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Mets Strike First In Subway Series

Jun 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Jose Reyes continues to look like the player we all fell in love with as he came up huge tonight with a double to start a rally in the 8th and tacked on an RBI in the 9th. In the 8th, Pagan followed Reyes’ double with  a 2 RBI hit to put the Mets up 3-0 and lock up the Mets 7th consecutive road victory and 8th win overall. Hisanori Takahashi threw 6 more shutout innings against the Yanks to give the Mets their 3rd victory in 4 games this year in the subway series.

It was nice to see the Mets beat a real team on the road as this was there first test after beating up on the O’s and Tribe. However, beating up on those bad teams can increase that confidence and the Mets continue to roll. Now all we can hope for is the Mets to pick up another win in the Bronx and clinch a great road trip. Big Pelf and Phil Hughes should give us a great game tomorrow in which could be a battle between future #1′s in New York. A great story to unfold tomorrow for sure….LETS GO METS!

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Fantasy Draft Results

Mar 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Earlier this spring I took a look at the Mets from a fantasy perspective. I gave my predictions and analysis of each player. I figured since my friends consisting of 12 guys ( 6 Met fans, 5 Yankee fans and 1 Red Sox fan) concluded our draft in a NY biased draft, I would announce where Mets went for your reference. This should give you an idea of where these guys are going in a NY style fantasy draft.

Round 2, Pick 15-David Wright, 3B

Round 3, Pick 34- Johan Santana-SP

Round 4, Pick 41-Jose Reyes-SS

Round 6, Pick 71- Jason Bay-OF

Round 10, Pick 117-Carlos Beltran-OF

Round 11, Pick 122- Francisco Rodriguez-CP

Round 15, Pick 176-Jeff Francoeur-OF

The joke of the day was if Ollie Perez was going to be Mr. Irrelevant but it never materialized. Obviously, injuries and a losing culture scared many away from the likes of Ollie, Maine and Pelf. I am sure people will keep on eye on the Mets roster as there could be some free agent picks up if any of the youngsters get the call to Flushing.

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The Sad State of Society

Mar 8, 2010 By 4 Comments

By now you have probably heard about the rant that Craig Carton made on WFAN this morning or maybe you even read Mike Lupica’s column in the Daily News this morning. The rumors are now circulating that Jose Reyes’ thyroid problems “could” be linked to HGH use.

I think it shows the sad state of society that athletes are always guilty until proven innocent. As I talked about in a earlier blog, as soon as news was made that David Wright was bigger after the off-season, I heard people calling WFAN to say that he probably was on the juice as well. Now Jose Reyes gets diagnosed with a problem that “could” be a side effect of HGH and he is guilty in the mind of the media without any credible information.

I think it is unfortunate for anyone to have a medical issue, now I know I’ve read that this is not too serious of a condition but it would be nice if he could even go take the tests and see if everything is alright before this media circus began. Is this where we are going? Anytime, anyone has a medical issue will it be tied to PED’s?

Unlike most callers to WFAN today, I went online and did some research. This thyroid problem can affect anyone at any age. Even though it did say women in their 20′s were more frequent. The doctors also said it “could” be an affect which means they don’t even have concrete info, if one has to do with the other.

Unfortunately, I feel that PED’s are part of the game. Especially without a concrete test for HGH. I feel pretty confident that a lot of players have either experimented or currently use such PED’s. I know I don’t want to admit it but I’m sure that includes players on my favorite team. I hope that this story with Reyes turns out to not be true but it wouldn’t shock me.

Even with that attitude, I still feel people need to stop always trying to bring people down. People will always be jealous of professional athletes and I feel that media, and fans alike will stop at no end to try to destroy people’s careers. This to me truly is sad, and let me finish by saying this, if Jose Reyes is using PED’s, I would bet that a lot of people who we don’t think are using are using.

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Mets Fantasy Outlook: Jose and Johan

Feb 28, 2010 By 2 Comments

Over the next couple of days, I am going to take a look at different Mets players from a fantasy perspective, tonight’s installment will start off with two of the most talented players in the game, Jose Reyes and Johan Santana, who disappointed owners last year with injuries but appear to be undervalued this season, perhaps taking a risk on one or both of these guys will pay huge dividends for your team.

Most fans that are die hard enough to spend time reading blogs like this one are also big time into fantasy baseball. Hey, it gives us regular folk a chance at being the GM and manager of our very own club. Fantasy baseball, whether for pride or for money has become a very popular form of entertainment in this country. In my opinion, Fantasy baseball is the best sport for Fantasy. I love the everyday, hands-on grind that is the baseball season. Fantasy football, which you only need to follow once a week just doesn’t do it for me.

 Even though the critics think the Mets are going nowhere this season, they still have a ton of all star calibur players that are going to be highly desired in fantasy drafts. However, this season is going to be very interesting for fantasy drafts as there remain many questions with many of the traditionally high picks from the Met roster. Jose Reyes and Johan Santana are recovering from injuries, David Wright is coming off his worst season ever, Carlos Beltran is out for what is thought to be at least 40 games,  how is CitiField going to effect Jason Bay’s power numbers and is anyone else going to step up enough to warrant a starting position on someone’s fantasy roster.

Again, over the next coming days we will examine many of the Mets finest but let’s look at tonight’s subjects:

Jose Reyes- SS- Jose was ranked in the top 3 last season because of his all-around game. Triples, doubles, stolen bases, RBI’s, some power, Jose has it all. At least that is if he is healthy, and everything we have heard from Mets camp is that he is back and ready to go. Jose is pre-ranked number 48 by Yahoo his average draft selection is 44.6 by Yahoo. I have a feeling that in drafts with mostly New Yorkers, he will be drafted much earlier. 48th would put him the 4th round but my guess is as we get closer to opening day you should be likely to see him come off the board by the 2nd round. With his ability for SB’s and Triples, with the fact that he is a SS, will have you nervously waiting to see how long he will last.

Johan Santana- SP- Johan was another guy who was a first round pick last season. He even went first in our draft and was proving he was worth it early in the season but as he got injured, his owners paid the price. He definitely has the ability to be the best pitcher in baseball and bring home a Cy Young Award. Yahoo has him though as the 8th ranked starting pitcher. He is ranked 55th overall by Yahoo and is being drafted in the 50th spot as of today. Again, with alot of Met homers in your leagues and continuing to hear he is healthy, you can bet he will be gone quickly.

My prediction:

Reyes goes late 1st round to early 2nd round. I think he has a strong season, expect his SB numbers to decrease slightly as the Mets bat him 3rd and want to work his way back to where he has been. I think by the end of the season he will be a top ten player so the longer he lasts on draft night the bigger reward when he has a typical Jose Reyes season.

Santana goes mid to late 2nd round. I think a second year in CitiField will only help Santana’s numbers. As the outfield gets more comfortable with the park and he learns how to pitch there he can only become more dominant. Santana will not throw the CG’s that Halladay will and probably won’t have the K’s that Timmy Lincecum does but should have a great season. If the Mets can stay in the race he will only rise to the occasion more. That could mean more CG’s, but if the Mets are not close in September look for the Mets to rest him down the stretch meaning he will be more valuable if the Mets can win.

Tomorrow’s subjects: David Wright and Francisco Rodriguez, 2 guys looking to come back after their first ever down years.

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