Category Archives: 08-09 Offseason

Rolling the Dice

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Joe Janish

Pitchers and catchers have reported, spring training has begun, yet there are still several free agents still out there looking for a job. Further, there are still some holes and question marks on the Mets’ roster. How about rolling the … Continue reading →

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Nickel and Diming to Mediocrity

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Joe Janish

Despite many marches, the Mets’ obvious need for a slugging, righthanded-hitting leftfielder, and the availability of the best righthanded hitter in all of MLB, it’s quite clear that Manny Ramirez will not be reporting to Port St. Lucie in the … Continue reading →

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Kucinich Pushing the Citi Out of Field

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

After receiving a sweet bailout as a reward for royally mismanaging its finances, Citigroup is coming under fire from prominent politicos such as Dennis Kucinich, who says the US government should demand that the bank cancel its “Citi Field” sponsorship … Continue reading →

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Giants Sign Juan Uribe

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

The San Francisco Giants have signed infielder Juan Uribe to a minor league contract. As a Mets fan, why do you care? Well, you probably don’t. But it should be noted that Uribe is: 1. a righthanded hitter with power … Continue reading →

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Mets Sign Four Scrubs

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

The New York Mets have signed Bobby Kielty, Tony Armas Jr., Matt DeSalvo, and Valerio de los Santos to minor league contracts, and invited them to spring training. Ho hum. Nowhere in those four names do I see “Ramirez”, “Perez”, … Continue reading →

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Andruw Jones Available

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Joe Janish

Andruw Jones has been released, and the Mets need a power-hitting, RH outfielder. Is this a marriage made in heaven? Read on to see my argument for bringing in this low-risk, high reward candidate. Continue reading →

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Lineup Comparison: Phillies

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Joe Janish

Consider this: the “team to beat” is the Phillies, so the Mets’ focus should be on putting a team on the field that is better head-to-head. I don’t believe that the Mets’ pitching staff — even with the game shortened … Continue reading →

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Bullpen is Not Done

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Joe Janish

Congratulations to Omar Minaya for shortening 2009 Mets games to seven innings. Indeed, the one-two punch of “K-Putz” has the potential to be the most effective since the Mariano Rivera – John Wetteland duo of 1996. However, there is still … Continue reading →

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