Category Archives: 2011 Spring Training

Mets Beat Up Bosox Farm Team

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Joe Janish

The Mets looked formidable in their spring training action on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, it didn’t provide much information for us, since the Mets had more or less their starting MLBers facing a combination of players who will split their time … Continue reading →

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Ollie Gets Another Life

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Joe Janish

A few notes regarding yesterdays televised exhibition “split squad” game between the Mets and Cardinals … Oliver Perez was

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Flashback: Spring Training 1991

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Joe Janish

Hope springs eternal, they say, and spring training hopes … er, something. Anyway I thought it might be fun to take a look back at a random Mets spring training of the past. In this case, I chose 1991. What … Continue reading →

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Mets Need Mo’ Money

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Joe Janish

Well that didn’t last long … Any hope of getting through an entire week without mentioning a financial issue ended quickly when on Tuesday it was reported that the Mets were seeking another loan to cover basic operating expenses — … Continue reading →

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Advice for Carlos Beltran

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

Now that Carlos Beltran is a right fielder — a position he’s never played in MLB before — I thought it would be helpful to post some pointers. The truth is, playing right field is easy, you know. You can … Continue reading →

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Carlos Beltran Moves to Right Field

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

In case you missed it, Carlos Beltran announced that he would move to RF permanently, and allow Angel Pagan to spend the rest of spring training getting ready to play centerfield. A classy move by Beltran, who did not look … Continue reading →

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Another Lawsuit for Mets

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Joe Janish

As if the Mets needed another lawsuit, it appears that the lawyer for a kosher hot dog vendor is suing the Mets for banning the sale of franks on Friday nights. Oy vey! I’m not sure why the Mets would … Continue reading →

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Ian Desmond’s Errors No Big Deal

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Joe Janish

Since the Mets are playing the Nats today, I thought this article was appropriate: Dan Daly of the Washington Post did a boxscore-by-boxscore study of shortstop Ian Desmond’s errors, and found that they weren’t really that big of a deal. … Continue reading →

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