Category Archives: 09-10 Offseason

Torture Times Thirteen

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Joe Janish

A few days ago, Fred Wilpon described this past offseason as: “Torture,” Wilpon said. “Very, very difficult.” I’m so glad that a Dodgers fan had similar feelings to mine during these past few months, even if were for different reasons. … Continue reading →

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Mets Sign Rod Barajas

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Joe Janish

Yes, the Mets have signed another catcher. And this one is the best of the bunch. Unfortunately, that’s not saying much. Rod Barajas is an average to slightly above-average defender and a terrible offensive player with one tool: the ability … Continue reading →

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Mets Add Another Catcher

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Joe Janish

According to PlanetHardball, the Mets have added yet another catcher to the spring training mix — and it’s NOT Rod Barajas (not yet anyway). Rather, they’ve brought in German-born backstop Kai Gronauer. The 23-year-old receiver was invited to spring training, … Continue reading →

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Jose Reyes is Happy and Healthy

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Joe Janish

For the past few weeks, it seems that every Mets media outlet is covering something “new” about Jose Reyes every single day — so I didn’t want to be left out. The conspiracy theorist inside me thinks that the Mets’ … Continue reading →

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Yuniesky Maya in Camp

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Joe Janish

My apologies for being negative recently … er, for most of the winter. But the New York Mets have made it very difficult to extract silver linings from the black clouds surrounding the club. It’s simply impossible to get excited … Continue reading →

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Henry Blanco is a Backup

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Joe Janish

According to Mets GM Omar Minaya, Henry Blanco is a backup catcher. And you thought Minaya didn’t know things. Unfortunately, Minaya also announced that the Mets’ starting catching position would be a competition between Omir Santos and Josh Thole, both … Continue reading →

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Endy, Wang Sign Elsewhere

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Joe Janish

Sorry Mets fans — Endy Chavez will not be returning to the Mets anytime soon. Chavez has signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. It’s just as well, since the Mets already have enough slap-hitting defensive specialists in … Continue reading →

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Oxymoron of the Spring

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Joe Janish

You may know what an “oxymoron” is … it’s a a figure of speech that produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect. Like “jumbo shrimp”, “cruel kindness”, “almost exactly”, “even odds”, “quiet storm” … Or in the Mets’ case,

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