Randoms Thoughts; Evan Roberts, Brett Myers, Phillies

Yesterday during the Beningo and Roberts show on Wfan, Evan Roberts broke down the Escobar-Gonzalez deal. He summed up Alex Gonzalez as a great postseason player. The guy has a career .167 postseason BA. Great? Far from it, more like one great moment.

If the Mets get any pitcher before the deadline it will be Brett Myers. He won't cost that much in terms of prospects, and more importantly to the Wilpons he is owed 3MM pro-rated. If they can get Myers he would add a little swagger to the staff along with a vendetta against Philly.

Speaking of Philly why is there rumors about Jayson Werth being available? The guy is one of the 3 best right fielders in MLB. Why are sports writers counting the Phillies out? They still are the team to beat in the NL.

More Anti Lebron shit

I'm still not over it.
I just don't understand, how a player that good joins a team like Miami.  They are the third most popular team in Miami behind the Dolphins and the U.  What a bitch! 

Don't make the mistake of counting on Beltran

Carlos Beltran is the best center fielder in baseball.  He is almost a year removed from playing his last game, and is coming off major knee surgery.  Don't think for one second that he is going come back and be that big Midseason aquisition that sports radio has portrayed.  Like we saw from Reyes earlier in the season, it takes about 5 to 6 weeks for players to get caught up to major league pitching. 

Carlos will struggle and about the time the Mets are about 7 games back by the end of August, fans will be calling for Pagan to start. 

The Mets are close but in my opinion Beltran will not be the difference in the division.  It is very short sided to think he will be that midseason aquisition.  Didn't we go through this last year?

This is typical Mets propoganda that has come out of the front office since the winter.  It wasn't that long ago how they were trying to sell fans on Ollie P and John Maine.  I am really starting to think the owners are broke.  Seriously, they could have landed Cliff Lee.  He is only owed 6MM the rest of the way, and they have a lot of good prospects.  Omar will say that he is ALWAYS looking to upgrade the team.  Except it has to be the right price.  Name one team that is willing to part with inexpensive pitching?

The deadline is two weeks away, but I don't forsee the Mets adding payroll and that is a shame. 

The greatest owner in all of sports

If GS owned the Mets or Knicks how many titles would he have won? From 1980 on how many ?

I will say at least 3 with the Mets. Two coming in the 1980s, and additional one in 2006. The guy would spend whatever it takes.

Two with the Knicks. One coming in the late 90s after he ran Pat Ewing out of town and signed Shaq and Reggie Miller. The last one in 2007, after drafting Amare Stoudemire, signing Kobe, and Jerry West retired in his final year as Knicks gm since 1995. The Knicks swept the Spurs.

Mets 48-40 at the break

If you told me that in January I would have laughed. It's not bad for this team.

Manuel has managed well. He keeps the team on an even keel, and seems to have a good feel about what his guys can do.

It's too bad this team can't take on some extra salary. They are close enough to make a run at a playoff spot. The team has holes but a little tweaking could go a long way. Obviously a front line starter would be ideal, but a guy that can eat innings and get you quality starts would do wonders. Kenny Rogers had one bad inning, but he pitched great down the stretch of the 1999 team.

I will say it again. Castillo has to go. The guy is not a good fit on this team. I want Steven Drew for 2b.

Jim Dolan should buy the Mets if they are in financial trouble. The guy tries to buy people and help the team. The same can't be said about the Wilpons.

The storm has passed

Well I'm used to being disappointed with my three favorite teams. Now that I digested the whole LeCon thing, here is what I think.

Enough of the wait for the class of 2010,2011, and 2012 free agents. Unless you are one star away, the free agency thing doesn't work in the NBA.

Trading is the way to go. The Celtics, Lakers, and Nets are just a few of the many examples and trading for guys at the right time.

Lebron James is a total pussy. Do you think Jordan or Kobe would have Ever left their teams in their prime, and joined a team that already had a star that won a championship? A true star player takes his team on his back.

I think the Knicks will miss Jamal Crawford. He would have been a nice second option to A'Mare. Galo would be the number 3 guy, and that team would be 50 plus wins.

The Knicks need one more go to guy. Enough with the Carmelo and CP3 talk, i have waited long enough. This team gets one more go to guy and they will get to the second round.

Adding insult to injury

Sounds like the Yankees are getting Cliff Lee.

I'm really happy with the teams I root for.

The NBA sucks

I know I sound like a bitter knick fan but this system sucks. You trade great players for bad players/contracts it's ridiculous. One bad contract sets you back for years. All while you tank for years hoping a great player will sign with your team. What a joke, any league where players can map the landscape of a league for years, blows. Teams are now forced to almost combine teams just to compete.

Let's go Lakers! Kobe Bryant is the real deal, the closest thing to Jordan. LeBron is Harold Minor.

Move over ARod you are no longer the most hated man in sports

Meet LeBron James the soon to be most hated athlete in the world. After tonight, he is officially public enemy number one. He took the easy route.

Tonight is up there with the 2007 collapse

I didn't think it would sting like 2007, but it did real bad. When he said South Beach, it felt like Tom Glavine was getting lit up all over again. The chance of the Knicks winning a championship was dead. I looked forward to this date for years, only to have one of my teams go down looking again.

The Knicks are the only team that Yankee and Met fans share. True blue Yankee fans now got a taste of what the Mets go through every off season. It sucks.

It was Lebron or bust

I hope Lebron comes

I have been following the LBJ watch like crazy. I hope all of these Heat reports are wrong. I just want one of my teams to win a title. Not one has done it since 1986 and I was too young to appreciate it.

Out of the Mets, Jets, and Knicks what team will win a title first?

I will say the Jets are the closest what do you think?

Pelfrey snubbed for the all-star team

I would like anyone to name a starter that had a better first half.

I just hope it doesn't hurt him in the long run. Sometimes guys kind of give up after being left off the all star team.

Strausberg tonight

I hope the mets offense puts on a show and gives this guy a good beating.

I think beating up this guy would do wonders for the teams confidence.

If they give him a beating they have to feel they can beat anyone.

Question of the day?

If you were to buy a Met jersey today, what current Met player and color would you go with???

I would get the cream pinstripe Jon Niese jersey.

Might be outdated in a few weeks if he is in the Cliff Lee trade.

Did you know??

Elijah Dukes and my boy Carl "hit bomb" Everett are playing for the Newark Bears. Who wants to go to a Bears game?

I would think somebody will take a chance on Dukes. A big time injury is bound to happen. I could see Dukes ending up with Texas. They always get low lives to play well there.

Midseason Report Card

Reyes B+ ...slow start but his defense has made the difference at SS
Wright B..great run producer but not consistent enough
Pagan B+...has exceeded all expectations
Ike B...changed the season
Castillo D....he just sucks
Bay C...good defense but no power
Francour C+... great defense but not consistent with the bat
Tejada B... Hopefully spells the end of Castillo
Catching duo A-... Great game calling and clutch hitting
Tatis D-... Was a spark plug three seasons ago hasn't been since
Carter B....has done well off the bench and relishes his role
Cora C... Bad contract

Pelfrey A+... all that and then some
Santana D+... looks like a 3 starter now
Dickey. A... Where the mets be without him
Ollie P F... Cut him
Takahashi B-...looked good early but looks exposed lately
Niese. B+.... Has been consistently great since returning from the DL

Pen
KRod C- what looked like a great signing last year looks shitty this year
Feliciano A....has come up big this year
Dessens B... Good 7th inning guy
Igarashi C.. Injury hurt him