The Mets Police

I don't know what kind of scouting reports the Mets get, but the one I get shows they will be facing somone named Webb who has 11 wins. That does not bode well for a team that has lost 5 in a row.

Clearly they need to make a move if for no other reason to shake things up. All yelling at Willie accomplished was to run another two weeks off the clock. This team is going nowhere. Why wait for the inevitable.

Meaningful games in September? I don't think there will be meaningful games in August. I'm flashing ahead to a sports section filled with Giants and Olympics, and one of those sidebar columns with the result and bare bones facts about the Mets game. We saw lots of those in the early 90s.

You can go ahead and order the dry ice for September 28th which will be the final game at Shea. None will follow. (Thought for another day – how empty will that ceremony feel after the Yankees version a week before. I remind you this is an organization that had a marching band on opening day.)

Lee Mazzilli is over at SNY if the Wilpons are looking for him. He watches the team every night. Lee can be in the dugout by 6:30 if you need him, and you do.

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>Wow. I’m sure you’ve sat with your friends and said things like “they don’t call fouls on Player” or “they want the Team to win.” But when an NBA ref is saying things like they were told to lay off calling fouls on a player so as to not hurt TV ratings…..oh no.

How awful for the NBA to have this come out now durink a Lakers-Celtics final.

What’s scary is where there’s smoke there is usually fire – so maybe Donaghy is exaggerating or desparate, I don’t know what he knows or what his motivation would be, but it won’t surprise me if there’s some truth to this story.

Wow. I’m sure you’ve sat with your friends and said things like “they don’t call fouls on Player” or “they want the Team to win.” But when an NBA ref is saying things like they were told to lay off calling fouls on a player so as to not hurt TV ratings…..oh no.

How awful for the NBA to have this come out now durink a Lakers-Celtics final.

What’s scary is where there’s smoke there is usually fire – so maybe Donaghy is exaggerating or desparate, I don’t know what he knows or what his motivation would be, but it won’t surprise me if there’s some truth to this story.

>The Phillies have played 65 games at a clip of .600. If they begin playing .500 ball they will finish with 88 wins.

The Mets have 100 games remaining. If they play 58-42 (.580 ball) they will catch the Phillies.

However the Marlins and Braves and Phillies all play each other, so there are plenty of days where you cannot make up ground, all you can do it potentially lose ground. For example, the Braves play the Phillies 12 more times. One of those teams will win that day…so even if the Mets win that day, they can’t pass anyone. The Phillies play the Marlins 12 more times. The Braves play the Marlins 9 more times. The best the Mets can hope for is that they go 36-0 while all these teams play .500 against each other.

It gets late early, and it’s late.