Monthly Archives: April 2009

Happy Birthday Bob Hendley

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

Bob Hendley was a fairly nondescript pitcher from the 1960s who started 13 games for the Mets in 1967, his final year in MLB. Hendley did have one brush with fame, though. On September 9th, 1965, as a member of … Continue reading →

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Random Concerns

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

There are obvious problems for the Mets right now, such as David Wright and Oliver Perez. But some others are less hyped, yet just as concerning. For example …. The Mets lost yesterday despite having their ace pitch brilliantly and … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

Several members of the media question the emasculation of Ramon Castro, including Ed Coleman. Similarly, Adam Rubin believes Jerry Manuel is burning his bridges with Castro, and doesn’t understand why he was tweaking Ryan Church earlier this spring, either. Oh, … Continue reading →

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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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Mets Game 21: Loss to Marlins

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Joe Janish

Marlins 4 Mets 3 One of the reasons the Mets obtained J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez was to make sure the starts of Johan Santana would not be wasted. After all, their ace lefty might have won 20 games in … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Joe Janish

Deadspin reports on Citi Field security removing a man’s sign that read “Fire Jerry Manuel”. Russell Zanca at Metsmerized Online suggests the bullpen is NOT fixed after all, and says Sean Green is “kind of Heilman and Schoeneweis rolled into … 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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Mets Game 20: Loss to Marlins

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

Marlins 7 Mets For the second straight time, the Mets beat up on Ricky Nolasco, lighting him up for four runs on six hits and three walks in five innings of work. Gary Sheffield ripped a two-run triple in the … Continue reading →

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