy around. It obviously isn’t working defensively, and works against the team’s long-term needs and what is best for Murphy. This seems like an oversight on par with previous administrations, which is why it is so shocking to see from Sandy Alderson, who has calibrated nearly everything with total precision. I’d love to know what else is factoring into the organization’s thinking here, and will report back to you once I find out.

via In Defense of Murphy’s Defense | The LoHud Mets Blog.