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Mets Game 113: Loss to Braves

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Joe Janish

Braves 6 Mets 5 The Mets lose the game, the series, and two of their starting infielders — all in one Sunday afternoon.

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Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Astros

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Joe Janish

Tonight’s Mets lineup against righthander Bud Norris of the Houston Astros: Jose Reyes – SS Josh Thole – C David Wright – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Ike Davis – 1B Angel Pagan – CF Willie Harris – LF Daniel … Continue reading →

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Why Murphy Sat

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Joe Janish

There was a lot of grumbling on Twitter, the blogosphere, and other media outlets about Terry Collins’ decision last night to pinch-hit Chin-Ling Hu instead of Willie Harris or Dan Murphy during a key moment in the game. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Should Brad Emaus Have Been Demoted?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Matt Himelfarb

Note: this is a post by Matt Himelfarb. Please direct your comments to him. So Brad Emaus’s short lived tenure in Flushing has drawn to a close, after the Mets announced they have DFA’d the Rule Five draftee. I agree … Continue reading →

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Joe Janish

When asked about Dan Murphy’s attempted steal of third base in Saturday night’s game against the Braves, Mets manager Terry Collins explained, “It was an error of enthusiasm. He was trying to create something that wasn’t there.” Note to Murph … Continue reading →

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Luis Castillo Released

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Joe Janish

In case you are just crawling out from under your rock, Luis Castillo was released by the Mets on Friday afternoon. Soon after, Mets fans were dancing in the streets. What I don’t get is why Castillo hung around this … Continue reading →

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Ian Desmond’s Errors No Big Deal

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Joe Janish

Since the Mets are playing the Nats today, I thought this article was appropriate: Dan Daly of the Washington Post did a boxscore-by-boxscore study of shortstop Ian Desmond’s errors, and found that they weren’t really that big of a deal. … Continue reading →

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What If Luis Castillo Wins 2B Job?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Joe Janish

After a long delay, Luis Castillo finally arrived on time in Port St. Lucie. I know many people are miffed that Castillo didn’t get to camp a week ago, but he had a legitimate reason — his brother is going … Continue reading →

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