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BtB: The Coming Avalanche of Non-Tenders?
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BtB: The Coming Avalanche of Non-Tenders?
It seems unlikely to me too, but if such a situation did arise, it would seemingly be great for big-market teams, such as our own.
Notes On Baseball America's Top 10 Mets Prospects
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As you undoubtedly saw in the fanshots or somewhere else yesterday, Baseball America released its top 10 prospects list for the Mets, with Adam Rubin reprising as the author of the write-up and subsequent chat. Rubin's article didn't provide much insight...
2009 Mets Gangsta and Grission Awards
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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...
White Sox Buy Out Dye's Contract
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White Sox Buy Out Dye's Contract
Cue AA's one Jermaine Dye fanatic . . .
Type B Applesauce - Met free agents given B status, Putz option declined, Hermida to Boston
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Have a good weekend everyone. I'm taking a little off-season weekend break. Enjoy the links.
Meet the Mets
Metsblog reports that Carlos Delgado, Brian Schneider, and Gary Sheffield will be Type B free agents during this offseason.
That JJ Putz trade didn...
Joe Posnanski On The Yankees' Glut And Baseball's Illusion Of Parity
2 days ago by
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I know it's already linked in the FanShots, but if you've had any sort of argument with a Yankees fan in the past twenty-four hours and found your "They spend more money than anyone!" justification quickly rebuffed, go read Joe Posnanski's latest blog entry...
It's Finally Over Applesauce - SNY Met promos, Rollins unbelieving, Phils undecided on Lee
2 days ago by
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I thought that with the end of the Met season, the pain would stop. I was so wrong. Now, finally, I can be at peace for at least a few months.
Meet the Mets
It's kind of weird starting today's post off with Met news, but here goes.
Bill James predicts solid...
Talking With Nefli Zapata From Instructional League
2 days ago by
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I recently chatted with Nelfi Zapata, the Mets 19th Round pick out of English High School (MA), who is working at the Mets Instructional League in the Dominican Republic. We talked about the instructional...
Pitching, Speed and Defense Win Championships, Right?
3 days ago by
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Yankees 2009 team numbers, with MLB rank in parentheses:
Pitching
ERA: 4.28 (11th)FIP: 4.32 (13th)
Baserunning
Stolen Bases: 111 (11th)EqBRR: -6.4 (20th)
Defense
UZR: -17.6 (19th)PADE: -0.39 (13th)
Hmm, not overly impressive. Let's look at some batting numbers...
Congratulations, Phillies: Back-To-Back Champtions!
3 days ago by
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As my deep-seated contempt for the Yankees has no known limit, I was pulling for the Phillies in this one, which might have been their first problem since everything I root for falls apart these days (see: Mets, New York). Unfortunately, True Yankees™ like C.C. Sabathia,...
Open Thread: World Series Game 6 - Yankees vs Phillies
3 days ago by
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Lineup
Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees
11/04/09 7:57 PM EST
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Jimmy Rollins - SS
Derek Jeter - SS
Shane Victorino...
Alex Cora Fascination
3 days ago by
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Maybe people are sick of reading about the intangibles topic but it is one that continues to fascinate me. Adam Rubin's late season report that Alex Cora will likely be re-signed and subsequent fan support for bringing back Cora is the latest source of this fascination...
Mattingly Applesauce - Met prospect Allen impresses, Mattingly not a match in DC, Padilla injured in gun accident
3 days ago by
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The ripping of Cole Hamels continues. This is like what we did to Beltran, except to the extreme.
Meet the Mets
Want to see what all the hype is about with Ike Davis? Well, you'll get your chance on Saturday as the MLB Network will broadcast the AFL's Rising...
Sam's 2010 Offseason Plan
3 days ago by
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Take this post for what it is, subject to change and wishful thinking. I intended this plan to be realistic in the sense that all the trades and signings are possible, but not realistic in that I think it's what the Mets will actually do--that's another post for...
Rays' Iwamura Going to NL Team
4 days ago by
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Rays' Iwamura Going to NL Team
please, please, please
Shinjo Applesauce - Davis named AFL all-star, Francoeur surgery, Hamels fight, Phils' sign stealing
4 days ago by
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Meet the Mets
Some minor league news to pass along to you all. Ike Davis has been named to the AFL Rising Stars Game (kind of like an All-Star team). Also, Reese Havens will give second base a try.
Thank you Ted Berg for posting about Tsuyoshi Shinjo. That made...
Graphaholic: Mets Manager Winning Percentages
4 days ago by
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The Mets have had nineteen managers in their 48 year history, from Casey Stengel, who helmed the incipient mess of the early sixties, to Jerry Manuel, who gangsta-fies the current bloated injury-fest. Davey Johnson has managed the most games (1012); Mike Cubbage has managed the...
Amazin' Avenue Refresh
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By now I'm sure you see the visual refresh that was implemented here (and across SB Nation) this morning. It's not a comprehensive redesign, but the look of the site has been tightened up, some fonts tweaked, some white space eliminated, and a few other minor layout...
Mets Winter League Update
5 days ago by
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Mets Winter League Update
A way of keeping track of all our favorite farmies during the cold winter. So far the standouts are the four hitters with the most ABs. Here are some highlights:
Arizona Fall League
-We all know Ike Davis has been lighting it up with 9 XBH and...
Open Thread: World Series Game 5 - Yankees vs Phillies
5 days ago by
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Lineup
New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies
11/02/09 7:57 PM EST
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
Derek Jeter - SS
Jimmy Rollins - SS
Johnny Damon...
Damon Applesauce - Bay or Holliday for the Mets?, Philly newspapers having issues, Jeter wins Aaron
5 days ago by
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It's a good thing that I've seen Yankee repeat championships before. However, can you imagine how insufferably gritty the Phillies will become if they come back to win this thing?
Meet the Mets
Aaron Yorke at the Daily Stache debates which right-handed left fielder...
Why Omar Minaya Failed And What It Means For The Future
5 days ago by
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On July 27, 2002, Omar Minaya, then General Manager of the Montreal Expos, traded Lee Steven, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore, and Cliff Lee to Mark Shapiro's Indians for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew.
In 2002, Major League Baseball owned the Expos. The offseason before, the...
Open Thread: World Series Game 4 - Yankees vs Phillies
6 days ago by
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Lineup
New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies
11/01/09 8:20 PM EST
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
Derek Jeter - SS
Jimmy Rollins - SS
Johnny Damon...
Hamels Applesauce - Piazza a dad again, Adrian Gonzalez rumors rebuild, Hamels' struggles continue
6 days ago by
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Meet the Mets
Congratulations to Mike Piazza and wife Alicia Rickter on the birth of their second child.
The Padres did not include Adrian Gonzalez's picture on their 2010 season ticket promotional materials. The trade rumor mill is swirling hard now...
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