tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50950152011-08-16T23:04:48.238-04:00The Eddie Kranepool SocietyA daily account of the trials and tribulations of the New York Mets.
Contact me at sinymets@aol.comKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.comBlogger15391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1148094915169478882006-05-19T23:13:00.000-04:002006-05-19T23:23:37.713-04:00HEY I'M IN BETTER PLACE!!!!
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http://kranepoolsociety.com/ Click on the linkKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147997953869704182006-05-18T20:03:00.000-04:002006-05-18T20:19:13.880-04:00FUTURE ACES
John Sickels compairs our man Pelfrey with the Highlanders top prospect Philip Hughes. It's a very close call between the two but Plfrey not having any health isues ans Hughes with bouts of arm soreness gives Our Man Plefrey this matchup by an elbow.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2006/5/18/132841/667Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147996961026774942006-05-18T19:36:00.000-04:002006-05-18T20:02:41.133-04:00PULL THE PLUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Omar, have you seen enough of Lima Time? I sure as shit have! Enough! Lima Time is more than done it's well done. And to make matters worse, Brain Bannister is headed back to NYC for an MRI as he has re-injured his hamstring in his first rehab start today in St. Lonesome.
I would rather see Anthony Young out there (look him up boys and girls) than Lima Time. No Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147888055185368412006-05-17T13:41:00.000-04:002006-05-17T13:47:35.206-04:00
Adam Rubin has a great Q & A in his mailbag today about the inner workings of the Kazmir deal. In fact Ijsut finished reading his new book Pedro, Carlos and Omar The Story of a Season in the Big apple and the Pursuit of Baseball's Top Latino Stars and it covers this and much more of the fall and rise of the Mets. Well worth buying.{Adam,
I think you do a very good job covering the Mets. My Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147836097830113682006-05-16T23:11:00.000-04:002006-05-16T23:21:37.843-04:00FIGURES, METS GET THE LEAD AND HERE COMES THE RAIN
So because this game was halted by rain without the 7th inning being completed, if it gets rained out it becomes a suspended game with the Mets leading 4-3 . Tom Glavine gave up 3 runs and was ready to come out of the game with Aaron Heilman ready to pitch the 7th (still raining Gary Cohen said the weather radar indicated heavy rain on th eway Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147751125799113072006-05-15T23:38:00.000-04:002006-05-15T23:45:25.813-04:00TIME TO VISIT THE ARCHIVES
I thought it might be appropriate on the night when The Zambrano Project went under the knife and Bart Fortunato soon to follow with Tommy John surgery to reprint my post on the day after both these tomatoes were acquired for Scott Kazmir. That and the fact that there's not much going on in Metsville until tomorrows visit to LaRussa Land:
http://Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147650985394954842006-05-14T19:21:00.000-04:002006-05-14T19:56:25.460-04:00OH THOSE RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE
While we sing woe is me over the 4th and 5th spot in the pitching rotation, the Mets offense is leaving runner in scoring position by the boat load. This inability to get a clutch hit by anyone not named Delgado, it's putting a very big strain on the bullpen as the relievers have no cushion for error when they get in a game. Today the Mets batters went 3 for 16 withKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147616128410731412006-05-14T10:14:00.000-04:002006-05-14T10:15:28.420-04:00HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS PELFREY KID?
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/story/417437p-352631c.htmlKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147609991781890812006-05-14T08:17:00.000-04:002006-05-14T08:33:11.793-04:00ANOTHER DAY OFF FOR EMPLOYEE #30
Cliff Floyd was not very happy to see his name off the lineup card for the second day in a row. Meanwhile future Hall of Famer Jose Valentin had a night to remember
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/417667p-352805c.htmlalso check out Adam Rubin's blog with his Mets minor league report. Evan Mclain is doing well and Lastings Milledge is in a slump. Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147609038701142162006-05-14T07:50:00.000-04:002006-05-14T08:17:18.813-04:00HI I'M TIM TSCHIDA AND MY PICK OF THE DAY IS THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS.
That did cross my mind during the 8th inning of last night's games. That Tschida had a couple coins on tonight's game. Oh sure it can't happen right? The same way no baseball player would take medicine made for horse's to hit home runs and the all time Hit King would never bet on his own team. Look in the 4th inning Prince Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147540503665712022006-05-13T13:08:00.000-04:002006-05-13T13:15:03.676-04:00LADIES AND GENTLEMEN INTRODUCING DANA EVELAND
WHO? Eveland will be going for the Brewskis tonight against Jerimi Gonzalez and the Mets. Eveland is a pitcher out of the David Wells mold both in his pitching style and his appearance. One of the concerns the Brewers organization has with Eveland is his conditioning which has been poor of late. Eveland is said to be 6'1" 240 lbs but has a tendenciesKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147540087017534712006-05-13T13:01:00.000-04:002006-05-13T13:08:07.033-04:00AND I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF KAZMAT TOO
As soon as Anderson Hernandez says he feels good then he should be back as the Mets regular 2nd baseman. I have seen enough of KazMat who can't in the clutch to save his life. How many times have we seen KazMat come up with men on base and spit the bit. Yes his defense has improved but he's no AHern. There is no way but for money reasons than KazMat gets to Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147539668124739122006-05-13T12:33:00.000-04:002006-05-13T13:01:08.193-04:00I'VE SEEN ENOUGH LIMA TIME
At first I wanted to see exactly if Jose Lima had anything left to really be able to compete as a big league pitcher. I didn't blame those who said "put Heilman in the rotation" but I wasn't ready to join that crowd. Well, after last night I'm in it's time to take Aaron Heilman out of the pen and into the rotation fan club as there is no way that the Mets can send out Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147285722457591832006-05-10T14:20:00.000-04:002006-05-10T14:28:42.460-04:00THEIR FANS MAY HATE US BUT PHILLIES MANAGEMENT LOVE$ METS FANS
If you have a Mets ticket plan then you know about the frequent mailings from the Philadelphia Phillies urgung you to buy tickets whenever the Mets and Phillies play at The Citz. What's funny is there is no real rivalry between the Phightin' Phils and the Amazin's even though the cities are seperated by a few toll booths. In fact allKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147285243839497652006-05-10T14:10:00.000-04:002006-05-10T14:20:43.850-04:00MIKE PELFRY: SUPER-STARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
The Daily News sent a reporter to cover the B-Mets-CT game last night to give Mets fans the lowdown on Mike Pelfry. Pelfry bounced back from his last start when he was banged around and it seems if he can show consistency with his break ball he will be up in the big leagues a lot sooner than any of us ever thought.
