Talk about dodging a bullet

Remember when the Jetties were considering trading for Jay Cutler, but instead opted to draft Sanchez? Getting Cutler seemed like the "safe play" at the time--a guy who'd already made a Pro-Bowl.

Look at where he is now. The next Jeff George.

Trading for Cutler would have set the franchise back irreparably. It's amazing how 50/50 decisions can alter the fate of multiple franchises.

Meet the new boss...

...same as the old boss:

Alderson graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969 and Harvard Law School in 1976. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer, including a tour in Vietnam.

Sounds like he's cut from the same cloth as Omar. ; )

Random thoughts

It's been about 4 or 5 months since I've really watched baseball. Man did Ryan Howard drop a ton of weight.

Can't wait to see Philthies and Jankees out of the playoffs.

Johnnies will be a top 15 team within 2-3 seasons.

Jets can go on a roll after the bye, but have a tough 3 game stretch near the end of the season (Pats - Fins - Steelers). Revis not keeping himself in shape during his bogus holdout is really annoying me. His selfishness is hurting the team and defensive schemes; he has gotten beat for easy TDs in almost every game. Braylon is having a big season and seems very focused on the field.

This Just In

J-E-T-S Jets Jets JETS

Now, if the Ravens beat the Pats Sunday, we'll have an even stronger lead in AFC East.

Intriguing...

Randy Moss possibly being traded to Vikes? If so, Jets would have to face him again this Monday night. I know Pats were almost certainly going to dump him at end of season, but I'm not sure what Vikes could offer them in return right now. Sure, they could get draft picks, but unless Pats get players on the field this season they will not win the AFC East. Their D stinks, and without the threat of Moss and loss of Faulk, their offense will also be limited.

2011 Mets

Well, with the firing of M&M there is a chance I could be reinvigorated about the 2011 Mets, depending on who they bring on. I can't really evaluate the situation any better than this article.

Of particular enjoyment:

The Mets need to be fumigated, stripped bare and built from the ground up. There is no patch job here.
Let's face it. Your team is filled with losers.
That's not harsh. Sadly, it's reality.
Plus, the culture is all wrong. There's something missing. Your team never had a real identity.

Another article basically said be honest with the fans, level that the team will need to be entirely rebuilt, and if you do it the right way people will support them along the way. The Mets do have some exciting young prospects--but I can only get excited about them if I believe the team is in capable hands and has a real future. Under the M&M regime there was no reason to get excited about any prospect since you knew the team was going nowhere.

Jets at Bills

In a nutshell, they did what they had to do. Physically manhandled a team that they should have manhandled, and as a result, took all the variables off the table.

Sanchez has zero INTs through 4 games, and the runnning game has been solid ever since week 1.

That said, this offense wasn't as bad as it looked against the Ravens, and it's not as good as it looked against the Bills.

They're still going to need the D to win some tight games if they want to be a great team. They were already going to be a good team anyway.

Looking forward to the Vikes and getting Santonio on the field.

Jerry to be fired; Omar to be demoted

These two don't even deserve a link. I'm just gonna leave it at that.

One for the home crowd

For all the Johnnies fans out there (and I think we all are, right?), I figured I'd throw in this vid of JaKarr Sampson, Lavin's first elite recruit, and a possible Burger Boy.

Big time get that might be the first of many dominoes to fall for the Storm:

The new engine under the hood

And in just a month or so, keep your eyes peeled for Mr. Irving, the #1 point guard among freshmen nationally (per Scout). Buckle up for the ride, he's at the beginning of a long pro career. He's the reason Duke will be going from a half-court offense to an up-tempo, jump the passing lanes, full court team like the Blue Devils of yore.

Aksed and Answered

Beware the Doctor's son, who just gave his verbal today:

Coming in 2011 to a 4 NCAA Championship Banner arena near you...

Da Coach.

I don't go in for any of this West Coast stuff.

Brats. And cheese. Maybe a little sauerkraut on the side.



Ditka is God. I'm seriously considering making him the patron saint of Occ Obs.

M.E.T.S.

Must End This Stupidity.

Barring some unusual move by the Mets in the offseason, this will be my last post about them for the year. (I'll of course now post exclusively about NFL here.)

As much as I've turned ripping on the Mets into a pastime, I realized yesterday how much I resent Wilpon/Minaya/Manuel and Co. I used to love the Mets and loved watching baseball; they were my favorite team and my favorite sport. But now I dislike the Mets and have no interest in baseball. Their hideous mismanagement of this team has completely turned me off from baseball. I find that to be very disappointing. I can only hope that completely new management is brought in during the offseason. I would really like to have a baseball team that I can believe in and root for again.

J-E-T-S

Here we go again, time for another NFL season. I'm excited, not just because of the way the Jets played last season, but because it means we can switch this site over to NFL and away from the Mutts.

