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.

The Second Base Debacle

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Joe Janish

The much-anticipated, much-hyped, and much-ballyhooed drama of Mets 2011 spring training was to be the battle for second base. Everyone and their brother (and their sister as well) was convinced that Brad Emaus and/or Dan Murphy would dazzle with double … Continue reading →

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Fitting Movie for St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Joe Janish

Happy St. Paddy’s day to you! Yesterday at ESPN I wrote about baseball films, and one of them is particularly appropriate for today: The Emerald Diamond, which is a documentary on baseball in Ireland. Here is an excerpt from my … Continue reading →

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Mets Governed by Finances

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Joe Janish

The recent report by Bob Klapisch and Steve Popper that Johan Santana could miss the season was immediately and vehemently dismissed as poppycock by the Mets and Johan himself. This latest situation is just another example of how desperate the … Continue reading →

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Why Santana is NOT Behind Schedule

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Joe Janish

There’s a very clear reason that Johan Santana’s road to recovery is NOT behind schedule, as has been reported by the Bergen Record. From MLB.com:

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What Are Johan Santana’s Chances of Recovery?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Joe Janish

On Saturday, Steve Popper and Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record dropped the bomb that Johan Santana’s 2011 season might be in jeopardy. Well, it’s only a bomb if you don’t read MetsToday; we wrote off Johan’s 2011 way back … Continue reading →

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Misch Mediocre, Ollie Makes LOOGY Appearance

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Joe Janish

A few notes regarding the most recent televised spring training game between the Mets and Cardinals, in which Oliver Perez made an appearance in his new role of Lefthanded One Out GuY. Pat Misch looked like

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Paulino In, F-Mart Out

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Joe Janish

Finally, Ronny Paulino has arrived in Port St. Lucie; he was held up with visa issues related to his failed PEDs test from last year. He spoke about his delay upon arrival, and manager Terry Collins said he would “push … Continue reading →

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Niese Nice

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Joe Janish

A few random notes regarding the most recent televised Mets spring training game … Jon Niese was

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