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Rex Ryan Redux

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Joe Janish

Way, way back at the end of September — and the beginning of the NFL season — I posted some articles regarding rookie Jets coach Rex Ryan. In the first post, I mentioned that “The Mets Can Learn From the … Continue reading →

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Mets Hire Bob Melvin

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Joe Janish

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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Q&A and More with Wally Backman

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Joe Janish

Steve Serby has an entertaining Q&A with Wally Backman in today’s New York Post, which I encourage you to read. In case you missed it, Bart Hubbach posits Backman as a possible successor to Jerry Manuel. David Lennon presented “leftover … Continue reading →

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Another Side to Wally Backman

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Joe Janish

Everyone knows Wally Backman is a bad guy. It’s a known fact. The guy is just bad news. Right? Not so fast. Here’s a story of a bad guy doing something that you might not expect. And you certainly won’t … Continue reading →

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Wally May Be Back, Man

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Joe Janish

Most New York newspaper sources are reporting that Wally Backman will be returning to the Mets organization as a minor league manager, with the official announcement coming on Tuesday. I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with Wally … Continue reading →

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Hire Wally – Sign the Petition

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

Over a year ago a petition was started requesting the return Wally Backman to the Mets organization. The petition is still alive, and now is a good time to sign it if you haven’t already and believe he should be … Continue reading →

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Bring Wally Back, Man!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

Wouldn’t it be great if the Mets did in fact find it in their heart to bring Wally Backman back into the organization? Funny that a little over a year ago, this was written on MetsBlog, in reference to a … Continue reading →

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Mets Soft? Look Again to the Jets

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

At Newsday today, David Lennon reported that more heads will be rolling in the Mets organization, and noted that “Mets decision-makers have been meeting regularly for the past six weeks in an effort to sort out what went wrong this … Continue reading →

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