Monthly Archives: June 2007

Inside Look: Oakland Athletics

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Joe Janish

Since we only see the A’s come to town once or twice a decade, MetsToday called on Mitchell Plitnick of the Athletic Supporters blog to give us the inside scoop on Oakland. Herewith are 10 questions answered regarding the A’s: … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: Mets vs. Athletics

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Joe Janish

The soulless drones who dress up in New York Mets uniforms will be hosting the Oakland Athletics for a weekend series. Whether we’ll see a pulse from the boys in orange and blue remains to be seen, but in the … Continue reading →

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Pelfrey vs. Mulvey

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Joe Janish

Matt “The Stat” over at Cyclones Nation posted a scouting report on Kevin Mulvey and Philip Humber, which piqued my interest. Take a look at Mulvey’s stats in AA Binghamton so far: G:14 |W-L:6-5 |ERA:3.24 |IP:75 |H:71 |BB:20 |K:51 |HR:1 … Continue reading →

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Twins Killings Me

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Joe Janish

As if it weren’t bad enough to watch the Mets lose a series to the Twins, you can now re-live the debacle again by listening to me being interviewed by Jeff Straub on the Twins Killings podcast. Actually, it’s not … Continue reading →

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Why So Orange?

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Joe Janish

MetsToday reader Sammy from Secaucus asks, “Why is the SNY staff’s skin so orange?”. Good question, Sammy. No one’s quite sure. Lee Mazzilli, for one, looks like Tony Soprano meets the Great Pumpkin. It could be all the carrot juice … Continue reading →

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Hear MetsToday on The Sports Docket

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Joe Janish

For those of you who missed it live, visit The Sports Docket, where MetsToday’s own Joe Janish speaks with “Aceman and The Kwass” in episode twelve. The Sports Docket is an independent program run by a couple of teenagers, so … Continue reading →

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Help for the Kids

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Joe Janish

Nike has contacted MetsToday to let everyone know about a promotion they are running for New York Little League programs. For every homerun that David Wright hits this year, Nike will donate $1000 to a Little League team based in … Continue reading →

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How Einstein Can Help the Mets

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Joe Janish

Over and over during the Mets’ last 16 games, we keep hearing utterances such as “…we’ll get out of this thing …” , “… we have to ride it out … ” , ” … we have to get through … Continue reading →

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