The Mets Police

Good morning Mets fans,

Remember that Mets team that was dead and buried in August and came back to win the NL? Well that won’t be happening this season, but you can watch Mets Yearbook 1973 at 7pm tonight.

Last night was one of the reasons that future Hall of Famer Jon Niese will only win 283 games.

I still like this idea of hiring someone from the Yankee kingdom to come across town and show us the way. Unless of course you think Jeff is about to go on a hot streak. What’s that Steve Swindall (spelling?) up to? I know he cheated on George Steinbrenner’s wife but prior to that George was going to hand the keys to the team to Steve and not his own sons. He must know something.

Yes that’s crazy talk but I am having a midlife crisis and I want to see another championship while I still have time on this earth….plus it’s only 11 years until the move to Mercury.

Jeez Louise…what the heck happened while I was away….I’m playing catchup and just saw on Metsblog that SI declared the Mets the worst franchise.

Mr. Wilpon and other Mr. Wilpon – dare I say it…maybe you should hire someone out of the organization out of the Bronx to take over the organization.  I am not familiar with who does what either in your building or theirs, but with their new stadium, regional cable network and other major market advantages they sure seem better at this business that your crew.

It seems as if we’re forever talking about this franchise in terms of being embarrassing.   It’s August 16th…this is gonna be a miserable 6 weeks in Flushing.

Continuing to do the same thing with the same people makes no sense.

At least they are reportedly trying to void K-Rod’s contract.

More damning stuff from SI:

Said one Mets employee, “The reputation of this franchise has diminished into laughability.”

Part of the reason is that the Wilpons don’t seem to be following the mission set forth in their other, lesser-known company. Among the corporate values listed on the website for Sterling Equities are “candor and honesty” and “customer focus,” but the Mets’ ownership has instead provided silence and neglect.

If a business were to suffer bad press or some other crisis of confidence, the CEO or chief operating officer would hold a meeting or get on a conference call to reassure investors. Well, that’s what CEO Fred Wilpon and COO Jeff Wilpon need to do: Reassure fans and ticket-holders.

And they’ve each passed on opportunities to do so. On Friday an assistant who answered the phone in Jeff Wilpon’s office said he was “out of town.” Later in the day a spokesman returned the call from a reporter on Wilpon’s behalf said that the COO had “politely declined” to comment.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/joe_lemire/08/16/mets.chaos/index.html#ixzz0wop6kPCX

Ledger_NYMets:Youth movement in full retrograde tonight: Thole, Ike, Tejada, F-Mart all on the bench.

Amen.   Do they really think they are gonna close 10 games on the leaders?

This season is over.  We are not fooled.   There’s no reason to play these people if they aren’t part of the future.

Wow wow wow..K-Rod out for the year because he hurt his hand in the fight.   This team is cursed.

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 16, 2010 – The New York Mets today announced that right-handed pitcher Francisco Rodriguez has a torn ligament in the thumb of his right pitching hand and will be unavailable to the club to pitch tonight.

He did not travel with the team to Houston following last night’s game and today was examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan.

An MRI revealed the tear and Mets Medical Staff has recommended surgery to repair it. The date of the surgery is yet to be determined.

I got distracted (thanks to Media Goon for tipping me on this one)…..

….a tad late but here’s the lineup.  I guess the Ike Davis era is over.   (Someone will want to post some stats to explain it to me, don’t bother.)

Get Jerry out and let Bob Melvin play the kids until Cyclones season ends and then get Wally in here even if it’s for the two weeks.

Meanwhile, void that contract and see if you can get Oliver Perez and Castillo to fight each other.

Folks, if you ever decide to start a blog – pick the Mets as a subject.  It is a gift that never stops giving.  I haven’t been home in a week and had very little to write about for tomorrow.   Um, thanks K-Rod?

Monday, August 16

@ Houston

Jose Reyes – SS

Angel Pagan – LF

David Wright – 3B

Carlos Beltran – CF

Jeff Francoeur – RF

Mike Hessman – 1B

Henry Blanco – C

Luis Castillo – 2B

Future Hall of Famer Jonathon Niese – LHP

Is it bad that I am already bored with the Mets game and Football on Monday Night (I knew Monday Night Football, it was a friend of mine, and the ESPN version is a pale imitation).