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Curb Your Enthusiasm

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Joe Janish

When asked about Dan Murphy’s attempted steal of third base in Saturday night’s game against the Braves, Mets manager Terry Collins explained, “It was an error of enthusiasm. He was trying to create something that wasn’t there.” Note to Murph … Continue reading →

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Izzy To Be Setup Man?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Joe Janish

Per Anthony DiComo on Mets.com:

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Carlos Beltran Moves to Right Field

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

In case you missed it, Carlos Beltran announced that he would move to RF permanently, and allow Angel Pagan to spend the rest of spring training getting ready to play centerfield. A classy move by Beltran, who did not look … Continue reading →

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Is Terry Collins Detached from Reality, or Playing Head Games?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Joe Janish

I realize that Terry Collins hasn’t been in a big-league dugout as an MLB skipper in over a decade, and many things have changed in the game over that time. For example, the scorecards look different now, and people track … Continue reading →

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Darryl Strawberry Says Mets Should Have Hired Backman

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Joe Janish

As reported on The New York Times: Darryl Strawberry said the Mets should have hired Wally Backman as manager instead of Terry Collins. Mr. Strawberry played with Mr. Backman on the Mets’ 1986 championship team. “Wally will be the next … Continue reading →

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Mets Get a D for Terry Collins

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Joe Janish

Jon Heyman of SI.com recently posted a “report card” of the managerial hirings this winter. In the article, he gave the Mets a “D+” for the hiring of Terry Collins, rating it #10 of 10 hirings — in other words, … Continue reading →

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Comments On Terry Collins Press Conference

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Joe Janish

The official coronation of Terry Collins occurred today, but I’m at work so didn’t see it live. I’m sure I’ll hear some kind of reaction to it on sportstalk radio for my evening ride home, but in the meantime if … Continue reading →

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Davey’s Reasoning Doesn’t Compute

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Joe Janish

Davey Johnson’s opinion on who should be the next Mets manager was recently reported by The New York Post, but his supporting reasoning doesn’t quite make sense.

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