Pelfry had great command of his fastball Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147284602008529922006-05-10T13:20:00.000-04:002006-05-10T14:10:02.180-04:00OUCH! THAT HURT
Down 3-0 late in the game with the big bats of X and Delgado bringing the Mets back into this game, this had all the makings of one of those classic games that SNY would air as Mets Marathon on Christmas Day, but that went by the boards in the 9th when Aaron Heilman threw away Bobby Abreu's swinging bunt allowing David Dellucci to score the winning run.
First off, Heilman has toKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147205380082846082006-05-09T15:42:00.000-04:002006-05-09T16:09:40.146-04:00BELL OF THE BALL
Matt Cerone is reporting that the Mets have called up The Bloggers Favorite pitcher (this one included) Heath Bell and have sent Bart Fortunato back to Norfolk. This is the move that should have been made Saturday but never the less better late than never.
Bell is a big upgrade over Fortunato and hopefully Willie will give Bell the same patience and understanding afford to Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147058932236899332006-05-07T23:25:00.000-04:002006-05-07T23:28:52.246-04:00THE MAIN EVENT-PAT BURRELL VS. BILLY WAGNER
No love lost between Bily Wagner and Pat "The Bat" Burrell a/k/a The Met Killer. Phillies just beat the Giants for their 8th straight win and are now 4 back of the Mets. Thankfully we have the big guns going starting Tuesday in South Philly.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/14521728.htmKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1147057735474091822006-05-07T22:11:00.000-04:002006-05-07T23:08:55.613-04:00ATTENTION METS FANS, COME DOWN OFF THE LEDGE!
Let me see if I have this right, it is Victor Zambrano who is out for the rest of the season not Pedro Martinez? Zambrano, the guy we all hate, the guy who is very inconsistent, the guy who is barely a league average pitcher, this Victor Zambrano is the guy causing usually level headed Mets fans to talk about trading for Barry Zito for Lastings Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146964892305842672006-05-06T20:25:00.000-04:002006-05-06T21:21:32.373-04:00HELP WANTED
STARTING PITCHER. MUST BE ABLE TO THROW FOR AT LEAST 6 INNINGS.
NO PREFERENCE ON THROWING ARM, BUT LEFTHANDERS WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY TREATMENT. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CALL 718 507-METS ASK FOR OMAR.
My day of baseball began at 8:30am as I was at the Little League field getting ready for a 9:30 game this morning. After a thrilling 8-7 win, I grabbed my wife and kids and ran to our vanKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146798267066512332006-05-04T22:21:00.000-04:002006-05-04T23:04:27.956-04:00BORN AGAIN GLAVINE
Tom Glavine continues his "Resurrected Tour" with another classic start tonight at Shea. Watching Glavine pitch right now is like going to an art gallery and enjoying the interpretation of a fine art piece. You know how you'd place your hand on your ching and try to figure out what the artist is trying to say in his or her pieces? I find myself doing that with Glavine. "Hummm,Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146713340086929012006-05-03T22:54:00.000-04:002006-05-03T23:29:00.776-04:00O-O O EE-O, DEL-GADO!!!!!
Carlos Delgado writing in his diary after tonight's win:
Dear Diary:
Billy Wagner owes me big time. I saved his ass tonight after he blew another save. I don't know if I'll ask him for one of those goofy alpaca's he raises to make myself a nice sweater or have him drive me to the next anti-war rally.
Some quick hits on tonight's game:
I live about 20 miles from SheaKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146688715519007662006-05-03T16:27:00.000-04:002006-05-03T16:38:35.530-04:00JERED WEAVER TO START SUNDAY FOR HALOS
Interesting eh? Weaver was a 2004 1st round draft pick but did not sign with the Angels until May 2005. He has made 7 pitching appearences in A ball, 8 in AA, and 5 in AAA since last summer and this season. So there is a prescedent set here as the Mets seem to leaning toward Mike Pelfry joining the team some time this summer. If Pelfry has say 5 more Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146687902874954462006-05-03T15:51:00.000-04:002006-05-03T16:25:03.030-04:00
HEY SPIKE, DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAY IN THE BRONX
New York phony extrodiaire Spike Lee showed up at Shea last night and of course SNY, reporter of useless information Chris Cotter wasted good TV time interviewing this fraud who was a guest of Omar Minaya. Lee waxed poetic about sitting with Willie Randolph and how great the Mets are doing and yada, yada, yada. This is the same Spike Lee who Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146668715512533672006-05-03T10:27:00.000-04:002006-05-03T11:05:15.673-04:00MAINE'S MAY DAY
I thought John Maine had a slight case of the yips last night and made one fatal mistake but on the whole he showed a little something and looked to be a pretty good fill in pitcher.
