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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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2009 Analysis: Jonathan Niese

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Joe Janish

If we were putting grades on these analyses, Jon Niese would have to be given an “incomplete”. After three starts as a 21-year-old in September 2008, Niese showed nothing to make any level-headed, objective party to believe he would be … Continue reading →

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Niese May Be Out for the Year

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

Minutes after an awkward stretch while covering first base, Jonathan Niese was removed from today’s ballgame with a severe ankle injury. Niese was immediately sent for an MRI, and during the postgame, manager Jerry Manuel said that “…we suspect it … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 107: Win Over Cardinals

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets 9 Cardinals 0 What a difference a day makes! Fueled by the support of screaming, sugar-filled children, the Mets delivered an overwhelming win to the Camp Day crowd. The Mets offense exploded for five runs in the first two … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 101: Loss to Rockies

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

Rockies 4 0Mets 2 You can’t win ’em all. Poised for a sweep, instead the Mets finally fell to the Rockies, fulfilling their manager’s prophecy that there is no such thing as momentum in baseball. Although he allowed 4 runs … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 96: Win Over Astros

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets 10 Astros 3 Who said the Mets couldn’t win MLB games sending out a lineup like that? For once, everything that could go right, went right. Heck, even David Wright was finally, right — right over the fence, that … Continue reading →

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Fitting Time for Figgy

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

With the recent struggles of Tim Redding (and by recent, we mean since the first pitch he threw as a Met), the media and fan base has begun clamoring for young lefthander Jonathan Niese. After all, Niese has strung together … Continue reading →

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