Category Archives: Around the Blogs

Keys to the Kingdom

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Joe Janish

During a lull in the third inning of the game last night, SNY plugged MetsBlog.com, with Gary Cohen stating “be sure to check out MetsBlog.com, where you get all the analysis, opinion, and everything else from Matt Cerrone and his … Continue reading →

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Should He Stay Or Should He Go?

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Joe Janish

With pundits and fans everywhere arguing their position on Willie Randolph, that old Clash song “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” is frighteningly relevant these days. For the youngins’ , here are part of the lyrics: Always tease tease … Continue reading →

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Easy On Willie

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Joe Janish

So Tim Marchman is calling for Willie Randolph’s head, and I disagree. The gist of Marchman’s diatribe: Unless a manager is a genius, all one can ask him to do is not actively harm his team’s chances. Randolph doesn’t pass … Continue reading →

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Buzz: YOU are Full of Excrement

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Joe Janish

Not you, my friendly reader … I’m referring to H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, who by now you may have heard went postal on Will Leitch of Deadspin during the CostasNow show on HBO. If you didn’t see it, the video segment … Continue reading →

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MetsBlog: Price of Success

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Joe Janish

You know you’ve hit the big time when newspaper reporters are making snide remarks about your blog. One of the columnists (who shall remain nameless to protect the guilty) in the Daily News recently penned this: “Is Matt Cerrone’s entertaining … Continue reading →

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Throw Stuff at the TV Screen

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Joe Janish

Personally, I’ve been tempted to throw things at the TV screen during Mets games … especially lately. Tomorrow afternoon between 12:30 and 1pm, you have another opportunity (in addition to the game) to throw stuff at the screen. That’s when … Continue reading →

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What I’ll Miss About Shea

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Joe Janish

In case you missed it, tune in to Mets Weekly on SNY on Sunday at 5:30 PM or Monday at 6:30 PM. On the show you’ll get to see Pedro Feliciano teach salsa dancing to Jocelyn Pierce, a profile on … Continue reading →

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Profile on Figgy

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Joe Janish

If you didn’t see it yet, you MUST visit Ted Berg’s column on SNY today to read his interview with Nelson Figueroa. It’s much better than the typical softball / ho-hum player profile … because we find out that Figgy … Continue reading →

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