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.
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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.
Link: Decline of The National League
Image via WikipediaOn a day when the only news is the All-Star Home Run Derby, I’m scouring some articles that I’ve been eyeing for a few days. Darren Everson wrote a nice piece for the Wall Street Journal that analyzes the dominance of the American League over the National League since the designated hitter was instituted in 1973.
Official Scorer Red Foley Dies At 79
Red Foley died today at Booth Memorial Hospital in Flushing. He’s one of the most well known scorers in baseball history. He scored ten World Series’ and worked more than 3,000 games between 1966-2002. Red also worked for the Daily News for 34 years before retiring in 1981 covering New York sports teams. He covered baseball almost exclusively from 1970-1981, primarily covering the New York Mets.
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Wright Replaces Soriano On All-Star Roster
Colorado Rockies manager announced today that David Wright will replace the injured All-Star Alfonso Soriano on the National League roster. Soriano has been on the disabled list since June 12th with a broken hand. Congratulations David!
Mets Outfield Options- Matt Holliday, Barry Bonds And More
Before yesterday afternoon, I thought that the Mets would hold tight until after the All-Star break to see if Moises Alou could make it back onto the active roster. Well, we got the news today that Alou is likely gone for the season with a torn hamstring.
Ryan Church is on the disabled list for the second time with post concussion symptoms. It’s the fourth time this season that he’s been on the DL due to two concussions since March. We really don’t know what his long term situation is. Mike Matheny and Corey Koskie both retired within the last two seasons due to concussion related problems. It’s a dicey scenario for Church.
Now I’ve come to the conclusion that the Mets need to put together a short list of outfielders to go after. I love the way Endy Chavez and Fernando Tatis have performed this season. Don’t get me wrong. But I think that both of them are best seen in small doses.
I’m not in favor of rushing a prospect to the majors either. Everyone wants to see what Fernando Martinez can do, including me. But rushing guys to the bigs can be a recipe for failure. The Mets are built to win now, stocked with veterans that aren’t here to play for the future.
So I’ve worked on my list of outfielders that the Mets need to start looking into prior to the July 31st non-waiver trading deadline. Here’s the list:
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