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.

Mets Game 133: Win Over Marlins

Mets 5 Marlins 3 Josh Johnson beat the Mets. Unfortunately for him, his Marlins team could not.

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Mets Game 132: Win Over Marlins

Mets 3 Marlins 0 Where would the Mets be without everyone’s favorite knuckleballer? Scary thought, isn’t it?

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Mets Game 131: Loss to Phillies

Phillies 3 Mets 2 The Mets enjoyed less than 24 hours in third place. Now, they head into the weekend hell bent on staying out of the cellar.

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Wild Card Fantasy

The 2011 World Champion Cardinals were ten games out of the Wild Card this time last year. The Mets and Phillies are both currently ten games behind in the Wild Card standings. (Ironically, the Cardinals are one of the two … Continue reading

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Mets Game 130: Win Over Phillies

Mets 3 Phillies 2 The Mets beat the Phillies for the second straight night, locking the two teams in a tie for third place in the NL East and seventh in the Wild Card.

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Mets Game 129: Win Over Phillies

Mets 9 Phillies 5 The Mets make forward movement in the fight for third place. Check the sky for falling lizards, however, because the Mets won this game primarily because of the bullpen.

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Is Terry Collins To Blame?

As the Mets were cruising into the All-Star break with an improbable winning percentage, I distinctly remember whispers from beat writers, bloggers, and the SNY announcers that Terry Collins was in line for Manager of the Year. After all, the … Continue reading

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Mets Game 128: Win Over AAAstros

Mets 2 Astros 1 The Mets follow up their offensive outburst on Saturday with yet another explosive win over hapless Houston.

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