The Mets Police – Page 4763 – What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.

May 29, 2008

No Mets To Start All Star Game?

MLB.com says:

Hanley Ramirez (268,386) of the Florida Marlins leads a tight race at shortstop, currently edging Miguel Tejada (256,613) of the Houston Astros and Jose Reyes (237,800) of the New York Mets. Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones has collected 420,664 votes, putting him nearly 100,000 votes ahead of the N.L.’s starter at the hot corner the last two years, David Wright (321,091) of the Mets. Jones is batting a Major League-best .418 with 12 home runs and 35 RBI.

So that suggests (correctly) that no Mets will start. I like Wright and all but the other guy is hitting .418. Can’t argue. OverReyes doesn’t deserve to be on the team at all. Hurdle should leave him home and save some room for Santana and Maine.

If you’re sad that you might not see a Met on the field until after bedtime, don’t worry – Willie Randolph will be out their coaching! Ain’t that a hoot.

If Willie is jobless come July then Hurdle should invite Torre. What a circus that would be!

May 28, 2008

>Bloggers Leaving Mets for Rays!

USA Today reports:

The New York Mets may have held on to a manager this week, but they’ve lost a blog.

The club that collapsed during last year’s pennant chase, is struggling this year and has a manager (Willie Randolph) on the hot seat, has been fired by one corner of the Internet.

After three years of following New York’s National League team, Eric Simon and his cohorts, who operate the Mets Geek blog, announced they’d had enough.

Simon and crew have switched their allegiance to the Tampa Bay Rays and renamed the blog Rays Geek.

http://www.metsgeek.com/articles/2008/05/27/welcome-to-raysgeek/

May 28, 2008

Bloggers Leaving Mets for Rays!

USA Today reports:

The New York Mets may have held on to a manager this week, but they’ve lost a blog.

The club that collapsed during last year’s pennant chase, is struggling this year and has a manager (Willie Randolph) on the hot seat, has been fired by one corner of the Internet.

After three years of following New York’s National League team, Eric Simon and his cohorts, who operate the Mets Geek blog, announced they’d had enough.

Simon and crew have switched their allegiance to the Tampa Bay Rays and renamed the blog Rays Geek.

http://www.metsgeek.com/articles/2008/05/27/welcome-to-raysgeek/

May 28, 2008

>Lupica Checks Out Third Rail

> Minaya was asked about another perception – rather insulting – that the Hispanic players come to him instead of Randolph, as if they are all members of some secret Hispanic club.

“That,” Minaya said, “is ridiculous.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2008/05/27/2008-05-27_to_omar_minaya_racial_divide_on_mets_sou.html?page=1

May 28, 2008

Lupica Checks Out Third Rail

Minaya was asked about another perception – rather insulting – that the Hispanic players come to him instead of Randolph, as if they are all members of some secret Hispanic club.

“That,” Minaya said, “is ridiculous.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2008/05/27/2008-05-27_to_omar_minaya_racial_divide_on_mets_sou.html?page=1