Author: Former Writer

Is The Mets Organization Falling Apart?

It seems to me that the Mets are in a lot of trouble.  I’m not talking about the fact that the Mets are now in 3rd place and are now under .500.  I’m talking about the 9 baseball players that are currently on the disabled list or that their salaries equal almost 70 million dollars.  The organization itself seems to be in disarray. The organization from top to bottom seem to be...

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No Sheets, No Sabathia… No Problem

Last year when the Milwaukee Brewers traded for C.C. Sabathia, it was apparent that the Brewers were doing what they had to do to win now. As further proof, when the Brewers struggled late in the season they fired field manager Ned Yost and replaced him with batting instructor Dale Sveum. We all know how that worked out, the Brewers edged out our Metropolitans by one game for the NL Wild Card....

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You Don’t Know How It Feels…

To [Have] be[en] meeee… at Miller Park. There I was one among a couple of hundred Mets fans (I guess) screaming my lungs out like an idiot, jumping up and down trying to say hi to Keith and Gary (who I am sure saw me as the resident nut w/ the vintage Hernandez jersey), and all the while the Mets–from top to bottom–looked a lot like a minor league team. I mean that. Before I...

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Fantasy Focus: Nick Evans – The Second Time Around

With all of our stars sidelined aside from D Wright – it’s been an interesting year for many players in the organization that probably never figured to have an opportunity to play as much as they have in 2009.  So continuing our analysis of these role players that have suddenly become so crucial to our fate this season – let’s take a look at Nick Evans – who gets a...

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6/29 Minor League Report! Stoner, PENA, FAMILIA

Buffalo 7, Charlotte 12 in 10 innings Eddie Kunz and Tim McNab combined to give up 9 runs over the last 2 innings of the game, ruining a good outing from Tobi Stoner. cf Cory Sullivan 4 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .291 dh Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .309 lf Chip Ambres 1 for 5, run, BB, K, .248 rf Emil Brown 3 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .313 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 5, BB, .223 3b...

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