Updated 1:00 PM As I suspected… [tweeted]https://twitter.com/DPLennon/status/26275492915[/tweeted] Original Post 10:55 PM The following blurb appeared in the Greenwich Times as posted on MetsBlog. Stamford resident and ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine was seen having dinner with New York Mets owner and Greenwich resident Jeff Wilpon, Mets General Manager Omar Minaya and Mets minor league...
Read MorePersonally, I’d like him back in the same role next season, but I have to wonder. Takahashi is a free agent this winter and wants to be a starter, and those starts against the Yankees and Phillies only reinforce that thought in his mind. His numbers are superior coming out of the bullpen than as a starter. However, they are representative numbers that could improve if he worked at that role. He...
Read MoreAccording to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Mets may be looking beyond their borders to replace outgoing general manager, Omar Minaya. The Mets are planning to go outside the organization for the GM position and are thought to be considering several people, including former Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes, White Sox assistant GM Rick Hahn and former A’s GM Sandy Alderson. As first reported in...
Read MoreI used to think one of the great questions about a major league baseball game was – ‘can anyone here play this game?’. After the last few days, reading the press in NYC – and elsewhere, my question is ‘does anyone in Mets land know how to run a team?’ It’s been obvious for quite some time that Mets management operates to its’ own beat, quite...
Read MorePat Misch pitched eight strong innings and solo home runs from Ike Davis and Josh Thole secured the win in extra innings for the Mets. Game Notes Pat Misch pitched the best he has this entire season, striking out a career-high ten batters and walking one and allowing a run on three hits in his eight innings. Pat was getting the anxious Nats to swing at breaking balls out of the zone, and this...
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