Month: July 2009

7/28 Minor League Report! THOLE, RATLIFF!

Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 1 2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, run, K, .261 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, RBI, .313 rf Chip Ambres 0 for 3, K, .239 1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, K, .234 lf Nick Evans 0 for 3, .156 dh Javier Castillo 0 for 2, BB, .260 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, K, .218 3b Andy Green 0 for 3, .204 ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 2, run, 2b, K, .222 Nelson Figueroa 8 IP, 4 H, R, 1/9 BB/K, 2.25 era, W (7-5),...

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Mets Create Conflict Of Interest, Than Use It As A Crutch

In responding to a post I read earlier today, I left a comment that I thought was a good stand-alone for a blog post. If you listened to WFAN this morning, they spent a great deal of time ripping into Adam Rubin if in fact he inquired about a job with the Mets. I also read a couple of articles this morning advocating that Adam Rubin’s actions were inappropriate and a definite conflict of...

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Omar, Any Respect I Had For You Is Gone!

Before you read any further I just want to make it clear that I have never, I repeat never inquired about getting a job with Player Development for the New York Mets. Yesterday Omar Minaya after what I am sure was an exhausting investigation into the Tony Bernazard situation finally announced that the Mets fired Tony Bernazard.  In his press conference yesterday afternoon Omar claimed that the...

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Jeff Francoeur Is Just What The Mets Needed

When the Mets traded Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Francoeur, there was an outcry among Mets fans such as I’ve never heard before over a trade that I thought was a great one for the Mets. All of a sudden Ryan Church was looked upon as this golden boy, when in fact he hadn’t put together a string of six solid games in a row since April of 2008. At the time of the trade, I...

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The Omar and Adam Show

I just finished watching the Mets post game show on SNY, and I have to say, I am shocked by Omar Minaya’s comments about Daily News Mets beat reporter Adam Rubin. How can Omar Minaya say with a straight face that Rubin wrote his articles with the intent of tearing down Tony Bernazard? Omar once again came of as a blithering idiot. Anyone who saw Minaya’s initial press conference when...

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