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 121: Loss to Nationals

Nationals 5 Mets 2 On the bright side, the Mets bullpen was nearly perfect through three innings.

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Mets Game 120: Win Over Nationals

Mets 2 Nationals 0 For the 50th time in their history, the Mets won a game with three or less hits.

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Mets Game 119: Loss to Nationals

Nationals 6 Mets 4 Johan Santana makes Mets history.

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Mets Game 118: Win Over Reds

Mets 8 Reds 4 Mets save up all their offense for the final game. Why didn’t they put that Harvey kid in the lineup in the first two games?

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Mets Game 117: Loss to Reds

Reds 6 Mets 1 Braceletgate, and Bruce is The Boss of the Mets, who suddenly have a hungry heart in the badlands by the river in Cincinnati. The offense was blinded by the light of Mike Leake‘s fastball, and their … Continue reading

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What Kelly Shoppach Brings to the Mets

In case you missed it, the Mets acquired catcher Kelly Shoppach from the Boston Red Sox, in return for a player to be named later. There was a time that I thought trading for Shoppach made a lot of sense … Continue reading

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Mets Game 116: Loss to Reds

Reds 3 Mets 0 The team from Queens falls to the team in the Queen City.

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Mets Outfield: Worst in MLB?

Throughout the year, I didn’t give much thought to the various players trotting out to three outfield positions every Mets game. I kind of just glazed over the names and their attachments to LF, CF, and RF in the lineup. … Continue reading

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