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Controversy Still Follows Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Paul Festa

The black cloud that hovered over Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada in 2013 seems to have followed them to Port St. Lucie in 2014. Davis and Tejada had miserable seasons for the Mets last year. The Mets were counting on … Continue reading →

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Projections vs. Reality

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Paul Festa

I love stats. I’ve been a baseball stathead since I was a kid. I kept track of my own batting average in Little League as well as walks, extra base hits (those were easy – there weren’t many of them), … Continue reading →

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Free Agent Targets: Shortstops

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Paul Festa

The MLBPA compiled a full list of players who filed for free agency this offseason. Out of those, there are several possibilities that stood out to me as players I would consider signing if I were the GM of the Mets (assuming … Continue reading →

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Would You Trade for Dee Gordon?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Joe Janish

According to reports, the Los Angeles Dodgers are shopping shortstop Dee Gordon at the winter meetings in Nashville. If you were Mets GM, would you make a deal for him?

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Would You Trade Ruben Tejada for Rick Porcello?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Joe Janish

In today’s edition of “Would You …?” I present the preposterous proposition of trading Ruben Tejada to the Detroit Tigers for righthanded starter Rick Porcello. It’s preposterous, of course, because there’s no way

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Would You Trade R.A. Dickey to the Red Sox?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Janish

In today’s edition of “Would you …?” we discuss the fantasy of trading R.A. Dickey to the Boston Red Sox. As you know, the Mets could use a catcher — preferably one that can catch, throw, and hit a bit. … Continue reading →

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Blog Roundup: Speculation and Reflections

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Paul Festa

I’m going to try a new format for my link dump today, because I’m kind of bored with the bullet points.  I’ll include the links in paragraph form, like some other sites do.  Instructions: when you see a link, click … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 155: Win Over Pirates

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Joe Janish

Mets 6 Pirates 0 It took five and a half months, but the Mets finally gave their hometown fans something to cheer about.

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