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2010 Analysis: Ryota Igarashi

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Joe Janish

When the Mets opened camp in mid-February, Kelvim Escobar was penciled in as the setup man. Because of Escobar’s injury history, the Mets signed fireballing Japanese closer Ryota Igarashi as a backup plan. On Planet Omar, it made plenty of … Continue reading →

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2010 Analysis: Sean Green

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Joe Janish

Remember when the Mets traded Endy Chavez, Aaron Heilman, Joe Smith, Jason Vargas, Ezequiel Carrera, and Maikel Cleto in return for Sean Green and two other Seattle Mariners? Seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? Green was supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Mets Demote Igarashi, Promote Nick Evans

Posted on July 9, 2010 by loge mezzanine
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Mets Game 49: Loss to Brewers

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Joe Janish

Brewers 2 Mets 0 The bad news: the 1969 Mets record of 42 consecutive scoreless innings remains intact. Sorry, no good news. Johan Santana and Yovani Gallardo locked horns in a good old fashioned pitchers’ duel — a real barn-burner … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 45: Win Over Yankees

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Joe Janish

Mets 6 Yankees 4 Jerry Manuel keeps his job for at least another week, maybe two. Jason Bay continued his red-hot hitting — he is about as locked in as a batter can be right now — and Johan Santana … Continue reading →

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Kelvim Escobar Out for the Year

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Joe Janish

Stunning, shocking headline, I know. We were all counting on the once-nearly-good Escobar to handle the eighth inning for the Mets, but he has suffered an out-of-the-blue setback that requires season-ending surgery. This wasn’t even going to be given the … Continue reading →

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Is That a Balk?

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Joe Janish

Check out the video of Japanese hurler Ryota Igarashi posted by Matt Cerrone at MetsBlog: OK, watch it again. One more time, please. Is it me, or is “Gimme Three Steps” by Lynyrd Skynyrd running through Igarashi’s head when he … Continue reading →

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Igarashi May Sing God Bless America

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Joe Janish

We may have to start a Ryota Igarashi series to chronicle all the plans, activities, and goals developed by the Mets’ newest free agent signee. Check out this tidbit that was posted earlier this month on our new favorite Japanese … Continue reading →

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