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Hot Stove burning for Mets

November 13, 2010

Slowly but surely the New York Mets are calculating a winning formula. First, the Wilpon’s decided to name the well-traveled and well-versed Sandy Alderson as their new general manager. They also tapped J.P. Ricciardi and Paul DePodesta to be part of their new “moneyball” team. Soon they will they hire a new manager-be it Terry […]

Mets would be wise by not spending at all

October 13, 2010

While the Mets have not named a new general manager yet-and subsequently a manager-but whoever the Wilpon’s decide on, the person tabbed to be GM will have some shrewd decisions to make. One of the major challenges facing the team is how they should approach free-agency in 2011 and go about readjusting their roster. How’s […]

End of season report card for the Mets

October 8, 2010

For a season that opened up with hope, and which was carried to the All-Star break, the Mets once again flamed out and disappointed their fans and had their second consecutive losing season (79-83). Change is now on the horizon as GM Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel were given their pink slips on Monday. […]

Tejada surges towards the end

October 3, 2010

So it looks imminent the Mets will be replacing GM Omar Minaya and Manager Jerry Manuel when the season is over. Once the new GM is hired, he will have a lot of work to do along with some interesting decisions to make in regards to the makeup of the 2011 Mets. While it may […]

Where does Evans fit in?

September 14, 2010

Utility man Nick Evans has endeared himself to the Mets faithful of late. Last night, Evans delivered a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 10th inning to make the Mets a 1-0 winner over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Just six games earlier, Evans hit the game-winning RBI in Washington to secure R.A. Dickey’s 10th win.

Ex-Mets pitchers: gone and forgettable

September 11, 2010

While the Mets front office has made some terrible and unsightly moves over the years, with the contracts given to Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez at the top of the list, they usually know when to cut bait with mediocre pitchers. Below will be a list of examples of how the Mets made the right […]

Should Reyes & Santana be shut down?

September 7, 2010

As the season mercifully comes to a close, the Mets have two cornerstone players in Jose Reyes and Johan Santana that are battling nagging injuries. Perhaps the best course of action calls for shutting them down for the season. That course of action may not be a popular one, but it may be the right […]

Mejia ‘starts’ over

September 3, 2010

As expected, Jenrry Mejia will be making his return to the Mets on Saturday, as he will replace Pat Misch in the rotation and start against the Chicago Cubs. The question is how long will he stay there? Mejia, one of the Mets most prized pitching phenoms, will be making his first ever start with […]

Counting Angel’s blessings

August 31, 2010

In what has been a tumultuous season for the Mets, the club has to be counting their blessings from the season they have gotten from outfielder Angel Pagan. After last night’s 9-3 loss to the division leading Atlanta Braves, the Mets (now 65-66) are looking like a team just stringing it along waiting for the […]

Is Parnell a future closer?

August 26, 2010

The question on who should close for the Mets is twofold. The first being, is manager Jerry Manuel making the right call with having Hisanori Takahashi close games for the rest of the season instead of Bobby Parnell? Second, with Francisco Rodriguez’s Mets career in limbo, should the Mets look elsewhere for a closer in […]