Author: Former Writer

And Then There Was One

With the final game of the regular 2010 season approaching us, I think it’s only fair to give credit where credit is due. Though the end result is just as disappointing no matter how you slice it, this year’s Mets team did do something different in the way of sparing our feelings. This time, they did not wait until the last week of the season to choke.  Nope.  Instead, they decided...

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Ike Davis For NL Rookie Of The Year

In the National League this year, many rookies have come out of the gates to have phenomenal years. Starlin Castro, Gaby Sanchez, Pedro Alvarez, Buster Posey, Jason Heyward and the Mets own Ike Davis. To prove my case, I’m gonna debunk all the other contestants. Starlin Castro has hit for absolutely no power, but has the highest batting average. He has also committed 27 errors at...

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Stop The Presses – Please!

I 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...

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Thole Story! Mets Win 2-1 In Extras

Pat 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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Yes, It’s Omar

Looking back over the months, reading about the Mets organization from the beginning until today, I realized that I had omitted writing about the most charming employee of them all. No one has a biography like he does – he’s been everywhere, done everything and still has that charm to share with everyone. After returning to Brooklyn, from Venezuela, MLB discovered that Omar was back...

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