Month: November 2010

Sandy Alderson Soldiers On

Under the most difficult and extreme of circumstances, Mets GM Sandy Alderson is making the time to fulfill his obligations to his job even while dealing with the sudden and tragic loss of his father. Anybody would have understood if Alderson had canceled his interview with Jose Oquendo tonight in Orlando for the Mets manager position, but Alderson was on hand and spoke to reporters before...

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Mets Must Change Their Image In The Public Eye

The following clip from Family Guy last Sunday pretty much sums up the last few seasons for the Mets. While I don’t mind my favorite show poking fun at my favorite team, it makes me wonder what non-Mets fans think about our team. Here is another example of a a Family Guy Mets bashing. Even besides Family Guy, the Mets are constantly ridiculed as being second-class citizens in New York, and...

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White Sox, Rangers Could Have Interest In Beltran?

Ever since Carlos Beltran told reporters he would consider waiving his no-trade clause if the team approached him, speculation has been ramping up. He has already been listed as a trade candidate by a few prominent baseball writers including Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports who writes, Add the Mets’ Carlos Beltran to the list of potential OF/DH solutions for...

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Did Alderson Talk Shop With Castillo, Beltran, Pagan and Reyes Over The Weekend?

Over the weekend, Sandy Alderson met with Luis Castillo in the Dominican Republic, and Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan while in Puerto Rico. I would have loved to be a fly in the room when he got some alone time with these guys. I wonder what if any questions were broached? Was Luis Castillo told that the team will be aggressively trying to move him this winter? Or that they intend to...

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From Left Field: The Curious Case Of Javier Vazquez

Oh Javier Vazquez, what happened to you? Such a promising young talent with the Montreal Expos who turned in quality starts against the Mets time after time. You know what happened? The Yankees happened. In 2004, Vazquez went 14-10 for the Yankees so everyone proclaimed him as the next big thing. However, his 4.91 ERA was not so hot. After a few more mediocre years with the White Sox, Vazquez...

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