Links Mention In The Video Above:
OnTheBlack: Video: Jason Bay Press Conference
Matt Cerrone YouTube Channel: Carlos Delgado in Winter Ball

Here is a look at the most viewed stories on OnTheBlack.com during the month of November.

1. New York Mets Baseball Cards – Check out my collection of Mets Baseball Cards.

2. Tom Seaver’s First MLB Game – This is excellent video footage of Tom Seaver’s first ever MLB game.

3. The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World – This a three part book review which includes an interview with the books editor, Matthew Silverman. Check it out!

4. Thoughts On Instant Replay – I was not happy with the umpiring during the playoffs. In this blog post I share my thoughts on the future of instant replay in baseball.

5. The Mets Should Not Resign Carlos Delgado – In my opinion the Mets are going to have a hard time figuring out their first base situation but that does not mean I want to resign Carlos Delgado.

Q & A Question answered in the video above:

TheMetman594 – With the struggles of Daniel Murphy this season at first base, do you think that the Mets should resign Carlos Delgado despite his age, or should they try to trade or pick up a first basemen during the offseason?

In the video below, I comment on a few New York Mets related stories I’m reading today.

Links To The Stories In The Video Above:
>Mets Today: This Time Last Year

>Mets Report: Mets 2010 First Base- The Daniel Murphy Conundrum

>TheRopolitans: Parnell to the Pen

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Articles Mentioned in This Video:
Adam Rubin – New look Mets this weekend

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After getting their road trip off to a promising start in San Francisco, the New York Mets have been swept by the LA Dodgers in a three game series. Below are video highlights courtesy of ESPN.com plus my written series recap.

Series Take-Aways:

• Bad Defense: The Mets committed a total of six errors in this three game series. The Mets defense has plagued them all season long and this concerns me because if your going to be a championship caliber team, defense is an important ingredient to success.
• Injuries: This team has been hit hard with injuries (Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, Alex Cora) and are really playing short handed right now. I’m not going to make excuses for them, but I’m concerned about the health of this team. With a trip to Boston coming up, I’m worried about a long loosing streak that they may not be able to recover from.
• Mets Don’t Like Church: I’m now convinced that the Mets (or atleast Jerry Manuel) doesn’t like Ryan Church. Before all the recent injuries, it was hard for Church to crack the starting line-up on a consistent basis and I still don’t understand why Manuel didn’t come out and argue Monday night when Church missed third base. Manuel showed no desire to stick up for Church in that situation.

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not:

• Who’s Hot? How about David Wright? Wright continues to swing a hot bat and has a 12 game hitting streak.
• Who’s Not Hot? How about JJ Putz? I know Putz is dealing with an injury but he’s given up 3 ER in his last 5 IP. Not good for our set up guy.

Next Up For The Mets:

• The Mets now travel back across the country for a three game series against the Boston RedSox. I’m gonna brace myself for the series this weekend as a struggling and injured Mets team going up to Fenway Park is a recipe for disaster.

Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.