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Place Your Bids: The Citi Field Silent Auction
September 08, 2009 by
Amazin' Avenue
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Before taking my seat in the Pepsi Porch for Friday night's Mets-Cubs game, I stopped by the game-used equipment silent auction, located at the top of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda escalators. The best items must have been won earlier this season, because these are some...
I believe in the Pittsburgh Pirates
September 07, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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"I," she told him, "Can believe anything. You have no idea what I can believe."
"Really?"
"I can believe things that are true and I can believe things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not ......
Minor Issues: Aeros, Clips, K-Tribe Losers in Offensive Slug-Fights
July 08, 2009 by
The Tribe Daily
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WHAT'S THE NEWSThe retread purge is on!Rob Mackowiak and George Lombard have been released. Both were on the DL for like, ever. Well Lombard was, Mackowiak wasn't. But they both have been on the DL.With the trio in the outfield, Stephen Head and Wes Hodges back, and Jordan...
What a loooong weekend it has been
June 08, 2009 by
The Tribe Daily
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HEY IT'S MONDAY AND I'M TYPING CAPS LOCKNo really.It was a long weekend, and if you followed redonkulous action on twitter, or what little action I was able to provide, I thank you.There was about three messages I texted that didn't actually go up and one that went up that...
Mack released....
April 14, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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The Buffalo Bison's are reporting that Rob Mackowiak was released to make room for Brandon Knight who was re-assigned to AAA. A few years ago I thought Mackowiak would be a good signing as a AAAA super utility player who could be called up to play any position in a pinch but the...
Jonathon Niese And Bisons Shutout Redbirds 6-0
April 01, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Jonathon Niese pitched a beauty tonight for Buffalo according to the teams site.
The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, defeated the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 6-0, on Wednesday afternoon from Jupiter, FL.
The Bisons will conclude their spring exhibition schedule...
Four more to minor league camp...
March 13, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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No real surprises here, but it does seem early to be sending this many players to the minor league side especially with the players in the WBC.The four who were sent down are Rob Mackowiak, Eddie Kunz, Valerio De Los Santos and Josh Thole. I said all along Rob Mackowiak would be in...
Mets Trim Four Players, More Questions About Bench...
March 13, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Adam Rubin reported on his blog that the Mets have trimmed four players from the roster immediately after last nights 16-8 loss to the Marlins.
Rob Mackowiak, Eddie Kunz, Valerio de los Santos and Josh Thole were each sent to minor league camp.
Yesterday I wrote that Eddie Kunz had...
Three Up and Three Down
March 08, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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It's so hard to make sense of the latest Mets wins and losses because most of the roster is off to the
However, there are still jobs to be won and
Today the Mets split a pair of games, they had a 8-3 loss to the Nationals and then beat the University of Michigan 18-7. ...
The bench is getting interesting...
March 08, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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With two spots up for grabs on the bench, there are at least six players in the running for those positions. The front runners appear to be Marlon Anderson and Jeremy Reed, however; those two have some very stiff competition from Bobby Kielty, Cory Sullivan, Rob Mackowiak, Angel Pagan and yes ...
Santana Aces His Latest Test
March 07, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Johan Santana cleared another major hurdle after throwing a 36 pitch simulated game this morning at Tradition
Santana threw a variety of pitches under the watchful eyes of the media, pitching coach Dan Warthen, Omar Minaya and even Fred
Nick Evans, Rob Mackowiak, Rene Rivera ...
WHYGAVS/Bucs Dugout Crossover: The 2009 bench
March 06, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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From time to time, Charlie, the author of Bucs Dugout, and I discuss the Pirates. With the season coming up, it seemed like the best time to resume the dialogue. Today, we talk about the bench decisions the Pirates face coming into 2009.WHYGAVS: If we assume there are four bench spots for ...
Outfield competition heating up....
March 05, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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There are so many Mets players at the WBC, that there isn't much going on in camp. But one of the only interesting things happening is the competition for the fourth outfield position. As I see it there are three outfielders fighting for one spot ( sorry Rob Mackowiak enjoy Buffalo...
Is Reed in the lead for the last spot...
March 01, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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There appear to be two separate competitions going on in regard to the bench. Fernando Tatis, Alex Cora and Ramon Castro seem to be locks. The first battle seems to be, between Marlon Anderson and Bobby Keilty for the pinch hitter, veteran leader. Anderson is a great clubhouse presence and has ...
The Battle for the Bench: Bobby Kielty
February 27, 2009 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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Over the next few weeks many players will battle it out in Port St. Lucie to try to win a spot on the New York Mets? bench. For the next few days we will look at some of those competing for the spot and analyze their chances at winning the job. The first player we will profile is a...
Preliminary Thought on the Mets -- The Bench
February 20, 2009 by
Mike's Mets
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We'll finish up our initial thoughts on the 2009 Mets -- which was supposed to be a brief overview but somehow grew into War and Peace -- with a look at the bench today and conclude with a final summation
The consensus seems to be that the Mets are likely to carry 12 pitchers, which ...
Build A Bench Workshop
February 18, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Assuming that the Mets go with a five player bench and seven relievers in the bullpen, it really leaves just three open bench spots beacause naturally you have the Tatis/Murphy platoon and backup catcher Ramon Castro taking up two of those precious five spots.
1. CA - Ramon Castro2...
Looking for the last spot...
February 17, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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For the last three years the Mets have used a 13/12 (positional/pitcher) split for most of the season, which breaks down to a five man bench and seven relievers. But the pen has carried an extra reliever because of uncertainty with the pitching staff, both with how deep the starters will go and ...
A baseball fan in the steroid era
February 10, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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I still remember the day the Ken Caminiti news broke. June, 2002. Without the internet as a major vehicle to drive the news at that time, the allegations hit the airwaves early in the week and on Thursday, Sports Illustrated came out with its memorable cover, a baseball crossed by syringes. I ...
Outfield options and additional bats....
February 05, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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The Mets appear to have a long jam in backup outfielders and the biggest problem is that they are all similar players. We know that Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church will be starting and Daniel Murphy is projected to be in left field. Fernando Tatis is the only back-up right hander so...
Mets Hot Stove Recap
February 02, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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This off season has seemed like an eternity, and though it still rages on, something is different this morning.
After the hangover from last night's Super Bowl subsides, talk show radio and water cooler chatter will switch gears and go into baseball overdrive. Here is a recap of...
Mets release uniform numbers
January 31, 2009 by
NY Baseball Digest
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On Mets.com the Mets appeared to have released uniform numbers for the 2009 season for all of the players under ?active roster?, as well as some of the non-roster-invitees. Here are the uniform numbers for new guys, as well as returning players who may have changed.
Rocky Cherry -30...
The Debut of Mike's Mets Interviews
January 25, 2009 by
Mike's Mets
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After about three and a half years of doing this blog, I thought that I needed to start doing some different things to keep the blog (and its main writer)
Interviews are something I've considered doing in the past, but I've shied away from them for a couple of reasons. The first was ...
Buffalo isn't New Orleans.....
January 24, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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The Mets held the second longest affiliation with a AAA club, from 1969 until 2006 the Norfolk Tide was home to the Mets Triple Aers. During that time the Tide went to nine Championship games and won five of them. But the Tide hadn't been to the Governor's Cup since 1995 and...
Mets sign Mackowiak..........
January 24, 2009 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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The Mets sign another left handed bat yesterday in the form of utility man, Rob Mackowiak.
If Mackowiak makes the team he will have a base salary of $600,000 and he has a chance to earn an additional $200,000 in bonuses depending on plate appearances between 250 and 500.
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