It's the flea market series

The Mets and Dodgers are playing in the ballpark that is a shrine to the history and legacy of the Dodgers: CitiField.The two teams from the two biggest markets are squaring off. And at this point they are both sub .500 teams with outrageous financial issues.Let me put it this way:The Mets could lose up to $100 million over the last two seasons and are involved in one of the great financial

After you... no after you

Was it just me or did neither the Mets nor the Giants seemed interested in winning this game tonight?The Giants get the go ahead run in scoring position in the 8th... Gotch.The Mets get the go ahead run in scoring position in the 8th... nada.The Giants load the bases in the 9th... zilch.The Mets get a lead off double in the bottom of the 9th... zippo.FINALLY it took a Huff homer in the 10th and

Albert Pujols will be a Dodger or a Met… and I predict a conspiracy theory

A bizarre and round about series of events and coincidences have made it clear to me that Albert Pujols will almost certainly not be a member of the St. Louis Cardinals next year.Before Pujols files for free agency, two large market franchises will change ownership and be in position to bid for him, and I believe Bud Selig will be manipulating the whole thing to help preserve his legacy.That’s

Carlos Delgado and the missed chance to be a legend in New York - My Latest for The Hardball Times

In my latest for The Hardball Times, I take a look at the solid and dignified career of Carlos Delgado.But I also wonder what could have been. If the Mets won the 2006 NLCS, he would have been a post season immortal in New York, which means a special place in baseball history. Just ask career journeyman Don Larsen.You can read the article HERE.

The Mets are 10% of the way towards making me look right

I took a lot of heat from Mets fans when I predicted their team would lose 90 games.I have nothing against the Mets, but they weren't good last year and they are older and have the financial stink of the Madoff scandal hanging over the team.They might dismantle at any moment.Well, I was called all sorts of names... my sexual preferences were questioned... my weight was pointed out... my IQ was

Spiderman... Mets fan

I bet you didn't know Spiderman was a Mets fan.It makes sense. I think Peter Parker was from Queens and he had that unlucky Mets quality to his non superhero life.In this clip from The Electric Company, he takes a break from crime fighting to catch a game at Shea. There he meets up with the super villain "The Wall", whose diabolical plot seems to be to create cheap home runs for the other team.So

I admire this young Met fan in Miami

It's going to be a long season, Met fans.I said it... 90 losses.89 left after today. It's going to be a year where players like Josh Johnson are in your division. And the Phillies had a great comeback that will be "Standard Operating Procedure" for the Mets' biggest tormentors.But this kid clearly cares. He clearly WANTS to the Mets to be good. And he has no memory of 1986. I doubt he remembers

Is Mike Hampton the least popular New York baseball post season hero ever?

Usually post season glory in New York means immortality and a permanent place in the hearts of a passionate fanbase. Somehow that has eluded Mike Hampton.He retired today. Yeah, it's the same Mike Hampton. This isn't like Mike Stanton where one retired and the Marlins got another one.This isn't a Steve Ontiveros situation where somehow two people named Steve Ontiveros made it to the majors.And it

Sorry Met fans... I am writing another post about your team

I've not made many Met fan friends recently... partially based on the passing around of my "Better use of $18 million" post. But forgive me, I need to write something else.I said the Mets are going to lose 90 games.From the responses by Met fans, you would have thought I said "The Lakers are going to miss the playoffs."After many comments about my weight, intelligence and sexual orientation, the

My wife made a Schindler's List analogy with my blog tonight

My wife compared me to a Nazi running a concentration camp tonight. It's not often that happens. I will explain why.I was about to write a long post where I respond to many of my new readers. My post yesterday about the Mets and their wasted $18 million brought in literally thousands of readers and many comments.And very few of the comments were “Hey, I thought your post was funny. I am looking

Welcome to the Nationals Mr. Perez

He is a lock to win 15 games with the Nats!And he will be a bargain at $414,000 for Washington (and just $12 million for the Mets.)

I evidently struck a nerve with Met fans

Yesterday I posted a tongue in cheek Sully Baseball entry where I tried to figure out better ways for the Mets to spend $18 million other than paying Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez to play elsewhere.Yeah it was sarcastic and not 100% serious... and the result (partially thanks to links on Mets Blog and Amazin' Avenue) was I had more visitors in a single day to Sully Baseball than any other day in

A tip for the Mets… 10 better ways to spend $18 million

The Mets will have the 5th highest payroll in baseball and will probably lose 90 games in 2011, ergo they aren’t spending their money wisely.A case in point, the Mets are paying Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo a combined $18 million to NOT play for them this year. Good money in a recession.The staff at Sully Baseball can’t claim to be an economic think tank, but here are some helpful suggestions

Fantasy Baseball Advice: PICK UP LUIS CASTILLO

The flaming dirigible known as the New York Mets are starting to chuck out live bodies before the carnage continues.Luis Castillo, best known for dropping a potential game ending pop up against the Yankees, has been cut. Still owed $6 million, the Mets realized that they are better using that money to pay him to play elsewhere. (More money wisely spent by the Mets!)They couldn't even trade him

Should Oliver Perez be making demands?

According to the New York Times, Oliver Perez is telling the Mets he doesn't want to be a reliever.I think the Mets agree. They don't want him to be a reliever... or a starter... or throw anything resembling a pitch in a game.But if Perez could make demands to the Mets, I suppose the Mets could make a few demands back to Perez:- Win infinitely more games in 2011 than he did in 2010. (His 2010

Madoff and the Mets

How appropriate is it that Bernie Madoff ripped off the Mets? There is something sadly appropriate about his mid 2000s hustling of the other team in New York with the Mets fortunes (or lack thereof.)Lots of big promises were made by Madoff and the Mets.Lots of money changed hands.Lots of people had images of glory dancing in their heads.And lots of people felt ripped off when it was all

Envisioning a bold new National League - My latest article for The Hardball Times

In my latest article for The Hardball Times, I envision how competitive (and potentially profitable) the National League could be if the Cubs, Mets and Dodgers were all major contenders at the same time.Not that that is going to happen in 2011!You can read the article here.

The Mets and Cubs should trade their trash

I am currently writing a new post for The Hardball Times where I try to put together a mega trade involving lousy contracts.I wrote two similar pieces last off season... one where I had a three way trade involving Vernon Wells, Alfonso Soriano and Barry Zito.The other one was a 9 team 11 player deal that was totally insane... although one part of it DID come true: Carlos Silva was in fact traded

Take a good look at CitiField, honey...

For this will be the site of my career defining fiasco. You thought Houston and Anaheim were bad? This is New York! They REMEMBER the disasters here!(Seriously... it should be even money Terry Collins doesn't finish the season.)

Wondering where some of my anonymous critics are now

I was reading through some old posts of mine and I checked out the Mets Home Grown vs. Acquired entry I did back in December of 2008.For whatever reason it is my most read post ever. And had the most spirited debate in the comments section.And I noticed something interesting. I pointed out that I felt that Billy Wagner's injury caused the Mets to overpay for Frankie Rodriguez and J. J. Putz.And I