Church could return to lineup by Thursday night

Links (2)

Flirting with Mediocrity
Published 5/22/2008 by Matthew Artus at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... , the Mets finally did more than win or lose 2 in a row since April. Sadly, it wasn't for the better. Angrily, there's no reason to believe it will get better. They're 22-22, a .500 team, the definition of mediocrity. For every step in the right direction this team takes, they take one step backwards as well. Doctors say Ryan Church didn't have a concussion as a result of a collision with Braves SS Yunel Escobar and may play as early as tonight. Then, Moises Alou exits yesterday's game in the third inning with a cramp in his left calf and gives no hope for it to be a simple ...

Down, Down, Down....
Published 5/22/2008 by mr. met (noreply@blogger.com) at the metropolitans
... really glad he spouted his mouth off with such madness because it only makes everything I have been saying stronger and he just validated a lot of things that I thought. I think at times he can be immature and stubborn and these articles truly outline that. If the Mets want Willie to be their leader, so be it. However, it is a mistake. Torre feels bad for Willie and no one is arguing that this job is not extremely difficult, but not everyone can do it. Losing Church would be very, very bad. The Mets need him to be healthy and performing. ...