As the Mets limp towards the end of the beginning of summer, let’s try to understand what’s happened in the first three months… The internet is a funny place, isn’t it? I had an idea[…]
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Should We Blame Sandy Alderson For The Mets Budget?
Since the Madoff Scandal, we have seen the Mets cut payroll significantly with the Wilpons shying away from having a top five payroll like they once did. Given their debt and possibly due to some[…]
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Monday Mets: Mel & Ed Discuss The Mets Struggles
For the past few weeks, I have been writing about the slumping Mets with increasing concern. What started out as a “they’re better than this” became “I’m sure they’re better than this” and then “I[…]
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Mets Handling of Cabrera And Bruce at Forefront of Mets Poor Play
In case you haven’t noticed, the Mets offense has been historically bad scoring just 14 runs over nine June games. That’s 1.6 runs per game. No one can win games like that, which is something[…]
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Monday Mets: Stop The Press
As the Mets try to figure out the source of their issues, the variety of excuses and lack of progress is causing their demanding fans to lose hope, quickly. At this point, you are likely[…]
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Parting Like It’s 1999
On June 5, 1999, the New York Mets were playing .500 baseball (28-28), when then-GM Steve Phillips decided to part ways with pitching coach Bob Apodaca, hitting coach Tom Robson, and bullpen coach Randy Niemann, a member of the[…]
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Monday Mets: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
I really didn’t want to write this. As an experienced Mets follower, I know the facts of this life, and you really do have to take the good with the bad. So, after the relatively[…]
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Rosario v. Torres Should Not Be A Debate
Back in 1996, the City of New York had two rookie shortstops which excited their respective fanbases – Rey Ordonez and Derek Jeter. Because narratives and comparisons tend to be lazy, both shortstops were compared[…]
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MLB, USA Baseball Introduce “Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series”
Major League Baseball will partner with USA Baseball to host the inaugural ‘Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series,’ a groundbreaking amateur development camp designed specifically for girls baseball players, at Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., from[…]
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Monday Mets: Memorial Day Musings For A Miserable May
Let’s face it, May has been a terrible month. Whatever was good about April has been bad about May. Thus, as the Mets prepare to play their 50th game, a 25-24 record makes frustrating sense.[…]
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