The Official 2004 Mets Thread

[SpotcheckBilly]

Better late than never, I guess.

2 games over .500, 2 games out of first place. They're actually ahead of where I figured they'd be this year. Wiggy's doing well, Reyes is finally healthy, we just need some relief pitching. (and Franco to stay in the bullpen..playing cards.)


Let's Go Mets!!

[chumpy]

There you go. Now the Mets have a spot all to themselves. I'm a Yankee fan, but I have nothing against the Mets. (Sweeping bastards)

[SpotcheckBilly]

As expected..a friggin Ghost-Town. where are the tumbleweeds?

Ghost Town (http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/nvreplicar/images/ryolite001.gif)

[robification]

spot.... the only news going on today as far as the mets are concerned is the fact that piazza is catching for clemens.... i'm sure things will pick up after the break

[fandango86]

Hey, a Mets thread! I've been posting in the Phillies thread, carefully trying not to offend anyone. Now I think I can safely say the Phillies suck! :haha7:

I'm proud of the way the Mets have played this year, but I'm really hoping they don't trade Wright or any of their blue-chip pitching prospects for Johnson or anyone else. I just don't think they'll be able to hang on, and even if they do, they need those young arms since Leiter and Glavine are both pushing 60. Stick with the plan...

Mets in 2006!:clap4:

[Ballbuster1]

Hey, a Mets thread! I've been posting in the Phillies thread, carefully trying not to offend anyone. Now I think I can safely say the Phillies suck! :haha7: You're never safe saying that....too many Philly Mods on the board.:icon_mrgr

[SpotcheckBilly]

How cool is it, that Hidalgo is doing so well? The Mets won't trade Wright for Johnson..hopefully they'll stay the course. I'm proud of this team as well, they're much better than I thought they'd be. Stick with the plan..

[SpotcheckBilly]

You're never safe saying that....too many Philly Mods on the board.:icon_mrgr

I started this thread..and he's under my wing. Go back to the Phillie thread. :fight6:

[Ballbuster1]

I started this thread..and he's under my wing. Go back to the Phillie thread. :fight6::haha7:

[SpotcheckBilly]

Speaking of which..2 games out. 4 games with the Phils at home. If they're gonna make a run, now's the time to start. I hope they bring this Wright kid up soon, I wanna see him play..supposed to be a real throw-back.

[SPEWEY]

If it doesn't rain on Saturday, I'm going to head to Shea for the Phils-Mets. By any chance is anyone here going as well? We can meet up for some beers.

[MAVRIC305]

Speaking of which..2 games out. 4 games with the Phils at home. If they're gonna make a run, now's the time to start. I hope they bring this Wright kid up soon, I wanna see him play..supposed to be a real throw-back.

You can call this wishful thinking, but I think they are either going to trade Wigginton, or Wright along with others for Randy Johnson. I think the Mets have the prospects the Yankees do not to get this deal done. I just hope Duquette gives an all out effort to acquire Johnson.

As for this series against the Phillies, it's a must that we win at least 3 out of 4. If we split our momentum will not be as great going into a series against the Marlins. We have to go into that series on a high, or even in first.

[SpotcheckBilly]

They do have the prospects..the Yanks would have to pull off a 3-way deal, just to swing it..they have decimated their farm system. Boston is in the same boat. I still think he'll go to Anaheim, but we'll see.

[robification]

1 game behind philly.... atlanta takes over first place

[SpotcheckBilly]

nice start to the series..Wiggy!!

[MAVRIC305]

Atlanta & Philly tied for first. The Mets need to take the next three. I hope Atlanta drops a couple, along with the Marlins. Wiggy is finding a way to come through lately. Piazza drew a walk, I guess that's the best he could do right now. He is in a terrible slump, it's pretty sad. I'll take the win...

LET'S GO METS!!!

[robification]

The Mets need to take the next three.
i'm a met fan and would never stray.... but isnt that just wishfull thinking at this point?

