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Opinion: Non-Tender Candidate: Jeff Francoeur

19 Oct 2009 02:12:27 PDT

Written by James Kannengieser
When Jeff Francoeur was traded to the Mets, I figured he would play out the season and be non-tendered. A massive disappointment for his hometown Braves, this is a player who was one of the top 5 least valuable players in all of baseball in 2008. At the time of the trade, he was on his way to anot...

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Opinion: Minors: Mejia in the Bullpen

15 Oct 2009 10:11:22 PDT

Written by Matthew Cerrone
In a recent review, Baseball America said: According to Adam Rubin of the Daily News, “Jerry Manuel traveled Tuesday from his home in Sacramento, Calif., to gauge whether Mejia may be able to help the Mets in the bullpen in early 2010.”

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Opinion: Hitting Coach- Hojo has support but is Jaramillo lurking

26 Sep 2009 14:47:20 PDT

Written by Ed Ryan(mredmetsfever@yahoo.com)
Rudy Jaramillo is considered one of the top hitting coaches in the league, he was the runner-up for the Mets managers position in 2005 and was considered for the hitting coaches position in 2007 when his contract expired in Texas. With Johnson, Francoeur said the two have "clicked" and eas...

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While You Were Out: Amazin' Avenue Week In Review (9/13-9/19)

20 Sep 2009 00:23:31 PDT

Written by James Kannengieser
2009 Mets Anagrams - Omar Minaya = I Many Aroma. Pedro Feliciano = A Periodic Felon. Marlon Anderson = Loner Or Sandman. Carlos Delgado: His Legacy And His Future - Eric compares Delgado to past Met first basemen and discusses his future.

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Opinion: ENJOY IT, SUMMER DOESN’T LAST FOREVER

18 Aug 2009 08:03:30 PDT

Written by kranepool
Is there a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel? First, the team started to listen to the fan base and has made improvements to $iti Field. The video screen in the RF corner came in handy on Saturday and the montage of Gooden, Straw and Hernandez looked great along with the banners on the out...

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Opinion: Turn Up the Music

01 Aug 2009 17:54:48 PDT

Should we get our hopes up? I'm not, not for a while yet. I'm not that stupid. Five in a row was nice, starting to look at the wild card race is nice, but I've also listened to Gary, Keith, and Ron. Those guys are the best -- Kevin, too. They're realistic. It's not so much how far behind the Mets are right...

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New York Mets news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit New York Mets news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Yankee Stadium slam book, mid-season edition -- by Neil deMause from Field of Schemes
• Opinion: Summer's here as Interleague returns -- from MLB.com
• Opinion: Mets Are Losing Power, and That May Be Good -- from New York Times
• Opinion: Hello, I Must Be Going -- from San Francisco Chronicle
• Opinion: 4 commissioners focus on economy -- from The Associated Press
• CD Review: Baseball Songs Sports Heroes -- from Baseball Reflections
• Opinion: Bucs' Morgan still in the stirrup game -- from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Opinion: Citi Field shouldn't forget to recognize the Mets -- from Queens Courier
• Opinion: Forbes: 10 MLB teams decline in value -- from The Associated Press
• Opinion: Gooden's autograph to stay at Citi Field -- from MLB.com

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Opinion: OMAR MINAYA SAYS “THE METS CAN BEAT THE NATS WITH TWO PLAYERS TIED BEHIND THEIR BACKS

26 May 2009 06:43:12 PDT

Written by kranepool
I give J- Man credit for he has much more patience than I’d ever have with the way the front office keeps making him play short handed to the point that Livan Hernandez and Mike Pelfrey wore spikes last night in case either pitcher would be needed to pinch run or hit. How embarrassing would it ha...

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Opinion: Exhibitionism, or First Day at Not-Shea

07 Apr 2009 19:40:42 PDT

Written by David Roth
And, in a sense, Not-Shea is very much the stadium that everyone else is getting. Yes, there is some appropriating of local baseball history and architectural texture into the place — the ballyhooed rotunda (actually echo-y and municipal when I was there has videos of Jackie Robinson pla...

Original story at Can't Stop The Bleeding .

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Mets Annual magazine 2009 - review

04 Mar 2009 19:36:36 PST

Written by Ed Ryan(noreply@blogger.com)
Joe McDonald of NY Sports Day has a great article on some of the farmhands that stepped up last year to contribute. Toby Hyde of Mets Minor league blog has a break down of our top prospects. While Evan Drellich of Metsblog explains why Fernando Martinez is still our best. Ted Berg of SNY Flushing...

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MetsGeek: A Year’s Worth of Articles in Review

01 Jan 2009 22:14:23 PST

Written by Chris McCown
January 21st: Jeff figured out what we could expect from Carlos Delgado. He ended up with a .871 OPS, for reference. June 18th: Willie Randolph finally got canned, Oh happy day! We held a roundtable about it. That part about Jerry Manuel maybe being more patient than Randolph with the bullpen w...

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Opinion: Duaner Sanchez - Season Analysis 2008

02 Dec 2008 21:44:39 PST

Written by john
The next pitcher that I’d like to profile is Duaner Sanchez. Sanchez was a key member of the Mets bullpen in 2006. After missing all of 2007, Sanchez returned to the Mets and pitched with a lot of mixed results in 2008. Sanchez finished 2008 with a 4.32 ERA, his highest mark during his four full...

