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Almost Spring
The agony (if you’re a Jets fan) and ecstasy (if you’re a Giants fan) of the football season is now behind us. With the Giants Superbowl victory on Sunday and parade yesterday the NFL news cycle is now complete. We can now start thinking about baseball. I’m not one to analyze rosters through the offseason [...]
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Rex Ryan’s Learning Experience
The collapse of this season’s Jets finds it’s root in last season when then Jets coach Sal Alosi tripped an opposing player on the sideline. Only two conclusions could have been drawn from that incident. Either Rex Ryan had advocated his coaches in taking cheap shots or Ryan was not as close to his staff [...]
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
Schottenheimer Out, Sanchez Still In
There’s been a lot of talk about Mark Sanchez since the Jets season ended. Some bad, some supportive but very little actual good. Most of the talk is finger pointing by current (some anonymous, some not) and former teammates. I admit that I haven’t read all of what’s been said (it’s a very sad situation [...]
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
Bullpen Stronger, Leadoff Still Weak
The Mets made a flurry of moves last night in the aftermath of Jose Reyes‘s departure. The truth is that these are moves that would likely have been made anyway but as Mets fans the Reyes parting is the watershed event of this offseason. Everything the Mets do now will be compared (by most, anyway) [...]
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December 07, 2011
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December 07, 2011
Goodbye, Jose!
I was going to write something about the Jets today (and I still may) but then the Jose Reyes news broke and I feel I must comment about it. I suppose Reyes’ departure is no surprising but that doesn’t change the emotional reactions we’re all going through over this news. Yes, he’s probably the best [...]
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December 05, 2011
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December 05, 2011
Don’t Judge Stevie Johnson’s Touchdown Dance
Stevie Johnson‘s touchdown celebration was in poor taste. But so what? Most player celebrations are in poor taste. After scoring a touchdown against the Jets yesterday Johnson celebrated by mimicking Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the thigh and mocking Santonio Holmes‘ Jet celebration (he crashed his Jet). I’ve never been a fan of touchdown dances [...]
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November 28, 2011
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November 28, 2011
On Bobby V. and the Red Sox
So it appears that Bobby Valentine is the front runner for the Boston Red Sox managerial job. Good for him and for them. I wish them all the best. Though I don’t mean the above facetiously (I’ve been known to have a dark sense of humor sometimes but I’m not mean) I’ll be happy to [...]
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November 22, 2011
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November 22, 2011
Backman To Manage Bisons
In what could be a set up for the future the Mets have named Wally Backman as manager of AAA Buffalo. Many people scoffed at the fact that Backman wasn’t named to Terry Collins’ staff on the major league level last month but being at AAA is probably good for his chances at a major [...]
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November 17, 2011
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November 17, 2011
Outfield Dimensions Are Not The Problem
Metsblog posted a story this morning about alleged internal discussion within the Mets organization regarding changing the color of the outfield wall at CitiField to the same blue color that the outfield wall at Shea Stadium had. Though I’d like to see this as well as some adjustment of the outfield dimensions (though not as [...]
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October 27, 2011
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October 27, 2011
Mets Shuffle Coaching Staff
The Mets announced coaching changes this afternoon. Ken Oberkfell (bench), Chip Hale (3B), Mookie Wilson (1B) and Jon Debus (bullpen) will not be back next year. Tim Teufel will coach third base in place of Hale, who has already signed as the Oakland A’s bench coach, and Ricky Bones will replace Debus. Dave Hudgens (hitting) [...]
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October 05, 2011
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October 05, 2011
Missing Playoffs Is Not A Big Deal In 2011
Every publication (print and electronic) that covers the Mets has a mention of the fact that the team was mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yesterday. I’m trying to figure out why this is so noteworthy. Coming into the season the goal of this year was to rebuild. Shed some big contracts, develop some younger talent [...]
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September 15, 2011
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September 15, 2011
Matt Holliday Undergoes Mothendectomy
An odd thing happened in St. Louis last night. Matt Holliday was taken out of the game with 2 outs in the eight inning because a moth had flown into his ear and got lodged in. It was apparently trying to extricate itself from Holliday’s ear canal but couldn’t work itself free. After initially trying [...]
