Month: September 2009

9/4 Minor League Report! MALDONADO!

INT AAA: Buffalo 1/5/1, Lehigh Valley 4/6/1 – Game 1 ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .286 3b Andy Green 0 for 1, 2 BBs, .245 rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, .304 1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, .257 cf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, .261 lf Jason Dubois 0 for 3, K, .202 c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, run, .250 2b Luis Rivera 1 for 3, .298 Atauro Lopez 3 IP, 5 H, 3/1 R/ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.86 era, L (0-2), 59:33:26, 4:4:1 Eddie...

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Fixing The Mets: Just Blow It All Up

Jayson Stark of ESPN had a feature yesterday and may have some of you feeling a little uncomfortable as he attempts to dissect the Mets season and offer a sneak peak into the future, which he believes is quite bleak. Their season hasn’t just been a disappointment. It’s been a Freddy Krueger movie. But at least there’s one good thing those fast-sinking New York Mets can say...

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Is Dan Warthen Worth It?

Dan Warthen was named the pitching coach of the Mets last season on June 17 after the team handed out its now-infamous 3 AM pinkslips to manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto in Anaheim during the West Coast version of the Midnight Massacre.  Prior to his promotion to the major league club, Warthen served the same function for the New Orleans...

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Beltran is Audtioning for Indianapolis

Last night Carlos Beltran returned from a “bone bruise,” on his knee in a rehab start for the Brooklyn Cyclones. I keep hearing, and reading people asking why he is even trying right now. My opinion, he is auditioning to prove he is healthy enough to garner attention on the trading market this winter in Indianapolis (site of the Winter Meetings). Here’s the thing, at 32 years old, Beltran is...

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Jerry Koosman Sentenced To Six Months For Tax Evasion

According to an Reuters report, a federal judge on Thursday sentenced former major league pitcher Jerry Koosman to six months in prison for not paying his taxes. Prosecutors say Koosman, a former All-Star who helped the New York Mets win the 1969 World Series, didn’t pay federal income taxes for 2002, 2003 and 2004. He pleaded guilty in May to willfully failing to file taxes for 2002, a...

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