Busy last 36 hours for the New York Mets and General Manager Sandy Alderson. After losing 2011 National League batting champion and 9 year starting shortstop Jose Reyes to division rival Miami , the team turned their attention to a huge weakness in 2011, the bullpen. Mets relievers, despite pitching in the cavernous Citi Field [...]
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December 08, 2011
In recent weeks, Sandy Alderson has told the New York Post that the Mets would not "punt" the 2012 season if the franchise lost Jose Reyes. That appeared to be the case on Tuesday night when the Mets made a series of moves to solidify a bullpen that dropped 21 games after the sixth inning last year.That trend, however, may have slowed on Wednesday when the Mets began actively...
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December 08, 2011
DALLAS — Let us cut through Sandy Alderson’s reluctance to use the “R” word, and be clear on the Mets’ goal for 2012: Don’t stink. Be respectable.
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December 08, 2011
Here are some blogger’s and journalist’s reactions to the Jose Reyes saga. None are as rosy as the reactions I saw posted somewhere else the other day, so I thought I’d bring some balance to the Force. What follows is a perplexing thought that slapped me in the face this morning.
Bob Klapisch, The Record
Jose Reyes is neither a whiner nor a crybaby, a fact that...
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December 06, 2011
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson appeared this evening on the Mike Lupica show on ESPN Radio. One of the better interviews I’ve hear from Sandy recently.
Acquiring Staring Pitching
“Starting pitching hasn’t been a focus for us yet. It’s not to say it’s not important,” Alderson said. “We’ve just been looking at other things. So,...
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December 08, 2011
DALLAS — The Mets will leave the Winter Meetings today with a least four new players, possibly more depending on the Rule 5 draft.Though the club won’t announce the signings of relievers Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch until they pass physicals, general manager Sandy Alderson yesterday acknowledged the trade...
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December 06, 2011
Tonight on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove, Sandy Alderson talked to Kevin Burkhardt and had the following to say about:
Whether or not he could see Francisco Rodriguez re-signing with the Mets:
“Yeah I think there’s a situation that could arise. I don’t expect it to happen, but given some of the things we’re trying to retain, which is flexibility as well as moving...
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December 07, 2011
Jose Reyes didn’t mince words today when speaking to reporters after being introduced as the new Marlins new shortstop. Here are a few quotes from ESPN New York:
On whether he was surprised that Mets were not more aggressive:
“During the season, you guys know, I always say I want to go back to play there,” Reyes said. “But they don’t do anything to want me there...
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December 07, 2011
OK, so the Mets lost Jose Reyes, blah, blah, blah, he was one of my favorite players, blah, blah, blah, whatever. It’s over now, it’s time to accept it and move on.
Unfortunately, a lot of Mets fans out there can’t accept it, and don’t understand what just happened. It’s mainly because a lot of them have tiny pea sized brains and get confused by things like toasters and...
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December 09, 2011
DALLAS — For the right price, just about any player on the Mets’ roster is available. Just give general manager Sandy Alderson a call.
But just because Alderson floated names such as Ike Davis, Jon Niese and Bobby Parnell to opposing general managers during the Winter Meetings, which concluded yesterday, doesn...
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December 08, 2011
As our Mets Minor League expert Petey Pete unveils Brandon Nimmo at No. 5 in our 2012 MMO Top 20 Prospects, here’s an interview Joe Spector did with Nimmo in October. Enjoy the read, Mets fans! – Joe D.
In his first year as General Manager of the New York Mets Sandy Alderson and his team of baseball executives led by Paul DePodesta, the Mets vice-president of player development...
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December 07, 2011
This afternoon in Dallas, New York Mets manager, Terry Collins and general manager Sandy Alderson addressed the media. According to those who were there, this is what they had to say:
#bbpBox_144492996442857472 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_144492996442857472 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }Alerson said #Giants came to him at 5-ish last nite about Pagan...
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December 06, 2011
The latest on the Mets, following Sandy Alderson's press briefing...
Joel Sherman of the New York Post is getting a strong feeling the Mets are closing in on a late-inning relief type, other than Francisco Cordero. Andy Martino of the New York Daily News hears the same, and says to think Frank Francisco, Jon Rauch, and Brad Lidge types. Martino thinks a deal could...
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December 08, 2011
The Mets’ “Accumulation Mode” took a small hit today and they lost three unprotected prospects in the Rule 5 Draft today while selecting none for themselves.
The Houston Astros had the first overall pick and they used it to take the Mets right-hander Rhiner Cruz – a hard-throwing reliever whose fastball has been clocked in the triple digits in the Dominican...
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December 06, 2011
In the video below, Sandy Alderson speaks with Kevin Burkhardt on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove about Jose Reyes, the fan response to his departure, Citi Field, and more:
SNY’s Mets Hot Stove will air live from the Winter Meetings tonight at 6:30 PM ET.
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December 07, 2011
Black Friday has nothing on Reliever Tuesday at the Winter Meetings.
Sandy Alderson got on line early for the big sale on relief pitchers and came home with all of his Christmas shopping done in no time at all.
Within about an hour on Tuesday night, the Mets announced three different moves that landed them three right-handed arms that help replenish a bullpen that looked awfully...
Original Story:
http://www.tomseaverfan.com/moving-on...
