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Mets Game 65: Loss to Reds

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Joe Janish

Reds 7 Mets 3 After a nice breather playing Adulterated Baseball against a couple of tomato cans from the AL East, the Mets get smacked with a dose of reality playing the real game against a legitimate NL power.

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Mets Game 6: Loss To Phillies

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Joe Janish

Phillies 11 Mets 0 For a team whose offense is below par due to the loss of Jayson Werth and injury to Chase Utley, they sure score a lot of runs. Roy Halladay was spectacular. Jon Niese was not. As … Continue reading →

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Off-Topic: Mets Rejects

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Joe Janish

So I’m looking at the rosters of the teams whose seasons are continuing — i.e., playing in the postseason — and I notice there are a number of players who were dumped by the Mets since Opening Day 2009. Here … Continue reading →

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Mets Lose Argenis Reyes to Dodgers

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Joe Janish

It wasn’t bad enough that the Phillies stole Wilson Valdez from the Mets, but now it’s come to light that the Dodgers have won the heated offseason bidding war for Argenis Reyes. How is this fair? Why must the rich … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Wilson Valdez

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Joe Janish

When the backup (Ramon Martinez) to the backup (Alex Cora) went down, the Mets found themselves hunting the scrap yards for a fill-in at shortstop who had Major League skills. They found Wilson Valdez and, all things considered, could’ve done … Continue reading →

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Mets Trade for Anderson Hernandez

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Joe Janish

Two weeks short of the anniversary of the trade of Anderson Hernandez for Luis Ayala, the Mets have reacquired the slick-fielding middle infielder from the Washington Nationals. Almost immediately upon arriving in Washington last year, AHern swatted the baseball like … Continue reading →

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Carlos Beltran to the Disabled List

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Joe Janish

Just got word that Carlos Beltran’s MRI did not look good, and he’s headed to the DL. Fernando Martinez reportedly is on the way back up to take his place on the roster. In addition, Wilson Valdez has been DFA’d … Continue reading →

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Reyes and Church Out, F-Mart and Some Other Guy In

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Joe Janish

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Whoever it was in the Mets front office who was sober enough to realize the insanity of holding five players hostage from the disabled list, we thank you for releasing Jose Reyes and Ryan … Continue reading →

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