Monthly Archives: April 2008

Preview: Game Four vs. Braves

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Joe Janish

The Mets (2-1) invade Atlanta to play the last-place Braves (1-3) in a 7:35 PM start at Turner Field. I know, it’s early in the season, but we have to take advantage of stating “last-place Braves” every chance we get. … Continue reading →

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Inside Track: Atlanta Braves

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Joe Janish

The Mets and Braves open their first series of 2008 today in Atlanta. To get the Braves fans’ perspective, I called on Kristi Dosh of Chop-N-Change to answer a few questions. 1. We know Smoltz, Hudson, Glavine, and Hampton all … Continue reading →

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Speaking with the Enemy

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Joe Janish

Check out an interrogation of me regarding the Mets at Chop-N-Change. Their rebuttal coming soon ….

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Omar’s Worst Trade

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Joe Janish

During SNY’s SportsNite (or was it Daily News Live? and does anyone know the difference?) last night, the subject of Brian Bannister surfaced. Gary Apple threw out the suggestion that the “trade of Ambiorix Burgos and Ruben Gotay for Brian … Continue reading →

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Pretty Weak, Keith

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Joe Janish

During last night’s massacre in Miami, SNY accepted call-in questions from the TV audience. One of the callers asked Keith Hernandez if he were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, would he go in as a Met or a … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 3: Win Over Marlins

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 13 Marlins 0 Where was all that offense on Tuesday? Never mind the idea that Matt Wise threw a hanging changeup in the tenth inning of game two — it wasn’t he who lost the game, but rather the … Continue reading →

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He Told You So

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Joe Janish

It looks like Pedro Martinez may be placed on the 15-day DL any minute now, though it may not be as bad as we feared. So now we’ll assume the Mets will promote Nelson Figueroa to fill the fifth starter … Continue reading →

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Pedro Panic

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Joe Janish

Assuming the worst — that Pedro Martinez will be out for a significant period of time — what are the Mets options for the starting rotation? Orlando Hernandez is already down until mid-April, and no one’s convinced he’ll be healthy … Continue reading →

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