In his 5 full innings of work, he allowed the lead off batter to reach base 4 times, 3 by lead off double. Now most pitchers who do that don't live to talk about it but Maine did for the most part Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146611824769001592006-05-02T19:00:00.000-04:002006-05-02T19:17:04.790-04:00I WILL NOW STICK A BROOM IN MY ARSE AND SWEEP THE FLOOR
Besides doing this blog, I also have a full time job that pays the bills and I coach a Little League team and I have to find some time for Mrs. Kranepool Society (wink,wink) so yesterday I had to drop the blogging part of my day. What's tough this season with Little League I have an older team and alot of the weeknight games are at 7:45 PM Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146407554702913132006-04-30T10:16:00.000-04:002006-04-30T10:32:34.716-04:00WILL 2006 BE THE SUMMER OF LOVE?
I have to say after watching last night's game I'm starting to become smitten with affection for these Mets. After watching Tom Glavine pitch anothe gem last night, I have to say I'm busting with a bit of selfish pride that I went on Mets Weekly right before spring training and said he would be a Cy Young candiate for 2006.
If you watched the game last night on Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146313312467432922006-04-29T07:33:00.000-04:002006-04-29T08:21:54.540-04:00DAVID WRIGHT: BRAVES KILLER
David Wright is doing to the Braves what Larry Jones has done to the Mets all these years, putting fear in them everytime he steps to the plate. Last night with his 2 home runs (and a sac fly to get the scoring going in the 1st) Wright added to his impressive HR totals against Atlanta. He know has 11 HR in his short and impressive career vs. the Braves and 6 of those Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146195944088813132006-04-27T23:41:00.000-04:002006-04-27T23:46:02.376-04:00">I don't care how frustrated youare that your still in AAA as Delmon Young is you can't throw a bat at an umpire. Being that Young is in the bushes and not under an order of protection by the MLBPA it's possible he could get a half season suspension for this stupid actKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146191247566790102006-04-27T22:22:00.000-04:002006-04-27T22:27:27.566-04:00LETS' STEP ON THEIR NECKS
The Braves are struggling as they return home from a 3-5 road trip that includes loses in 4 of thier last 5 games. The Mets have to administer some payback and dropping Eyeore Zambrano from this weekends rotation is a start in the right direction.
http://www.ajc.com/braves/content/sports/braves/stories/0428braves.htmlKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146190941539365732006-04-27T22:12:00.000-04:002006-04-27T22:22:21.550-04:00BANNISTER MAY NOT BE AS BAD AS FEARED
Seems he has a grade1 strain of the hammy but it reamains to be seen if he will skip a start:
{Turns out his other problem, the strained hamstring that forced him from his start against the Giants on Sunday, may not have the legs the Mets feared. The muscle has no torn fibers, Bannister said on Thursday after he had been advised of the results of an MRI Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146188842193296652006-04-27T21:43:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:47:22.203-04:00GET THOSES TIVO'S ON THE READY POSITION
Yours truly will be back on Mets Weekly this weekend with a week in review of our boys in Orange and Blue. Tune in Saturday at 12:30Pm or 6:30 PM on SNY.
http://www.sny.tv/index.jspKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146100232628575752006-04-26T19:56:00.000-04:002006-04-26T21:10:32.780-04:00W O W THAT WAS CLOSE
If the Mets had lost this one it would have fell at the feet of the golden boy Daivd Wright and his throwing error in the 9th inning. He gets that ball to Delgado it's 3 outs and Bonds keeps his broken down steroid ass on the bench.
The big story here though is Brian Bannister blowing out a hamstring running the bases. He pulled up lame after scoring on a KazMat double in Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146078416692508492006-04-26T13:32:00.000-04:002006-04-26T15:06:56.706-04:00BATS CAN'T BEAT PELFRY
Mike Pelfry is on the fast track to Flushing as he has been promoted to Binghamton. The Mets were thinking of bringing Pelfry right to the big leagues but they didn't want Victor Zambrano to miss his next start.
Seriously, Pelfry has been everything the Mets and scouts have predicted and it seems like a good bet that he will be pitching for the Mets come late summer.
Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146072719361369432006-04-26T12:55:00.000-04:002006-04-26T13:31:59.376-04:00WAY TO GO TRAX, NOW SIT DOWN!
Steve Trachsel pitched a nice and tidy 6 innings last night and only threw 73 pitches but the way it looks he will be the odd man out as the rotation turns over with the off day tomorrow. from all indecations, Willie will go with The Zambrano Project over Trax this Sunday. Willie is quickly becoming baseball's version of Donald Rumsfeld.
Here's what I don't get. ItKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146016369721450972006-04-25T21:38:00.000-04:002006-04-25T21:52:49.733-04:00
COMING SOON TO FLUSHING!Tony Soprano...errrr I mean Councilman Hiram Monserrate seems to happy with the swag he got from the Luxuary Lounge at Shea and is ready to throw his support of the new ballpark and vote "yea" tomorow as the City Council votes to give the green light to the Mets and Highlanders to start construction on their new ball parks. This according to NEWSDAY. http://Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146014571488197522006-04-25T21:18:00.000-04:002006-04-25T21:22:51.503-04:00
EYEORE GETS ANOTHER CHANCE
Another head scratching move was announced that Eyeore Zambrano WILL NOT be skipped in the rotation with the day off on Thursday. Instead it looks like Steve Trachsel is the odd man out this week. Why? Well Omar and Willie say publicly that they have faith in Zambrano to straighten out and fly right. They also are afraid to mess with his fragile psyche. Maybe there Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1146014301042745012006-04-25T21:17:00.000-04:002006-04-25T21:18:21.053-04:00PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK
Yesterday, the folks at Mets Weekly were kind enough to ask me to tape a segment for them for next weeks show. One of the topics was 'how should the Mets deal with Barry Bonds"? My rant was "go right after him. Challenge him as he is not the pharmaceutical freak of old". "Show no fear". So of course Willie Randolph went in the complete opposite direction.
