MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Joe D from MetsMerized Online is happy Bud Selig is stepping down as commissioner in three years. …i don’t really know how i feel about it…i think i am indifferent, but then again, i do feel that baseball needs fresh blood with fresh ideas on how to continue to evolve the game, not to say that [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish looks in to Angel Pagan, and aims to answer, “Flashy leadoff man or flash in the pan'” In mid-October, on WFAN, Jerry Manuel described Pagan as a ‘good complimentary player,’ who can be a starting player, only if the team acquires a big-time hitter at [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Mets 21–year-old OF Fernando Martinez returned from knee surgery this weekend, going 1 for 8, with one strike out, in two games in the Dominican Winter League. In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish takes a closer look at Martinez, had season-ending surgery on his right knee in late July. According to Janish, “Martinez’s [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Last week, on Veterans Day, Carlos Beltran took time to visit the VA hospital in Manhattan, to thank soldiers for their service, which you can read more about in the Daily News. Joe Janish of Mets Today looks at 19 minor-league free agents that should intrigue the Mets, from Ryan Freel to Chad [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish attempts to evaluate Carlos Beltran’s injury-plagued 2009 season. I have grown to appreciate Beltran so much more over the last season. Like I have said before, I feel Beltran gets a bum wrap among Mets fans, many of whom see him as not being a leader; they [...]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... last year's fluke. Livan Hernandez is durable. That should not be a reason to get Pineiro. Joe Janish says the Mets should take a look at Ruben Gotay again for their backup infielder spot . FanGraphs highlights Gotay as well. Ted Berg loves prospectss . The extra s is for savings. Around the NL East Florida's Chris Coghlan upset the Braves Tommy Hanson and the Phillies JA Happ to win the...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Jessica from MetsMerized Online says that actions speak louder than words, and wants Omar Minaya to show us he wants to win. Greg from Faith and Fear in Flushing offers a medley to salute the 1999 Mets. Meanwhile, Mike from New York Baseball Digest thinks that Josh Johnson could be cheaper in terms of dealing prospects than signing John Lackey to a free agent deal. Joe Janish from Mets Today...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Kerel Cooper, in a post to his blog On the Black , reviews a new book about the 1969 Mets. Meanwhile, Tom from MetsGuide feels that trading for Roy Halladay would be a bad idea. Andrew from The ‘Ropolitans wonders who is the most exciting Mets prospect. Also, Syler from Amazin’ Avenue offers his unique plan for the Mets this offseason. In a post to Mets Today , Joe Janish wonders how swapping...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish looks in to Jose Reyes’s 2009 season, and the players who filled in for him, either at shortstop, in the leadoff spot, or both. In the end, Janish concludes: “Contrary to popular opinion, Jose Reyes at 75-80% is NOT still better than most NL shortstops. The position is brimming [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Joe Janish of Mets Today takes a closer look at infielder Alex Cora, who signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Mets last off season. Cora had season-ending surgery in August on the torn ligaments in both of his thumbs. Last month, Adam Rubin of the Daily News said the Mets will likely re-sign Cora [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Joe Janish of Mets Today gives a detailed review of Omir Santos, asking, while he is a good back-up, is he a ‘strong enough all-around to catch regularly for a championship club.’ Santos hit .261 in 74 games as a starting catcher, while batting .235 as a sub. “He has played extremely well for us for a [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Mike Silva from New York Baseball Digest wonders if the Mets would be interested in signing Chien Ming Wang. Meanwhile, Danny over at Metsmerized Online loved Pedro as a Met, but feels that he owes the Mets for the two last years of his contract. Joe Janish, from Mets Today, continues his analysis of 2009 with a [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Joe Janish of Mets Today answers, “Who Is Aroldis Chapman'” In a post to Amazin Avenue, Alex Nelson continues to check in on the team’s 2009 draft picks. Paul from Section 528 continues his look at 101 Things You Didn’t Know about John Olerud. Greg Prince of Faith and Fear in Flushing looks at two very, very similar [...]
Steven Ellis' Free Baseball Pitchin (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
How does a Major League Baseball player or pitcher prepare -- mentally -- for a big game or a postseason series? Joe Janish, a baseball coach at OnBaseball.com, had the opportunity to discuss that topic and many others related to...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... , Omar Minaya had to trade cash to get valdez, a 31–year-old, career .222 hitter… In September, Joe Janish of Mets Today took at look at minor trades made by Minaya, and where the departing prospects ended up, including players like Jeff Keppinger, Brian Bannister, Heath Bell , Matt Lindstrom, Drew Butera, Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, and Mike Jacobs, among others. That said, Minaya also...
