Just So Many Summers, Babe
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 7/6/2009 — There're just so many summers, babe. And just so many springs. Don Henley's lyrics came to me early in the 1993 season. Too early. 1993 wasn't, sadly, the last worthless season that we'd have to spend, but damn if it wasn't over fast. The Mets were 12-25 after 37 games, 15 behind the 1st ...

Inexcusable
metsfansforever.com 6/29/2009 — Author: Will Sommer As everybody knows by now the Mets were just swept by are hated rivals, the Yankees. I was embarrassed to be a Met fan this past weekend. I wasn't embarrassed because of the lack of offense. I was embarrassed because of their lack of fundamentals. In the opening game of ...

Two-Week Mets Rehab and Detox Over: Lessons Learned
legendofcecilioguante.com 6/28/2009 — Rehabilitated? I Don't Know the Meaning of the Word... A wise philosopher once said: "Isms in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an isms, he should believe in himself." Prescient commentary. Fanaticism is one of those isms, and it too is not good. This is one of the ...

The State of the Mets
weretheteamtobeat.com 7/3/2009 — The last month has been incredibly frustrating, but there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic To be honest, I don’t even know where to start. The last two and a half years have been excruciating, but June of 2009 will go down as one of the worst months in Mets history. And ...

Help The New York Mets Ditch The Black...And Help Fight Cancer!
metspolice.com 6/7/2009 — This is my favorite thing so far since the Mets Police started.   One of the faithful, Carlo (who has written some of the best guest posts on the blog) has put his money where his mouth is. So nobody likes cancer, and most people hate the black uniforms.  Let's defeat Charlie ...

Funny Guys
theballclub.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — The only enjoyment last night's game seems to have provided is a bunch of really ridiculous looking photographs of the Yankees making merry all over our back yard. It's kind of sickening, really. There's not much to laugh about as far as the Mets are concerned. Sometime around the 6th inning, ...

Planning Ahead For A New York Mets Game Could Cost You
metspolice.com 5/28/2009 — Here's another great guest post from Carlo Thinking About Planning Ahead for a Mets Game? It Could Wind Up Costing You. As soon as you log onto the tickets section of the Mets website, the team is urging you to plan ahead and purchase your tickets early for the inaugural season at ...

More of the Same
theballclub.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — Clearly, June has not been the Mets month. I feel more comfortable saying that than I feel saying 2009 is not the Mets season, which is a phrase I seem to be hearing more and more lately. I'd already declared the Mets season more or less over after this particular pair of games , but when you ...

Dangerous Game
theballclub.blogspot.com 5/26/2009 — The Mets went 5-5 on their last Road Trip, something that most fans seem to consider a hearty accomplishment considering all the injuries they've been experiencing. This is, perhaps. true, but if you consider that had the Mets hit at all after their 3rd game in San Francisco, they likely could ...

Best Games I Know: Good Guys 6, Bad Guys 5
metswalkoffs.com 6/10/2009 — I had remarked to a blogging colleague a couple of years ago that I thought it would be neat to look at the best Mets wins by score of game. The reality of the matter is that such a project is extremely ambitious, but I decided recently that it would ...

Too little too late for Mets in loss to Brewers — Newsday.com - Mets 6/30/2009
MILWAUKEE - It was not a misprint Monday afternoon when Jerry Manuel penciled in the name Reyes for the leadoff spot on his lineup card. Having run out of options as well as ideas, it was more like wishful thinking. Even though he plays shortstop and ...

McGehee grand slam propels Brewers to top spot — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/30/2009
The Milwaukee Brewers moved into sole possession of first place in the National League Central with a 10-6 victory over the slumping New York Mets on Monday, the win highlighted by Casey McGehee's first career grand slam.

Brewers push Mets below .500 — L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/30/2009
Milwaukee's 10-6 victory gives New York a fourth consecutive loss, and a losing record (37-38) for the first time since May 5. > at Milwaukee 10, New York 6: Casey McGehee hit his ...

Milwaukee Brewers 10, New York Mets 6: Game One of Three — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/30/2009
Back on June 23, the Milwaukee Brewers hosted the Minnesota Twins to start a nine-game home stand before visiting the Chicago Cubs for four games at Wrigley starting July 2.  The Brewers then finish with another six games at home. That series ...

Braun drives in 4, Fielder homers in Brewers' win — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/30/2009
Ryan Braun hit a three-run double and scored on Johan Santana's throwing error, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-3 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night that extended New York's losing streak to a season-high five games.