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Mets Mets Offseason Interview with New York Sports Handicapper
Posted by admin in Interview, New York Mets, Sports Handicapper on November 26th, 2009
Mets Nation check out this in depth interview by Mets Mets with up and coming sports handicapper JR Ladson of 2kallday.com. New York area native and lifelong Mets fan, Ladson reveals some great insights into the pulse of sports in the Big Apple.
Mets Mets: Welcome to Mets Mets JR, it’s great to have someone here who can answer some of the many questions swirling around the minds of Mets fans everywhere.
Ladson: Ha…looking for an interview?
Mets Mets: r u ready
Ladson: Fire
Mets Mets: What are the most crucial areas for the Mets to improve this offseason?
Ladson: The most crucial areas: #1. Health #2 Starting Pitching behind Johan. We need guys who can go deep into games, and take the stress off of the bullpen. Kinda tied into number 1. #3 Corner outfield and infield production. We need to get more pop out of First Base (health one again ties into that), LF, RF, and 3rd base (even thought the third baseman was healthy!)
Mets Mets: That is a lot of holes who are the Mets looking to bring in
Ladson: Halladay makes everything okay. The Mets have star quality at a bunch of positons. The other thing about the holes is that our minor league depth makes having injuries unbearable. The best thing would be to get Halladay, and get a bunch of guys who can catch the ball in our upper-minors/bench
Mets Mets: David Wright averaged 29 home runs the last four years and then only hit 10, can you explain this dropoff?
Ladson: The reason D-Wright had a drop off was because of the right-center field gap, plus adjusting to the new park. In Shea, the ball carried great to right center (which was also 371 feet). Now, fly balls go to die in right center. Plus every time I watch David, he seems like he is pressing to hit 6-run homeruns, every time. This might also be the reason why he is less clutch than A-Rod (pre 2009)
Mets Mets: Are CitiFields dimensions going to keep power hitters from signing with the Mets in the future?
Ladson: The Mets haven’t been a franchise that has had a lot of prolific hitters. Pitching is where its at, and I love that we would be a top destination for pitchers more than hitters.
Mets Mets: Minaya the right guy to build the farm system?
Ladson: Minaya is the guy. He can’t stop the injuries, and his patience may pay off. Sure, he has made some mistakes, but Brian Cashman makes more. The key is getting to a position where we don’t have to continuously trade off our top prospects
Mets Mets: Put the NL east in order you think they will finish next year
Ladson: As of right now: Phillies, Mets, Braves, Marlins, Nationals
Mets Mets: Johan started off last year looking like a Cy Young candidate, how long will he stay at that level
Ladson: 3 years of Vintage Santana
Mets Mets: The Nets and Knicks are both trash, what chance do you give either team to land The King
Ladson: The Knicks have the only shot, out of the two. I think that there is a wildcard team: Oklahoma City Thunder.
Mets Mets: The Yankees championship means we can finally put an end to the steroid era and move on?
Ladson: I guess. The steroid era should be called “The owners got the players to cheat, to make the game better and everybody did it….so, who cares?” era
Mets Mets: What development plan are the Knicks working on when they say no to AI?
Ladson: Eddy Curry looked like he’s ready to become a relevant player again. That is why they didn’t go with AI. The young players developing thing, I don’t buy. When they say it had nothing to do with AI’s personality, I don’t buy that either
Mets Mets: NFC east had a big day yesterday, what must the Giants do to make the playoffs
Ladson: Just win…they control their own destiny, plus have games upcoming with teams in the mix. 10-6 should do it (with tie breakers). Remember, Washington wins that game yesterday and the Giants are on top of the NFC East.
Mets Mets: Mets had the second highest payroll in the majors, how come year after year they don’t have the consistent results like the Yankees?
Ladson: Because they don’t have Yankee money. The Yankees signed guys to about 450 million in contracts. Sabathia and Teixeira in the same offseason can’t be done by any other franchise.
What no questions about Brandon Jennings?
Mets Mets: What do you have to say about Brandon Jennings?
Ladson: Brandon Jennings is the most invigorating talent in the NBA, since LeBron (including Kevin Durant). He has turned a boring to watch franchise into a must watch franchise (ESPN is picking up their game Friday). The other thing is that he is already near the top of the league, as far as point guards go. It’s early, but I don’t miss many Bucks games
Mets Mets: What do you attribute his breakout to the year he spent in Europe?
Ladson: Jennings breakout year? He played against pros in Europe and worked hard. I find it hard to believe that more kids don’t go over there. He got to play against Travis Best and Earl Boykins in Euroleague. Can’t find those guys in college. Plus, he’s incredibly humble. He puts in the work, and he doesn’t have the bling bling associated with being an NBA Rook
Mets Mets: How long before we see an NBA franchise in Europe?
