Despite a brief respite in the Bronx last weekend the New York Mets have looked really bad for about two weeks now. There’s no way that the Wilpons are going to allow this team to flounder after the way last season ended. Changes are coming…
I’ve been so exasperated watching this team over the past few weeks that I decided to make some changes around here at The Mets Report. You might notice the new site look. I thought that it might bring some luck if I changed some things. I hope so.
Billy Wagner joins Michael Kay on ESPN Radio for his weekly appearance. He didn’t have much to say about Willie Randolph’s recent statements to the Bergen Record, but he did answer questions honestly about the Mets poor performance.
CBS Sportsline‘s Scott Miller reports that Willie Randolph leads the list of managers most likely to be fired. Randolph is followed closely by Milwaukee’s Ned Yost and Seattle’s John McLaren. It’s hard to argue with that list.
The Mets Report latest reader poll results are in. Thank you to those that participated.
The question was “What is the biggest problem for the Mets this season?”. The results are:
30%- Manager
26%- Hitting
19%- Bullpen
11%- Fans booing
11%- Starting pitchers
4%- Front office
0%- Media
The majority of the respondents answered that the manager and hitting are the biggest problems. There’s plenty of talk about Willie Randolph being on the hot seat. But I don’t hear any talk about hitting coach Howard Johnson being in trouble. Maybe Johnson is getting a pass because he’s a former Met.
It’s also noteworthy that the media received no votes. Randolph made it clear that he thinks SNY’s coverage is a big problem. So we have a major disconnect between Randolph and the fans on that point.
What are your thoughts? Comment below.
The Mets fell below .500 after being swept in a four game series by the Atlanta Braves. The Braves are now 6-0 against the Mets in Atlanta.
Johan Santana takes the loss after going seven innings and giving up four runs (three earned) on 12 hits. That’s more hits than Santana has ever given up in a start during his career.
Things were looking good for the Mets when Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado hit back to back homers in the second inning. But that was all of the offense that the Mets could muster. Tim Hudson was able to shut down the Mets after that going eight strong innings.
Damion Easley wasn’t with the team tonight. He was in Arizona attending his son’s high school graduation. The Mets travel to Colorado tonight to begin a three game series against the Rockies this weekend.
WFAN audio clips from Mike and the Mad Dog show. Mets beat reporter and Sports Illustrated baseball writer Jon Heyman appear.
MLB Rumors discusses the available first basemen on the trade market. Notably, the comment is that Carlos Delgado has little to no value on the market and is more likely to be designated for assignment than traded.
I agree that Delgado has no value in the trade market. He’s making $12 million (plus the Marlins are paying him $4 million) and he’s an automatic out. He’s turned into a black hole in the lineup.
Without a clear successor for Delgado at first base, there’s no way that he’ll be designated. Scott Hatteberg might be a decent option for the Mets. Even if he doesn’t hit, he can put his glove on the ball in the field. That’s one advantage over Delgado.
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