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.

JC Romero Released

The Phillies have DFA’d LOOGY J.C. Romero. Would the Mets be interested in picking him up?

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The Animal is Free

Former Met Chris “The Animal” Carter has exercised his June 15th opt-out clause and is now a free agent (hat tip to “Mike”, who alerted me via email). Carter was hitting .270 with 10 HRs and 46 RBI in 54 … Continue reading

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Game 69: Loss To Braves

Braves 9 Mets 8 Halley’s Comet did not appear after all. And the Mets didn’t sweep the Braves in Atlanta, either. Though, it is rather rare to witness a balk-off victory.

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Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Braves

Here is the lineup the Mets will send to bat against Braves pitcher Mike Minor: Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Daniel Murphy – 1B Jason Bay – LF Ronny Paulino – C Scott … Continue reading

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Scott Kazmir Released

The moment we’ve all been waiting for since July 30, 2004 has finally arrived: Scott Kazmir is available, free and clear, after being released by the Angels. Kazmir was going to be the lefthanded Tom Seaver until Rick Peterson thought … Continue reading

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Mets Game 68: Win Over Braves

Mets 4 Braves 0 The Mets are starting to look like the best of the mediocre teams in the NL. Don’t believe it? Just look at their record: they’re finally at .500.

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Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Braves

Here is the lineup the Mets will send to bat against Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson: Jose Reyes – SS Ruben Tejada – 2B Carlos Beltran – RF Daniel Murphy – 3B Angel Pagan – CF JasonBay – LF Lucas … Continue reading

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Mets Game 67: Win Over Braves

Mets 4 Braves 3 The Mets beat the Braves in Atlanta? In a one-run game? I suppose Halley’s Comet will be appearing shortly as well.

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