Author Archives: Joe Janish

About Joe Janish

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.

Quick Thoughts On Wild Card Night

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Joe Janish

It’s such a pleasure to watch real MLB teams play incredibly important games. The Mets haven’t competed like this in six years. The Braves were HOSED. That infield fly call — on a ball that was about a hundred feet … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 162: Win Over Marlins

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Joe Janish

Mets 4 Marlins 2 Wait till next year!

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Mets Game 161: Loss to Marlins

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Joe Janish

Marlins 4 Mets 3 One more to go …

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Mets Game 160: Loss to Marlins

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Joe Janish

Marlins 3 Mets 2 So much for sweeping the Marlins in the final series of the season.

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Mets Game 159: Loss to Braves

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Joe Janish

Braves 6 Mets 2 On the bright side, the Mets won’t have to play the Braves again in 2012, and will never again have to face Chipper Jones.

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Mets Game 158: Loss to Braves

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Joe Janish

Braves 2 Mets 0 And now, back to reality.

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Mets Game 157: Win Over Braves

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Joe Janish

Mets 3 Braves 1 After all that Larry Jones did to the Mets in his 19-year career, the least the Mets could do in return was spoil his special day in Atlanta.

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Mets Game 156: Win Over Pirates

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Joe Janish

Mets 6 Pirates 5 Finally, Mets fans have something to celebrate.

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