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Winning is fun

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Paul

Wasn’t it fun to watch the New York Mets beat up on A.J. Burnett and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday night?

Bartolo Colon continues to laugh at Father Time, Travis d’Arnaud had a three extra-base hit game and Juan Lagares showed signs of rediscovering his lost hitting stroke.

But before you get caught up in fake pennant race fever, keep in mind that the Mets are still four games under the .500 mark at 51-55. They’re in fourth place in the NL East, one game behind the Miami Marlins, seven games behind the Atlanta Braves and 7.5 games behind the Washington Nationals. The Wild Card race isn’t much more realistic… the Mets are 6.5 games out of the second Wild Card spot, with four teams between them and the San Francisco Giants, who would currently make the playoffs with a 57-48 record.

If they Mets hadn’t waited until July to start playing well…. who knows? But let’s enjoy the winning while it lasts and hope that they are building towards something that will bear fruit in 2015.

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Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (Photo credit: Keith Allison)

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Mets’ interest in Rockies stars is… interesting

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Paul

New York Post columnist Joel Sherman reported that Mets officials have asked to be part of any trade talks involving Carlos Gonzalez or Troy Tulowitzki, should the Colorado Rockies make either player available.

Assuming there’s something to this report besides a desire to drum up website traffic, this is very interesting.

The Mets have lowered their Opening Day payroll from $142.8 million in 2011 to $94.5 million in 2012, $93.7 million in 2013 and $85 million this year. They have $54 million already committed to four players in 2015, plus nine arbitration-eligible players including All-Star Daniel Murphy and closer Jenrry Mejia.

Tulowitzki is signed for five more years at more than $100 million, and Gonzalez has three more years remaining at $53 million. Adding one or both to the Mets’ payroll would show a willingness to spend that hasn’t really been demonstrated since they signed Jason Bay.

It would also signal that the Mets are finally ready to surround David Wright with quality players in an attempt to win now, rather than focusing on the farm system and a future that always seems just around the corner.

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Vote For Reyes

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Paul

Time is running out to vote for Jose Reyes to be the starting shortstop for the National League in this year’s All-Star Game.

To provide an added incentive, four fans who vote for Reyes will be randomly selected to receive a pair of tickets to a future Mets game and get to meet the star. Full contest details are online.

At last update, Troy Tulowitzki of the Colorado Rockies was still leading in the balloting.