Month: January 2010

Trying To Make Sense Of The Outrage

Only Mets fans can spend 48 hours vigorously debating a trade that swapped one 25th man for another. All of a sudden Brian Stokes, who allowed 72 hits and 38 walks in just 70 innings, is likened to a budding star due to his same old and tired 95 mph fastball that has yet to accomplish anything noteworthy. His 1.56 WHIP last season already ranked in the bottom 5% of all relievers and his 3.97...

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Adios Luis Castillo – Thanks For The Memories

It’s hard to believe that a player could hit .302, with an OBP of .387, and still be so unwanted.  But when you break down the numbers, you see why Luis Castillo is such a poor fit for the 2010 Mets.  Of course his defense is weak.  But I see his offense as an equally big problem, despite his high average and OBP. Castillo had 147 hits last year of which 12 were doubles, 3 triples, and 1...

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We Have Ourselves a Brawl Club, The Mets of NY Town

Elio Chacon, an original Met, may best be remembered for starting the first triple play in Mets history in 1962. It happened on May 30 (Memorial Day), and it came against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were playing their first game in New York since their final game at Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957 as the Brooklyn Dodgers. What you may not know is that Elio Chacon was also responsible for...

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Rays Prospect In Deadly Accident

Tampa Bay pitching prospect, Andrew Bellatti, was involved in a high speed, deadly collision on Friday. Bellatti was seriously injured as was his 16 year old girlfriend. Unfotunately, the accident killed the other driver, and seriously injured his son. Via Rays Prospects. 

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Real Story Regarding Jason Bay’s Knees

Many of you have read all the negative aspersions cast upon the Mets signing of Jason Bay, a move that was highly applauded on this site. After having to fend off a volley of attacks for not making a stronger effort to sign Jason Bay, the Mets are now having to defend themselves against rumors and whispers that Jason Bay has bad knees and may not make it past the second year of his 4-year deal....

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