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 94: Loss to Diamondbacks

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Joe Janish

Diamondbacks 3 Mets 2 For the eleventh straight game, the Mets have been held to four runs or less. And for the fifth time in six tries since the All-Star exhibition, the Mets lost — despite having Carlos Beltran starting … Continue reading →

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Phillies To Acquire Oswalt?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Joe Janish

According to ESPN columnist Jayson Stark, via Twitter: According to sources close to the situation, a Jayson Werth trade is imminent and further, the Phillies have stepped up their efforts to acquire an arm with the news that Jamie Moyer … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 93: Loss to Diamondbacks

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Joe Janish

Diamondbacks 13 Mets 2 Much was made of the fact that for the first time in over a year, the Mets’ lineup was as intended — in other words, intact with all the planned regulars healthy. Unfortunately, it didn’t matter. … Continue reading →

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A Stiff Neck Could Be Good for Pelfrey

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe Janish

Mike Pelfrey was bumped from his Friday night start in San Francisco due to a stiff neck he suffered on the cross-country plane ride to the Left Coast. Ironically, I would argue that a stiff neck is exactly what Big … Continue reading →

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Catching: How (Not) To Frame

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe Janish

There was a lot of jibber-jabber from the Mets bench on Sunday afternoon as home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi was inundated with a number of borderline pitches. It’s very hard to tell from the TV screen whether Cuzzi was right … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 92: Win Over Giants

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe Janish

Mets 4 Giants 3 In ugly fashion, K-Rod blew a save, was saved from a loss by a bad call, and wound up with a win. Johan Santana set down the Giants through eight innings, allowing only one earned run … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 91: Loss to Giants

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Joe Janish

Giants 8 Mets 4 The good news is that the Mets finally scored. The bad news is they have lost their first series of the second half. Game Notes Hisanori Takahashi started out well, retiring the first three batters he … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 90: Loss to Giants

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Joe Janish

Giants 1 Mets 0 On the one hand, I greatly appreciate these two-hour games — especially when they are played on the Left Coast. On the other hand, it would be nice if it were the Mets on the winning … Continue reading →

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