Brad

Mets are on an incredible offensive tear:52 runs in the last 4 games, with only three HRs! They'll probably be cooled off by Verlander tomorrow.

Carlos Beltran will be available soon... Would love to have him but I can't see the Mets trading him to the Phillies. I remember him from the 70's when he was the local sportscaster in Baltimore. Seemed liked a good guy. If the Phillies have what the Mets need, I don't see it as a major stumbling block. Trouble for the Mets is that they're neither a bad nor a good team so they may be in a bit of a quandry as to when to be buyers or sellers. Only if they fall completely out of the Wild Card race will they start selling. The moron critics in NY (read that Mike Francesa) keep predicting they'll be in trouble when they go on the road but they're actually much better on the road than at home. Go figure. If I was the GM I wouldn't let how well they've played deter me from the long range plan of rebuilding the team. Well, it is a bit of a sticky wicket as they say in Texas... Carlos Beltran?? The violent closer??? Sure, trade them off... But, what about David Wright or Jose Reyes??? Won't attendance fall off the face of the earth, if they were traded??? Would you and your friends pay as close attention to the Mets if they were gone??? As much financial trouble as the organization is in, they have to consider that as well. Of course, if they can't afford to re-sign Reyes.... Yes, it is a bit of a sticky wicket. Beltran is the most likely to be traded as he's getting up there and I can't see them signing him next year. Perhaps they're counting on Wright taking his place when he comes back. K-Rod has been a model citizen this year and pretty dependable. Wright is recovering from a stress fracture in his back and is the face of the franchise so I don't see him as one to be traded and they want to re-sign Reyes (whether they do or not is another story). Attendance has dropped off this year anyway. Regardless of who plays for your team, they're still your team. No simple answers here.

That's pretty amazing that a team like the Dodgers would file for protection, particularly before the Mets would have. Just shows you it pays to get along with Bud, like the Wilpons do.

Carlos Beltran will be available soon... Would love to have him but I can't see the Mets trading him to the Phillies. I remember him from the 70's when he was the local sportscaster in Baltimore. Seemed liked a good guy. If the Phillies have what the Mets need, I don't see it as a major stumbling block. Trouble for the Mets is that they're neither a bad nor a good team so they may be in a bit of a quandry as to when to be buyers or sellers. Only if they fall completely out of the Wild Card race will they start selling. The moron critics in NY (read that Mike Francesa) keep predicting they'll be in trouble when they go on the road but they're actually much better on the road than at home. Go figure. If I was the GM I wouldn't let how well they've played deter me from the long range plan of rebuilding the team.

Mets Owner throws Reyes, Wright and Beltran under the bus. See NY Times article. Class guy. Guess there's a little George in all of us Get this ownership out of here as soon as possible please.

I think you and I might deserve to be there given the Amazin's pitching woes. I'm 62, but I still throw a decent knuckler and I'm pretty sure that with a little work. I could get my curve ball in shape. Maybe you could Dave. Highschool JV was as far as I got Amazingly, the Amazins have made it to 500. After they lost Ike Davis and Wright, I figured, well, nice try. But they're scrappy. However, scrappy will only get you so far. Good pitching, which they're getting right now, will. Shades of the 65 Dodgers (not that they're anything remotely in that class).

Dillon Gee may be a no-name but since he came up at the tail end of last year, all he has done is keep the Mets in the game and win almost all of the games he starts. I don't think he's had more than one bad starts. He's earned the right to be here.

Regarding Ghost's post above, I have never been a big Cashman fan and do think he is a bit too talkative. This team, stretching back from the 90s, was formed by Gene Michael and you could do worse to have him back in the saddle. I've never been a huge Girardi fan but, hey, the guy did a pretty good job with the Marlins, and has won a World Series here so that's hard to knock. I think some of the players are getting old and sometimes it's better to get rid of a player a year too soon than a year too late. We may be seeing that with Posada and he's probably having trouble adjusting to that. No one likes to be told it's time but in corporate America that's what happens. If it were me, I'd probably show him the door and get someone younger up here. It's time for some of the younger guys to take that mantle of leadership.

If you're a Blakey as I am (most of us are in that category I assume), you can't go wrong with this date.

Troy is playing out of his mind over in Colorado. I don't see how the Giants even make the playoffs with Tejada at ss. I'd be afraid the pitchers will get too hung up on Ks to keep batted balls away from him. I wouldn't go crazy about him. He came into Citifield batting .214 and courtesy of the Mets pitching left hitting .360.

Superb record, w/Barry Harris---and now I forget who else. Sam Jones and Tootie Heath? I'm getting old and have CRS Also great by Cuber on the same label (Xanadu): THe 11th Day of Aquarius, w/Tom Harrell; Mickey Tucker; the late Dennis Irwin; the late Eddie Gladden. 1978, I believe.... The '70s were amazing times for jazz, don't let anyone snow you. I don't have too much Ronnie but Cuber Libre is a great, great album that I've enjoyed listening too many times.

Vic, I may have Parisian Moods, if you're interested

Dave, Are you originally from Detroit? Well, good luck. My team, the (St)Rangers will be leaving early

Unfortunately, there will never be an asterisk next to his name or McGwire's name. He is the HR champ in fact but not in the minds of most people or the court of public opinion. Hopefully, he serves some jail time.

It doesn't look the trial established much, it certainly didn't establish that he lied about steroids because he wasn't convicted of perjury. All in all, a big waste of money.

If this keeps up, you have to wonder how patient management will be with Francona.

Good question. I remember a playoff game with Alzado against the Jets and he was pretty much on the steroids then and he ripped off a Jets player's helmet and the Jet reacting like what is wrong with you man? Everyone knew it was the steroids. Must be something in the Bay area water

There's an article in today's Times talking about his poor start.

This has been a waste of a thread. Who cares? He has been convicted (or maybe not) in the court of public opinion, regardless of his guilt or innocence. But more importantly what a waste of public money. Thank goodness he's out of baseball and the Giants won the Series without him.

Pretty awful album. An oxymoron for a title.

This article, Mets Abused Feliciano, shows what an imbecile Cashman is. Ever heard of caveat emptor Brian

For Yankee fans who have DirecTv or Mets fans who have Dish Network, you better find another way to watch your teams because those networks are dropping YES and SNY, respectively. See here.

Doesn't Anthony Bourdain write good ones?

Jim is so spot on. I've had numerous ear infections in my adulthood that eventually it lead to tinnitus, which aint fun (although I've gotten used to it). Don't mess around.

Besides the Savoy Dial box and the Live Savoy box, you need to get the Verve box, a 10 cd set. A few years ago, Verve released this in a master take basis. Don't know if they're still currently available but I'm sure you can find it on the secondary market. Now, if you can't get enough Bird after all that, there is the Benedetti Mosaic box, just Bird solos and not great sound. Also check out his KC days. There are a couple of Cds. Also, the JATP material is worth checking out.