Friday Morning Applesauce: Mets finally lose, Subway Series talk, F! called up

by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 1, 2011 9:01 AM EDT in Applesauce

The Tigers finally managed to cool of the red hot Mets yesterday, winning 5-2. It will be interesting to see if this was more just a blip against a very good pitcher or the end of the offensive explosion.

The Yankees are next up for the Mets. NY writers seem excited for this one, as the two teams are making for some interesting story lines. Two injured pitchers will be involved in this series that we weren't sure about early in the week. Jon Niese will take the mound for the good guys tonight, hopefully his heart does not act up again. Bartolo Colon will toe the rubber for the boring NY team on Saturday. He'll do his best to prove he's worth Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, and Brandon Phillips.

With interleague play being the schedule lately, the Wall Street Journal takes a look at how it may be a burden on the Mets. When MLB eventually re-aligns, I really hope this is addressed.

Matt Harvey makes his home debut for Binghamton tonight. Let's hope it's a great one.

Willie Harris will be placed on the bereavement list after the unfortunate death of his child. Fernando Martinez will be called up to replace him in the short term. Best wishes to Willie and his family.

The TRAID REYES talk is finally cooling down a little as people realize it's a bad idea. Naturally this will have to coincide with a rebirth of the TRAID DAVID WRONGZ articles.

Around the NL East:

The Phillies finally lost to the Red Sox yesterday by a 5-2 mark. Cole Hamels suffered an injury to his hand during the contest and will likely miss some time. After the game, the Sox confirmed that they were cutting ties with Mike Cameron.

Federal Baseball took a look at what the somewhat unpredictable club might do at the trade deadline.

Florida won a game.

Around MLB:

Last night was the close of the polls for the MLB All Star game. We'll have to wait for Sunday for the good news that Jose Reyes has deservedly passed Troy Tulowitski.

Speaking of the All Star game, the Home Run Derby got a facelift and will now have a team format. David Ortiz and Prince Fielder were named team captains.

The A's cut ties with Mark Ellis, trading him to the Rockies. Jemile Weeks will man the keystone corner for the foreseeable future.

And finally out in LA, Bud Selig and several others were called to testify about the bankruptcy filing of Frank McCourt. I have a feeling that McCourt is going to make this extremely drawn out and messy before he's finally inevitably forced to sell. Maybe by that point Fred Wilpon will actually have enough money to buy the real Dodgers and can sell the Mets to a decent owner. Wishful thinking to be sure, but one can hope.

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hmm traid wrongz argument

Must go something like this

“He’s out right now with a bad back. Plus all those k’s, he obviously is in down turn of his career we must get rid of him now.”

I want to slap those people

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Jul 1, 2011 9:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Even more retarded

is him saying that Wright would be under the acquiring team’s control for 2 years, which is just untrue, since Wright has a clause in his contract where the 2nd year’s option is specific to the Mets.

by chakrabs on Jul 1, 2011 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions

But you know

Lets not let a little thing like facts or research stand in the way of a story that can generate pageviews.

by chakrabs on Jul 1, 2011 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

He doesn't actually advocate one way or the other

It’s a poorly written out think piece that is just asking questions about what the Mets should do. As chakrabs says it is based on faulty premises. Not only does he get the facts wrong about Wright’s contract, he makes generalized statements like this:

Given ownership’s financial troubles however, it’s believed that the Mets will not be able to keep the left side of the infield intact going forward.

That is just his assumption put forward as a fact by using the passive voice. And the entire premise is that the Mets have to choose between keeping Wright or Reyes, not really considering that the Mets can possibly (and should) keep both.

by dcmetsfan on Jul 1, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

its a valid asumption but its faulty

Outside of tron,bbrod,dubs,bay,johan,and soon reyes..this team is cheap.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Jul 1, 2011 11:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

It's not a completely wrongheaded assumption

He might be right. But he’s basically positing this as fact and using the lame “it’s believed” lingo to mask that this is an opinion rather than a statement of what is indeed true.

by dcmetsfan on Jul 1, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Braves Lost 11-2

To the Padres a week or two ago. Had yesterday off.

by EastFallowfield on Jul 1, 2011 9:45 AM EDT reply actions

You're right.

by Wei on Jul 1, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions

...thanks?

Now, kids, being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep; in giant blender.

by meigs1414 on Jul 1, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Odd...

That popped up on my newsfeed this morning. I guess I need to double check this stuff more often

by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 1, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions

The end of the offensive explosion ??

Who are they kidding, one bad game does not meant that it’s the end, once they are on a roll. they are there, yes everyone has good days and bad days but for the most part here we are talking about good one.
I say it was just a misfortune, so let’s support them for the next games. BTW I’ve heard that cheap tickets are available now !

by froszty8519 on Jul 1, 2011 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

Verlander is also pretty good at throwing baseballs

by TheBigStapler on Jul 1, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

"hopefully his heart does not act up again."

Hate to say this but, if it is a racing heart that makes him good then have another cup of Java Jon!

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Really good kid.A very good player.Not a superstar. #BlameWilponz. Never Forget

by ScottfromPeekskill on Jul 1, 2011 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

If you had said a week ago...

That in a game Verlander was to start, the Mets would get ten hits, get him out of the game after seven and hit two home runs, I’d have thought you wildly optomistic. It’s been a good week, and I really don’t see a double digit number of hits indicating that mass slumps have started. I hope I’m not wrong.

by Cranky50 on Jul 1, 2011 11:50 AM EDT reply actions