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Mets Preparing For Big Changes?

Lost in all the hoopla of game 1 of the World series was some news out of Mets camp. These are only rumors at this point but are expected to be announced as fact right after the series. The juicier story was reported by Jon Heyman of si.com. Heyman reports that the Mets have talked [...]
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The Post Welcomes The Frillies

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I don’t normally like this kind of gamesmanship or journalism but the New York Post sported a front page today where they referred to the the Phillies as the Frillies and a Photoshoped picture of Shane Victorino in a skirt. A treat for any Mets fan (always) and any Yankees fan (this week).
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My Take on the Nightmare World Series

When the Yankees beat the Angels last night it set up a World Series that is a nightmare for most Mets fans: a Yankees/Phillies World Series. And it also begs the question of which team Mets fans will be rooting for. My answer? The Yankees. Being a Mets fan and a fan of [...]
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Mets May Be Sued Over Madoff Profit

Remember last winter when Jeff Wilpon said that Sterling Equities’ accounts with Bernie Madoff wouldn’t affect team operations? Remember how we all scoffed at the remark? Turns out Jeff was right! According to a report on Bloomberg Sterling Equities actually made money...
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Phillips Front Page News Again And I Don’t Care

On a morning where the big story of the day should be the Yankees coming within one win of yet another World Series appearance the New York Post decided to run a front page story on former Mets general manager Steve Phillips. Phillips, apparently, had an affair with an intern that...
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Our Long Nightmare is Over: Takahashi Released

The Mets made a bold move in their offseason shakeup of the team after a disastrous 2009 season by releasing Ken Takahashi. The 40 year old Japanese lefty had just completed his rookie season. He pitched 27.1 innings allowing 23 hits, while striking out 23 and allowing 14 walks. His ERA was [...]
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About Yankees Fans

I got into a mild argument the other day with a relative who is a football Giants fan. The argument was centered a round a comment he made when I mentioned how upset I was on Sunday night when the Jets-Bills game went on so long that my DVR stopped recording before the game [...]
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Coaching is a part of the game that is hard for a fan to really understand than one may think. Pitching, hitting and third base coaches are a bit more visible than others since you can usually see the fruits of their labor in the teams stats. But unless you watch a team [...]
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Reyes To Have Surgery; Minaya To Blame?

The sad state of the Mets play as well as their injury list lead me to go dormant for a while but I saw a story this morning that infuriated me so that I needed to come out of hiding and discuss. It appears that Jose Reyes, who’s been on the DL since May, will be [...]
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Today’s Lineup Vs. Diamondbacks (8/12/2009)

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19 Cory Sullivan CF 3 Alex Cora 2b 5 David Wright 3B 10 Gary Sheffield RF 12 Jeff Francoeur RF 17 Fernando Tatis 1B 9 Omir Santos C 11 Anderson Hernandez SS 46 Oliver Perez P    
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Pregame Note

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Doug Davis, tonight’s scheduled starter for the Diamondbacks, has allowed just four runs in his last 19 innings pitched over his past three starts. He’ll be facing Mike Pelfrey who is making his first start since the birth of his first child who he named after the venue...
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My Take on Baseball’s PED Issue

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I was talking with a friend of mine over the weekend and the subject of David Ortiz and PEDs came up. This friend is a Yankee fan and he tried to spin the story as a situation that taints the Red Sox World Series win that broke the curse of the bambino. (Though [...]
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Pitching Matchups Vs. Diamondbacks

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Here are the scheduled pitching matchups for this week’s 3 game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks: Monday – Mike Pelfrey (8-7, 4.75) vs. Doug Davis (6-10, 3.67), 9:40 p.m., SNY. Tuesday – Livan Hernandez (7-6, 5.08) vs. Max Scherzer (6-6, 4.01), 9:40 p.m., SNY...
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This Date in Mets History

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This date in Mets history according to the Associated Press (via Yahoo Sports: 2006—New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran tied a major league record with his third grand slam of the month in a 9-6 victory over Atlanta. Beltran became the ninth player in major league history...
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Mr. Met Has Anger Issues

Funny stuff from The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien:
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Tonight’s Lineup 7/22/2009

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# Name Position 16 Angel PaganAlex Cora CF 1 Luis Castillo 2B 28 Daniel Murphy 1B 5 David Wright 3B 12 Jeff Francoeur RF 19 Cory Sullivan LF 4 Angel Berroa SS 23 Brian Schneider C 34 Mike Pelfrey P    
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Time To Fire Fighting Tony Bernazard

If ever there was a time to fire Tony Bernazard this is it. The guy rumored to have been pulling the strings behind the scenes of the ridiculous Willie Randolph firing (not that Willie shouldn’t have been fired but it obviously went down badly) has finally hit the point of no...
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When Life Gives You Lemmons…

MissBethAnn on Twitter asks the following question: How do we remain optomistic in such dire times? The Mets have certainly had more than their fair share of bad years through their 47 year history. It started from the very beginning. Only one team in history, the 1899 Cleveland Spiders...
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Quote of the Weekend

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The quote of the weekend goes to manager Jerry Manuel. Commenting on Gary Sheffield’s leg cramp after Friday nights game Manuel let loose with this missive: They’re calling it cramps… so, surgery on Thursday. Sometimes Manuel is a little too loose with his comments but this...
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Last Night: Perez, Santana, Sheffield

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Johan Santana had 5 days of rest between his last start and the first game after the all star break. But for some reason the Mets chose to start Oliver Perez in last night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Perez actually pitched a decent game allowing 5 hits and 3 runs in 6 [...]
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Last Night: Perez, Santana, Sheffield

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Johan Santana had 5 days of rest between his last start and the first game after the all star break. But for some reason the Mets chose to start Oliver Perez in last night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Perez actually pitched a decent game allowing 5 hits and 3 runs in 6 [...]
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Last Night: Perez, Santana, Sheffield

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Johan Santana had 5 days of rest between his last start and the first game after the all star break. But for some reason the Mets chose to start Oliver Perez in last night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Perez actually pitched a decent game allowing 5 hits and 3 runs in 6 [...]
>> mostlymets.golddave.com/?p=1995...
 

Pedro Signs With Phils, Goes On DL

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It’s official! Pedro Martinez has signed with the Phillies. He’ll get $1 million plus incentives for half a season’s work. However he’s got a mild shoulder strain and will start his stint with the Phils on the disabled list. Sounds like the Phillies may be using...
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Catching Up

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Other events in my life have conspired to keep me from posting lately so here are some miscellaneous thoughts from the last week or so.: Ryan Church Traded for Jeff Francoeur – When I first heard about this trade it sounded mostly like a trade made for the sake of making a trade...
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Catching Up

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Other events in my life have conspired to keep me from posting lately so here are some miscellaneous thoughts from the last week or so.: Ryan Church Traded for Jeff Francoeur – When I first heard about this trade it sounded mostly like a trade made for the sake of making a trade...
>> mostlymets.golddave.com/?p=1988...
 
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