Entries from July 2006 ↓

Trading deadline madness!

Show Notes

• Duaner Sanchez injured in car accident.
• Xavier Nady goes to Pirates for Roberto Hernandez and Oliver Perez.
• Omar Minaya says Duaner Sanchez might not need surgery and it’s still possible that he will pitch this season.
• Lastings Milledge to return to play right field.
• Oh yeah and the Mets swept the Braves!
• Pedro Martinez and El Duque impress after shaky starts.
• Carlos Beltran (2 Grand Slams) and co. do a tomahawk chop of their own.
• Starting rotation questions considered.
• 2006 Podcast Award Nominee. VOTE TODAY!
  

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Mets take the final game from the Cubs in a squeaker, thereby avoiding a sweep and a four game losing streak.

Show Notes

• Tough series vs. Cubs - Glavine and Trachsel get knocked around while bats get hot.
• Braves series coming up this weekend featuring the return of Pedro Martinez.
• Making the call on a trade for a starter. I think we need one more solid arm in the rotation.
• Trade deadline approaches and NY Post article says, “Minaya must trade the future…“
• Greg calls in SI article re: “Mets Must Trade For Willis“
• Podcast Award voting info. Voting Opens on July 28th.
• LETS GO METS!

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A bad outing by Mike Pelfrey is not the end of the world. Maybe he got the “Shea Stadium in from of 46,000 on a Sunday afternoon” jitters. Mets still take 2 of 3 from Houston with Carlos Delgado starting to get hot.

Show Notes

• Astros Series Recap
• Post All-Star Game Recap
• The Weeks Ahead: Cubs come to town and then three in Atlanta.
• Trade Talk: Nothing new really. Has John Maine’s performance dampened Omar Minaya’s desire to get a starting pitcher.
• Let’s Go Mets!

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Post All Star Break New York Mets talk. It’s a brave new world here in the second season. Lets hope for 50 more wins and a solid starting rotation!

Show Notes 

• Mets - Cub Series
• Trachsel Surprises
• Glavine Takes a Loss
• El Duque Disappoints
• Cliff Floyd Resurgence?
• Pelfrey to start vs. Cincinnati
• Second Half Trade Talk
• Edgardo Alfonzo Returns!
• Mike from the Daily Fungo Podcast.
• Let’s Go Mets!

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It’s the All-Star Break first half season review.

First things first. Mets get a split with the Marlins in a four game series that includes the end (oh lord I hope) of Jose Lima’s stints with the Mets and the successful debut of Mets top pitching prospect Mike Pelfrey.

On to the 1st half recap. I’m not going to rate the Mets since I think the team and players deserve an A for having the best record in the National League and a 12 game lead in the division.

Most Valuable Position Player

Winner: David Wright
Runner Up: Carlos Beltran
Honorable Mention: Jose Reyes

Most Valuable Pitcher

Winner: Tom Glavine
Runner Up: Pedro Martinez
Honorable Mention: Duaner Sanchez

Most Valuable Bench Player

Winner: Endy Chavez
Runner Up: Julio Franco
Honorable Mention: Ramon Castro

Most Valuable Relief Pitcher

Winner: Duaner Sanchez
Runner Up: Darren Oliver
Honorable Mention: Chad Bradford

Most Disappointing Performance

Loser: Cliff Floyd
Runner Up: Aaron Heilman
Dis-Honorable Mention: Lastings Milledge

Most Surprising Player

Winner: Jose Valentin
Runner Up: Paul LoDuca
Honorable Mention: Xavier Nady

Bleeds Met Orange and Blue

Winner: David Wright
Runner Up: Paul LoDuca
Honorable Mention: Cliff Floyd

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Thank heavens the Mets won the second game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Two in a row to the worst team in the NL would have been too much to bear.

Congrats to David Wright, Jose Reyes, Paul Lo Duca, Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez and Tom Glavine for
Allow me to rant about the Mets’ dismal performance over the last two weeks. I feel like the Met pitchers need to be more aggresive with opposing hitters. Too much nibbling and too much getting beat while ahead in the count. On top of that you have injuries, runner LOB, mental mistakes and Willie’s penchant for letting a pitcher go one (or two) batters too many. Pick your pet peeve and feel free to comment. Oh, and Jose Lima might start Friday night. Doh!

Did I forget to mention that the Mets still have a 10.5 game lead?

Nominations for the 2006 podcast awards are open until July 15th. If you have a few moments, please head over and nominate The New York Mets Baseball Podcast in the Sports category. Ballot stuffing is allowed as the same person can vote once every 24 hours.

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The Mets have their first 3 and 4 game losing streak of the year, getting swept by the Red Sox and then dropping the first game of the Yankees series. The team was suffering from anemic bats, poor fielding, nagging injuries and maybe the dog days of summer too. They certainly had their chance against the Yanks on Friday night with Orlando Hernandez going seven strong despite a rain delay. The Mets got nothing going against Mike Mussina or the Yankees bullpen.

Nice win on Saturday with the Mets roughing up the old unit. Reyes and Wright just keep paying dividends along with surprising contributions by Paul LoDuca and Ramon Castro. Trachsel is scary but gets out of the jams to win his seventh game. Wagner finishes but both Wagner and Trachsel may be dealing with lower extremity injuries.

Eight games against Pittsburgh and the 2nd place (for now anyway) Florida Marlins before the All Star break. Hopefully Nady, LoDuca, Delgado and others nagging with injuries can get some rest and recover for a strong second half of the season.

Brian from Rockland County phones in a couple of comments. Plus some comments off of the blog.

Take a moment to join the map and do me the favor of nominating this podcast for a Podcast Award under the Sports category.

Thanks in advance and Lets Go Mets!

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