On the Mets beat

Panic? No. This is just a temporary dry spell, maybe the double digit lead is fostering a laid back attitude but I doubt it. They will start to fire on all cylinders again and soon. I hope they go undefeated from here to the break! GO METS!

Here's another P word: PELFREY. WHERE IS HE? I've seen enough of Alay Soler at this point.

What was Willie Randpolph thinking when Soler was being "eclipsed" by the Yankees...stop worrying about the bullpen being overworked for the next game...the bottom line winning today's game !

I love when Willie’s strategic, “long-term” planning pays off. First he donates the rubber game to the Evil Empire rendering his team impotent in the process, then while whistling past the graveyard toward their next opponents, they get their asses handed to them. All the talking heads including Ron Darling agreed with Willie’s rationale about saving the bullpen for the long haul. Personally, I think winning a game is tonic enough for the entire staff. It’s called momentum and it does wonders for everyone’s energy level.

Forfeiting a game to save your staff for later on, sounds and is ridiculous.

Tell me his boys aren’t suffering an emotional hangover off last night’s debacle. Once again we serve to make last place teams and/or rookie pitchers look like Supermen. The fireworks shot off at the end of the game should be aimed squarely at the Met coaching staff.

I wasn't panicking until they brought up Lima; that seems to signal no clue how to run the team. Before that, I was deeply concerned about the extremely shoddy quality of their play, as contrasted with earlier in the year.

I would bring up Pelfrey and start him Saturday, put Heilman in the rotation, and bring up Ownens.

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Lima ? OUCH ! ! ! You'd think Minaya would have seen enough of this lemon already. Who says Minaya has to wait until the last day of July to work a deal ? There's still a half season to go. He who hesitates is lost.

Although many will deny it, the Mets are lucky to be in the weak division they're in. Put them in the AL Central Division and they'd be hard pressed to be in 3rd place ahead of the fast charging Minnesota Twins. The Tigers, White Sox, and Twins all have what the Mets lack. Good 4th and 5th starters.
The Mets caught lightning in a bottle by being in a division that offers little challenge. Unless Omar Minaya does some patchwork, the Mets post season will come and go in a flash.

Actually the phrase "Lightning in a bottle" refers (in the sports analogy usage) to a team winning despite the odds against them. "the whole truth" makes it seem like luck has a lot to do with the Mets being where they are now. I disagree. Luck will only take you so far and then talent must come into play. You only have to look at the league leaders in most categories to see the Mets are well represented. Not to mention all the All Star nominations. Luck? No. Skill? Yes.

It seems like Mets fans have such short memories--this isn't the NFL, there are 162 games here. There are no free rides to the playoffs, that's true, but given the lead the Mets have in their division, I'm fine with them pulling up a little bit, tinkering with the team to turn it into an October powerhouse, even if that means losing a game here or there because you leave a pitcher in to see how he handles the pressure or because you rest the middle of your line-up for minor aches and sprains.

So no, definitely not panicking, not even close. This is the time in the season to take a good look at the team, to see what works and what doesn't and make smart moves instead of shooting the horse that brought you here by chucking players left and right or (God help us) "trading Millege and Pelfry" [sic] for a hot bat or fastball pitcher who might not pan out.

It's July. It's not even the All-Star Break yet. And let's not forget, it's not about how many wins you get during the regular season. It's about the World Series.

To be frank, it may be the case that these losses are a good thing. It's a privelege for the Mets to be able to face the pressure and compose and temper themselves now, when the games don't count the way they will in the postseason.

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