Go-Go Gomez feels sorry for the Mets

In no way, shape or form would I ever undo the Mets trade of Johan Santana.  Two surgeries or no surgeries, Santana has meant more to the fans of the Mets than Carlos Gomez (and those three other guys) ever will.

But, it was quite sad to watch Go-Go Gomez slide across home plate on Saturday night, propelling the Minnesota Twins into the playoffs.  Especially while Santana sits at home resting and recuperating.

The Daily News caught up with Gomez, who had this to say about his former teammates…

"I am sorry for the Mets," said Gomez. "I am hurt too. I spent five or six years with the Mets, and I see how they collapse. When your friends hurt, you hurt too. That's baseball, you can do nothing about it.

"Johan has done a good job. They traded Johan for me, he does a good job there and I think I do a good job here."

I always liked Gomez as a emotional player, sort of the poor-mans Jose Reyes.

Anyways, go Twins, go Rockies, go Cardinals and go Angels.  Go-Go Gomez.

The Traded Twins: Gomez wins CF job

We'll keep tabs on the Mets prospects that were traded away for Johan Santana every once in a while.

Carlos Gomez has won the starting center fielders job for the Minnesota Twins, as Denard Span and Jason Pridie, Gomez's main competition, were sent down to minor league camp.

Gomez is batting .286, with 1 home run, 6 RBI, and 10 steals this spring.

Good luck to Gomez, and I am glad he is out of our league. I think he'll be a pretty good player one day, and I'm just happy as long as he's not on the Mets, he's far, far away. Ten steals is spectacular.

When I watched him against the Yankees this spring, he didn't look too hot in center. He made two pretty miserable throws, trying to gun someone out at the plate. His first throw was air-mailed to the backstop and his other went halfway up the first base line.

Obviously, he's performed well enough to win the job, so he must have been doing some things right when I wasn't watching.

Down to 2

Wow.
I guess the marlins just kinda give up when their starting pitcher leaves.
this was just crazy.

so philly won both yesterday.
so were down to two games.
best scenario is this...
Philly loses tonight to ATL.
which would put the Magic Number @ 1.
which would leave it up to Petey and the mets to put it away @ Pitt.
(the phillies play in houston so they will most likely end later.)

Too bad X-man cant join in the fun...maybe we can sneak him over to the visiting clubhouse somehow...
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this piece on Gomez, on MetsBlog first shocks me...then makes me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. and then i drool a little.
Faster than Reyes?!?!?! wow.
just wow.

Go Atlanta.
Go Petey.
Go Mets.