Robinson Cano: Should the Mets Bring the Yankee Second Baseman Across Town?

July 8, 2009

Their fans may hate each other, but the teams may be able to help each other. I guess the first question should be, do the Mets want Robinson Cano? Well, I say yes. And more than that, I think he may be the answer. Yes, I know that most of you baseball fans are thinking [...]

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Top 10: Why Baseball Fans Make the Best Managers

April 4, 2009

Great post on Managing Greatness about why baseball fans make the best managers.

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The 2008 Mets in Context

September 29, 2008

Each year from 2002-2004 the Mets finished at least 25 games back. The Randolph – Minaya era turned that around, improving from 20 games under .500 to 4 games over in their first year. Then 97-65 (103-69 if you include the postseason) and the verge of the pennant, and then a 33-17 start to ’07. [...]

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Young player left on third

September 25, 2008

To have a guy at third base, a young player like that, and not to get him in, we’ve got to do a better job.– Jerry Manuel So that was the problem. That they left a poor lonely 23 year old on third base. Strange quote. Regarding Murphy, so he made the error that allowed [...]

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Everywhere you go, always take the weather

September 25, 2008

So tonite’s game may get cut short by a major storm. And I got to thinking … aren’t there tropical islands where it rains predictably at a certain time everyday? What if the Mets moved there and started all games 2 hours before the rains. 90 minutes before the rains when Pedro starts.

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Black Bat Crossed Their Paths

September 24, 2008

39 years after a black cat walking through Shea Stadium reversed the fortunes of the Mets and Cubs, Johan Santana provides the sequel. On what should have been a 1-6-3 double play, his broken black bat flew out in the same direction as the ball, and a little faster. The pitcher flinched because of the [...]

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Daniel Murphy's Second Slump

September 23, 2008

Daniel Murphy has finally proved he’s a Met by entering into a slump in the final week of a pennant race. In his last 14 trips to the plate he reached base once (an opposite field RBI double) with 4 strikeouts. After Murphy’s first slump I suggested that pitchers had adjusted to Murph’s patient approach [...]

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Keep Walking, Murph

September 20, 2008

I know it’s silly to think about these things in the heat of a pennant race. And yet … Daniel Murphy will be considered a rookie next year as long if he can avoid getting 31 at bats over the Mets last 9 games. If I understand the rules correctly, a player is a rookie [...]

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The Manuel – Warthen Turnaround

September 1, 2008

Back in July if I were speculating what a Mets turnaround would look like, I might have said the following: The bullpen has to stop blowing games Ryan Church has to be the player he was before the injury Carlos Beltran has to catch fire and carry this team on his back None of those [...]

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Daniel Murphy's Slump

August 28, 2008

Murphy just had an 0-16 run with 7 strikeouts. Reviving comparisons to Jeff Duncan. In Duncan’s first 35 at bats he showed that he was a guy who could draw walks, bunt for hits, and get lucky finding some holes. The other teams adjusted. They brought the third baseman in, threw strikes, and waited for [...]

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