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Mets Hire Bob Melvin

Who says the Mets aren’t active at the winter meetings? They just acquired another replacement for Jerry Manuel. According to Joel Sherman and confirmed by David Lennon, the Mets have signed 2007 NL Manager of the Year Bob Melvin to … Continue reading

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Mets Hire Wayne Krivsky

As expected, the Mets have brought in “motivation” for Omar Minaya — former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky. Krivsky was hired by the Mets last June as a scout, but after the season he moved on to the Orioles as GM … Continue reading

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Manuel Motivated – Minaya Next?

So far, the Mets are making good on their promise to overhaul the entire organization, from top to bottom. It is no coincidence that a number of former managers — such as Bob Melvin and Eric Wedge — were considered … Continue reading

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Mets: Who’s the Boss?

If we’ve learned nothing else from the 2009 season, we learned that the Mets have no clear plan, a lack integrity, and operate under questionable leadership. That last issue has become even more muddied, if we are to believe Peter … Continue reading

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Deja Vu All Over Again

This past Mets season was a failure, and the brass made several public appearances to apologize and explain it away, while also announcing the beginning of changes that were coming in the offseason. Sound familiar? As Yogi Berra said, “it’s … Continue reading

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Wilpon, Minaya, Howard Explain Your Pain

In case you missed it yesterday, Mike Francesa hosted Jeff Wilpon, Omar Minaya, and David Howard on his WFAN show. Francesa joked that Howard’s presence was “to be a filibuster”. In truth, it was because he is “the guy” associated … Continue reading

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Two Men Who Can Help the Mets: J.P. Ricciardi and Kevin Towers

Over the past 24 hours, two MLB general managers were relieved of their duties. New Padres owner Jeff Moorad fired Kevin Towers and the Blue Jays let go J.P. Ricciardi. Ricciardi was the golden boy oft-mentioned in Moneyball, but was … Continue reading

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Setting Up the Excuse File

The 2009 season hasn’t yet ended, but already Mets manager Jerry Manuel is setting up excuses for the 2010 season. In our latest installment of “Manuel Being Manuel”, we have this gem from The Star-Ledger, in response to whether he … Continue reading

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