Monthly Archives: October 2007

Throwing Paint on the Wall

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Joe Janish

The Mets bullpen was a strength in 2006, and was built almost entirely from acquiring parts outside the organization. At the time, it looked like a “let’s throw paint on the wall and see what sticks” strategy. Between the end … Continue reading →

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End of the Torre Era

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Joe Janish

No, it’s not Mets news (necessarily), but it’s the biggest news in baseball … and sports for that matter. Proof? The Cleveland Indians might clinch their first World Series appearance in 60 years tonight, but not one sports columnist, talkradio … Continue reading →

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State of the Bullpen Address

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Joe Janish

As we continue to prepare for the Hot Stove Season, let’s take a look at the current state of the Mets’ bullpen. Following is a list of legitimate bullpen candidates who will be under contract with the New York Mets … Continue reading →

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Boras is Not Idiotic

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Joe Janish

There’s been much ballyhoo over last week’s comments by John Schuerholz in regard to his opinion of the value of Alex Rodriguez and the demands presented by Scott Boras. Specifically: “I think it’s obnoxious . . . for someone to … Continue reading →

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The Funny Pages

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Joe Janish

If you didn’t start reading MetsToday until late in the season, you may have missed some of the more comical images and posts. I’ve taken the liberty of picking and choosing some of the archives from the 2007 season. Enjoy … Continue reading →

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Needs and Luxuries

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Joe Janish

One of my favorite baseball sites — MLBTradeRumors — recently covered the Mets in their “Needs and Luxuries” series (hat tip to Micalpalyn and Isuzudude for inspiring this rebuttal). Take a look at that post and then come back here. … Continue reading →

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Cleaning House

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Joe Janish

As a follow-up to the previous post, let’s go one step further. Let’s pretend that today in Tampa the Yankee “braintrust” (ha!) decides not to bring Joe Torre back as manager. Now let’s pretend that the same braintrust believes they … Continue reading →

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Mets Vulture Over Yankees?

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Joe Janish

Tuesday is the big day for the New York Yankees braintrust, who will be having a big pow-wow in Tampa, Florida, to decide the fate of Joe Torre (among other things). From the Mets’ fan’s point of view, the question … Continue reading →

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