March 12, 2010
This is the fifth installment of season preview videos that I did with Kerel Cooper of On The Black and Joe Janish of Mets Today. You can see the other videos on offseason grades, catchers/Daniel Murphy/Luis Castillo, Jose Reyes and David Wright, and the outfield.
In this video we talk about the starters, Francisco Rodriguez, [...]
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March 9, 2010
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This is a first in a series of videos that I did with Kerel Cooper of On The Black and Joe Janish of Mets Today. We met at McFadden’s in NYC to talk Mets, which is what we all love to do. The subject of this video is grading the [...]
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March 8, 2010
Here’s some video from Newsday on Oliver Perez talking about getting ready for the 2010 season. It sounds like he’s trying to put 2009 in the past quickly. It was a year in which he only made 14 starts because of a mysterious “injury” that occurred to his knee. Perez spent time getting ripped by [...]
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February 28, 2010
We’re going to start seeing and reading a lot of season previews over the next couple of weeks. Here’s the first from ESPN’s Buster Olney. It’s a good, in-depth video with cuts from Jason Bay and discussion of Jose Reyes and Oliver Perez.
The bottom line is that the Mets are expected to contend in 2010.
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January 25, 2010
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A few of the Mets are in Port St. Lucie for a few days before pitchers and catchers have to report. By far, the best coverage that I’ve seen is from Adam Rubin at the Daily News. He’s got this thing covered like a blanket.
It’s good to see that Johan Santana [...]
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January 23, 2010
Oliver Perez
18 votes
58%
Omar Minaya
7 votes
23%
Carlos Beltran
3 votes
10%
Entire Team
1 vote
3%
Jerry Manuel
1 vote
3%
Luis Castillo
1 vote
3%
It’s not a huge surprise that Perez ran away with this poll. The faux knee injury last year and his “rehab” stint in the minors was a terrible omen for the rest of his 3-year/$36 million contract.
I have to say that I [...]
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January 21, 2010
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The biggest news this week is that the Mets finally announced the election of Doc Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Frank Cashen, and Davey Johnson into the team Hall of Fame. They’ll go in on August 1 and that’s a date to mark on your calendar to be at Citi Field. It [...]
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January 9, 2010
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Pitchers and catchers have to be at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, FL on February 18. The rest of the position players are required to be there by February 23. And the first workouts are scheduled for February 25.
If you’re planning a trip to Port St. Lucie, the spring training schedule of [...]
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