[peewee]

the mets are playing some great baseball... while i am a yankee fan i am more a baseball fan and any game that is on tv i am going to watch... i think more people from ny have to put aside the stupid yanks/mets rivalary (i stink and can't spell, plus i am drunk... much less gooder spelling). the only time i root against the mets is when they are face to face with the yanks... and even this year i was hoping the mets could grab a few games (but not fucking sweep... good job guys) from the yanks... i hope this thread grows to some great baseball talk... if it dose you will see more and more post from this drunken baseball fan

[SpotcheckBilly]

We stink....we can beat every team, but Philly. The one we need to beat the most. I don't like us.

[robification]

blame the guy who was screaming sweep after game one

[SpotcheckBilly]

mav...you bastard!!

[SPEWEY]

I was at the Shea yesterday. I thought the game was excellent. :)

The Mets defense sucks. I found it hysterical that yesterday was Reyes bobble-head day and they were also selling banners of him and shit. Meanwhile, the guy is only hitting .216.

Can somebody explain to me why Phillips is still a starter? He is the suck.

[MAVRIC305]

blame the guy who was screaming sweep after game one
Hey, flog my dolphin, Robbie!:eekdroolA :mad4:

There is nothing wrong with wishful thinking! We had swept them earlier this season, it is not like it was an impossible feat. They just got the better of us in those two games. We got em' today!

Also, If we can sweep the Yankees anything is possible!:haha7:

I am going to go a step further and say we are going to score 10 runs against Dantrell Willis. He always kills us, but there I go with my wishful thinking... :icon_roll

Smilies a go-go... :icon_bigg

[SpotcheckBilly]

It's cool..I'll take a split. The defense was much better today, I'm happy with the outcome. Cameron made a nice play, so did Reyes.

[OandA_Chris]

The Mets eased the logjam on the their bench Monday afternoon and at the same time added bullpen depth when they traded outfielder Karim Garcia to Baltimore for right-handed setup man Mike DeJean.

DeJean, who is 0-5 with a 6.13 ERA in 37 games this year, went 4-7 with a 4.87 ERA with 18 saves in 58 games with the Milwaukee Brewers last season. He was acquired by St. Louis on August 22nd and was 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA and one save in 18 contests.

"Mike will bring experience and depth to our bullpen," said Mets General Manager Jim Duquette. "He has had success in the National League and has the savvy of pitching well in close games."

[SpotcheckBilly]

Baltimore says he's lost command of his fastball, Rick Peterson must see somthing that he can fix, watching film of DeJean.

As far as Karim Garcia goes, good riddance.

[OandA_Chris]

its a good move over all the mets outfield is strong and the bullpen is a lil weak

[fandango86]

[/QUOTE]its a good move over all the mets outfield is strong and the bullpen is a lil weak[QUOTE]

You can say that again about the bullpen. Well, if there's a bright side to tonight's shithole of a game, it's that I have Armando Benitez on my fantasy team. That's something, right?

[OandA_Chris]

FUCK Armando Benitez
where the fuck was he last year even though he made the all star game he blow so many games early on in the season last year

[MAVRIC305]

Heart-breaking game tonight. We finally got to Dantrell Willis and the bullpen and our inconsistent defense ruined it, again. Erickson pitched well and deserved the win.

Honestly, I am not blaming the players for this loss. I think the game was over-managed by Howe. He had a shift on against Miguel Cabrera which made it possible for him to hit the game tying hit up the middle. That should have been a double play ball right to Matsui. He definitely had him playing in the hole instead of straight up. There was something wrong with Matsui not being able to get to that ball.

Oh yeah, FUCK!

[wackadoo]

Baltimore says he's lost command of his fastball, Rick Peterson must see somthing that he can fix, watching film of DeJean. 4 teams in 2 yrs:rolleyes: good luck.


heheh only took over half a season for a mets thread:haha7:

[SpotcheckBilly]

4 teams in 2 yrs:rolleyes: good luck.


heheh only took over half a season for a mets thread:haha7:

Gee, I wonder why no one started one sooner? ::hammer: :hamm: :icon_eek:

[MAVRIC305]

Hey you Wackadoo! Get out of this thread, I do not come into the Phillies thread and knock the cock out of your mouth do I? So, stop knocking the cock out of Spot's! :icon_wink Love ya, Wack, Love ya, Spot... :action-sm

I do not know shit about Mike Dejean, but he sounds like some sort of sandwich spread. I hope he can help this bullpen. But, he cannot make the Mets defense more consistent. That something only the players on the field can fix.

