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Category Archives: 10-11 Offseason
Comparison: 1990 Mets and 2011 Phillies
The 1990 Mets looked great on paper, headed by what looked like the best starting rotation seen in Flushing since the days of Seaver, Koosman, and Matlack. It looked like this: 1. Dwight Gooden 2. Frank Viola 3. David Cone … Continue reading
Posted in 10-11 Offseason
Tagged david cone, dwight gooden, frank viola, phillies, ron darling, sid fernandez
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Done Deal: Phillies Sign Cliff Lee
Perhaps feeling pressured by the Mets’ rabid activity over the past two weeks (signings of DJ Carrasco, Boof Bonser, and Ronny Paulino; hirings of Dave Hudgens, Jon DeBus, Ken Oberkfell, and Mookie Wilson to coaching staff), the Philadelphia Phillies responded … Continue reading
Cliff Lee to Sign with Phillies?
Throughout the Cliff Lee Pursuit of this offseason, a “mystery team” has been mentioned as an afterthought while the Yankees and Rangers seemed to be the frontrunners. In some ways, it reminded me of the 1992 Presidential election between George … Continue reading
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Tagged cliff lee, phillies
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Insight On New Mets Batting Coach Dave Hudgens
Adam Rubin at ESPN-NY just posted an article about new Mets batting coach Dave Hudgens, with direct quotes from Bobby Kielty, who played under Hudgens in Oakland. Interestingly, Kielty claimed that Hudgens didn’t force patience and OBP on his hitters: … Continue reading
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Tagged dave hudgens
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Sandy Going Over Slot
On Friday during a blogger-only conference call I had the opportunity to pose a question to Mets GM Sandy Alderson. My question: You hired a new field coordinator and a new scouting director. Do you bring any kind of special … Continue reading
How About Jose Canseco?
Many Mets fans are lamenting the lack of a big-time player acquisition this winter, which is due to the Mets’ limited finances. The team just doesn’t have the money nor the wherewithal to bring in someone who can make an … Continue reading
Sandy Alderson is Friend of Bloggers
This past Friday, the New York Mets held a conference call between General Manager Sandy Alderson and a group of Mets bloggers. No beat writers, TV reporters, radio jockeys, or other “traditional” media types were allowed. During the call, each … Continue reading
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Bests, Worsts, and Mosts of the Winter Meetings
With the annual baseball winter meetings over, my wife suggested I do a list of “bests”, “worsts”, and “mosts”. A clever idea, except I’m not very good at these type of things. But, I’ll give it a try, and then … Continue reading
Posted in 10-11 Offseason
Tagged derek jeter, frank viola, harold reynolds, kevin millar, tracy ringolsby, winter meetings
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