Mets Public Record  

After being privy to a horrendous series sweep by the last place Washington Nationals, Mets Public Record’s Anthony C. Wayne rips into his favorite team, the Mets, one last time. Having lost 41 of their last 59 games, the fate of Jerry Manuel’s return as Mets manager next season comes into question. Wayne joined by co-host Tommy Romero, express their displeasure with the current Mets skipper. Romero objects to bringing Manuel back for the 2010 season due to the fact that he resembles the non-confrontational style of former Mets manager Art Howe.

Marred by injuries, poor starting pitching, and an overall lack of talent, the 2009 Mets will most likely qualify along with a handful of other disappointing Mets teams. In keeping with the topic of lost seasons, Wayne entertains his listeners with a trip down memory lane. Coined as the “worst team money could buy,” the 1993 Mets would end up finishing with a 59-103 record toiling in last place behind the newly-franchised Florida Marlins. Prior to that ill-fated season, the Mets were ravaged by injuries. When it was all said and done, Mets players landed on the disabled list a total of 18 times.

With the 1992 campaign looking like an aberration (sound familiar?), the Mets and their fans were poised to let the good times roll as they headed into the 1993 season. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Predicated by fan discontent, Mets manger Jeff Torborg would be fired midway through the season under the chant of “Jeff must go!”

The final episode of this regular season finally comes to a close as Wayne and Romero reminisce about some the more memorable losses of 2009 and hope that up-coming episodes of Mets Public Record have a little more winning involved.

For all of us at Mets Public Record, thanks for listening and enjoy the playoffs. Be sure to look for our next installment throughout the off-season.

And, oh yeah, Mets Public Record is also a blog site by the same name. Click the link on the show page and let us know what you think. Our email address is metspublicrecord@gmail.com. For those of you on Twitter, you can follow us at twitter.com/publicrecord.

Let’s Go Mets!

What have you done for me lately? This week’s episode of Mets Public Record asked Mets starting pitchers that very same question.

Looking at the month of September thus far, six different starters have combined to record just four victories in 22 starts. Since the loss of left-hander Johan Santana to injury, Mike Pelfrey, the Mets young right-hander, has been relegated as the ace of their staff. Aside from Pelfrey, the Mets have been forced to lean on journeymen relievers, bona fide fifth starters, and right-hander John Maine, who has recently returned from a sore shoulder.

Having been subjected to such uninspiring pitching performances from the Mets starters of late, host Anthony C. Wayne and the gang proceed to address the ball club’s pitching situation for 2010. In need of an experienced number two starter, co-host Tommy Romero suggests soon-to-be free agent right-hander Jason Marquis of the Colorado Rockies as a possible candidate. Wayne rallies for Brandon Webb, the ace of the Arizona Diamondbacks staff. Webb, who missed practically the whole season this year with a shoulder injury, just recently turned down an incentive-based contract with his present team and has strongly stated that if the Diamondbacks fail to pick up his $8.5 million option for next season he will then take his business elsewhere.

With such a complex topic to dissect, Wayne and Romero are lucky enough to be joined by Richie Rivera, a long-time Mets fan who brings his own fresh perspective to the show. Rivera lobbies for right-hander Ben Sheets from the Milwaukee Brewers hoping to catch lighting in a bottle.

With Rivera on-board, the trio explores the impact of a young Daniel Murphy next season, possible Mets candidates on the trading block, and reasons why there is such a lack of leadership inside their clubhouse. The show runs past its airtime this week and comes to a close after a long conversation about race and diversity on the Mets current roster.

Be sure and check us out next Thursday night when we examine some of the worst Mets seasons throughout their 47-year history.

And, oh yeah, Mets Public Record is also a blog site by the same name. Click the link on the show page and let us know what you think.

Our email address is metspublicrecord@gmail.com.

For those of you on Twitter, you can follow us at twitter.com/publicrecord.

This week’s episode, Mets Await Return of Injured Players, opens up to the same melancholy state of mind as the previous two episodes. Anthony C. Wayne, along with thousands of other die-hard NY Mets fans, is desperately pleading for the season to end. For the past month and a half it seems that our beloved orange and blue are just going through the motions, most likely scheduling their travel plans for after the season. Wayne and co-host Tommy Romero fearlessly breeze through this week’s News and Notes and delve right into the current MLB pennant races. It’s no coincidence that perennial stalwarts such as the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, or the Angels for that matter, are joined by our cross-town rivals, the NY Yankees and are headed to the playoffs again. Aside from the possible return of the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants to the post season, this year’s have-nots are left with nothing to show for it.

After agreeing that Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays would be a nice addition for the Mets in left-field, Anthony C. Wayne and Tommy Romero are caught off guard when they receive a long-distance call via Skype from a Mid-western-style Mets fan. Pat, listening in from good, old Springfield, IL, wonders why people don’t give a rat’s “patute” about baseball since the strike and strongly feels that veteran ball players, old farts as he calls them, should quit and give some young player a shot. In need of a good laugh, Wayne decides to stick with Pat as he rants and raves about the over-stimulation of our youth, the need to acquire one of those new “antennie boxes” for your TV, and the side effects of hand-held Atari games.

After admitting he’s a Mets fan, Pat faults the Dodgers for moving to Los Angeles and hanging out with the hippies who talk to crystals in “kooky-land.” Keeping it Mets-related, Romero adds his two cents by asking fans to be patient with this current Mets team. Pat wants Mets fans to get behind them and support them. The conversation then turns towards the topic of steroids. We are then enlightened again by the return of Johnny C, a fan of the show, who is contemplating retirement and asks us to keep the faith in the Mets as they are sure to make a comeback.

The show runs long for the third straight episode to allow for the popular segment, Mets Higher or Lower. Wayne and Romero argue back and forth regarding the frustration of Jose Reyes and who’s heading to the Mets bullpen next year, John Maine or Bobby Parnell.  

Give it a listen and send us an email at metspublicrecord@gmail.com to tell us what you think.

Be sure and check out our blog site by the same name by clicking the link on the show page. For those of you on Twitter, you can follow us at twitter.com/publicrecord.

Let’s Go Mets!

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