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Opinion: State of the Bullpen, Part 3

22 Oct 2008 22:42:02 PDT

Written by Chris McCown
The Yankees hold an option on Marte, who some blamed for the collapse of their season after he came over and had a 5.40 ERA over 18 1/3 innings despite respectable peripherals. The line of thought seems to be about 50/50 on whether they’ll pick it up, as Hank Steinbrenner is apparently priming...

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Opinion: Where Will Peavy Play in 2009?

20 Oct 2008 21:26:18 PDT

Written by Mike Newman
1. Yankees - Austin Jackson, Philip Hughes, Ian Kennedy 2. Dodgers - Matt Kemp, James McDonald, Scott Elbert 3. Braves - Jordan Schafer, Charlie Morton, Tommy Hanson 5. Cubs - Felix Pie, Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija 6. Mets - Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell

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Opinion: I'm not a liberal

18 Oct 2008 17:43:23 PDT

Look, I'm a Mets fan because I was a Mets fan when I was a kid. I rooted for the Mets probably because my parents grew up in Brooklyn and Rockaway and therefore rooted for the Dodgers. I like to think I'm a Mets fan because they have better philosophy, but I know in my heart that it's really the color...

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Opinion: Johan Santana - Season Analysis

15 Oct 2008 21:17:58 PDT

Written by john
When the Mets’ season ended too soon for my liking on September 28th, 2008, I thought to myself, “What Now?” Baseball is a long season and now I suddenly found myself with some free time. I figured that I would go back and look at the various pitchers that pitched for the Mets in 2008 and see how t...

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Opinion: How to Suck-Proof the 2009 Mets: Massive Expenditure on Relief

01 Oct 2008 18:35:04 PDT

Written by Howard Megdal
The final spot in the bullpen could be a toss-up between Duaner Sanchez, Aaron Heilman and Bobby Parnell. Parnell could probably use a year of seasoning at AAA, but he’d be a fine final man in the bullpen. And should either Sanchez or Heilman return to form, the Mets could give Parnell additio...

Original story at New York Observer .

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Opinion: Doubleheader Open Thread: New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies

07 Sep 2008 09:52:49 PDT

Written by Jessica Bader
Unless the first game goes deep into extras, you should have time to grab some dinner and watch a little football before the second game starts at 8 PM. ESPN got its claws on the last Mets/Phillies game of the season a few weeks ago, and they must be thrilled with the pitching matchup they lucke...

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Month in Review: August

01 Sep 2008 21:35:27 PDT

Written by Alex Nelson
Best Hitter: David Wright had the best month, though it was a strong month in general. Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, and Carlos Delgado are up there as well. Hell, even Brian Schneider hit .286/.365/.536. Wright hit .310/.370/.575 over the month with seven homers, nine doubles, 22 runs scored, and 2...

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Opinion: Draft Notes from Brooklyn

19 Aug 2008 23:37:34 PDT

Written by Alex Nelson
In any event, here are some notes about a few of the members Mets’ draft class currently at Brooklyn, all college players: One of the most intriguing selections the Mets made was centerfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis, the top-ranked prospect from the NAIA. Nieuwenhuis is a big centerfielder wi...

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Month in Review: June

03 Jul 2008 23:01:08 PDT

Written by Alex Nelson
The Mets will probably have an easier schedule this month than last. There won’t be any crazy traveling arrangements at least. After finishing in St. Louis, the Mets will travel to Philadelphia before returning home to host the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies. After that is the All...

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2008 Draft Preview

03 Jun 2008 22:52:37 PDT

Written by Alex Nelson
This could be a big draft for the Mets. The Mets’ farm system is pretty barren–even more so following the Johan Santana trade–and the Mets luckily have three picks in the first and supplemental rounds: number 18, number 22, and number 33 overall. The 18 and 33 come courtesy of the Braves, who w...

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Month in Review: May

02 Jun 2008 22:03:22 PDT

Written by Alex Nelson
The Mets followed up their disappointing 14-12 April with an even more disappointing 13-15 performance in May, one that got so disheartening after a five-game losing streak, that Mets Geek closed up shop. Here’s the team-by-team breakdowns: Team W L RS RA Arizona 2 1 16 14 Atlanta 0 4 9 27 Ci...

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Opinion: Interview: Kevin Goldstein, Part I

02 Jun 2008 21:58:41 PDT

Written by Aaron Dorman
MetsGeek: What are Valentino Pascucci’s pluses? Can he help the Mets at all? MetsGeek: So we shouldn’t be rooting for the Mets to release Delgado and call him up? MetsGeek: Yeah, I think Fernando Martinez might be in a similar situation. At what point does Fernando Martinez have to put up nu...

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Opinion: Interview: Joe Coburn and Kathy Foronjy

10 Feb 2008 21:23:56 PST

Written by Aaron Dorman
The worst is obvious. I was in the upper deck down the right field line as Carlos Beltran took a called strike three. We got to drive across California to meet up with Andrea Mallis, a sports astrologer. She grew up in New York and relocated to California 20 years ago and still is a die-hard Mets fa...

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Opinion: Amateur Draft Hits And Misses Through The Years

06 Jan 2008 08:20:24 PST

1978 - Hubie Brooks. Very solid selection with #3 choice in draft. Was close to major league ready when chosen. Had some pretty good years with the Mets before going to Montreal in the Gary Carter deal. Had a decent career. Kirk Gibson was taken 9 picks later, but hard to fault this selection.

Original story at Mike's Mets .

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