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If Steve Phillips Succeeded

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Joe Janish

BlueandOrange.net discusses what might have been had Steve Phillips succeeded in trading Jose Reyes and David Wright so many years ago. John Delcos speaks from eyewitness testimony while supporting Marty Noble’s bombshell that some Mets didn’t mind losing Delcos also … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: David Wright

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Joe Janish

It’s not easy being David Wright. Think about it: who else hits .307, leads their team in SLG, OBP, RBI, runs, hits, doubles, walks, SB, and total bases, but is judged to have a “bad” year? But it’s true — … Continue reading →

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David Wright was NOT Disciplined

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Joe Janish

Despite at least one newspaper article to the contrary, David Wright was NOT BENCHED for disciplinary reasons on Sunday afternoon. I’ll state it again, so that it is perfectly clear: the fact that David Wright stopped running about 15-20 feet … Continue reading →

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David Wright is Unorthodox?

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Joe Janish

At first I thought this was the reason Wright played on the high holy day of Yom Kippur. Then I realized I had read the quote too quickly, and also realized Wright isn’t Jewish (though he and many Mets had … Continue reading →

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Manuel Perpetuates Blame Game

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Joe Janish

Ah, now it’s all clear. Perhaps I was too harsh on Frankie Rodriguez, Johan Santana, and Carlos Beltran. By blaming others, finger-pointing, and driving the bus over their teammates, they were merely carrying out the ethos set in place by … Continue reading →

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How Bad is Mets Power Outage?

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Joe Janish

Quick, what do Miguel Olivo, Garret Jones, David Wright, Gary Sheffield, and Grady Sizemore all have in common? All four players lead their respective teams in homeruns, but have hit less than 20. Here’s where it gets scary — the … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 142: Win Over Phillies

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets 10 Phillies 9 David Wright, homerun slugger, finally re-emerged. Wright saved the day with two two-run homers in the final two innings, and drove in six runs on the day, to lead the Mets over the Phillies. Wright’s second … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 132: Loss to Rockies

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Joe Janish

Rockies 8 Mets 3 We’ll blame it on the thin air. Three days after watching Bobby Parnell take a step backward, Mike “Mr. Yips” Pelfrey followed suit with a four-inning stint. In those four frames, Pelfrey allowed 7 runs on … Continue reading →

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