Category Archives: 07-08 Offseason

Mitchell Report: Too Many Mets

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Joe Janish

Out of the 89 players mentioned in the Mitchell Report, 17 were former Mets — that’s a hair under 20%. Despite all the previous reports that former clubhouse / bat boy Kirk Radomski did all his dealing AFTER leaving the … Continue reading →

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Mitchell Report: Complete List of Players

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Joe Janish

Herewith the entire list, in alphabetical order, of the 89 players named in the Mitchell Report (PDF). Players in bold are former Mets. *Ricky Bones is currently a minor league coach in the Mets’ organization; ** Benito Santiago played in … Continue reading →

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Yankees Official Comment On Mitchell Report

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Joe Janish

At the moment I’m reading frantically through the 400+ pages of the Mitchell Report to extract all the names, so we can digest this tome more efficiently. For the time being I thought you’d be interested in the New York … Continue reading →

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Wise Decision?

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Joe Janish

Earlier during this hot stove season, the Mets did not want to take a Riske to bolster their bullpen. However, there is still a Wise choice available. With the relief market drying up — only Octavio Dotel and Luis Vizcaino … Continue reading →

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Dropping Like Flies

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Joe Janish

Though it was a relatively quiet weekend for Mets fans, it hasn’t been all that quiet around MLB. For example, free agents have been dropping off the market like fly balls around Dave Kingman. If you missed the last post, … Continue reading →

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And the Winner Is …

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Joe Janish

The Detroit Tigers! The Tigers won the grand prize for best work at the winter meetings, for obtaining one of the best three hitters in all of MLB, as well as one of the only lefthanded pitchers in baseball who … Continue reading →

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Jose Reyes for Johan Santana?

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Joe Janish

So MLBTradeRumors is reporting that the Twins have initiated a deal whereby: – Mets send Jose Reyes, Kevin Mulvey, and Hector Pellot to A’s – A’s send Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson to Mets – A’s send Dan Haren to … Continue reading →

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New Starter To Come from Within?

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Joe Janish

Now I’ve heard everything. First the Orioles reject a juicy deal for Eric Bedard (thank god). Then the Mets are players, not players, then players, then out of it, then back to being players (maybe), for Johan Santana. Whatever, I … Continue reading →

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