SIX RUN COMEBACK!!! I BELIEVE!!! IF THEY LOSE AFTER THIS I WILL BREAK SOMETHING!

[SpotcheckBilly]

Matsui sucks ..

[fandango86]

Matsui sucks ..
To me he fits right into the proud tradition of sucky Mets shortstops. I'm trying real hard to think of even one who could field OR hit, let alone both. Ok, Reyes for like 2 months last year, but that doesn't count. At least he's better than Rafael Santana...:bigok

[SPEWEY]

Quite a pitcher's duel going on right now.....:drunk:

[SpotcheckBilly]

Frank Taveras?

[Papagolash]

How come my favorite teams have to make my life so fucking miserable. Damn you Mets and Rangers!

[wackadoo]

Gee, I wonder why no one started one sooner? ::hammer: :hamm: :icon_eek:hmm...mets fan this week spot?:icon_roll :haha7: :drunk: :icon_razz

i thought matsui was going to be good.

piazza at first si brutal. agree?

[Hoagie]

piazza at first si brutal. agree?
No worse than Paul Abbot at pitcher.http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_72.gif

[fandango86]

Not to combine two threads or anything, but I typed "New York Mets" into that smurf name thing and it came up 'Stanky Smurf'. No lie. Even Papa Smurf is dissing the Mets. Splitting with the Expos is not going to keep them in contention. Need a big weekend against the Braves or I think it's over...

[SpotcheckBilly]

Have I Mentioned that I HATE John Franco!! ::hammer:

[fandango86]

Have I Mentioned that I HATE John Franco!! ::hammer:
Not sure. I used to like him back when he was good, but then he cried, so I hate him. Being a sucky relief pitcher on the Mets isn't enough to earn my hate, but when you add the crying thing...By the way his name is 'Trusty Smurf.' Trust him with anything but a lead, I guess. :hamm:


:piss2 crying athletes:piss

[SpotcheckBilly]

I'm just pissed that Howe left him in to pitch to 2 righties. He's a lefty specialist now, and you saw the results. Captain or not, it's time to sit down.

[fandango86]

Need a big weekend against the Braves or I think it's over...
Boy, everyone sure cleared out of here in a hurry...I've resorted to quoting myself. And as I said, it's over. 3-7 homestand. They needed to go 8-2 to convince me they wanted it. This team isn't going to win this year. I really hope they don't bother trading for Benson. The media will lynch them for it, but they've been playing above their heads all year. The only reason they were in it is that the Phillies suck so much. Looks like the Braves are going to take command like they always do. In my opinion, they should play the kids, hold the prospects, and wait 'till next year.

[SpotcheckBilly]

I agree..play the kids, hold the prospects. Even if they get Benson, they're going nowhere, it's not worth it.

[Hoagie]

Tough game tonight, huh?

[SpotcheckBilly]

So long Wiggy..we'll miss you. But we got some pretty good pitching.

AP Story Here (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=531&e=1&u=/ap/20040730/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_mets_trades)

[slap happy]

Nice pick up for u guys with Zambrano. I wish we had a GM that could pull off trades that matter.

[MAVRIC305]

Not only Zambrano, but a young "Greg Maddox" in Kris Benson. I love that they pulled this trade off. It is the best thing they could have done. They gave up Scott Kazmir for Zambrano, but gained a 29 year old with Benson. We are not giving up too much future with that trade. I think we will sign Benson at years end, so Mets fans should be happy.

As for this year, we cannot lose tonight. If we do, we are in a huge hole in a division that blows monkey ass. Our bats better wake up fast. PIAZZA HAS GOT TO GET OFF THE SCHNIDE! HE IS KILLING US! THIS TEAM LIVES AND DIES WITH HIS BAT!

And, we will miss ya Ty. Thanks for all the effort.

[Seth]

I'm liking DeJean and Wright more and more. I haven't given up on the Amazin's yet ( I never do- even when it's statistically impossible, I still have hope). But switching back and forth between Yankees, Mets and Tyson last night, I've come to the conclusion that Jeter is an amazing Athelete and we need someone like that on the Mets. I fucking hate that man.

[SpotcheckBilly]

8-0? this sucks..

[Seth]

6-4. We were robbed! That last pitch to Wright was high, not a strike! Fucking umps.

