Big Pelf is Straight Up Gangsta
By: Sean Pidgeon | April 22, 2010
I distinctly remember the first time I saw Mike Pelfrey in person. On Saturday, July 22, 2006, I watched a finely dressed hulk of a man walk into the lobby of the Holiday Inn nearby Shea Stadium, accompanied by a smoking hot lady. My dad, my cousin, and I stay there one weekend each summer [...]
Read more →Jose’s Here but Not Satisfied
By: Brendan Bilko | April 21, 2010
Last night Jose Reyes went four for five with two RBI’s and a stolen base. It was, by all means, his best game of the season to date. Down in the locker room post game, Kevin Burkhardt of SNY and Twitter fame asked him if he was back: I got four hits today, but it’s [...]
Read more →Mets Leak New iKedavis
By: Brendan Bilko | April 20, 2010
While the overall product may change in the future, we can confirm that last night’s first baseman was the real Ike Davis. It’s clear that the features of this leaked, next-generation first baseman are entirely new and different from those possessed by players platooning the position before him. Here are our brief findings: What change [...]
Read more →20 Innings, Tony LaRussa, and Lots of Nervous Pacing
By: Sean Pidgeon | April 18, 2010
I never expected to pace all around the room and swear at the TV during a game in the second week of April. But last night’s 20 inning Mets marathon (a game that pushed the Mets ahead of Justin Bieber as a twitter trending topic) was as tension filled as Johan’s 2-0 complete game victory [...]
Read more →6:53
By: Brendan Bilko | April 18, 2010
I’ll be the first to admit I missed some innings of last night’s ball game. My 8:30 dinner reservations beckoned me around the corner from my apartment. With my MLB At Bat app in tow I left for the restaurant. Much to my surprise over the course of a twenty minute wait, some Peroni and [...]
Read more →Oh, Keith
By: Brendan Bilko | April 16, 2010
“I just had to sit down across from her, for around two minutes, and just stare at her.” Former MVP and ’86 World Series Champion first baseman Keith Hernandez is the wild card of the SNY booth triumvirate. However, this trait of unpredictability has been known to backfire on Hernandez from time to time. This [...]
Read more →What, Me Worry? Well, Yes
By: JKurp | April 14, 2010
I’m a pretty optimistic guy. Glass half-full, keep on keepin’ on, etc. Hell, one of my favorite Radiohead songs is “Optimistic.” But I’m finding it really tough to keep making excuses for the Mets. For six games in a row, the opponent has scored first and with the way they’re hitting (team average at .249), [...]
Read more →In Defense of Mike Jacobs
By: robertjames | April 13, 2010
Perhaps because he’s gotten off to a slow start, people have forgotten why the New York Mets brought in Mike Jacobs this off season. Because he can hit it. Really really far. Sometimes. Like say if the other team brought in someone particularly terrible pitcher who threw fastballs right over the plate. Then he could [...]
Read more →Gary Matthews, Junior: A Proof
By: Brendan Bilko | April 12, 2010
The gorgeous Monday afternoon that was Opening Day aside, it has been a difficult week to be a Mets fan. There are a number of things that could be put in this space as there was so much that has left me exacerbated, however I’ll just focus on one – Jerry Manuel’s determination to get [...]
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