Ladson: You will never see one that competes in what we call the NBA today. You may see an NBA Europe
Mets Mets: Will Dubai and other international rich people own a majority of American sports franchises within the 25 years
Ladson: Someone from Dubai will attempt to buy something, and it will cause a discussion. If someone from Dubai wanted to buy the Mets, I would want it in a second
Mets Mets: Why does Nike not just pay Lebron to play alongside Kobe
Ladson: It’s not worth it… They would probably make more money if they were in two cities. Vitamin Water has them both, and they were ecstatic when Kobe and Bron almost faced off last year. There needs to be some rivalry there
Mets Mets: What is your feelings on T. Henry of France?
Ladson: It’s a missed call….that’s it. The problem is that missed calls in soccer can result in 3 weeks of rioting, or a referees death.
Mets Mets: Was Clemens on roid rage when he threw the bat at Piazza?
Ladson: Clemens wasn’t on roid rage. Here is my diagnosis of what happened there. He hit Piazza in the head with a pitch, and it was accidental. Then the media makes it out to be on purpose, and create a fake rift between the Yanks, the Mets, Clemens, Piazza, etc. Then, that night Clemens got so fired up, that he unconsciously threw the bat at Piazza. 2 things about that moment (which is one of the most important moments in Mets history): Clemens should have been tossed, and if he isn’t tossed, the Mets should have cleared the benches. Clemens literally ripped the heart out of the Mets there.
Mets Mets: Should the NFL scrap challenges and just let the booth make all the correct calls every time?
Ladson: No…never. Three problems with it: One, the refs usually get it right the first time. Two, it would slow the game to a standstill. Three, not every stadium has the same areas they can put cameras. The different types of views, etc. wouldn’t be uniform across the whole league.
Mets Mets: So it is ok in football to have a totally wrong call but no challenges/timeouts when a team’s whole season comes down to a piss poor spot or blown call on the line
Ladson: yes.
Kim Kardashian
Mets Mets: Who are currently the 3 hottest girls in the world?
Ladson: lol….hmmm. Megan Fox, Kim Kardashian (until she has a kid), # 3 is tough
Mets Mets: lol
Ladson: Jessica Alba? No.. Not anymore
Mets Mets: Thanks for joining us today. New York fans be sure to check out the sports handicapping blog 2kallday.com
David Wright Hits Clutch Double in Extra Innings to Beat the NL East Perpetual Doormat
Posted by Señor Met in Washington Nationals on June 5th, 2009
NL East Perpetual Doormat are as bad as they get. Yet it took extra innings to beat them, seeing we only scored 1 run in the first 9 innings.
At least the FACE of the FRANCHISE got an opportunity to earn his worth and get some positive attention for a change.
More importantly, Tim Redding actually pitched well, of course do not think for one second that the NL East Perpetual Doormats are any real indicator of Redding’s value to the Mets. Redding is at best a fill in guy who can eat up innings effectively against the likes of the bottom tier teams.
Johan Gets Run Support When He Needed It the Most
Posted by Señor Met in New York Mets on May 17th, 2009
Johan Santana had an off day. Randy Johnson had a worse day.
Giving up a bunch of runs, Johan finally got the run support to carry him to a victory. 9 New York Mets to 6 San Francisco Giants.
David Wright and Carlos Beltran had doubles and RBIs. Gary Sheffield hat multiple hits as the cleanup hitter. Ramon Castro had a sacrifice fly making a productive 1-2 punch of Castro and Omir Santos behind the plate.
Mets are 12-3 in May.
This Mets Blog had a huge spike in traffic after my post about the New York Mets First CitiField Streaker. Go Figure.
Don’t Count this Team Down and Out
Posted by Señor Met in New York Mets on May 16th, 2009
An early five run deficit. The so called by Omar Minaya lack of energy, heartless team would have packed it in.
But that was then. And this is now.
David Wright had a big game. Pumping out those RBI’s.
Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes are both injured. Delgado is probably looking at the DL. Reyes should be back any minute. JJ Putz is having health issues as well.
But as long as a few hitters step up every night. And as long as the bullpen keeps us in games. We will be able to win games when we fall behind early. And as we know from past Septembers, every game matters.
Mets Closer Francisco Rodriguez Gets the Save Over the Giants (AP Photo Jeff Chiu)
The Mets are Good, the Mets are Great, Thank You for this Team
Posted by Señor Met in Carlos Beltran, Johan Santana, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants on May 15th, 2009
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The San Francisco Giants made a game of it late.
Then Francisco Slammed the Door.
In the cluth, Face of the Franchise David Wright and Manager Jerry Manuel’s favorite Omir Santos broke the game open in the ninth with RBI base hits.
