Joe Janish began MetsToday in 2005 to provide the unique perspective of a high-level player and coach -- he earned NCAA D-1 All-American honors as a catcher and coached several players who went on to play pro ball. As a result his posts often include mechanical evaluations, scout-like analysis, and opinions that go beyond the numbers. Follow Joe's baseball tips on Twitter at @onbaseball and at the On Baseball Google Plus page.
  1. JIMMYJ723 January 29, 2008 at 6:34 pm
    “In Omar Minaya I trust”
  2. Micalpalyn January 29, 2008 at 6:37 pm
    1. Does Omar get his extension now? How can you knock that trade? Look at what ARZ gave up for Dan Haren, or the CWS for Swisher.

    2. I think Minn will be happy in the long run. I think they have minor league talent, I think Slowey , Boof Bonser and Mulvey and Humber could do OK in that Division. Plus Deolis will do fine. Also Gomez needed to be a CF for someone.

  3. sincekindergarten January 29, 2008 at 7:41 pm
    And we kept FMart.

    This score went through my mind when I found out about the trade:

    (I wasn’t aware that MetsBlog had a policy against posting web addresses, so it was deleted. My bad.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnHksDFHTQI

  4. murph January 29, 2008 at 8:26 pm
    So Joe writes over 25 paragraphs in 3 posts today, filling up time during the slow news period, and then…

    The biggest story of the Mets’ off-season hits!

    Now we have to see if Omar can sign him.

  5. joe January 29, 2008 at 8:44 pm
    LOL Murph!

    I did all I could do to NOT write about Johan all winter, then it hit me last night — this deal is going to happen!

    If Omar doesn’t sign him, he may as well resign — and invest in a bulletproof vest and hire a team of bodyguards.

  6. isuzudude January 29, 2008 at 8:46 pm
    Yeah, I think it’s more a matter of when then if
  7. sincekindergarten January 30, 2008 at 5:28 am
    I’d lay an official portrait of Alexander Hamilton, maybe Andrew Jackson, that this (the extension) gets done today.
  8. Walnutz15 January 30, 2008 at 9:05 am
    Inserts obligatory: (It’s all about the Benjamins, baby) quote.
  9. sincekindergarten January 30, 2008 at 10:03 am
    I wonder if we’ll see Johan v. Dan Haren this year. I know we’ll see Johan v. Hole Camels this year! 🙂
  10. Walnutz15 January 30, 2008 at 10:39 am
    I’m more interested in the Johan Santana/Oliver Perez vs. Chase Utley/Ryan Howard/Geoff Jenkins match-ups.

    Gonna be alotta cool breezes coming from behind the batters boxes of Shea and Citizen’s Bank Park this year.

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