Reyes leaves early, out Saturday

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Reyes leaves game early
Published 4/12/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
Jose Reyes left tonight's game, the move was made a precaution when Reyes and is being reported as tightness in a hamstring. Despite the dynamic win last night Reyes offensive struggles continued with three runs already on the board with one out, bases loaded and the pitcher on the ropes Reyes hit into an inning ending double play. So the infield consisted of Anderson at 2nd and Easley at SS. I know there are many that are going to scream about waiving Gotay and that if we had Gotay right now they would feel more comfortable. But Easley and Anderson provide just as good offense and while their range is limited they have better fundamentals defensively, which still makes me indifferent to ...

Pondering the Two Spot
Published 4/12/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
Though these have nothing to do with actually numbers, I like them. ESPN's Power Rankings have the Mets as the third best team in the bigs. Also, they mention how nice Angel Pagan looks in the #2 spot. Not that this means much at all, but I was going to write a post about Pagan in the #2 hole before he became the #2 hitter. Of course, that post seems pointless now hence me skipping it. However, it bears noting that many people can see that Pagan looks fantastical there and who thinks Castillo and his balky knees will be there when he returns? Um, me for one. Willie could care less that Pagan looks good there. I am 99.99999% sure Luis will resume his place as the #2 hitter when he ...