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Mets Game 17: Win Over Braves

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Joe Janish

Mets 5 Braves 2 Jerry Manuel is a genius. Manuel finally followed through with his brilliant plan of batting Jose Reyes in the third spot of the lineup, Reyes had a great day at the plate, and the Mets won. … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 12: Loss to Cardinals

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Joe Janish

Cardinals 5 Mets 3 It was only a matter of time. The Mets gave John Maine an early 3-0 lead, but even the most optimistic fan was simply waiting for that advantage to disappear. And disappear it did in the … Continue reading →

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Maine Will Revert to Old Ways

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Joe Janish

Believe it or not, the Mets had a communications breakdown prior to last night’s ballgame. To get the full story, listen to Rich Coutinho’s report on 1050ESPNRadio’s “Baseball Tonight” (Coutinho comes on at the tail end, during the last 10 … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 7: Loss to Rockies

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Joe Janish

Rockies 11 Mets 3 Different time, different place, same story. And not a good evening for John Maine. The excuse tonight was? Hmm … stomach ache? Lightheaded from the thin air? Too much rest? Slick ball? Dry ball? Near-beers? Lack … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 2: Loss to Marlins

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Joe Janish

Marlins 7 Mets 6 So much for the afterglow. The Mets were removed from the top of the NL East in a game that was so poorly played by the Marlins, it resembled a high school JV contest. For six … Continue reading →

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Niese, Maine, Murphy, and other Mysteries

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Joe Janish

So much has happened in the past 24 hours, it’s taken me some time to let it all settle in my head. Let’s go over some of the incidents and decisions made by the Mets since yesterday. First, Jose Reyes … Continue reading →

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Does Figgy Deserve a Spot?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Joe Janish

Spring training “competitions” are usually nonsense, no matter what message is spewed by the team’s management (this is in regard to all clubs, not just the Mets). Management has predetermined thoughts about the lineup and most of the spots on … Continue reading →

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The Mets 2010 Starting Rotation

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

NY Sports Day reported this from the “21 Days of Clemente”, where Omar Minaya was a special guest: The GM was asked his opinion of the 2010 Mets starting rotation. He quickly answered, “[Johan] Santana, [Mike] Pelfrey, [John] Maine, [Oliver] … Continue reading →

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