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.

In Support of Gary Sheffield

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Joe Janish

Congratulations to all you members of the media and other pundits who were so “right” about Gary Sheffield. Just for the record, though, let’s make clear what you all were so right about. Back in early April, when the Mets … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 121: Loss to Braves

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

Braves 3 Mets 2 So strange to feel indifferent with Chipper Jones and the Braves in Flushing. I tried really hard to care about this game, but just couldn’t get anything going — much like the Mets offense. Kenshin Kawakami … Continue reading →

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Mets Release Livan Hernandez

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to MetsBlog, the Mets have released Livan Hernandez and activated Billy Wagner from the DL. Though Livan has struggled mightily in his last three starts, I’m mildly surprised if only because I don’t know who is going to take … Continue reading →

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Who Should Really Be Auditioning at 1B

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

After 65 games at first base, Dan Murphy has shown he can be defensively adequate at the position. Other than a few brain farts and errors due to inexperience, Murphy is, right now, better than Mike Piazza ever was at … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 120: Loss to Braves

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Joe Janish

Braves 15 Mets 2 It’s deja vu all over again … kind of. The Mets and Braves entered the twilight zone — or perhaps the George Costanza dimension known as The Opposite. One night after the Mets blasted the Braves … Continue reading →

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Different Animals

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Joe Janish

Back in May, before the entire Mets roster went on the disabled list, there were many “stars” in the lineup but only a handful of “gamers” — the type of players who went all-out, all the time, regardless of the … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 119: Win Over Braves

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets 9 Braves 4 At least the Mets have the opportunity to play the role of spoiler. This game began like a typically bad Ollie outing — early on, they fell behind 4-0 and looked like they wouldn’t do much … Continue reading →

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Mets Induct Lasorda and Other Oddities

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Joe Janish

Did you know that the Mets are the keepers of the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame? Me neither, but thanks to Metstradamus I also know that Tommy Lasorda was inducted into it this past Sunday. Matt Cerrone likes the cream-colored … Continue reading →

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