New York Mets 2011 Banter

[kelmac07]

Mets not getting any closer to .500 with a 9-3 loss to the Marlins last night.

[Dave128]

What a yo-yo season. Getting down to the end. I'd love to see them at or above .500 and keep third place.

[kelmac07]

.500 will be a successful season with this team.

[kelmac07]

Took the Mets 12 innings (thanks to Parnell blowing another save), but we beat the Marlins 7-4.

And Reyes takes back the batting title lead from Braun.

[Dave128]

Nice win for the good guys!

[kelmac07]

Mets hold on to a 1-0 lead and win against the Marlins. One game away from being .500.

[kelmac07]

Mets drop game #1 of the doubleheader to the Braves, 6-5.

[Dave128]

Game 2's not looking too good either....

[kelmac07]

Originally Posted by Dave128

Game 2's not looking too good either....

Yep...they blew game #2, 5-1...three games under .500, but still in control of 3rd place. I want a .500 record and third place at the end of the season.

[kelmac07]

Mets hold on and actually win one in walk-off fashion against the Cubs, 5-4. So far, so good for my "expectations at the end of the season"...since the playoffs are out (again ).

#1: .500 record: 71-73 (still within striking distance)

#2: 3rd Place in NL East: 4 game lead over Washington

#3: NL Batting Title: Reyes leads Braun .335 to .331. (Mets have never had a batting title winner in their history)

[kelmac07]

Mets come back from being down 3-0 to lead going into the 9th 4-3...only to piss it away and lose 5-4.

[kelmac07]

Tonight is our World Series!!

[kelmac07]

Mets fight back to tie the game...only to BLOW IT in the 11th.

Great ceremony honoring 9/11.

[GTsetGO]

thank goodness you gave your head a rest. all that banging can lead to some problems.

[kelmac07]

And the steadfast nose dive continues.

[longknocker]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Mets drop game #1 of the doubleheader to the Braves, 6-5.

Go, Braves!

[kelmac07]

Mets blow another one.

[kelmac07]

Selig Miffed at Mets:

One big storyline that emerged in baseball Sunday night was the Mets not being allowed to wear first responder (NYPD, FDNY, etc.) hats during the national telecast on ESPN. They did wear them in pre-game festivities but not during the actual game, per MLB rule.

It turns out, according to a report from the New York Post Tuesday, there may be more than initially met the eye. Reportedly, commissioner Bud Selig called the Mets Sunday night and was "irate" that the team threw Major League Baseball under the proverbial bus.

"[Selig] got embarrassed by it," a Mets official said (New York Post). "The game got moved into prime time because of 9/11, and [MLB] ended up getting embarrassed."

The report also notes that Joe Torre -- who was named as the person who ordered the Mets to not wear the hats -- said there was a league-wide memo sent out but nothing specifically about the Mets, nor was the message anything "heavy-handed."

And then there's this (New York Post):
But another source said Mets COO Jeff Wilpon was "back and forth" with the commissioner's office on the matter until the proverbial 11th hour, when it was decided the Mets, on the hook for a $25 million loan from MLB, shouldn't risk the wrath of Selig. So, if all this is true, the Mets basically forced their players to comply and let the commissioner's office take the blame in nefarious manner -- even though they didn't want to risk the wrath of Selig?

It's hard to know who to trust here. It seems like there's blame to be placed in both camps, but the bottom line is the players should have just been allowed to wear the special hats. It's a hat. Don't give me slippery slope on this. It's the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 in New York City. That's a special circumstance. Whether it's Wilpon, Selig, Torre or any combination of the three, someone dropped the ball.

IMHO MLB blew this one.

[kelmac07]

Pelfrey is at it again and Wright has made his 17th error. Falling apart at the seams comes to mind.

[kelmac07]

Mets tied for 3rd place now. Here we go again...trying to give it away.