Author: Joe D

Mets 2011 Opening Day GFX: Jose Reyes – He’s Baa-aack!!!

Do you think the New York Mets will get the hint if I post not one, but TWO Brand New Jose Reyes Graphics! SPEED KILLS BABY!!! WREAKING HAVOC IS HIS SPECIALTY! After two injury marred seasons, Jose Reyes is as healthy as ever and is bent on proving all the nay-sayers wrong. He’s focused on dispelling the myth that speed is overrated and he is poised for a big season in his walk year....

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Sandy Alderson Conference Call: Items Of Note

Yesterday about a dozen of us were privileged to participate in a conference call with general manager Sandy Alderson. As is usually the case with these types of calls, you learn some new things and gain some new insights into what the front office is thinking and what some of their short and long term plans are. There were a lot of great questions asked that covered a variety of topics and it...

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Conf. Call Thoughts: Bobby Parnell Could Start Season In Minors

After last night’s conference call with Sandy Alderson, I came away with a few thoughts that I will share with you today in a series of short posts. I’m seriously beginning to think that Bobby Parnell could start the season in the minor leagues pitching for the Buffalo Bisons. Parnell may very well be caught up in a numbers game and could be in danger of not making the bullpen simply...

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Brad Emaus and Pedro Beato Will Most Likely Stick

One of the things that came out of todays conference call with bloggers was that both Rule 5 Picks, Brad Emaus and Pedro Beato, will most likely make the team. The news probably spells the end of the road for Nick Evans who will be released unless Carlos Beltran goes on the DL. It also means that Daniel Murphy will be relegated to a utility role on the bench. In the bullpen, keeping Beato...

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Hold Your Horses, Emaus Doesn’t Have The Job Yet

While everyone is already sizing Brad Emaus up for his new No. 4 Mets jersey, I agree with Mike Puma from the NY Post who doesn’t believe Emaus is such a sure thing yet. He hits the nail squarely on the head when he wrote, There won’t be a winner in the Mets’ second-base derby, only a least-disappointing player. Brad Emaus yesterday appeared to be anointed the new second baseman, but last...

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