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Big names still out there
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We are 12 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting and there are still many big names left out there. I am going to list some of the bigger ones here. Adam Dunn Orlando Hudson Manny Ramirez Ben Sheets Oliver Perez Nomar Garciaparra Bobby Abreu Pudge Rodriguez Ken Griffey Jr....
MLB News
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The New York Mets and Pitcher Oliver Perez have agreed to a 3 yr contract worth 36 million according to reports. The deal is pending a physical. The Mets had to resign him after losing out on Lowe and not wanting to go after Sheets unless they had too. I think this may be a little...
Mets Recap
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The New York Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles today 4-0. Oliver Perez got the start and went 3 scoreless innings giving up a hit and 2 walks. Bobby Parnell went 2 2/3 innings giving up 5 hits, 0 runs and 2 k's. The Mets also optioned Jon Niese to the minor leagues basically...
New York Mets opening series
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I don't want to forget about the New York Mets, they open up the season tomorrow at 2:00pm in Cincinatti. The pitching matchups for the series are Johan Santana vs Aaron Harang tomorrow. Game 2 will be Mike Pelfrey vs Edison Volquez and Game 3 will be Oliver Perez vs Micah Owings...
Mets swept away in St Louis
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The Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals today by the score of 12-8 getting swept in the three game series. The Mets are now 6-9 on the season. The bullpen has been good but the problem for the Mets is after Johan Santana they don't have any pitching. John Maine hasn't seemed...
2nd Half upon us
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The New York Yankees will have off today and start a 10 game homstand tomorrow with 3 against Detroit, 3 against Baltimore and 4 against Oakland. This would be a good time for the Yankees to come out of the gate flying and go at least 7-3, the Tigers are good but Oakland and Baltimore...
Pitching matchups for Mets/Washington series
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The New York Mets start a 3 game series with the Nationals tomorrow and this may be just what the doctor ordered as the Mets lost 3 out of 4 to the Braves and are just fading quickly with none of their players coming back anytime soon and they lost Sheffield to injury the other day...
Wanted: Evidence of a Plan
3 days ago by
Faith and Fear
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Let's get the caveats out of the way early on this one.
It's December 2, not even officially winter. The hot stove is barely beginning to glow. And Greg and I have long been proud to think that we don't overreact to things. As the timing of the Johan Santana trade made...
The Race To "In The Best Shape Of His Life"
3 days ago by
Amazin' Avenue
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One of the great clichés of spring training is the declaration that Player X is "in the best shape of his life." Usually a sportswriter conveys the message but it's not uncommon for the player to deliver it himself. We're far away from pitchers and catchers...
Just When I Thought You Couldn't Get Any Dumber, You Go and Do Something Like This . . .
4 days ago by
Gheorghe: The Blog
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I am a Mets fan.Note the present tense; yes, I'm still a fan despite the disemboweling Mets Township took this year at the hands of this once-proud franchise. Well, at least once-feisty. Now there are just thousand-yard-stares abound in both the organization and its fan base. By...
The Mets' Advantage
6 days ago by
Amazin' Avenue
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by Tom Gannam - AP
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The local papers have come to their yearly consensus about the Mets offseason--it's a gap year. While the prospects of 2011 remain bright, the puppet Minaya regime are prisoners...
The Tweak's the Thing
6 days ago by
Mike's Mets
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In my previous post, we discussed some creative tweaking of the Mets roster.
Let's try to put away all the diatribe aimed at the Wilpons, Minaya and Manuel and analyze just some of the various items that must be considered when creating a balanced major league roster. This includes...
Daniel Cabrera looking for a home...
10 days ago by
Mets Fever
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I've heard people refer to Daniel Cabrera as the right handed Oliver Perez, a ton of talent that always teasing teams into believing he's on the verge of a break out only to disappoint with his wildness.Omar Minaya admitted last off-season he was keeping an eye on Cabrera&...
High, Buy Low and Other Unlikely Strategies
14 days ago by
Mike's Mets
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Hot Stove has arrived and speculation runs rampant as usual. As Mets fans, we have little else to think about or cheer.
So, how do Jeff and Omar set forth to right the ship?
Let me throw my two cents worth in the pot...
Firstly, 2009 was an aberration and will not likely ever happen...
A closer look at the available #2's...
14 days ago by
Mets Fever
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Here's a concern moving forward, unless the Mets are going to build an incredible offense to over compensate for a mediocre rotation they need a solid number two pitcher.I Don't see the Mets signing Matt Holliday, Bengie Molina, Orlando Hudson, Garret Atkins ( for the bench...
Exploiting Inefficiencies In The Pitching Market
17 days ago by
Amazin' Avenue
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by Paul Connors - AP
Pitchers like Jon Garland can be useful and cost-effective ways to upgrade a starting rotation. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
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Franchise Players
Scott Boras says a lot of crazy things – perhaps none quite as absurd as when he compared Oliver Perez to Sandy Koufax last winter – when he’s out stumping for a big contract for his clients. So, we shouldn’t be overly surprised that Boras was willing to espouse...
Long Term Greedy
24 days ago by
Yankees 2000
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As I read John Harper's piece about the Mets in today's Daily News (alternate title: "Spend, Baby, Spend"), it struck me that articles like this are exactly why New York teams feel they cannot stand pat during the offseason.Actual title: "After dismal 2009, New...
News: Oliver Perez will be Working Hard
24 days ago by
Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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Ken Davidoff of Newsday says Oliver Perez is in Arizona at the Athletes Performance Institute, “and he’ll receive visitors this winter in Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen and trainer Ray Ramirez.”
According to MLB.com, “The Athletes Performance Institute is a...
Mets trolling the garbage heap, interested in Joel Piñeiro.
25 days ago by
MetsCitiBlog
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Jon Heyman is tweeting that the Mets are interested in Piniero if his price tag falls below the $30 million mark over 3 years. The 31 year old right hander had a career year for the Cardinals this year. He was 15-12 and had an e.r.a of 3.49 over the span of 214 innings...
Read: Today in the NL East
25 days ago by
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Ken Davidoff of Newsday says that pitching coach Dan Warthen and trainer Ray Ramirez will travel to Arizona this winter to visit with Oliver Perez.
…i take it this visit will not be to celebrate the holidays with his family…
With regards to Perez, Omar Minaya told Davidoff...
News: Randy Wolf is a Type A Free Agent
25 days ago by
Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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In a report yesterday from the GM Meetings in Chicago, Jon Heyman of SI.com said the Mets are expected to make a play for free-agent LHP Randy Wolf.
According to Heyman, ‘The Mets have interest in a do-over in their decision to go for Oliver Perez over Wolf last winter.’
Wolf has...
2009 Mets Gangsta and Grission Awards
29 days ago by
Amazin' Avenue
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With the 2009 season done and over, it's time to start handing out hardware. I present to you the first annual Gangsta and Grission Awards. Some of the categories had very tight races, while others were as one-sided as the Imperfect Game. The...
Flash-Forward Friday: I Saw Everything End
29 days ago by
Faith and Fear
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"Welcome, Mr. Fry. If you'll just follow me this way, I'll show you your suite."
"OK. This is kind of a weird experience. Can you tell me ..."
"It's an adjustment for everybody, sir. We've found that it's best if you take things in...
Buzz: Mets would like Another Shot at Randy Wolf
November 05, 2009 by
Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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In an appearance on the MLB Network today, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said the Mets would ‘love a do-over’ with free-agent LHP Randy Wolf, who they had a chance to sign to a one-year deal last off season, but instead they chose to re-sign Oliver Perez.
The 33–year...
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