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Don’t Give Up…Yet (Part 3)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Dan Capwell

Part Three of this series. Part One is here and Part Two appeared here. In 1992, the Mets made a very unpopular trade, sending fan favorite and proven performer David Cone to Toronto in a deal that included second baseman … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Up…Yet (Part Two)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dan Capwell

A disclaimer: I also authored this post, which cited the potential availability of several players and suggested a move or two. Some of those same players will be portrayed in a different light here. Also for this to make more … Continue reading →

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Backing Up The Truck: Six Tradeable Mets

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Dan Capwell

This always happens around Labor Day with sub-500 baseball teams. Having realized that the current season is a lost cause, the hardcore fans join the team scribes, broadcasters and even some front office types in the therapeutic process of speculating … Continue reading →

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The Mets: Giving Jason Bay The Bobby Bonilla Treatment

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Dan Capwell

The Mets have certainly given us some colorful terms over their history. In several cases a word or two has been coined that succinctly sums up a seminal moment in the team’s history. There’s the recently broken “Fregosi Curse” that … Continue reading →

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Sandy Alderson: GM or Caretaker?

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Dan Capwell

So, are the Mets expecting to contend for a playoff spot this year? I can’t fathom why they’d hold on to pieces like Tim Byrdak, Scott Hairston and Chris Young if they thought otherwise. We heard from one source that … Continue reading →

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The Next Scapegoat Is…

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Dan Capwell

Well, here we go again, another year, another collapse. I had no expectations going into this season, but then the team’s invigorated play during May and June, coupled with the wave of sentiment about the geniuses in the Front Office, … Continue reading →

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We Like[d] Ike!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kyle Schnitzer

Ike Davis gives me headaches. I throw on the Mets game after a friend told me what Kung Fo Panda just did. After watching Dillon Gee struggle, I get to watch Ike Davis strike out looking with the bases load … Continue reading →

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The Mets: Opening Day High and Low Lights

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Dan Capwell

Excited about the 2012 baseball season? Me neither. With one exception, about which you will read below, I have never paid less attention to the start of the season as I have with this one. Regardless of how I/we feel, … Continue reading →

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