Now that we amateur GM’s are ready to get down to business fortifying the Mets roster for 2010, the one item that is marked ESSENTIAL is The Bill James Handbook for 2010 (published by ACTA Sports). The Handbook is loaded with stats and leader boards that you would hope the front office is studying like it was the college boards.

As bad as the Mets season has been there were a few (surprise) Amazin’s who were ranked in the top 10 in some important categories for the 2009 season like Angel Pagan:

Angel Pagan-4^th in the NL for most Triples (11)

                      9^th in NL Leadoff Hitters OBP (.358)

                      4^th in NL OPS by CF’er

If Pagan had some semblance of baseball instinct and the ability to stay healthy the search for the everyday LF’er would be a moot point.

Digits like this and much more are in the Handbook. You can get your copy by going to Acta Sports or at the book store or online vendor of your choice. When you’re curled up by the hot stove this winter, your 2010 Bill James Handbook will leave you with that toasty feeling.

When it comes to Daniel Murphy, I feel like a defense attorney who talks up his client as an outstanding citizen and gets him acquitted of all charges, then after getting sprung goes out that night and sticks up a 7-11. Daniel Murphy, you are making my job very tough around here.

It begrudges me to say Hats of to Petey, for that turn back the clock performance last night, I just wish it was for another team than those Phucks.  What makes it even more heartbreaking is that was the type of game we thought we’d see from Petey to complete our turnaround.  By the way I wonder, if Petey can comb his Jeri-Curls after tossing 130 itches last night.

Enjoy the adulation now Josh Thole because these fuckers around here will turn on you in a Manhattan Minute.

Far be it from me to stick up for Little Joe and Kate Hudson’ Boy Ho’ in Da Bronx but they had every right to go off on Asshole in Blue, Marty Foster for calling Alex Rodriquez out on a ball that was well off the plate, and then tossing him for arguing. With all the hand wiring over PED’s and revenue troubles in baseball, maybe we need a Congressional hearing on why the umpiring in baseball is so bad.

I went 2 of 3 on my NFL picks yesterday :

Even without the Stokley tip and run, I’d have lost with the Bengals. I think OchoCinco and me said it at the same time “CHILD, PLEASE”! after that catch.

Poor old Coach Spags has his work cut out for him in St.Loo. He is not accustom to his defense giving up close to 450 yards of offense. Rumor is Jim Balsille now has his sights on moving the Rams to Hamilton Ontario.

All I know is Derek Jeter is lucky Adrian Peterson doesn’t play in NY or he’d never see the front or back page of the tabloids.

Tomorrow night is the last Amazin’ Tuesday of the season at Two Boots Tavern 384 Grand St at 7PM. Now that the Mets are dead let’s have an Irish wake and there’s no better place for than Two Boots on Amazin’ Tuesday.

Drown your sorrows with your fellow Mets fans tomorrow night at Two Boots (384 Grand St Manhattan) at 7PM because even with the season going down the drain you still have to eat and socialze and not sit alone brooding over this season of dispair so what better exliar for Mets fans is this fine get together:

Every spring there are loads of baseball annuals at the newsstand but if you are a die hard Mets fan you need to pick up the 2009 Mets Annual published by Maple Street Press.

The Annual is chock full of information for every Mets fans taste. You like numbers? There are your basic stats and there are in depth numbers like pitch selection and hit placement all from the Inside Edge scouting service. There are articles on Shea Staduim and our birthplace the Polo Grounds.  There are stories on the 40th annivseray of the 1969 Amazin’s (by Greg Prince) and a great article by Howard Megdal on the Mets uncanny ability to finish in second place (that says it all about Mets fandom WE’RE #2!!!!)

Greg Spira and Matt Silveman have but the best sports annual out there so look for it at newsstands, bookstores or at the Maple Street Press web site