[SpotcheckBilly]

ehh there were 2 outs..Wright tried. Smoltz was just too tough. They should have made a move earlier.

[Seth]

Fucking cable company! Leiter's pitching tomorrow and I won't be able to see it? Is this possible? Like being a Mets fan isn't hard enough, now I can't even watch the fucking games while their out of town for over a week?!?!

:fight6: :fight6: :fight6:

[MAVRIC305]

I have read and heard of this ordeal with Time Warner. They are such assholes. They think a $2 rebate per month is going to make up for them taking away the Mets, Knicks, and Rangers from their respective fans? They are out of their fucking minds! Sorry to all my peeps out there in the boroughs!

As for the Mets.... Nine games out, with less than two months to go..... We better wake up starting tomorrow. We need to sweep the Brewers and take 2 of 3, or more from maybe the best team in baseball. We swept the best team in baseball in June, let's see if we can do it again. If we cannot win 5 of the next 6, we are all but fucked. Unless of course the Braves drop 10 straight.

This may be the last time I post this on the board:

LET'S GO METS!

[Seth]

I like to throw people off and root for the Mets even when they aren't playing. Gives them a head start on rootings for the next season. I can't believe I can't watch Leiter pitching. I'm so pissed. At least I got to rag someone today on Nomahh being a Cubbie.

[SpotcheckBilly]

Glavine loses front teefs..Piazza goes on the D/L..Reyes has a stress fracture. WTF??

somebody bring me a fork..

[Hoagie]

Glavine loses front teefs..Piazza goes on the D/L..Reyes has a stress fracture. WTF??

somebody bring me a fork..It took you until today to ask for a fork? You really are an optimist, aren't you?

[SpotcheckBilly]

Yep..ever the "optomist". :idiot:

[MAVRIC305]

Shut your yapper, DA Hoag... :icon_wink

We still got a shot, we are only 6 1/2 out of the wild card spot. Optimism is something we should have with a line-up like the Mets have, plus their pitching staff.

[Hoagie]

Ya, you got that awesome short stop.

[MAVRIC305]

Rey Ordonez? :icon_wink

[SpotcheckBilly]

Kaz Kahjagoogoo?

[SpotcheckBilly]

One plus from this year..http://www.annabenson.net/

http://www.annabenson.net/gallery/flash6.jpg

[fandango86]

One plus from this year..http://www.annabenson.net/

http://www.annabenson.net/gallery/flash6.jpg

NICE!! :clap: (Hey, can she play second base?)

[SpotcheckBilly]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/232617p-199778c.html

Howe about Dykstra next?



BY ADAM RUBIN
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER


Lenny Dykstra with the Mets in '80s.

The Mets could reach to their glory days for Art Howe's successor. Team brass may consider pairing hard-nosed Lenny Dykstra, who serves as a consultant to Jim Duquette and Jeff Wilpon, with bench coach Larry Bowa to try to restore a swagger to the organization, according to sources.
"He's not going to accept losing," one Mets insider said.

Owner Fred Wilpon mentioned managerial experience as a criterion for the next skipper, but Duquette said the organization will "maintain flexibility" when identifying candidates. http://www.nydailynews.com/ips_rich_content/529-dykstra.JPG

[SpotcheckBilly]

Sorry Seth, :icon_sad:


Mets: Leiter files for free agency

by Fanball Staff - Fanball.com
Saturday, November 6, 2004

News
Al Leiter has forced the Mets' hand by filing provisionally for free agency. By doing so, the Mets have until November 15 to either exercise a $10 million option on Leither for next season or pay him a $2 million buyout.

Views
It appears as if the Mets want to bring Leiter back, and Leiter's agent has had talks with Mets General Manater omar Minaya, according to published reports. The two sides are likely to hammer out a new deal once the Mets decide that they want the lefthander back. Leiter went just 10-8, but did have a nice 3.21 ERA last season, so the 39-year-old still has some fantasy value.

[MAVRIC305]

It's okay. He will most likely be back with the Mets. It seems Al wants to comeback and the Mets want him back, but 10 million is a huge price tag and not deserving. I think even Al knows that... Al wants to retire a Met, and obviously will be integral in the Mets Network starting in 2006.