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August 23, 2011
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August 23, 2011
Tonight’s Pitching Matchup (7/28/2011)
This afternoons’s pitching matchup between Chris Capuano and Homer Bailey: Sports Stats
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July 28, 2011
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July 28, 2011
Tonight’s Pitching Matchup (7/27/2011)
Tonight’s pitching matchup between Mike Pelfrey and Bronson Arroyo: Sports Stats
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July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011
Notes From Last Night’s Game (7/26/2011)
The Mets scored six runs off of Reds starter Johnny Cueto who had a 1.98 ERA going into the game. Cueto came out of the game with a 1.88 ERA. All the Mets runs were unearned thanks to 3 errors by the usually sure handed Reds. Jonathon Niese pitched 4 innings of 1 run ball [...]
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July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011
Tonight’s Pitching Matchup (7/26/2011)
Tonight’s pitching matchup between Jonathon Niese and Johnny Cueto: Sports Stats
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July 26, 2011
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July 26, 2011
Notes From Last Night’s Game
R.A. Dickey had a good outing. Though he allowed 8 hits in his 6.2 innings of work he only allowed 2 runs while walking 1 and striking out 7. David Wright committed his third error in 4 games back from the DL. Four games is a small sample size and is no cause for alarm [...]
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July 26, 2011
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July 26, 2011
Mets/Reds Stat Comparison
Here’s a short breakdown/comparison of the Mets and Reds heading into this week’s four game series: Sports Stats Here’s a comparison between tonight’s starting pitchers R.A. Dickey of the Mets and Mike Leake of the Reds. Sports Stats
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July 25, 2011
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July 25, 2011
Well Wishes for Gary Carter (And His First Mets Home Run)
With Gary Carter’s recent health issues (bronchitis, walking pneumonia in addition to brain cancer) I’ve been more nostalgic for the powerhouse Mets of the mid 1980s. The recent hiring of Davey Johnson as Washington Nationals manager accentuates this nostalgia. I remember Carter’s Mets debut in 1985 like it was yesterday. This is the hit that [...]
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June 28, 2011
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June 28, 2011
Video: Reyes Goes 4 for 5 Against Texas
The 4 for 5 performance by Jose Reyes on Sunday:
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June 28, 2011
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June 28, 2011
My Response on Beltran and Wright
Last night I was called to task when, on Twitter, I said that Carlos Beltran was not as good as his hype and endorsed the opinion that David Wright is not a superstar. The challenge came in the following form: Let’s take these issues one at a time. When the Mets signed Beltran he was [...]
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May 25, 2011
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May 25, 2011
Wilpon Has Lost His Marbles
There was a time when I really liked Fred Wilpon. And in the last few years, as his popularity as Mets owner has waned, I still comforted myself with the fact that he was smart and had a passion for baseball and managing a baseball team despite what seemed like a dwindling sense of reality. [...]
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May 23, 2011
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May 23, 2011
Player Shuffle In Wake Of Wright Injry
News came yesterday afternoon that David Wright has a stress fracture in his aching back. He’ll be out at least 10 days but will likely not need surgery. Almost immediately after hearing the news I thought the Mets would move Daniel Murphy to third base and call up Nick Evans to play first base. Turns [...]
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May 17, 2011
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May 17, 2011
Ike to DL, Muprhy To 1B
After further examination Ike Davis has been placed on the DL with an ankle sprain and bone bruise. Fernando Martinez was recalled from AAA Buffalo to take Davis’s roster spot. Daniel Murphy will move over to first base and leave second base to Justin Turner and Willie Harris. Though Murphy has experience at first base [...]
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May 12, 2011
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May 12, 2011
Davis To Have MRI
The Mets have sent Ike Davis back to New York for an MRI on his ailing leg. Davis injured the leg last night in when he collided with David Wright while both were attempting to make a play on a popup in front of the mound. This is both bad news and good news. The [...]
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May 11, 2011
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May 11, 2011
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