Last night, Jose Reyes led off the sixth inning by hitting a 3-1 pitch up the middle for a single. In the subsequent at bat, Luis Castillo took one pitch before sac bunting Reyes over to second base. Reyes then stole third base in the next at bat, before ultimately scoring on a Chris Carter [...]
Jose Reyes is the tying run at second as Carlos Beltran steps to the dish. Mets are down one run here in New York in the bottom of the ninth of game six. Two out. Soriano checks Reyes at second, he sets, and delivers – fastball high, ball one. I’m sure Mets fans right now [...]
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 [...]
We have less than two weeks until opening day, which means it is still spring training and the Grapefruit and Cactus League races are coming down to the wire. But more importantly it means that every team, no matter how Jeteresque or wretched or extinct, can dream about the World Series…except for the Mets. The [...]
As I wait in earnest anticipation of opening day and a brand new Mets season that won’t be like the last, all I can think about is a semi recent episode of How I Met Your Mother. In the Season 5 episode “Jenkins,” Marshall is afraid to tell Lily that his super awesome work buddy [...]
I realize he’s not the sexy choice to open the season at shortstop for the New York Mets. He’s not Felipe Lopez, but then again, he’s not Alex Cora. He’s Ruben Tejada, and he’s apparently Jerry Manuel’s choice to play shortstop should he continue his torrid spring. If half of the many things that the [...]
I have reached the fifth stage of grief and am prepared to lose Jose Reyes for a significant amount of time, though quite begrudgingly. Odds are at this juncture that Alex Cora is our Opening Day shortstop. Take a deep breath and say it with me now – Alex Cora is our Opening Day shortstop. [...]
For many of us, the Kübler-Ross model either is, or is about to be in full effect. I am of course referring to the stages of grief we will be experiencing in the days to come over the news of Jose Reyes’ necessary recoup time of 2 – 8 weeks for elevated thyroid levels. Now [...]
If you are a fan of the Mets, you have definitely heard the expression “as Reyes goes, the Mets go.” Last season the absence of Jose Reyes was felt by both the team and fans alike. From our standpoint, aside from the obvious lack of a catalyst at the top of the lineup, the game [...]
