“Mets could team Halladay with Johan Santana and still find a way to screw things up.” — Ben Maller on the possibility of Roy Halladay joining the New York Mets (accessed on October 6, 2009 12:50 AM)
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Argus Hamilton On Bernard Madoff And The New York Mets
“The New York Mets were ordered to sell Bernard Madoff’s season tickets at Citi Field. He prebought great seats he could use to reel in new investors so he could pay off old investors, but everything collapsed in late September. The Mets understand.” — Argus Hamilton on Bernard Madoff and the New York Mets
Rob Neyer Says David Wright Should Have Been NL MVP
“In September he batted .352. From Aug. 2 through the end of the season, he batted .377 and scored 48 runs in 54 games. The Mets lost 12 of their last 17 to blow the division race (with a little help from the Phillies). In those 17 games, Wright batted .397 and collected at least one hit in every game. That’s right: The Mets’ 17-game collapse also included Wright’s 17-game hitting streak.” — ESPN’s Rob Neyer believes David Wright should have been the 2007 NL MVP.
San Diego Padres + New York Mets Aren’t Playing In October
Bud Black will realize his mistake of not starting Jake Peavy on Sunday in favor of Brett Tomko. Granted, Tomko has been much more successful since leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers. A Monday play-off game with the Colorado Rockies should have been a backup plan. Instead, the team lost on Sunday making Monday’s game with the Rockies a must-win. The Pads were leading with Trevor Hoffman trying to close. What more can you ask for.
San Diego Padres + New York Mets Might Not Play In October
Leading their respective divisions for much of the season matters little since their rivals played better than they did in September. If you combine the add the days that both the Padres and Mets led their divisions over the course of the season, you’d probably get a full year’s worth.
Lastings Milledge Is On Fire
After going 0–4 in every game of the July 16–18 series against the San Diego Padres which brought his batting average to an embarrassingly low .133, New York Mets OF Lastings Milledge went on a four game multihit streak. His average jumped to .283 and his OPS skyrocketed from .423 to .798 after hitting two doubles and a home run during that span.