The Winter Meetings are now in the rear view mirror and though the wheeling and dealing for the upcoming season is hardly over, much was done at the annual gathering of baseball players and executives in San Diego. The Mets added pitching depth as they acquired both Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello. Much of the press since the meetings has focused on Wacha, whom St. Louis manager Mike Shildt...
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According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts will replace the semi-retired Mike Francesa on afternoon drive from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on WFAN. ‘Joe and Evan’, as they are known, are in negotiations now with WFAN’s parent company Entercom for their new slot but the Post reported that talks between the sides are nearing a conclusion. The duo will...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to the press on Thursday from the Winter Meetings and the topic didn’t vary much. The brief presser centered around the new depth the Mets starting rotation has recently added. With the additions of Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello the at times giddy Van Wagenen stated emphatically “(the Mets) probably (have) the deepest rotation...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Joey Cora, the current third base coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has become a leading candidate to fill the position of New York Mets bench coach. Cora, who is the older brother of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, has coached at the Major League level for two other teams besides the Pirates, the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins. After a playing...
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The 1970s was a decade filled with very high highs and very low lows for the still fledgling New York Mets. The nine year-old franchise could not have begun 1970 with more pride as they were defending World Series champions. Memories of a parade down the Canyon of Heroes and shouts of ‘Amazin’ still reverberated around New York when the new decade began. It ended in 1979 with a last...
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