WPCNR VIEW FROM THE UPPER DECK. By Mr. Met. July 9, 2007: The biggest issue with the Mets this year is the simple fact that last year, whatever button Willie Randolph and Omar Minaya pushed seemed to work out well, For every injury, someone stepped in and stepped up. This year they haven't been so fortunate.
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Last year the Mets had super years from the "Big Four," The Carlos' (Beltran and Delgado), David Wright and Jose Reyes. This season Delgado has been in a season long funk, every time he seems to break out, He regresses. For the other three it has been just a matter of trying to stay consistent. All three will be starting in tomorrow night's All Star game.Leftfielder Moises Alou, the right-handed "professional hitter" brought in to balance the line up has been down with injury since mid May, Leftfield has been the black hole this season, Everyone who has played there this season has been injured. The Mets must get healthy.
The Starting pitching has been the strongest part of this team, but they have also suffered recently from injuries, as mentioned above, last year, when a pitcher went down, someone would come in and do very well. The bullpen hasn't been as solid as a year ago.
My feeling is that GM, Omar Minaya will pull off some deals before the end of the trading deadline to bolster the Bullpen. I would like to see if the Mets could improve the line up by acquiring a solid secondbasemen, maybe a player like Baltimore's Brian Roberts, a free agent to be at season's end, who is hitting . 322 at the break with a 405 oba and 27 steals. The Mets could use the speed in the number two hole behind Jose Reyes.
Currently, the Mets are platooning at second with a couple of 35 year old's, last year's second basemen Jose Valentin has been hobbled with a knee injury that will need surgery at season's end. That injury has limited his play.
And most importantly don't forget that Pedro Martinez is planning to return barring any setbacks sometime in August. It would be foolish to expect Pedro to be the Ace that he was during his heyday, but he definitely adds something to this team, just his presents is a plus for the Mets.
The Mets are fortunate to be playing in a weak National League Eastern Division, I feel that they will win the Division, but without getting healthy and a Bullpen upgrade, I feel it will be tough to get to the World Series.
