Author: Joe D

Ryan Church: Preaching To The Choir

Whether you love the Milledge trade or absolutely hate it, there’s no going back. In 2008 the New York Mets will feature new faces at starting catcher and right field. I wanted to take a closer look at Ryan Church.  Ryan Church has always been ones of those guys that Omar Minaya has always loved going back to his days with the Expos. There is so much to like about Ryan Church...

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From The Orange Seats – Oh, We Need Pitching..

Sitting at my desk, I pondered over the Milledge exile. Well, I wasn’t excited about it at first. Actually, I’m still not excited about it. But, much like the Professor X trade, I guess we’re all going to have to move on. Then, I thought of something. We currently have three catchers, one of them is most likely gonna go. Sorry Estrada, but I don’t see you as a Met...

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The “Thrill” Is Gone, Mets Church It Up In Rightfield

When I first heard this trade early this afternoon, I was actually in my car and I literally had to pull over and let it sink in… Then I felt a perfect storm brewing in my head… I was freaking mad…After hearing all this hype about what a talent Lastings Milledge was, and how he was going to be in our outfield for years and years, what happened? Wasn’t this the same...

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Milledge Traded to the Nationals

WFAN Radio is reporting the Mets have traded Lastings Milledge to the Washington Nationals for C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church. 2007 STATS Lastings Milledge   |   Right Field/Center FieldAvgHRRBIRunsSB.272729273 Brian Schneider    |   Catcher AvgHRRBIRunsSB.235654330 Ryan Church   |   Left...

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Fernando Martinez or Carlos Gomez – Who’s The Best?

In addition to releasing their annual top organizational prospects list, Baseball America also does a synopsis of who has the best tools in each organization. I always enjoy looking this particular list over because it gives me a better sense of not only who the Mets prospects are, but also what their biggest strengths are. For example, I’ve always heard about what a great hitter Fernando...

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