Why are you Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145915617556875052006-04-24T17:38:00.000-04:002006-04-24T17:53:37.566-04:00HYPOCRITES
I love all these alpha males killing Keith Hernandez about his remarks the other night. I just read this one by Ed Graney of the San Diego Union-Tribune and between him and Pads pitcher Chris Young they as so far off on this subject that they look ridiculous.Hernandez is an "old school" player. Hell, the guy used to smoke in the dugout back in the day and the sit of woman in the dugoutKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145914692819005822006-04-24T17:13:00.000-04:002006-04-24T17:38:12.853-04:00Girls, Girls, Girls
Long legs and burgundy lips
Girls,Dancin' down on Sunset Strip
GirlsRed lips, fingertips
Oh the Mex is in deep do-do over his over the top reaction to a female in the Padres dugout this past Saturday night. Hernandez was shocked, SHOCKED! to see a chick in there with the fella's.
Then he tried to back track a bit in his statement but it just kept getting worse for the Mex:
Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145839337878216662006-04-23T20:35:00.000-04:002006-04-23T20:42:17.890-04:00FLORIDA MARLINS CHANGE NAME TO MIAMI CRACKHEADS
They must be on some kind of narcotic in South Beach as then Marlins have approached the Mets about trading David Wright to the Funky Fish for Dontrelle Willis. Not only did Omar Minaya slam down the phone on the Fish he said the Mets want to sit down whit Wright and his reps to hammer out a long term deal a la the Cleveland Inddian Way. Not only Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145837873846327412006-04-23T19:37:00.000-04:002006-04-23T20:20:45.123-04:00DAY AND NIGHT, NIGHT AND DAY
Last night Petey pitched a game for the ages. His command of his pitches were exquisite. Just make a space for his plaque in Cooperstown for he is without a doubt a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Then we have our mantinee idol, The Zambrano Project, who if you have kids and ever read or watched Winnie the Pooh, reminds me of Eyeore. Eyeore is always down in the dumps, Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145723353553553412006-04-22T11:34:00.000-04:002006-04-22T12:29:13.680-04:00BAFFLING BANNISTER
Tough loss last night but if there is anything positive you can take from the game it's the bullpen is en fuego! The only member of the pen not to get into the game was the over protected Jorge Julio. The remaining relievers went 8 innings giving up 2 BB and K'ing 10. When Chad Bradford gave up the winning hit to Brian Giles that scored Geoff Blum (now there is a perfect benchKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145720040430434682006-04-22T10:52:00.000-04:002006-04-22T11:34:00.446-04:00CAN SOMEONE TAKE CHARGE AROUND HERE?
Before I get to last night's tough loss, I was reading David Lennon's story in Newsday on the on going saga of Carlos Beltran's bad hammy. It's quite obvious that Beltran is still not right and still tentative about playing on the sore leg and even though he says he learned from last year that playing on a sore quad muscle wasn't wise, it seems he's going Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145669691688794592006-04-21T21:08:00.000-04:002006-04-21T21:34:51.700-04:00JULIO FRANCO ES MUY MACHO
Franco hitting that home run last night is very embarassing to me as me and Julio are the same age and I can barely get through a round of infield with my Little Leaguer's.
Watching Mike Piazza going against the Mets last night was very awkward. Kind of like being in a long term realtionship with a woman that ended because it hit a dead end. Then after awhile you meet Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145668080612055252006-04-21T20:55:00.000-04:002006-04-21T21:08:00.626-04:00MEET BILLY WAGNER AND JORGE JULIO
The Perry White of the sports internet information world, Joe MacDonald at New York Sports Day, is running a contest where one lucky fan gets to meet Wagner & Julio (If I win, and get to meet Julio, I'm challenging him to a Lumberjack Match at the next WWE SummerSlam)
So click on the link to win a chance at a greet and meet. You also will be able to get NY Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145586835370019562006-04-20T22:18:00.000-04:002006-04-20T22:33:55.383-04:00ACCORDING TO FORBES, WE'RE NO MOM AND POP OPERATION
Forbes magazine is out with it's MLB franchise values. The Highlanders are first at $1 Billion dollars. The first baseball team to reach that mark. I will again show my age as I remember the day the Bronx Robber Baron and his syndicate took over ownership of the Highlanders from CBS. Mike Burke, a Manhattan bon vivant who ran the team into the Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145585434437618922006-04-20T22:08:00.000-04:002006-04-20T22:10:34.450-04:00WHY METS FANS TEND TO SHOUT
I can't speak for all Mets fans so I'll tell you why this Mets fans tends to shout, even with a quick start by the team. Now shouting about the team and booing the team are two different things altogether. Booing is just proclaiming ones displeasure but offers no solution. Shouting is venting about the problem but you also give your idea to fix it.
My Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145487232857012452006-04-19T18:51:00.000-04:002006-04-19T18:53:52.860-04:00JUST HAD A THOUGHT
After I just posted that AHern-KazMat blurb, why didn't the Mets cut Jose Valentin and DL AHern and bring up both Vic Diaz and KazMat? You get Diaz back on the DL technicality and you get Kaz Mat for the other roster spot.
Omar has some explaining to do hereKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145486946740729072006-04-19T18:44:00.000-04:002006-04-19T18:49:06.750-04:00JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT COULDN'T GET WORSE
Willie Randolph said on WFAN after the game that Anderson Hernandez has a buldging disk in his back and was put on the DL post haste. Kaz Matsui will join the team in San Diego and will be in the starting line up tomorrow night.
