Archive for November, 2009

  • Win now, or in the future?

    Win now, or in the future?

    The heart of the New York Mets’ dilemma is the struggle between how the Mets should plan and build their team. Through 2006, Omar Minaya had done a good job retooling the team, adding some great talent through trading and free agency and surrounding that...

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  • Let’s Get Serious Mets Fans…

    Let’s Get Serious Mets Fans…

    The 800 pound gorilla that lives over the Triborough Bridge (I’ll never call it the RFK Bridge), the World Champion New York Yankees, are a team to be reckoned with. A team that redefines what “Championship Caliber” means. Three superstars in the infield alone that...

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  • 5 Questions About Being A Mets Fan

    5 Questions About Being A Mets Fan

    From fellow Mets blogger Shannon of Mets Police: I invite you to take part in my unofficial survey of regular fans. I will post one fan response per day. Maybe we can change the world. Please keep a positive tone and use nice language. 1....

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  • The Early Mets Hot Stove Prognosis

    The Early Mets Hot Stove Prognosis

    A great deal has already come to light in the week-plus since the World Series ended. The Mets are already actively involved in many Hot Stove dealings, and I’m going to give both the facts we know now and some early theories about what the...

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  • Assessing 2009: September & October

    Assessing 2009: September & October

    September wasn’t as bad as August in terms of entertainment. Any expectations of reasonably-close-to-major-league-level play from the Mets were gone…so with no expectations, one could actually watch games and be entertained by some wins, especially considering we would be seeing candidates for the 2010 support...

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  • Assessing 2009: All-Star Break to August

    Assessing 2009: All-Star Break to August

    The Mets started a pattern following the break, that they didn’t stray much from often—losing games early in series and salvaging games either pitched by their best pitcher or mailed in by their opponents. They dropped three out of four to the Braves coming off...

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