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 151: Loss To Marlins

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Joe Janish

Marlins 6 Mets 5 The game couldn’t have started out better for the Mets, and couldn’t have finished much worse.

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Mets Games 148, 149, 150 vs. Nationals

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Joe Janish

Nationals 3 Mets 0 Nationals 10 Mets 3 Mets 4 Nationals 3 The Nationals mathematically eliminate the Mets from winning the NL East. At least the Mets didn’t get swept. But before we go any further, a question: have you … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 147: Loss To Nationals

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Joe Janish

Nationals 6 Mets 2 Mets play a team that doesn’t stink.

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Employment Attorney Weighs In On Leigh Castergine Lawsuit

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Joe Janish

Leigh Castergine’s lawsuit against Mets COO Jeff Wilpon is unlikely to be settled quickly. We may be looking at the beginning of a long, financially draining case. There are at least two interesting stories written today, one by Jeff Passan … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 146: Win Over Rockies

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Joe Janish

Mets 2 Rockies 0 Jenrry Mejia didn’t provide quite the same excitement as the evening before, so the entertainment value of this game was a little lower, but in the end the Mets swept the Rox and that’s all that … Continue reading →

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Mets Ticket SVP Allegedly Fired for Being Single Mother

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Joe Janish

Oh my … following up on the Leigh Castergine story, it turns out that the investigative journalists WERE in fact doing their due diligence — it just took a week to gather the facts. According to The New York Post, … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 145: Win Over Rockies

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Joe Janish

Mets 2 Rockies 0 Mets win another heart-stopper against the Rockies as they move to within 5.5 games of a Wild Card berth. Ya Gotta Believe!

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Dilson or Daniel?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Joe Janish

Briefly, the song “Crimson and Clover” went through my head. I prefer the Joan Jett version, to Tommy James and the Shondells’ and in fact, would likely prefer anything Joan Jett covered. Oh, and for whatever reason I sometimes confuse … Continue reading →

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