Now Vic Diaz could have been recalled but the Mets have ecided to bring back KazMat in what could be shit or get off the pot Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145475239168715402006-04-19T15:22:00.000-04:002006-04-19T15:33:59.183-04:00JUST CAN'T BEAT THOSE BRAVES
The Mets can go out and win the next 7 games in a row and it won't mean a thing until they beat the Braves. How is it the Braves can play the Pete Orr's, Todd Pratt's and Matt Diaz's of the baseball world and still beat the Mets? How come the Mets never get lucky with fringe players like John Valentin or Endy Chavez?
Word to Willie and Omar, we've seen enough of Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145458193585505092006-04-19T10:12:00.000-04:002006-04-19T10:49:53.716-04:00ZAMBRANO AND PROFESSOR RICK PERFECT TOGETHER
Last nights game may have been the best thing to happen to Mets fans this young season. It proved how fragile this team is to injury due to lack of depth and that one more start by The Zambrano Project at Shea Stadium could start the demolition of the old ball park a lot earlier than the Skill Sets imagined.
Reading The Klapper's piece in the Bergen Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145416011773166572006-04-18T23:01:00.000-04:002006-04-18T23:06:51.786-04:00
THERE IS ONLY ONE METS SONG
http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/9083/Meetmets.wav
There is no way there could ever be a better song than this one. In fact I am writing it in my will that "MEET THE METS" be played on a continuous loop at the time of my demise. Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145413368605485942006-04-18T21:43:00.000-04:002006-04-18T22:22:48.616-04:00Ring! ring! it's 7:00 a.m.!
Move ya'self to go again
Cold water in the face
Brings you back to this awful place
Leave it to The Zambrano Project to kill the buzz of the Mets great start. The worst part of Zambrano's sucky performance was all 7 runs that he gave up were when there were two outs in the inning. So I have come to the conclution that Zambrano's problems are not physical but that he Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145328727594833132006-04-17T22:11:00.000-04:002006-04-17T22:52:07.633-04:00UNCHARTED TERRITORY
Early in the winter I said the Mets had to get out to a fast start instead of the stumbling and bumbling of the last few years. I even thought Willie Randolph's seat would get mighty warm if they didn't. Well, it looks like Willie is pretty safe as the Mets beat the Braves tonight 4-3 to go 10-2 overall and become the first team in major league history to have a 5 game lead Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145199286121663412006-04-16T10:49:00.000-04:002006-04-16T10:54:46.133-04:00
There's my Easter Bonnet. Happy Easter and let's hope Brain Bannister can help the Mets start a new streak. Enjoy you Easter Sunday!Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145145946291199312006-04-15T19:50:00.000-04:002006-04-15T20:05:46.303-04:00BECAUSE I'M A BLOGGER DAMN IT
Former Bowery Boy Darren Viola (aka Repoz) sent me this post from Baseball Think Factory on bloggers trying to obtain press credentials from MLB.
I can't imagine myself in the press box of Shea. First it if I ever Fillip Bondy I'd toss him over the press box railing. Then I 'd ask Bill Madden when was the last time he saw a calendar, 1977? I would be all loud and Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145145047745386242006-04-15T19:38:00.000-04:002006-04-15T19:50:47.756-04:00TESTING TESTING 1,2 1,2 IS THIS THING ON?
Gary Cohen and Ron Darling got caught with open mic disease last Thursday during Willie Randolph' post game comments. Randolph was talking about The Zambrano Project's outing when:
{Meanwhile, Randolph was still talking to Cotter about Zambrano. "... The first time out you can't expect him to be on top of his game."
After that remark, viewers heard Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145144314858597822006-04-15T18:56:00.000-04:002006-04-15T19:38:34.873-04:00ALMOST A RECORD
No Mets team has ever won 9 of it's first 10 games to start a season and that streak is still intact after today's 8-2 loss to the Brewskis.
I didn't see the game but I will watch it later on the 232 replays that SNY shows but I saw some of the highlights.
First, it seems Willie is dead set against putting Beltran in that 2 hole as AHern was there today with Dookie getting a Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1145073229307959942006-04-14T23:10:00.000-04:002006-04-14T23:53:49.343-04:00A BARN BURNER
Titan Tom Glavine was rolling along but after pitch 107, even though he'd had K'd 11 and walked just 1, he came out after 6 innings and Aaron Heilman came on to start the 7th. Heilman had absolutely nothing tonight and Willie Randolph made a great move as he came out and pulled Heilman for Dauner Sanchez. Sanchez gave up a sac fly to Gabe Gross and that was it.
Now in the Brewers Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144986162303932662006-04-13T23:22:00.000-04:002006-04-13T23:42:42.313-04:00GLAZED OVER BY THE RULE BOOK
Forgive me for being brief here but I just sat through a 2 hour presentation on the rules of Little League baseball. Before the start of the season the head of the umpires give all managers a talk about the rules to try to keep the arguments to a minimum. All I can say is baseball is an amazing game and there are so many senarios that play out in a game it just aboutKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144896805664268732006-04-12T22:30:00.000-04:002006-04-12T22:53:25.676-04:00HO HUM METS ARE 6-1
Petey was very good tonight not really vintage Petey but 85 pitches of which 55 were strikes. The big play was the DP made in the 6th when Jose Guilen hit a smash to Reyes who flipped it to AHern who stood in like a stud, got upended but still got Guilen at 1st. I guess the toe that had us Mets fans freting is a non issue.
When the Mets get home on Friday there had better Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144863797465256612006-04-12T13:39:00.000-04:002006-04-12T13:43:17.470-04:00The following is an editorial from todays New York Daily News:
Squeeze play on the Mets
The Bonannos have Brooklyn, the Genoveses have the Bronx, the Gambinos have Queens, the City Council has all of New York City - and woe betide the person who needs a blessing from any of them to do business in the city.
