Pat Burrell Has Given Up on the Mets

During last night's broadcast, Gary Cohen mentioned how Pat Burrell of the Phillies had told reporters that the Phillies had given up chasing the Mets and were now focused on the Wild Card.

Is it really that simple? Burrell is just giving up? Where's the fun in that? I wonder if he conferred with Jimmy Rollins first.

Anyways, that doesn't mean anything to the Mets. We're still hoping to get some revenge later this week when the Phils come into town. Hopefully we can ruin their wild card chances.

Thanks for the bulletin board material Burrell. See you on Friday.

The Hit in the Head List

The Mets, more than any team in baseball, need a hit in the head list. This is a list of batters that consistently destroy your team so instead of letting them hit, you should just hit them in the head every time they get up to the plate because the alternative is that they destroy you once again.

Here's the list I've compiled ranked in order of importance focusing specifically on the NL East:

1. Chipper Jones
2. Pat Burrell
3. Hanley Ramirez
4. Jimmy Rollins
5. Ryan Zimmerman

Of course Roger Clemens would be on this list, but it turns out the Mets have actually done pretty well against him. I'm just sick and tired of the same guys beating us when we know it's coming.

Pat Burrell was a foot away from crushing a grand slam against the Mets on Wednesday night and he homered the night before. Does no one else see it coming except me? Hit 'em in the head. Let him take the base and deal with the next guy.

Let us know if you've got some Met killers to add to the list.