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No Gold Glove For Wright; Guess He Didn’t Hit Well Enough
24 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Earlier today, my esteemed colleague, Mr. HoJo’s Mojo wrote about this year’s National League Gold Glove recipients. As he reported, no Mets players had their gloves touched by King Midas. That means the picture to the left will not be repeated at Citi Field next season...
Carlos Beltran: A True Role Model For Today’s Kids
25 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Carlos Beltran has always been a soft-spoken leader, preferring to lead by example rather than through rah-rah histrionics. Throughout his career, he has been a player that has done everything well on the field. He can hit for average (.325 in 2009, career .283 hitter), hit for...
Way to Avoid Negative Press, Guys
21 days ago by
Bugs & Cranks
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We all know the Mets were a joke this year, but there’s no humor to be found in the following. We here at Bugs & Cranks don’t spout off any political leanings, but if my understanding of this situation is correct, it’s probably not the best move by a team looking...
Mets Minor Leaguer Dead From Heart Attack
October 24, 2009 by
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Sad news Mets fans…
The New York Mets are reporting that minor league pitcher Rafael Castro has died of an apparent heart attack. He was just 18 years old.
Castro died Friday at the Mets’ academy in Carabobo, Venezuela. The Mets announced his death Saturday.
Castro had...
Citi Field = Death Valley
November 01, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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As Mets fans we can try to deny that Citi Field isn't too big and that the park got in David Wright's head not the actual dimensions themselves. I don't know what the truth is, I know some players hit bombs out of the park, while the entire Met team both home and away was...
Mets even up Subway Series
2 days ago by
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The New York Yankees played a pathetic game today against the Mets. I guess you have to give credit to Fernando Nieves for pitching a good game but the Yankees sure know how to make no names look great. He pitched the game of his life and personally I didn't see any great stuff...
Where Should Fantasy Baseball Owners Draft Johan Santana in 2010?
19 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Johan Santana had long been considered the best pitcher in baseball. From 2004-2008 there wasn’t a pitcher who could touch him, posting some remarkable numbers, especially when you consider that he called the AL home up until 2008:
Struck out 200 or more batters every season
Had...
Elmer Dessens Wishes You A Happy Thanksgiving!
11 days ago by
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And why not? After all, you have a lot to be thankful for! First thing being that the Mets are interested in bringing their best reliever back for 2010. Hey, don't laugh, Elmer Dessens was the picture of health last season (ahh, that felt so good ... calling it "last"...
Yanks sweep away Mets
2 days ago by
Gmarchesej's Blog
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The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets tonight by the score of 4-2. Chien-Ming Wang got the start and finally recorded his first win of the season. He went 5 1/3 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. I don't know what to think of him because...
Dave Jauss Named Bench Coach – Mets Fans Excited
19 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has reported that Dave Jauss has been named bench coach for the New York Mets. He writes,
Dave Jauss is the Mets’ new bench coach, according to major-league sources. An announcement is expected Wednesday or Thursday. Jauss, 52, previously has worked...
Johan wanted Blanco...
3 days ago by
Mets Fever
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With Henry Blanco on board at a mere 1.5MM for the season, the Mets finally have the stand out defensive catcher that they have been missing for years. Struggling pitchers will have a friend in Henry and base runners will have someone to fear with 43 % CS rate.I have no miss-conceived...
Elmer Dessens To Return Next Season?
11 days ago by
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According to FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, the Mets are interested in bringing back reliever Elmer Dessens for the 2010 season.
In 2009, Dessens was quite the bargain for the Mets as he had his best year in the big leagues since 2005, posting a 3.31 ERA in...
Racap my take on the 1B market...
13 days ago by
Mets Fever
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Since yesterday seemed to be the 1B rumor day, I thought it only be fitting that I try to recap the multiple players available for the position.The Mets are rumored to be looking for a platoon partner for Daniel Murphy at the position, this plan serves two purposes, get a longer look...
Trade Wright he can't handle Citi field
October 27, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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Ben Maller is at it again, according to his Twitter account his site for Fox Sports is the #1 news aggregator on the web. The Fox Sports radio host, has a great site for finding information from around the league but he seems to be a Mets hater. In May he called our corner outfield...
Braves sign Wagner to one-year pact
5 days ago by
Sports Illustrated
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Star closer Billy Wagner has agreed to sign a free-agent contract with the Braves, SI.com has confirmed.
Mets Notes: Delgado, Johnson, Lackey, Halladay
3 days ago by
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Tonight on SNY's Mets Hot Stove, SI's Jon Heyman delivered his latest on the Mets:
The Mets still like Carlos Delgado and continue to keep an eye on him this winter. Heyman says that the market for Delgado is rather weak as there are many DH-type players on the open...
Former Reds GM Krivsky rejoins Mets front office
2 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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NEW YORK -- Former Cincinnati Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky is returning to the New York Mets' front office.
Back-up middle infielder situation...
November 05, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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James Kannengieser of Amazin Ave. posted a great article on Alex Cora. I couldn't agree more with James in that Cora simply doesn't bring enough to the table for what he cost. Cora has great intangibles and I'm sure he's going to be a very good coach but at 2M or more...
MLB Trade Rumors: Carlos Beltran to the Red Sox?
October 26, 2009 by
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More photos »
by Henny Ray Abrams - AP
about 1 month ago:
New York Mets' Carlos Beltran singles in the seventh inning of the Mets' 6-3 loss to the Florida Marlins in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday...
Searching For Jose Lima: Next Stop...Dominican Republic
Lost in all the chaos of last week was the news that our half-assed search for Jose Lima at the behest of his ex-wife Melissa, may have actually proved successful. Lima Time is currently taking place for the Águilas Cibaeñas Plenty of readers sent in this update that Lima is pitching...
Bosom Buddies: A Correspondence With Melissa Lima
This job, unlike many others in "sports media," provides plenty of absurd scenarios on a weekly basis. But this one, involving Jose Lima's ex-wife, Melissa, thrusts us headlong into Eugene Ionesco territory. You see, Ms. Lima emailed this site last Wednesday night in...
Francoeur's value...
October 21, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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At the end of the season there was a report that Jeff Francoeur would seek a three year deal and that the Mets were actually entertaining the idea. This would forgo his last two years of arbitration and his first year of free agency.The answer as to why Francoeur would do this is easy...
Fashion Ump: Buy this Mets jacket at the Bernie Madoff auction
24 days ago by
Big League Stew
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The Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme didn't hurt the financial empire of the Wilpon family, the Mets' owners, as much as first thought.That might have been the only thing to go right all year for the Kings of Queens, and now the ultimate Mets fan can buy the season-from-hell'...
New York Mets agree to one-year contract with catcher Chris Coste
The Mets have agreed to a one-year contract with Chris Coste, adding a backup catcher while they search for a starter.
All Hale The Mets New Third Base Coach
October 29, 2009 by
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Adam Rubin, of the New York Daily News, is reporting that the New York Mets are close to naming former minor league manager and Arizona Diamondbacks base coach, Chip Hale, as their new third base coach.
The 44 year-old, Hale, spent parts of seven seasons in the big leagues. Over the...
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