Case in point: The Mets, the latest corporate citizen to fall prey to extralegal Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144863588749620142006-04-12T13:17:00.000-04:002006-04-12T13:39:48.820-04:00WHEN YOUR A MET
YOUR A MET ALL THE WAY
FROM YOUR FIRST CIGARETTE
TO YOUR LAST DYIN' DAY
It seems there is a lot of anticipation for tonight Mets Nats game with Petey and Jose Guilen scheduled for a main event smackdown. I just think Bob Watson, the MLB Supervisor of Violent Acts, has let both teams know there is a zero tolerance ordnance in effect. As much as I would love to see Petey knock Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144807853787725602006-04-11T21:44:00.000-04:002006-04-11T22:10:53.803-04:00ANOTHER GAME ANOTHER WIN
Yes I know it's the Nats and Fish but hey, 5-1 is 5-1.
What was impressive about Brian Bannister other than his two hits today was this was the second time in a week he faced the Nats. In the game last week I guess a combination of nerves and Billy Wagner did him and the Mets in but today Bannister was a solid thinking man's pitcher.
I have no problem with Willie Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144805246833116832006-04-11T21:23:00.000-04:002006-04-11T21:27:26.846-04:00I NEVER KNEW THE SKILL SETS WERE SO EVIL
I placed a call to the headmaster of the gang of extortionist Councilman Hiram Monserrate of Corona just to let him know I think he's shakedown artist and to find out how after 42 years of setting up shop in Flushing/Corona the Mets became "bad neighbors" as the councilman puts it.
I spoke to an aid name Dave. Dave told me he lives in the Flushing about Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144711927364036422006-04-10T19:12:00.000-04:002006-04-10T19:32:07.406-04:00THE THIEVES OF QUEENS
Back in the mid 70's when Highlander Stadium was being renovated there was more graft coming out of the project that the New York Mob became as rich as Saudi princes. It seems the crooks who masquerade as local politicans in Flushing and Corona are looking for their payday from the Mets with the new ballpark.
These thieving bastards are trying to shake the Mets down for Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144631182750201502006-04-09T20:22:00.000-04:002006-04-09T21:06:22.866-04:00AIR OF CONFIDENCE
For most of the afternoon I played catch with my son and listened to today's 3-2 win on the radio. But after Billy Wagner closed out the 9th I said "let's go in an watch the bottom of the 9th on TV because I have a good feeling about this game" Now it's been a while since I've said that about a Mets game but with Beltran, Delgado and Wright coming up I just knew this game Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144507289156300422006-04-08T09:52:00.000-04:002006-04-08T10:41:29.186-04:00QUICK HITS ON THE 9-3 WIN
Steve Trachsel put on a pitching clinic last night. It just goes to show you that radar gun readings a meaningless. Trax threw three kind of pitches last night slow, slower and slowest and proved that the art of pitching is deception. It was the perfect plan laid out by Trax, Dookie and Professor Rick against a young fastball hitting Marlin team.
Kudos to Willie for Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144504317977160472006-04-08T09:37:00.000-04:002006-04-08T09:51:58.023-04:00SHUT UP B YOCH
Jose Guilen is looking for a beat down:
{"You know what? If I get hit again, it's going to get real ugly if he's pitching. He thinks I was going out there with the bat? Why would I need a bat for a 150-pound guy when I'm 230?" }
I have volunteered to be Petey's bodyguard for the game in D.C. If Guilen charges the mound I'll run WWE stlye with a folding chair and nail him. Then Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144503438872803932006-04-08T09:24:00.000-04:002006-04-08T09:37:18.890-04:00THANK YOU RIDING WITH NYC TRANSIT
I hope Jason Vargas had an unlimited Metrocard with him yesterday as he toured the NYC Subway system:
{When starting pitcher Jason Vargas left the Marlins' team hotel Friday for Shea Stadium, he got on a train and went in the wrong direction, ended up in Brooklyn and frantically doubled his way back to Manhattan before catching the right train.
Vargas arrived Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144449644291754832006-04-07T18:39:00.000-04:002006-04-07T18:40:44.316-04:00YOU BOO WHO?
A lot has been made of the treatment given to Carlos Beltran by the customers at Shea. I don't understand the booing of Beltran myself. The biggest problem that Beltran has is he is being utilized wrong in the line up. I know that, you know that, the vast majority of Mets fans know that but the manager doesn't know that and that's the problem.
It's way to early to get bent out of Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144381080384293832006-04-06T23:35:00.000-04:002006-04-06T23:38:00.386-04:00THE MIKE PELFRY ERA HAS BEGUN
Check it out. Mike Pelfry made his debut tonight for St. Lonesome:
{ Mike Pelfrey, the Mets first round draft pick in 2005 (ninth overall), started the game for the Mets and dominated for five innings. He allowed just two hits while walking one and striking out six. He did not factor in the decision. The Mets bullpen followed Pelfrey�?s lead as William Vazquez, Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144380281804783862006-04-06T23:03:00.000-04:002006-04-06T23:24:41.820-04:00FINALLY A TEAM WITH A PULSE
I didn't get to see the whole game tonight but from the point I picked it up (7th inning) a few things look very positive.
Petey didn't have a great line today but I love that he pitched inside to Guilen and plunked him. Guilen made a step toward the mound and the Mets infield surrounded Petey like Secret Service Agents and Dookie grab a hold of Gulien. This team hasKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144291886045471172006-04-05T22:18:00.000-04:002006-04-05T22:51:26.080-04:00IT'S ONLY GAME 2 AND MY STOMACH IS ROILING
Brian Bannister was rolling along pitching a no-no through 5 when the wheels fell off in the 6th. As Gary Cohen said he just lost command of the strike zone. Then he fell behind 3-1 on Nick Johnson and boooom a three run bomb.
