Who's on First?

Haven't read this yet but looks promising:

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/13135/a-vote-for-hernandez-olerud

-Natron

It was a pretty good article. I want to hear a "debate" though. Or would've liked to read Simon's opinion why they didn't belong. He made the solid case why they belong (amazing effing defense, man!). What do you think?

-StanO

That Guy Is OUTTA Here!

G'bye K-Rod. I wish we could've acquired more in return:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6764381/new-york-mets-trade-closer-francisco-rodriguez-milwaukee-brewers

and

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/sports/baseball/mets-trade-closer-francisco-rodriguez-to-the-brewers.html?hp

-StanO

Mets and Scouting

So, it seems Freddy Garcia is having a good season:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/4007/freddy-garcia

Interesting, because he was so "bad" that he never made it to the Mets' Major League squad.


Then there's Jason Vargas:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/6352/jason-vargas

Sort of thrown into a deal the Mets made. But he got dumped for nothing. He's had a couple of solid years in a row. I guess I can't complain too much, though, because we have Justin Turner, Ruben Tejada, and Angel Pagan who have come out of nowhere, and... well, I can't think of any pitchers.
-StanO

Interesting All-Star Ideas

Hmm, I seem to be giving the Mets the back page even though this site is dedicated to them. Oh well. I thought this dude had some interesting suggestions to tweak the MLB All-Star game. I read all of his suggestions and his explanations (but not every word). I thought them interesting:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-passan_10_degrees_fixing_all_star_game_070411

-StanO