Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

If you have a Mets blog and would like to be part of Meet the Mets Bloggers just answer the three questions below and send me an email at [email protected], and since you are a fellow blogger you’ll understand it makes my life easier if you format it nicely.

Hey, Shannon!

I figured since I write for Mets Merized Online and have my own Mets blog, Studious Metsimus, that would qualify me to answer your questions. I’m technically the sole writer of Studious Metsimus, but I have a “colleague” who co-blogs with me. His name is Joey and he’s a teddy bear. Before you recommend a blue and orange padded cell for me, Joey blogs about the Mets from a bear’s point of view. For example, recently he blogged about Mets grievances (such as the one filed by Yorvit “The Frog” Torrealba and the possible one filed against Carlos Beltran by the Mets). Then he decided to file a grievance against me for not letting him blog enough.

That’s pretty much what Studious Metsimus is about. It’s completely about the Mets, but taken from a completely different angle. Anyway, here are the answers to your questions:

1.) Who are you and what’s the name of your blog?
My name is Ed Leyro, but some people call me Bear Man. Perhaps it has something to do with my co-blogger, Joey, who is a teddy bear (and the most animated inanimate Mets fan you’ll ever meet). Joey and I are the co-owners and court jesters of Studious Metsimus. I’m actually fairly new to the Mets blogosphere. I starting writing for Mets Merized Online in May 2009 and then decided to create Studious Metsimus a few months later, trying my best to destroy every pre-conceived thought you had about what a Mets blog should discuss and how it should be discussed. Depending on who you talk to, I either succeeded or failed miserably. But at least I never dropped a pop-up or went on the DL.

2. What kind of things can we find on your site?

You will find breaking news that was broken long before I wrote it. You will find opinions, opinions and perhaps if you’re nice, more opinions. You will find copious amounts of pop-culture references that somehow relate to the Mets. You will find nicknames for just about every player in the book. (i.e. Jason Bay is “Sgt. Bay of The Yukon”, Bengie Molina is “Funky Cold Molina”, etc.) You will have special reports by Joey (in his “Joey’s Soapbox” and WWJD: What Would Joey Do?” segments). Basically, if I can poke fun at it, consider it poked. You will also find lots of pretty pictures.

3. Expectations for 2010?

I expect that the Mets will be a top-five team in the NL East, but I’m not guaranteeing it. As far as individual players go, I expect Jason Bay to hit as many home runs as newspapers have clever headlines featuring a play on words on his last name. (Perhaps I should patent “Sgt. Bay of The Yukon”.) I expect Oliver Perez to walk a batter or two (hundred). I expect Omar Minaya to use the phrase “that being said” as many times as Ollie throws ball four. I expect not to expect champagne unless if this dang team wakes up and stops letting every free agent pitcher sign with other sub-.500 teams (Marquis to the Nationals, Sheets to the Athletics, Garland to the Padres).

As far as Joey’s expectations go, he expects more variety in the cannoli selections at Citi Field and more stands that sell chicken nachos. He also expects that he will catch his first home run ball, have the player who hit it sign it, and watch that player go on the DL with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Many Mets fans feel as if the franchise is Lost.  It seems as if we have been stuck in the middle of nowhere since before the Red Sox won the World series.   Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned.

Jack Shephard: the handsome, charismatic yet reluctant leader.  David Wright.  If anyone is to get us off the island, it will be David.

Sawyer: a cocky wisecracking flawed individual.  We’ll need one of these to get us off the island.  In retrospect it may have been Paul LoDuca.  In the present, it may be the return of Wally Backman.

Hurley: every generation needs a jolly big-man.  Whether it’s Sid Fernandez or Rusty Staub (or on other islands, David Wells), you need one of these.   Current Hurley: none.

Ben Linus: brought here by his father, he has been on the island for a long time.   Ben claims to have our best interest in mind, yet Continue reading “Mets franchise should get Lost”

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I just got off the phone with one NL East MLB executive who said in jest, “Gee, I hope they don’t sign John Smoltz, then we’ll really be in trouble.”

This is a sport with no salary cap, where you can simply go out and buy the best team possible, and the NY Mets are in jeopardy of finishing in dead last place in the NL East. I spoke to one scout that actually said he would not be surprised if they have the WORST record in the National league this year.

This team is a mess both on the field and in the front office. This will likely take a few years to clear up. – Blake Kearny

Blake is a retired baseball scout (34 years) from Los Angeles, California. He currently runs a baseball school for children in Los Angeles.

I know it’s fun to pile on the Mets, I sure do my fair share.  I don’t think the team is awful.  Any franchise would love to start with Santana, K-Rod, Wright, Reyes, Bay and a healthy Beltran….even Francoeur and yes Castillo are nice complimentary players.   The problem is that they seem to hope to get by at first, catcher and 4/5 of the rotation.

Even if an asteroid hits Philadelphia and the Mets sneak into the playoffs, that’s a recipe for a first round exit.  That might be good enough for the Wilpons and the ticket gate, but it’s not good enough for me.

This takes a few seconds to load, but as we remember Jane Jarvis, treat yourself to this organ version of the song (I do not know if this is a performance by Jane, but this is the vibe.)  Thanks to 5W30 for posting in the comments

http://youngmanhattanite.com/music/MeetTheMets_Organ.mp3

and other versions of the song here.

As I think about the 2010’s I understand that times have changed and the Mets need to bombard us with advertising.  However, it’s a turn off for me to be constantly bombarded with with noise.  Would the world end if they announced “Goofy Inbetween Innings Thing brought to you by Sponsorname” and then had some organmusic play while we watched bloopers or kiss-cam?  Must everything be noise?

When I think of the things I do like about Citi Field, actually watching the nine innings unfortunately is not on the list, and that has nothing to do with injuries or losing.  It just isn’t pleasant.

This name will mean nothing to many of you, but today all Mets fans shoud grieve the passing of Jane Jarvis.

After eight years playing for the Braves at County Stadium in Milwaukee, she was a fixture at Shea Stadium from 1964 to 1979, performing a repertory that mixed jazz staples like Charlie Parker’s “Scrapple From the Apple” with more conventional fare like “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and “Meet the Mets.”

The NY Times has a full obit.

If you never had the pleasure of hearing her work, believe me you would much prefer it to the modern day barrage of sound.  Every now and then the Mets will bust out some organ about an hour before a game and it’s awesome.