So Bob Raissman thinks I’m a lunatic because I’m not happy with the mediocre play of the Mets that started in the second half of last season and has carried over to this season. I guess cashing all those SNY paychecks from Daily News Barely Live has clouded his judgment. I guess I must be out of mind for question the ability of Willie Randolph who has made the same uninspiring statements over and over again during post game press conference that resemble hostage tapes. How dare I, a blogger who has played, coached and watch baseball for the majority of my life know anything where I can give criticism about the Mets over the great informed MSM types like Bob Raissman. Yes I admit I’m a lunatic when it comes to the Mets but I’d rather be a lunatic than a dickhead like you Bob.

 

I doubt the Mets and Reds get their game in today as the forecast is for rain all day and night and with the Reds making their only trip to NYC my guess would be a day/night double header for tomorrow or Sunday so that gives Omar Minaya another day to figure out how to add Matt Wise and Ramon Castro to the 25 man squad. Castro is easy. As efficient as Raul Casanova has been, the trade off to Castro is an upgrade but adding Wise will take a bit a spin on Omar’s part.  If it’s a straight baseball move then Jorge Sosa would be given his release money be damned, if it’s a money issued the Joe Smith would be sent down and that would send a bad message to the team and fans that we’re not interested in putting the best team we can on the field. The Sosa signing was a major folly by Minaya as the Jorge Sosa’s of the world are plentiful in fact with Claudio Vargas showing some life in NOLA (7K’s in his last start)  and Tony Armas Jr pitching well to go with Carlos Muniz and Willie Collazzo Sosa is more than expendable.

 

I admit that without Ryan Church the Mets would be much deeper in the muck and mire and so far the trade of Church and Brian Schneider is one in Omar’s win column and I was wrong about both players but I’m not writing off Lastings Milledge yet even though he seems to be on track to become the next Victor Diaz. Milledge is in danger of losing his center field spot as his fielding has been spotty and his bat has cooled off a lot as well. Hopefully the light will come on for the immature Milledge before it’s too late.

 

David Lennon with a good article on Aaron Heilman in NEWSDAY on how he made be thinking to much and not just going on instinct in his approach on the mound. At this point with Dirty Dauner looking to be in pre taxi cab crash mode and Joe Smith and Pedro Feliciano pitching well, it may be time to use Heilman for 2 or 3 innings of  relief and stretch his arm out and to use him as a viable option as a spot starter or even the fifth starter. Heilman’s big problem is his mix of pitches.  Heilman has been going mostly with his fastball and when it misses his with a change up has been getting way too much of the plate. He also seems to lack confidence in his slider that maybe if he was used for longer stints maybe he could regain that pitch.

   

    

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