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.

Terry Collins Loses His Patience

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Joe Janish

During the postgame on SNY last night, Terry Collins lost his composure. Just a few of his quotes:

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Mets Game 55: Loss to Pirates

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

Pirates 9 Mets 3 Though many runs were scored in the game, it was far from a slugfest; mearly all the scoring occurred on infield singles and bloop hits.

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Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Pirates

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

This is the lineup the Mets are sending to the plate against Pirates righthander Kevin Correia: Angel Pagan – CF Justin Turner – 2B Carlos Beltran – RF Jason Bay – LF Daniel Murphy – 1B Ronny Paulino – C … Continue reading →

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Ike Davis Re-Booted and Other Injury Updates

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

Every time my computer acts up, the IT department tells me the first thing I should do is “re-boot”. It appears the Mets are following a similar strategy with disabled first baseman Ike Davis, who is going back into a … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 54: Loss to Pirates

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

Pirates 5 Mets 1 For seven innings, R.A. Dickey’s dancing dipsy-doodle devoured the Pittsburgh Pirates batters. If this were a high school game, Dickey would’ve finished with a shutout victory. Unfortunately, they play nine-inning contests in the Major Leagues.

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Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Pirates

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

Here is tonight’s Mets lineup against Pirates righthander James McDonald: Angel Pagan – CF Justin Turner – 2B Carlos Beltran – RF Jason Bay – LF Daniel Murphy – 3B Nick Evans – 1B Josh Thole – C Ruben Tejada … Continue reading →

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Buster Posey: What Should Change?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

On Twitter, my friend JamesK from AmazinAvenue tweeted: I’d like to hear @metstoday’s opinion on the Buster Posey situation and any rule changes going forward. Since I’m a huge fan of Buster Posey, but the subject doesn’t really fit into … Continue reading →

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What Was Fred Wilpon’s Endgame?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

You may have been wondering why it’s taken me so long to respond to the quotes by Fred Wilpon in the recent New Yorker and SI articles. There were a few reasons.

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