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Can Mets Get Anything Worthwhile for David Wright?

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Joe Janish

My former “boss” Rob Neyer relayed a completely fabricated and untrue rumor about a David Wright trade to the Phillies. In the proposed deal, Wright would go to the Phillies in return for Domonic Brown, Vance Worley, and Phillippe Aumont. … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Beginning

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Paul Festa

With hours to go until the New Year, 2011 is taking its final bows, and 2012 is ready for its debut.  Most people look upon the New Year as chance for a fresh start, a chance to evaluate their lives … Continue reading →

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Spilled Milk Pt 3: The Wright Time for a Facelift

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Dan Capwell

See if you can guess who I am talking about: This is the story of a good player on a bad Mets team. And this team is really, really bad—embarrassingly out-of-touch ownership, ridiculously lopsided trades, a weak farm system, an … Continue reading →

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Time is Ripe to Trade Dan Murphy

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Matt Himelfarb

I know conventional wisdom says the Mets, a financially strapped team that is at least another season away from contention, should almost certainly hold on to a guy like Daniel Murphy, but I can’t help but think they’re best off … Continue reading →

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Fences Come In, Reyes Goes Out?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

You may already have heard that the Citi Field fences are moving in — significantly. There are many reasons behind this decision, and I wonder if one of them is a preemptive strike guarding against the departure of Jose Reyes?

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Adios Jose? Five Free Agents Who Left The Mets

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Dan Capwell

The Mets are heading towards their first potential major free agent defection since the end of the 2000 season. In fact, throughout the entire 35 years of free agency, only a handful of key players ever left the team for … Continue reading →

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Should Mets Pitchers Protect David Wright?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Joe Janish

Over the last few weeks I noticed opposing pitchers throwing pitches up and in to David Wright. To me it appears as though a purposeful strategy, based on scouting reports that perceive Wright to still have the Matt Cain beaning … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 151: Win Over Braves

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Joe Janish

Mets 12 Braves 2 In four innings against the Wild Card leading Braves, the Mets score double the amount of runs they mustered in four games against the previously fourth-place Nationals. Go figure. A nice outburst, but it doesn’t really … Continue reading →

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