Month: November 2010

Rubin Reports Young Mets Are Happy With Collins

Adam Rubin had the chance to speak with three young Mets who all spent the 2010 seasons split amongst the Mets and the minor leagues. Here’s the skinny on Collins from Dillon Gee, Josh Thole and Nick Evans. Mouth of babes, indeed. “He was constantly pulling for guys. Very positive,” Thole said. “When I was in Buffalo and I was going through that struggle [a 1-24 start],...

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Welcome, Sandy and Terry

To Sandy, Terry and your Staff Welcome. Some of us are really happy to see you – you are the grown-ups that we have been waiting for. You are the professionals that we have been waiting for. You are the change in doing the Mets business that we have been waiting for. I’m just a fan who writes, but I go back to the Seaver, McGraw, and Ryan days. I remember the 1986 World Series and...

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Terry Collins Was The Perfect Choice For Sandy Alderson

Man, oh man… Reading all these sob stories in the last few hours is really irritating to say the least. Oh woe is us, the Mets have hired Terry Collins, and our holy begotten savior Wally Backman was skipped over despite all of his astonishing achievements with the South Georgia Peanuts and his mighty feats in the short-season New York Penn League. How can we possibly pass over one of the...

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Charlie Williams Traded To Giants

I was in tenth grade and Charlie Williams was being traded for a legend, tough to be an answer to a trivia question for the rest of your life.  As we all sit and wait for the Mets Brain Trust to make a decision that may or may not make their lives as baseball genius’ livable or a living hell the next four years, I was reflecting on what the good old days were like when I was in my early...

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A Long Time Season Ticket Holder Says No More

I had gotten my season ticket renewal notice in the mail two weeks ago.  Last week, John, my personal representative, emailed me this follow up. I wanted to check in with you and see if you had any questions regarding your 2011 New York Mets Season ticket invoice that you should have received last week.  Your tickets went down 21% from last season and we have now started our new Amazin Mets...

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