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Failure to Spend Is Not the Problem
January 26, 2009 by
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I'm going to start this off with a brief confession, so please indulge
When I started this blog in 2005, I was just starting to deal with a serious bout of Lyme disease. Although I was in pretty bad shape for a year or so, I also had a lot more time to put into this thing -- mostly because ...
Joe Janish Interview, Part 1
January 26, 2009 by
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Editors Note: While there are now untold thousands of Mets bloggers (okay, I exaggerate slightly), I am fairly confident that there is only one who has both played and coached at a high level and spent a season catching Jim Bouton of Ball Four
My hope with the series of interviews I will ...
The Debut of Mike's Mets Interviews
January 25, 2009 by
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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 ...
Cap Thoughts
January 22, 2009 by
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I'm exhausted tonight after a punishing day of work, so I'm not going to try to be too profound
With all of the talk lately about a salary cap in baseball, I thought this article on SI.com Unconventional Wisdom: Busting the myth of the salary cap was right on the
I've always felt ...
Ah, Those Whacky Nutritional Supplements
January 16, 2009 by
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Do you remember that "innocent" nutritional supplement that caused Phillies reliever J. C. Romero to spend the first 50 games of the season
From BP
Barely more than a week after Major League Baseball suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero for 50 games for using a banned ...
(No) Friends in Lowe Places
January 14, 2009 by
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Before I get into this, I wanted to take a moment to thank you guys for all the great comments over the past few days. It's been fun for me to read them -- even when you don't agree with me. Thanks,
The news that Derek Lowe has signed with the Braves doesn't break my heart...
Odds and Ends
January 12, 2009 by
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Sorry for not getting a post up for Sunday. The idea is still to try to post every day, but I expect I'll miss a few here and there. I don't think I have a full post in me on any one matter, but here are a few scattered thoughts on a cold winter's
Miscalculation with Derek
The ...
The End of the Pedro Era
January 09, 2009 by
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With multiple sources confirming that the Mets and pitcher Tim Redding have agreed to a one-year deal, it would seem that there is no room left at the inn for Pedro Martinez -- assuming the Mets will sign Derek Lowe or Ollie Perez to be their fourth
I know there are a lot of folks that ...
What If Lowe Goes Elsewhere?
January 09, 2009 by
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The whole Derek Lowe saga is taking on some of the aspects of the Santana pursuit from last year. Everything you read on the subject seems to contradict what you have just previously
You can't help but ask yourself at this point what might happen if Lowe signs somewhere else. Say what ...
All Quiet on the Free Agent Front
January 06, 2009 by
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Here's something that I'm sure a few of you out there can identify with -- a project that takes on a life of its
Back in December Lisa and I decided to upgrade our home entertainment experience. After some research and some shopping around I picked up a big screen hi def television...
Baseball 24/7/365
January 05, 2009 by
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When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. Now that I am a man, many of my friends would say, not much has changed. One thing I knew, though, way back in 1971, was that major league baseball needed its own TV network. Finally, thirty-eight years ...
Restraint Runs Rampant (and why not?)
January 04, 2009 by
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The Mets have reinvented the bullpen and have made a reasonable overture to Derek Lowe, while basically standing pat on their everyday
In light of the painfully slow to develop free agent market, it seems to this observer that Scott Boras somewhat dictates how things evolve for a ...
Larry Ages like a Fine Whine
January 02, 2009 by
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I saw the following quote from Chipper Jones today and had to
Chipper on the Mets acquiring relievers Francisco Rodriguez and J.J.
The rich get richer. It's becoming more and more apparent that the bigger markets are crushing the smaller markets with these signings. From a Mets ...
Index of Archived Posts: 2009
January 01, 2009 by
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The following list includes all posts for the current year, and will be updated periodically.
January 2009
January 2009
Time to Get a Lowe Deal Done by Mike Steffanos, 1-1-2009
Time to Get a Lowe Deal Done
January 01, 2009 by
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Happy New Year, everyone. Let's hope this is our year, Mets
With the bullpen picture much clearer with Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz holding down the back end, it seems like we're within days of settling the rotation
Apparently Derek Lowe has (not surprisingly) turned ...
Bullpen Thoughts
December 30, 2008 by
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A couple of weeks ago, FoxSports.com's Dayn Perry weighed in on Francisco Rodriguez' "team to beat" quote. I myself didn't feel the need to weigh in on it at the time because I think this whole Mets-Phillies back and forth has become rather
The obvious truth...
Mets Need To Spend Intelligently
December 29, 2008 by
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I know I've said this before, but recent events compel me to restate this: if I wanted to be a Yankees fan I could have been
With the Yankees recent signings of C.C. Sabathia, J.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira, some in the local media are proclaiming that the Mets must go on some sort of ...
Merry Christmas, Everyone
December 25, 2008 by
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Merry Christmas to all of our readers who celebrate this
All the best to you and your
About Mike: I was the original writer on this web site, actually its only writer for the first 15 months of existence. Although I am grateful for the excellent contributions of my fellow ...
My Face on a Milk Carton?
December 23, 2008 by
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I received an email last week from a long-time reader asking me if I was going to stop doing this blog. I was a little surprised at first. I know I haven't been posting much since the season ended, but that made me look back and realize just how little I've been posting these last three ...
Minaya Leaves Vegas with a Bullpen
December 12, 2008 by
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What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, but Omar Minaya left there with a couple of arms that are likely to pay some dividends in Citi Field next summer. In a move that most of us expected, the Mets moved quickly in signing Francisco Rodriguez to a 3-year, $37 million contract. You ...
Omar's Winter Meetings Haul -- A Closer and a Putz
December 11, 2008 by
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When Billy Wagner went down last season the Mets were unable to find another closer. Should something happen to Francisco Rodriguez [insert your favorite superstitious method of warding off evil here] they'll have to look no farther than their own bullpen for another proven, established...
Hot Stove Warming
December 10, 2008 by
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With the apparent signing of Francisco Rodriguez, the Mets have made the first real noise at the Winter Meetings in Vegas. But surely, Omar is on the prowl to beef up an already interesting roster. He may not have to spend wildly to accomplish the task. A blend of mid-priced free agents and a ...
Winter Meetings Day Two
December 10, 2008 by
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To the surprise of nobody, the Mets and Francisco Rodriguez are on the verge of a deal. However, still needing a bridge to K-Rod and a couple more starters, Omar's work has barely begun. There were reports that the Mets are pursuing Raul Ibanez, which still doesn't make much...
Winter Meetings Day One
December 09, 2008 by
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I remember previous seasons reading complaints that Omar Minaya was impatient and too quick to overpay for the player or players he wanted. Now there is criticism about how none of the holes on this team have been filled yet. While I can't pretend to have any insight into our GM...
A History of the Mets at Second Base Part 6 - What Was and What Might Have Been (The Carlos Baerga era/error)
December 07, 2008 by
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Editor's Note: This is the sixth in a series of new articles Barry will be writing on Mets second basemen for this site. - M.S. Historically, the Mets organization has not produced many major league caliber second basemen, but in the mid-'90's, it contributed no less than...
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