Daily News beat reporter Adam Rubin appeared on ESPN’s First Take by phone to talk about the Mets surge into a tie for first place with the Phillies. He’s got some good information, as usual, about the player reaction to their come from behind win last night.
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Video- Mets Hot Going Into The Break
Daily News beat writer Adam Rubin appears on ESPN’s First Take to talk about the state of the Mets at the All-Star break. The topics include Jerry Manuel’s influence during the team’s turnaround, Mike Pelfrey, and Ryan Church’s impact on the Mets trade needs.
Pelfrey NL Player of The Week
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeMike Pelfrey was named the National League player of the week. The New York Mets pitcher has won six consecutive games and has a 2.26 ERA in his last nine starts. Pelfrey has just been phenomenal for the last month and a half. I know that this run started under the tutelage of Rick Peterson but new pitching coach Dan Warthen has clearly had a tangible impact on the Mets pitching staff.
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Report: Reyes- Hernandez Separated On Team Flight
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeBart Hubbuch of the NY Post is reporting this morning that Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and SNY broadcaster Keith Hernandez almost started throwing punches on the team charter flight Sunday night from New York to St. Louis.
Basically the story is that Reyes was alerted by family and friends after Sunday’s game that Keith was speaking negatively about him during the broadcast. Remember, that’s the game where Reyes threw his glove to the ground after making an error. Reyes then confronted Keith on the plane and it was a heated conversation. They were separated and Reyes is still mad about the whole situation.
First, Bart Hubbuch is the same idiot that reported manager Jerry Manuel called the Mets fans “fertilizer”. That story turned out to be a misinterpretation.
Second, Fox Sports had a link to the Hubbuch’s story up this morning and has since taken it down. So there are some serious credibility issues here.
I’m going to withhold judgment on the validity of this story until it’s confirmed by other beat reporters. The Post has no conscience and Hubbach specifically is a terrible beat reporter. His work is trash.
Here’s a link to the story for you to make your own judgment.
Another Reason To Despise National Announcers
I’ll tell you where I’m coming from on the issue of national announcers right off the bat. I can’t stand when Fox or ESPN blow into town for one game to cover the Mets on a national TV game. It’s terrible…
The Mets have one of the best, if not THE best, broadcast crews around with SNY. They are invested in the Mets and know exactly what they’re talking about. So anything else is a major drop off.
When the national guys come to town, whether it’s Fox or ESPN, the announcers are constantly trying to prove that they know what’s going on with the team by throwing out tidbits that their producers put in their ears. They mispronounce players names among other misinterpretations of the team. It’s just the worst.
I saw this at Awful Announcing this morning, and this has to take the cake. Joe Buck was on ESPN Radio with the equally awful Colin Cowherd. Buck goes on to say that he doesn’t watch sports because he’s too wrapped up in “The Bachelorette”. He says that baseball requires too much time because there are so many meaningless games played every day. And this is the guy getting paid the big bucks (pun) to cover baseball for Fox? Watch below and you’ll most likely be as flabbergasted as I was.
Manuel: Mets Are Second Team In New York
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One of the hot topics yesterday was Mets manager telling reporters before the game against the Yankees that the Mets are New York’s “second team”. You know what? He’s right. It’s funny how the media gets these things and runs with them like there’s some major story here.
The Yankees do dominate the New York baseball scene. There have been moments for the Mets, like in October 1969 and 1986. But by and large New York is a Yankees city. The Yankees have been here since 1903 and won 26 World Series’ and 39 American League pennants. Those are the facts.
So what’s the story here? The Mets franchise is still in it’s infancy compared to the Yankees. Jerry Manuel may be too honest with the media for his own good at times. I dislike the Yankees as much as anyone. But Jerry’s right. I’m still holding out hope that we can change that for a month in October 2008.
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