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Good News: Qualls to Tampa Bay

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Joe Janish

Good news for the Mets: the Diamondbacks won’t have Chad Qualls in the bullpen tonight. That’s because Qualls is on his way to Tampa Bay, traded by Arizona for a player to be named later. Qualls has been abysmal this … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 103: Loss to Diamondbacks

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Joe Janish

Diamondbacks 9 Mets 6 The main talking point expressed on the radio and TV broadcasts during the pregame was that the Mets “owed” the Diamondbacks for getting swept last week. Back in their home cavern, the Mets were geared up … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 95: Loss to Diamondbacks

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Joe Janish

Diamondbacks 4 Mets 3 It’s one thing to watch a painful loss. It’s another to watch a painfully long game that ends in a loss. It took the Mets 4 hours and 45 minutes to lose to the Diamondbacks in … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 94: Loss to Diamondbacks

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Joe Janish

Diamondbacks 3 Mets 2 For the eleventh straight game, the Mets have been held to four runs or less. And for the fifth time in six tries since the All-Star exhibition, the Mets lost — despite having Carlos Beltran starting … Continue reading →

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Where They Are Now: Yusmeiro Petit

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

Remember Yusmeiro Petit? About 4-5 years ago, he was ranked as highly as #2 among the Mets prospects by Baseball America, who were impressed by his ability to throw 4 pitches over the plate. As a 21-year-old, Petit whipped through … Continue reading →

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Mets Sign Chip Hale for Third Base

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

While it’s true that third baseman David Wright had a dropoff in power production in 2009, he’s not being replaced. However, Razor Shines, the third base coach in 2009, is being replaced — by Chip Hale. According to Adam Rubin, … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 114: Win Over Diamondbacks

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets 6 Diamondbacks 4 For once, the Mets were on the right side of a poorly played baseball game. The Diamondbacks gave the Mets several runs by way of 3 passed balls, 2 wild pitches, 2 errors, and 4 bases … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 113: Loss to Diamondbacks

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Joe Janish

Diamondbacks 6 Mets 2 So hard to come up with something clever now that the season has been phoned in. Livan Hernandez chose a poor strategy of giving the D’backs an early lead, then giving back a run every time … Continue reading →

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