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MEET THE METS BLOG

By
Mark Hale
Published Oct. 6, 2006, 8:33 p.m. ET

By MARK HALE

Hey,

I’m guessing that most of you –- or hoping that most of you –- have seen the movie “The Breakfast Club.” Regardless, the reason I’m mentioning it now is because there’s a great scene in it where the janitor is talking to the high school kids in detention. And when he’s trying to enlighten them on how much he actually knows about the goings on of the school, he says, “I am the eyes and ears of this institution.” It’s a good line, and it’s quite applicable here. Because that’s what I try to be –- and should be -– for you guys. Your eyes and ears when it comes to the Mets.

So with that, thanks for checking in to the Post’s blog about the Mets. Hit me with an email or at least post your thoughts when you get a chance.

Speaking of which, I hope you guys check this blog out as often as possible and even more than that, I hope you become a part of it. The more feedback you can provide, the better. The more questions you guys want to ask, the merrier. The more comments you want to post, the more ideal this thing is going to be. So I hope to hear from you.

Right now, by the way, I’m working on my laptop computer and listening to my iPod while on my airplane flight from JFK airport to LAX in Los Angeles. The Mets and Dodgers have workouts today at Dodger Stadium, so I’m on my way. It was a 7:45 am flight, following last night’s game, which got me home at around 1 am. It’ll be a long day, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. At least we’re going to LA and not Milwaukee.

Let me hit you with a few Mets thoughts to start -– and again, let me know your takes as well.

-If you guys have been following, LA has a utility player named Julio Lugo, who they got from Tampa Bay this season and who is a free agent after the playoffs are over. The Mets have had interest in him for awhile, and actually, Lugo told me in September when the Dodgers were at Shea that “playing here for me would be a dream come true.”

I expect the Mets to make a pitch for Lugo in the offseason to be their new second baseman, and that’s probably still a wise move. He’s been a good player in his career. But one thing to keep in mind that could be alarming –- Lugo’s success has really come with the Devil Rays, who have been a terrible team. Since he’s gotten to LA and played in important games for the Dodgers, he hasn’t done much. And in Game 2 last night, he didn’t do anything either.

Is that a concern? It might be. Maybe Lugo is the type of player who just doesn’t play well in pressurized games. That wouldn’t be good if he lands in New York.

I wrote this a little bit the other day, but it bears repeating now

— I still think it is the wrong move for the Mets to pitch Oliver Perez in Game 4 of this series. —

The Mets have been saying that Perez is the best of what’s around (that’s a Dave Matthews Band reference, by the way, for you music fans), but I don’t believe that. Perez might be more talented than Dave Williams and have a better chance of pitching a three-hit shutout over six or seven innings. But I think that any game that the Mets would consider starting Perez or Williams in, the goal is to simply stay in the game until the middle innings and have the bullpen go from there. And considering Perez has gotten ripped a couple times this year as a Met, I think they’re better off giving Williams a shot instead. He was more consistent.

The other Game 4 option is John Maine on short rest. I’m not in love with that, but I’d probably still prefer Maine on short rest than Perez. Besides, if Maine needs to be taken out early, you can always bring Perez in and hope he shuts LA down.

Bottom line –- I wouldn’t be starting Perez. Too risky.

-If the Mets beat LA and end up playing the Cardinals, that would be a huge break. I’ll tell you right now, I am not a fan of that team. Yes, they do have the league’s best hitter (Albert Pujols, who I think should win the MVP over Ryan Howard) and best pitcher (Chris Carpenter). But that lineup isn’t close to what it used to be, the rest of their rotation is shaky and their bullpen lost Jason Isringhausen.

I think the Mets would destroy the Cardinals. San Diego would present a tougher matchup.

Okay, off to take care of some more work before the flight lands. Catch you guys soon, and thanks for reading.

Mark