Month: October 2008

Waiting For Next Year… And It’s Alright

The 2008 Mets went quietly into the night. There was no fanfare, no curtain calls. The final chants ever shouted at Shea of Lets Go Mets were more out of desperation than of hope. As we reached into our gut one final time, we were dreaming of summoning the ghosts of rallies past. That did not happen. As we turned off our TV sets and fans shuffled tired feet out of the stadium for the final time,...

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This Week in Baseball History: Oct 13–Oct 16

October 13: 1903: The 1st World Series ever played is completed as the Boston Pilgrims defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 and take the series, 5 games to 3. 1914: The Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, rebound to win the World Series. “The Miracle Braves” defeat the Philadelphia A’s in the first sweep in Series history. 1921: In the first all New York...

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What’s The Knock On This Guy?

Quick, only one active player has hit 40 or more homeruns and drawn 100 or more walks for five consecutive seasons. Who is he? The answer is Adam Dunn. For some reason whenever Dunn’s name comes up as a potential candidate to takeover in left field, you get more jeers than cheers… more thumbs down than thumbs up. Of course Dunn is not the perfect left fielder, but then again who is?...

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The Mets Are Not Trading Carlos Beltran

One of things I love most about the Hot Stove season is all the interesting trade rumors that we hear from the teams and the press that follows them. That being said, one of the drawbacks is all of the false claims and rumors that are not based on any legitimate information. In the last 48 hours, the blogs and airwaves have been pulsing with rumors that have Carlos Beltran on the trading...

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Who Should The Mets Deem Untouchable?

You hear the word untouchable bandied about quite often in Mets circles. I’ve always felt that the Mets have always used the term all too often in years past and that in most cases it came back to haunt them. Does a team that finishes the season in such disappointment two years running deserve to have so many untouchables on their squad? What makes an untouchable so untouchable? Some of...

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