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End of season report card for the Mets

October 8, 2010 by

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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 by

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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 […]

Top 10 ways Mets have frustrated followers

September 27, 2010 by

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It has been another frustrating season for the New York Mets and their fans. The Mets spent eight days in last place early in the season and last led the National League East on April 30. Their offense totally collapsed in July, they couldn’t get a big hit when needed and key pitchers slumped at […]

2010 Mets Dopplegangers

September 13, 2010 by

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One of the difficult things when analyzing the Mets offense this year is to separate the names from the numbers they have actually produced. Sure, yesterday’s lineup had Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and David Wright in it but is it accurate to consider the performance the Mets are receiving from these players in 2010 to […]

Fight to the end

August 11, 2010 by

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The Mets find themselves in a precarious situation. After a stellar pitching performance from Mike Pelfrey on Tuesday in which the Mets won 1-0 over the Colorado Rockies, they are again at .500 with a 56-56 record and eight and a half games out of first in the NL East, while seven games out of […]

Should Mets throw in the towel?

August 9, 2010 by

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The New York Mets are taking some serious body blows. Could the towel be coming next? Only an outstanding effort by Johan Santana prevented the Mets from being swept by the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend. After failing to win the rubber game on Sunday, New York limps back to Flushing to start a six-game homestand […]

Dreadful offense dooms July

August 1, 2010 by

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After a terrific June in which the team went 18-8, the Mets followed up with a brutal July, in which they posted a dismal 9-17 record. Everyone points to the 2-9 road trip that opened up the second half of the season but the bad play started before the break, when the Mets went 2-4 […]

Five areas Mets need to address

July 16, 2010 by

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Most New York Mets fans by now probably thought they would be dealing with another disastrous season: clubhouse turmoil, a new manager, and what many want – a new GM. But thanks to an overachieving starting rotation, great years from David Wright and unheralded Angel Pagan, and now with the imminent return of Carlos Beltran, […]

Mets Report Card

July 13, 2010 by

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The All-Star break is upon us and it’s natural to look forward. The Mets at 48-40, four games back of the Atlanta Braves in the NL and one game behind in the wild card race. Below is a list of Mets players with a grade given to each hitter and pitcher on how they have […]

Tejada's glove key to future

June 30, 2010 by

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When Luis Castillo returns from the disabled list the New York Mets will face the difficult choices to make at second base: Experience or youth? Bat or glove? Castillo or Ruben Tejada? Since being promoted in early June, Tejada has batted .243 in 23 games, including a 10-game hitting streak over the final two weeks of […]