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Santos for Castro Revisited

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

There were other reasons the Mets lost yesterday, but the magnifying glass is on Jerry Manuel’s unbelievably illogical decision to replace Ramon Castro with Omir Santos in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and the bases loaded. Per … Continue reading →

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Manuel On Mets Inability to Come Back

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Joe Janish

During last night’s postgame press conference, David Lennon posed a direct question to Jerry Manuel regarding the Mets’ inability to come back in games after falling behind. Please listen, and if you can glean anything that resembles something other than … Continue reading →

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Is Carlos Beltran on Drugs?

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Joe Janish

Last week, Carlos Beltran did not slide into home because he said he had his eyes on the ball and didn’t realize that the catcher was blocking the plate. Where else he thought a catcher might be positioned, with the … Continue reading →

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Mini Trade with Dodgers

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Joe Janish

OK, my megatrade proposal didn’t go over too well … so let’s pare it down: Mets trade Luis Castillo to the Dodgers straight up for Andruw Jones. Would you do this deal? Jones’ eternal smirk drove me nuts when he … Continue reading →

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Dumping Castillo

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Joe Janish

It would appear the Mets are in quite a fix if they intend to deal away Luis Castillo. The most recent rumor is that the Diamondbacks have no interest in trading Eric Byrnes for Castillo — and who can blame … Continue reading →

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Omar Dealing with Brad Pitt?

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Joe Janish

Finally, the mystery has been revealed as to why Omar Minaya did not make a trade to help push the Mets into the postseason. He was trying to make a trade with this guy: And you can’t blame Omar for … Continue reading →

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Ambiorix Who?

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Joe Janish

From the above picture, it’s clear that Ambiorix Burgos is NOT a member of the New York Mets but the Chicago White Sox. Whew! that was a close one … the Wilpons should be relieved that Burgos was traded to … Continue reading →

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Bad News for Burgos

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Joe Janish

Ambiorix Burgos is back in trouble. Less than a month ago, Burgos blew any chance he had at helping the New York Mets in the final weeks of the season by beating up his girlfriend. Not to mention blowing any … Continue reading →

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