The reality that all Mets fans have to realize is that the 2009 Mets are simply fun to watch. Especially now that they are winning the close games. Even when they were losing, they were in every game and were getting plenty of opportunities. Now the offense is capitalizing on those same opportunities and we are scoring more runs more often.
Fun to Watch
- On base they steal often. So cool.
- They Play D. Yea, they have their moments of futility, but they also have more then their fair show of Top 10 Plays.
- Mets have the best pitcher in baseball. Every time he pitches I think he will throw the Mets first No-Hitter.
- Doubles and Triples. Love the speed.
- Home Runs. Love the power.
- CitiField.
- Carlos Beltran off to a great start.
- 22+ Run Differential
- 2 Game Lead in the NL east
- No ‘roid infested players
Mets Sweep Phillies
Posted by Señor Met in Philadelphia Phillies on May 8th, 2009
Mets Sweep Phillies
Carlos Beltran, David Wright and Jose Reyes all told Jamie Moyer it was about time he retired. Over 46 years old, Moyer got shelled by the Big Three’s homer happy bats.
Basically, Mike Pelfrey won another game getting his usual run support.
K-Rod got his 4th save in 4 days. In those 4 days, we swept both of our rivals the Phillies and Braves.
While the Mets have 4 consecutive wins. They’re over 500 for the first time in awhile, only 1/2 game out of first place. Yes, the Mets are making things happen.
Meanwhile, Mets can sit back and watch the whirlwind that is happening all around the league: Yankees lost 5 in a row. Their Cheater, A-rod, is coming back from injury. Marlins have cooled off and are now in the middle of the pack in the NL East. Dodger fans are all fealing scammed. Boston fans are trying to tell the whole world their two recent championships aren’t totally fradulent.
Carlos Beltran Rips Braves
Posted by Señor Met in Atlanta Braves on May 5th, 2009
Carlos Beltran hits 2 home runs and the Mets win.
Maybe that is the secret formula the Mets have been needing?
Maybe David Wright drank some of that secret formula too? He finally broke out of his slump with a home run of his own.
And nothing is better then drinking the Kool-Aid against Atlanta…in Atlanta.
3rd Time this Season Mets Fail to Sweep
Posted by Señor Met in Fuck the Yankees, Washington Nationals on April 26th, 2009
The Worst Team in the Major Leagues the Joke of All Jokes the Pathetic Nationals rocked the Mets today 8-1.
Oliver Perez continues to throw junk. In 19 1/3 innings he has given up 15 walks and 23 hits. Wish I could get paid $12 million to throw meatballs.
Thank You 40,000 plus CitiFans for booing the shit out of him.
I have more faith in David Wright. But hopefully the 40,000 plus CitiFans booing the shit out of him can get him to return to his full potential. And David, I don’t mean trying to break your career best 118 strikeout mark that you set last year. Wiffing 23 times so far, in only 70 at-bats, sure seems like your primed to break your record by the all-star break.
I would think 40,000 plus CitiFans would agree on a few things.
- This team needs better starting pitching.
- This team needs better clutch hitting.
- This team needs to never lose to the Nationals.
At least the Red Sox said Fuck The Yankees this week and swept them.
Cuba 300 Heart
Posted by Señor Met in Florida Marlins on April 11th, 2009
What do they all mean? Well these are the three things I learned today during the Mets drubbing of the Florida Marlins.
1) Cuba. With Obama in the White House easing up some of the restrictions with Cuba, Livan Hernandez can now freely travel to his homeland. This probably makes him happy. A happy Livan could be a CY Young candidate. Why Not? He has been a consistent 50% win 50% loss pitcher the last few years, and that was without the run support the Mets produce.
2) 300. The Mets have never been a team with hitters who bat over 300. Look at the records, only David Wright and John Olerud have ever hit over .300 in their career as a Met. This is all about to change. The fast start has 6 starters over 300. Hot hitting is contagious and with this talented lineup there are always gonna be hot hitters around. I would not be surprised if 5 or 6 Mets finish over 300.
Mets Batting Average
3) Heart. This team has Heart. When you have the right group of players, special things happen. When the Face of the Franchise wears his Heart on his sleeve, it makes cheering for him so much more.
Ask Yankee fans how they feel cheering for A-Rod. They know he is nothing more then a cheater. They can only root for him as a means to score another run. There is no love there.
With David it is different. We love him. We will always cheer him even if he never gets another hit, because he plays the game for all of the right reasons.
He plays with heart.
David Wright
Opening Day Lineup
Posted by Señor Met in Opening Day on April 6th, 2009
1. Jose Reyes SS
2. Daniel Murphy LF
3. David Wright 3B
4. Carlos Delgado 1B
5. Carlos Beltran CF
6. Ryan Church RF
7. Brian Schneider C
8. Luis Castillo 2B
9. Johan Santana P
That is one of the best opening day lineups in franchise history. Easily top 3.
