Sunday, June 10, 2007
Meet the Mets, Beat the Mets
Well, as the Yankees rise up, the Metties fall down. Not in the standings, luckily, but in the level of play. Granted, we don't have Pedro, Alou, Green or Chavez, but one thing is clear - this team as-is will not be challenging anyone in the playoffs. June has made it quite clear that we are not ready to consistently play and win at top level. Hopefully that will change once we have our whole team healthy, but I'm not so sure. We really need a legit #1 starter, and a Carl Crawford. And our bullpen is really expecting a lot out of a first year guy in Joe Smith. He's had a couple of rough outings in between his otherwise brilliance, but enough shakiness to suggest to me a team that is serious on going to WS should not have to bank on him as their #1 setup guy. And no one will take this bullpen seriously while Sele and blowenweis are still there.
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Hmmm, the beating we took yesterday is even more disgraceful in light of this information from NYPost:
The Tigers didn't play cleanup hitter Magglio Ordonez yesterday because the outfielder was suffering from stiffness in his left knee. By the third inning, their No. 5 hitter, Carlos Guillen, also was out due to a hamstring spasm.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112007/sports/mets/the_rout_stuff_mets_mark_hale.htm?page=2
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