Tag Archives: Mack’s Mets
Link Dump: July 23rd, 2009
Amazin Avenue - Make It Interesting And Give Barry Bonds A Call
For the first time in as long as I can remember, watching the Mets play is not Plan A of my summer existence. Livan Hernandez is pitching tonight? Maybe “Wipeout” is on. Oliver Perez going against the Nationals? Let’s go rent “Watchmen” from that dollar machine at the supermarket instead. Injuries are clearly the main culprit this season. However, watching players like Omir Santos, Jeff Francoeur, and Livan is frustrating, considering the thought process behind their significant playing time. It took a torn quadriceps from Fernando Nieve for Jon Niese to finally get the call from AAA. That he has been in the minor leagues since mid-May is indefensible. In sorry times like this, one option is to call up minor leaguers to see what they can do. [...]
Link Dump: July 20th, 2009
Scouting the Sally - Developing Young Pitching
In 2009, the South Atlantic League has been a hotbed of talented young arms as I have had the opportunity to see a number of former high round picks, talented international prospects, and of course, the Sand Gnats staff which consists of arguably half of the Mets best young arms in Jeurys Familia, Robert Carson, and Kyle Allen. As a former college catcher who took great pride in managing a pitching staff, I can’t help but wonder why the Mets haven’t left their talented arms in more experienced hands like the Greenville Drive (Red Sox), or Hickory Crawdads (Rangers) who also have talented staffs.[...]
MMO – MetsMerized Player Of The Week! 7/12-7/19 Continue reading
Link Dump: July 18th, 2009
NY Times - Keeping Score: A Creature of Bad Habit: Why Mistakes Are Repeated
At one time or another, almost all of us do or say something we were trying hard not to. For most, it is a minor embarrassment or an awkward moment. For a professional athlete, it can mean the end of a career. Tom House, a former major league pitcher and now the pitching coach at Southern California, calls it the Creature. Golfers call it the yips. By whatever name, it once attacked Yankees second baseman Chuck[...]
Metsblog - Opinion: Time Not On Mets Side Continue reading
Link Dump: June 20th, 2009
Mack’s Mets - Prospect Update
The Real Dirty Mets Fan – Draft And Follow 6-20-09
The Star Ledger – Rain could be in the way of New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays
Aol.com - Jose Reyes Back to Baseball Tasks
The ‘Ropolitans – From the Comments: Update on Phillie Jerseys in Citi Field Continue reading