OH SHIT! Guilen just went yard against Jorge Julio 5-4 Nats. Nats were down 4-0 and have now come all the way back to take the Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144253533936555292006-04-05T12:00:00.000-04:002006-04-05T12:12:13.973-04:00IT'S 12 NOON AND IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unbeleivable. My lawn is covered in snow and it's coming down like a blizzard. I had a whole 2 hour baseball practice planned. Damn! I bet there will be a few empty seats at Shea tonight.Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144252790036171462006-04-05T11:43:00.000-04:002006-04-05T11:59:50.056-04:00BARRY ZITO IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Jon Heyman writes today about Barry Zito contemplating life after Oakland. What I find amusing is Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon cackling about Zito coming to the Highlanders. The first thought that went through my head was are Giambi and Damon plotting an overthrow of the Highlander clubhouse? That clubhouse is run by Tight Ass Jeter who is runs a steady Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144251780211099362006-04-05T11:33:00.000-04:002006-04-05T11:43:00.213-04:00DOC GOODEN SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL
I can't get the irony out of my head. Darryl Strawberry who has the same demons as Doc plus the shadow of cancer following him was at Shea on Monday and was greeted as a hero. He walked down the left field foul line, slapping hands with fans and looked like the happiest man at Shea.
Now we see Doc, as popular and as great a player who ever played for theKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144250298639380102006-04-05T10:48:00.000-04:002006-04-05T11:18:18.656-04:00 IT"S MIKE AND THE MAD DOG ON THE FAN
So My Big Fat Obnoxious Talk Show Host (MBFOTSH) and his little sidekick from Brokeback CT. have a problem with Billy Wagner using Metallicas SANDMAN as his enterance song when coming in from the bullpen just because the 13th Apostle, Mariano Rivera uses the song. First off this is just about the stupidest discussion of all time and I know I shouldn't wasteKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144112267518562122006-04-03T20:10:00.000-04:002006-04-03T20:57:47.536-04:00OBSERVATION FROM OPENING DAY AT SHEA
The day started out a little shaky as the 7 train we were on was stuck for about a half an hour just outside the Hunters Point station. At first the clueless conductor said the emergency brake was pulled but that didn't seem the case. Whatever it was we were never told but the train did get going and lucky for us went express (NYC TRANIST-what would expect Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1144109438235554362006-04-03T20:05:00.000-04:002006-04-04T00:05:10.646-04:00POWER TO THE PEOPLE
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
POWER TO THE PEOPLE RIGHT ON!
Neil Best of NEWSDAY is reporting that SNY has reached an agreement with DirecTV. So I would hope all the harassing phone calls and e-mail by me an other Mets fans with DirecTV( tip of the Mets cap to Robb for his diligence in e mailing like mad) programming is not on yet but hopefully by tomorrow we will Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143993422840728582006-04-02T11:47:00.000-04:002006-04-02T11:57:02.860-04:00HEY THERE RALPHIE BOY
Ralph Kiner will be a part of the SNY Mets studio team on selct Fridays during the season. Hopefully, they suits at SNY will take up the suggestion of the members of the Bloggers Roundtable and find tapes of the old Kiners Corners and play them on SNY.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/404975p-342986c.htmlKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143992756894358422006-04-02T11:37:00.000-04:002006-04-02T11:45:56.910-04:00MORE DISCUSSION ON THE NEW BALL PARK
In The City section of today's NY Times there is an article on the new home of the Mets. While the Highlanders are getting the balls broken by "so called residents" of the area of the South Bronx where their new park will be built (if these interlopers were really long time residents, they would be kissing the Bronx Robber Barons ass for doing this project ) Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143991521065954902006-04-02T11:15:00.000-04:002006-04-02T11:25:21.083-04:00Adam Rubin has a book on on the 2005 Mets:
{Mets beat writer Adam Rubin chronicles the organization's resurrection in "Pedro, Carlos and Omar: The Story of a Season in the Big Apple and the Pursuit of Baseball's Top Latino Stars."}
There is an excerpt in today's Daily News and it deals mostly with Willie and how he handled his first season as Mets manager. Willie praises his team for not givingKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143990925657237182006-04-02T10:45:00.000-04:002006-04-02T11:15:25.673-04:00ONE MORE DAY I CAN'T WAIT
Even though Benny Blanco from da Bronx thinks my ass is old after seeing me on Mets Weekly, I feel like a kid as tomorrow is opening day and I'll be at Shea.
Now of course, yesterday was 75 degrees in NYC and today the temps will be in the upper 60's with sunshine. Tomorrow? Well first let me tell you it has not rained in NYC all of March. In fact this was the driest Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143858010944539992006-03-31T20:25:00.000-05:002006-03-31T21:20:10.970-05:00TWEAK GOES THE HAMMY
The Zambrano Project got lit up like Nick Nolte at Octoberfest and to top it it off he "tweaked" his hamstring. According the Ed (Grey Goose) Coleman on WFAN, Zambrano will miss at least one start and Brian Bannister will move up to pitch game 2 of the season. All Bannister needs is for Titan Tommy to wake up Monday with a case of the shits and he can grab Opening Day. It's Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143778170632561572006-03-30T23:01:00.000-05:002006-03-30T23:09:30.650-05:00DIRECTV VS. SNY THE BATTLE CONTINUES
I spoke to a customer service rep at DirecTV today and she told me that they are locked and loaded to give their subscribers SNY. The hold up is on the SNY side as they are trying to get DTV to pony up more money per subscriber than the cable companies have been charged. She also said this should be resovled shortly as DTV wants very much to air SNY.
