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Cliff Lee and The Great Pretenders

Posted on July 12, 2010 by loge mezzanine

Now that Cliff Lee is wearing a Texas Rangers uniform, it is becoming clear that the Mets were never a serious contender in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes: The Mets were never seriously involved in trade discussions for Cliff Lee, a … Continue reading →

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Is Omar Faking a Lee-gasm?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by loge mezzanine

The Mets have been very vocal in their interest in acquiring Cliff Lee. They’ve made the usual statements about being unwilling to trade “top prospects” to acquire him, but if you believe the Mets, the interest is there. However, recent … Continue reading →

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Minaya: Beltran At Least One Week Away

Posted on June 29, 2010 by loge mezzanine

Despite rumblings that Carlos Beltran could be back sometime this week, it seems like Beltran is still at least one week away from returning: “Somewhere, in about a week’s time, we are going to evaluate him again,” GM Omar Minaya … Continue reading →

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Amazin’ Speed: Intentional or Accidental?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by loge mezzanine

Andy Martino of the Daily News says the Mets were built for Citi Field: Buried underneath the Mets offensive explosion Tuesday night was a possible reason for their home dominance this season: “We didn’t hit any home runs yesterday, and … Continue reading →

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The Goal is Mediocrity

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Joe Janish

Last June, I jumped all over Jerry Manuel for his goal of winning 50% of the Mets ballgames. Now I feel kind of bad, because that rather modest winning percentage is, in fact, the organizational goal. Jerry was only pushing … Continue reading →

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Henry Blanco is a Backup

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Joe Janish

According to Mets GM Omar Minaya, Henry Blanco is a backup catcher. And you thought Minaya didn’t know things. Unfortunately, Minaya also announced that the Mets’ starting catching position would be a competition between Omir Santos and Josh Thole, both … Continue reading →

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Too Many Latinos?

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Joe Janish

James K at Amazin Avenue puts to rest the theory that Omar Minaya only seeks Latin players Chris Wilcox at BlueAndOrange comments on Minaya’s new course of action Roger Cormier at Fonzie Forever chronicles the past decade of baseball Also … Continue reading →

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What’s The Plan?

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Joe Janish

Jason Fry wants to see evidence of a plan from the New York Mets. Along the same lines, his co-author at FaithAndFear Greg Prince wonders what happened to Omar Minaya’s alchemy? MetsPolice “detective” Dan Twohiggoes straight to the top with … Continue reading →

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