I do have to say that not having Faneca and Feely are big, underrated losses. The Jets are built to have low-scoring games, decided by field goals. I just don't trust Folk. And of course losing Pace for the first 4 games, and Revis possibly for the season, makes things that much more questionable.

Nonetheless I am very excited for Jets football to get underway.

True or False?

Omar Minaya will the GM of the Mets next year.

I say false.

Quick question

How many more years of this Wilpon-Minaya-Manuel circus must we endure? Just wondering how much longer this overpaid sham of a team will be a waste of space in the NL East?

Looks like I made the right call...

...nearly 6 months ago in taking K-Rod off the list of things to like about the Mets.

I can just feel the excitement building in here...

That is all.

Pitchers

Well, I have to say I am pleasantly surprised at the season Pelfrey has put together so far. 8-1 with a 2.39 ERA, he has been dominant so far. Who knows how the rest of the season plays out, but if he keeps it up he will be well on his way to validating his top-10 draft pick status.

Now, to revisit an earlier discussion, let's compare Folly Perez to D. Lowe. Perez: 0-3 with 6.28 ERA and now mercifully on DL. Lowe: 8-4 with 4.44 ERA and 1.39 WHIP. Now, I will grant that Lowe is not quite as good as I would have hoped, and at $15 M/yr is overpriced. But, he's not necessarily that overpriced, and the Mets would certainly benefit from having him in the rotation instead of Ollie at $12 M/yr.

J-E-T-$?

Woody Johnson is getting perilously close to sinking his team and replacing Wilpon/Minaya as the most inept manager. The Jets' unwillingness to spend money in a cap-free year could result in dramatic steps backward, just as they were starting to move forward.

Not to mention, the reason you can't sell your PSLs is the same reason the Yankees and Mets couldn't sell out their season ticket packages at first: your costs are too high.

I would be ALL over this...

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/06/millwood-wigginton-open-to-playing-for-mets.html

Give It Up

I'm happy to give credit where it's due, and blanking the Philthies in 3 straight games is a ridiculous feat. Talk about a huge F U.

The Maine Event

Well, I called this a few months ago, but I deserve about as much credit for that as I would for calling that the sun will rise tomorrow. Maine has rotator cuff tendinitis and will miss time. Shocker.

Rex Isn't Just Fat--He's Stupid, Too...

Slick move, Ryan--all you do is harp on how awesome Revis is (not arguing this point--dude is top-tier) and that he's the greatest defensive player in the game and that he's the key to everything you do on defense and without him your defense would be nothing.

You didn't think his agent might possibly be listening to this?

So now, Revis wants a monster renegotiation of his deal that will cost the Jets an arm and a leg to keep him happy and playing.

Nice one--guess they'll have to cut back your Krispy Kreme budget to get the extra $$$'s...although if he could cut them out the Jets could build their own stadium with the savings and not have to live in the shoadow of the G-men.

Boom Goes the Sucka-Mets

And there it is. With their 5th loss in a row, they have managed to drop back into last place, confirming what we all (except for Wilpon + Minaya + Manuel) knew to be true. For every Mets winning streak, they will have an equally ugly losing streak and ultimately go nowhere.

Wait, I know. If only we get Beltran back, then I'm sure that's the only missing piece that will suddenly make this team a WS contender. I can't wait.

Causation or Correlation?

The WSJ has an interesting article up today highlighting some of the statistical differences between Mets Fans and Yankee Fans (males only). While they found no statistically significant differences in terms of income, they did make a couple of startling discoveries:

Mets fans were more than twice as likely to be gun owners.

Mets fans were much more likely than Yankess fans to drink beer, and twice as many Yankee fans abstain from alcohol altogther.

And that was before they screened out the statistical outliers (Caribou Express).

They are who we thought they were, part 2

Indeed, just like last year and the year before that and the year before that, the Mets will rip off a bunch of wins in a row, and then puke it all right back.

Mets-phils

Big inning for santana here, bottom of the 4th. We just tacked on another 2 runs in top 4th, and santana now faces the heart of philthies order. Hopefully he's treating this like a playoff game and we'll see what he can do. I was certainly disappointed with his effort in the bottom of the 1st after we jumped out to a quick lead.

Not a good start, utley tagged a double into the corner... Let's see if he can set down the big man... indeed, got him to fly out to deep left. Very close to a 2-run jobbie though.

Interlude

A little jetties action. Looks like McKnight has a bit of legwork to match Leon Washington's skills, to say the least:

While fellow highly-touted draft pick Joe McKnight has stumbled mightily out of the gate, vomiting during practice for the second day in a row while dropping four more passes...

Two Questions for D.C.:

1) Where are you?

2) Is there still room on the wagon?