Now Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143776865307978992006-03-30T22:34:00.000-05:002006-03-30T22:47:45.323-05:00
HAPPY LOVING COUPLES MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY
Shocking news tonight as Anna Benson has filed for divorce from hubby Kris. This story was first reported on Page Six...errr I mean Metsblog.com (just a little humor Matt)
So Anna just adds insult to injury to Kris' career first with public castration, then she helps get him run out of town, and then she dumps his sorry ass.
Rumor has it, that after Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143690613835589872006-03-29T22:23:00.000-05:002006-03-29T22:50:13.883-05:00
I received a copy of Charles Euchner's new book THE LAST NINE INNINGS and I have to say it is quite a good read.This is a book for the thinking baseball fan as Euchner looks at every facet of the game. From the on field aspect of hitting, pitching and defense. To the stratigic role of the manager. To the ever expanding world of sabermetrics and the globalization of baseball. and as if that was Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143680842701272552006-03-29T20:00:00.000-05:002006-03-29T20:07:22.706-05:00TONY TIJERINA STEPS IN FOR OBIE
Norfolk manager Ken Oberkfell will need a little more time to recover from the blood clots that were removed from his leg so the Mets have named Tony Tijerina as the interim manager.
A very interesting choice as HOJO is on the Norfolk staff and Johnson has managed in the organization (Brooklyn same as Tijerina)
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143680401203850332006-03-29T19:57:00.000-05:002006-03-29T20:00:01.230-05:00
YOU CAN'T MAKE SHIT LIKE THIS UP
Of course my money is on Little Jerry Seinfeld
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=phillies&id=4035627Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143672088433371622006-03-29T17:34:00.000-05:002006-03-29T17:41:28.450-05:00HOW DO YOU HANDLE A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE?
Jeff Keppinger is not very happy that he is on his way back to Norfolk. Kepp has a point here but what he has to remember is the Mets are looking for defense at 2nd base and when it comes down to that AHern wins that battle.
While Kepp did give a bit of a sour answer when asked about going back to Norfolk he has to understand that other teams have seemsKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143656703914604742006-03-29T13:13:00.000-05:002006-03-29T13:25:03.930-05:00ESPN: METS FIRST RUNNER UP
Alan Schwartz at ESPN.com thinks the Mets will battle the Astros for the Wild Card in the NL. Now before you call Schwartz all kind of names, he feels they have a good shot at landing in the World Series. Of course he likes the Braves to win the NL East. That's fine but all these experts who are picking the Braves to win the East all give the same reasons because the Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143607171074443612006-03-28T22:27:00.000-05:002006-03-28T23:39:31.146-05:00GOTTA FEEL FOR HEILMAN
Sure it makes the Mets bullpen better and as a good soldier Aaron Heilman will do as ordered and go to the bullpen, but you have to feel for him as he was a bit bamboozled by the Mets.
After last years breakout season when Heilman excelled in the late innings as a reliever he asked the Mets if he could go back into the starting rotation and the Mets obliged him even Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143520153681990302006-03-27T23:11:00.000-05:002006-03-27T23:38:01.920-05:00DIRECTV VIEWERS STILL IN THE DARK OVER SNY
I spoke with with a gentleman over at DirecTV today. He asked that I not use his name but I could forward the info. It seems the big holdup with SNY getting on DirecTV is coming from Time Warner and Comcast two of the partners along with Sterling (Skill Sets) Entertainment.
It seems DirecTV wants to put SNY on as soon as possible as the fellow told me Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143423324097691942006-03-26T20:15:00.000-05:002006-03-26T20:47:12.616-05:00LOTS OF HAPPENINGS DOWN IN ST. LONESOME
The big news of course is that Petey pitched great, 3IP 1BB 2K 0 runs in his spring debut. The real results will be tomorrow when we find out how that right toe responds. The other big story of the game was The Zambrano Project going a spectacular 6 innings. I was shocked when Willie let Zambrano hit for himself in the 7th and then in the 9th wilt Pedro Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143304864459677972006-03-25T11:22:00.000-05:002006-03-25T11:41:04.476-05:00OPENING DAY JUST ABOUT A WEEK AWAY, WHERE'S MY SNY?
From Neil Best column in NEWSDAY today:
{SportsNet New York's debut on Cablevision Thursday gave the Mets' new outlet distribution from all three of the area's major cable companies, joining Time Warner and Comcast, part-owners of SNY.Now the focus will turn to the two major satellite distributors. An industry source said DirecTV almost Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143303733658461872006-03-25T10:59:00.000-05:002006-03-25T11:22:13.673-05:00PROOF POSITIVE THAT BELTRAN SHOULD BAT IN THE TWO HOLE
Carlos Beltran, Willie Randolph and Carlos Delgado can spin this any way they want but stop insulting us by saying Carlos Beltran, batting 3rd in the order with Reyes on 2nd and LoDuca on 1st NO OUTS, laying down a bunt is good baseball. That's not just bad baseball but it's SCARED baseball.
If your a bona fide number 3 hitter and you get Kranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143257105020112432006-03-24T22:11:00.000-05:002006-03-24T22:25:05.036-05:00
WITH 70 % OF THE PRECINCTS REPORTED, THE EDDIE KRANEPOOL SOCIETY IS PROJECTING ANDERSON HERNANDEZ THE WINNER OF THE 2ND BASE JOB.
It just came down to defense. With a stationary 1st base man liked Delgado you need a guy with range. Although it would be interesting to see Keppinger's bat over a full season. It's obvious Omar does not embrace the power of OBP. I bet Billy Beane would find a placeKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095015.post-1143256295979397682006-03-24T22:09:00.000-05:002006-03-24T22:11:36.000-05:00
Stock up on those Rookie cards folks!
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/402538p-340933c.htmlKranepoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040837798994215001noreply@blogger.com0