Author: Michael Branda

Torre Fits the Current Mold.

So, I just finished reading a post on metsblog.com, where Matthew Cerrone posts a tweet from Ian O’Connor regarding Joe Torre’s comments about whether he’d listen to the Wilpon’s regarding a chance to manage the Mets.  Here are the quotes from Cerrone and also Michael Baron that left me turning my head to the side like a confused lhasa apso.  “I have yet to speak with a Mets fan who is in favor...

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Thoughts On The Future

I know I’ve been gone for a while. Life occasionally takes precedence over things like MMO and the Mets as a whole. Truthfully, when I’m home and able to turn on a baseball game, I’m more interested in watching a game that matters rather than Mets/Pirates. Does it make me a bad fan? Well, no, it just means I don’t live and die with needing to watch every game. I check in, I get updates, but I’m...

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For Love Of The Game

Yesterday I spent the day at a friend’s house during the Mets/Phillies game. This friend just recently had a son, the first child in our group of friends. You know as I was hanging out outside, I’d check in on the game in the living room, we both watched the final outs and once the game was over we went back to the party. It got me thinking about all of the negative stuff going on within this...

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Honesty Begets Loyalty

So I was thinking about urinals…..No I’m kidding, that was a fun blog to write though! As the trade deadline hovers over the sports world, we’re all following tweets and refreshing espn.com several times a day just to see if any deals have been made. Are the Mets making any moves? Are we getting a veteran pitcher? What about the bullpen? Something occurred to me last night as I was...

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Oswalt to Phillies; If He Agrees

Well, I hope Omar Minaya and the Wilpon’s are ready for what is in store for them. Fair or unfair, it looks like they allowed Roy Oswalt to go to division rival Philadelphia. According to Jayson Stark, a deal is in place that will send Roy Oswalt to the Phillies pending his approval. Details of the agreement have not leaked out, but I’m very curious to see if Philadelphia has agreed...

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