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Last Game of 2011

So this is what happens when you don’t pull your weight in the MetsPolice force – you get relegated to the last game of the year (like when Chris Noth got sent to a Staten Island precinct in L&O)

There was actually lines to get in when the gates were opening


Ok not Opening Day lines but there are people- including this You Own This Jersey – a red head wearing a Staub jersey


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Last stop on the 7 train

And so we’ve made it to the end.  A season I rather enjoyed, at least I enjoyed it through August when guys I knew were playing, but I rode it out the last 6 weeks.

As usual with the Mets, just as you think there is nothing to talk about they give you multiple topics.

In case you missed it…

The Mets extended Colactus through 2013.  I think Terry did a good job with what he had.  The only things that pop in to my mind were that he was slow to realize Murphy can hit, and he wasted like 3 weeks of Duda’s development by playing him at first base in a season that was lost.

Mike Francesa will be in the Mets radio booth today which is the worst idea I have heard since the Mercury Mets.  I can’t in any way figure out how someone thinks this is a good idea.  Does WFAN think there are Mets fans unaware of Mike’s work that they can convert into listeners?  Are there fans of Mike who normally wouldn’t listen to a Mets game but now will tune in just to hear Mike be annoying between Howie and Wayne’s attempts to call a significant moment in Mets history?  Dumb dumb dumb.  I hope Howie calls in sick.

Then there’s Jose Reyes.  Odds are he will win the batting title.  His final moment will be his finest.

I personally believe he’s gone.  I look at the payroll situation (4 players make the first $57 million next year) and then you need 21 more guys to get a $110m team.  Are you really going to offer Jose less than “Jason Bay Money?”   Well that’s 18 million.  That would take you to 75 million and you’d need 20 more players.  Ike, Murph, Duda and Tejada keep you cheap…but there’s still a long way to go.

…and speaking of Tejada, he hit .283 in 367 PA this year.  I feel they have taken quite a look at him….

…so all that makes me think today is Reyes’ last day as a Met.

In better news, it is expected to be the last day of the dropshadow which is a good thing.

2012 is gonna be OK.  There won’t be a World Series, and I don’t think you’ll have Reyes…but if you’ve been around a long time, we’ve had worse.

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Mets pick up Terry Collins’ option for 2013


FLUSHING, N.Y., September 27, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced that the club has exercised its option on Manager Terry Collins’ contract for 2013. The Mets named Collins manager and signed him to a two-year contract on November 23, 2010.

“Terry has done an excellent job of leading and motivating this team with his preparation, energy and enthusiasm during a challenging season,” said General Manager Sandy Alderson. “He has developed strong relationships with our players and the club’s resiliency is a testament to Terry’s approach. We are confident Terry is the right man for the job as we build a winning and contending team for the future.”

In his first year with the Mets, Collins has led the team to a 76-84 record.