Monthly Archives: December 2011

Ryan Braun: Nothing Good Can Come From This

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Joe Janish

By now you probably have heard that a urine sample taken from Ryan Braun contained unusually high levels of testosterone — enough that a second test was performed that indicated the testosterone in his system was synthetic; ergo, Braun technically … Continue reading →

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Did the Mets Spend to Win?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Joe Janish

I read and hear many empty excuses for the Mets’ current financial problems and their inability to spend enough money to field a competitive team in 2012. Toward that end, I’d like to share two comments posted to MetsBlog on … Continue reading →

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Is Jon Niese the Next Glendon Rusch?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Matt Himelfarb

Matthew Poliout over at NBC’s Hardball Talk blog made an interesting point regarding the significant disparity between Jon Niese’s ERA. last season (4.40) and his FIP (3.36):

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Should Mets Sign Jimmy Rollins?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Joe Janish

Nuts, right? Why the heck would the Mets sign Jimmy Rollins? Well, why wouldn’t they?

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Will Mets Non-tender Andres Torres?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Joe Janish

Before you get too attached to the Mets’ biggest position-player pickup of the offseason, you may want to brace yourself for the possibility that Andres Torres is non-tendered.

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Blog Roundup: Winter Meetings

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Paul Festa

For those of you who have lived under or a rock, or have a life and a job or something, here’s your week in review in blog form.  Yes, the baseball winter meetings took place this week in Dallas, TX, … Continue reading →

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Why the Mets Were Right to Let Reyes Leave

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Matt Himelfarb

Given all the information available as of December 8th, 2011, I’m willing to declare that the Mets were right to let Jose Reyes, arguably their best homegrown superstar this side of Tom Seaver, leave for the Miami Marlins. With or … Continue reading →

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Were Mets Moves a Diversion?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Joe Janish

OK, who out there is a conspiracy theorist? Here’s the case: within hours of losing superstar shortstop Jose Reyes, Mets GM Sandy Alderson schedules a press conference to announce the signings of two ho-hum relievers and a similarly unexciting trade … Continue reading →

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