Double Standard Alert: Tony LaRussa

3 UP: The Mets Are First, and Faulty Rumors

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 7/25/2008 on blogs.nypost.com

1. The Mets are alone in first place for the first time since April 19. But that is not as interesting to me as this: There is so much talk about the parity in baseball. But there is not parity...

Rumor Mill: A Holliday In St. Louis?

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 7/25/2008 on www.bugsandcranks.com

The trade winds are swirling in St. Louis as the July 31st deadline looms, and although the Cardinals have shocked the baseball world with their performance this season, there are some glaring weaknesses. No one is saying this team isn’t ...

Oh Lord, hear my prayers: Deliver Roy Halladay

Bluebird Banter: Front Page Posts found this 7/25/2008 on www.pinstripealley.com

As I was thinking about the surprise names that could be traded before the deadline, Halladay's name did come up and like magic : Halladay is apparently unhappy in Toronto and has let management know it, and management has apparently responded by ...

inGame: Mets 7, Cardinals 2

newyorkmetsdaily posted 7/26/2008 from newyorkmetsdaily.com

The New York Mets (56-47) won their third straight game and 14 of their last 17, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 at Shea Stadium. The Mets also increased their lead in the National League East to two games as the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies and Flordia Marlins are now tied for second place with 54-49 records.

Anger Mismanagement

The Mets Police found this 7/26/2008 on metstradamus.blogspot.com

A lot of things bothered me about the Mets 14 inning, 10-8 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday. Very few of these things happened on the field. I mean, yeah the Mets left too many on the basepaths even though they scored eight runs ... and yeah, there ...