June 2011
“After all of the injuries, all of the off-field argle-bargle and foofaraw, the...”
– Grant Brisbee
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Is There No Right Answer?
Watching Jose Reyes hit a single, and then another single, followed by a triple and a double in his four plate appearances last night, I really couldn’t imagine watching a lead-off presence display more dominance throughout a partial season. Numbers aside - though in a different argument, they could surely speak for themselves as Gary Cohen is quick to point out on Mets telecasts - the...
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RA Dickey's Not One For Self Promotion
oldtimefamilybaseball:
After getting the not-so-hard fought win the Mets 14-3 victory over the Tigers, RA Dickey told the gathering of reporters at his locker:
“What you guys are doing here is a little bit ridiculous. If I’m even mentioned in an article, I’m going to boycott.”
It was a nice little night for the Mets offense with Jason Bay and Carlos Beltran hitting grand slams in...
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“He’s got a real hot hand right now. He has that star status. He’s dynamic, an...”
– Tigers manager Jim Leyland on Jose Reyes. Reyes went 4-for-4 with a walk and fell only a homer shy of the cycle tonight.
ESPN New York
(via sportsnetny)
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Mets having a Grand Ole Time in Detroit
Watch Beltran’s slam here
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NYT: Dodgers File for Bankruptcy, Increasing... →
The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy in a Delaware court Monday, a move that is expected to give a quick jolt of cash to the troubled team but also to ratchet up the fight between the owner, Frank McCourt, and Bud Selig, Major League Baseball’s commissioner, who last week rejected a proposed television deal by the team that was worth $2.5 billion to $3 billion.
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Spy in the Press Box
One of my favorite baseball books I read as a kid was, “Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate.” If you aren’t familiar with the tale of Moe Berg, he was a major league catcher in the 20s and 30s, serving as a spy for the CIA afterwards.
Saturday night, I felt like Moe Berg. Well, not really - but let me explain.
For reasons unrelated to Hot Foot, I had a press pass to Saturday...
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Watchsportsnetny:
Carlos Beltran hits one onto the Shea Bridge
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Izzy and Chipper
A little trivia for you Mets fans…
Chipper Jones faced Jason Isringhausen tonight and that got me thinking: who has been on the same team throughout both of his stints on the Mets?
To start off with, as I tweeted a few moments ago when I completed my research on the super computer, Chipper is the ONLY player who Izzy has faced on both of his stints with the Mets, who has remained on the...
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How Much Longer for Thole?
How much longer will the Mets continue to trot out Josh Thole as their starting catcher? It’s not an easy question to ask - especially as a guy who roots hard for him - but the player is seemingly forcing the question into play.
The organization doesn’t have a plethora of options, so starting him everyday and letting him work out his issues may be the best course of action for a...
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“Ninety percent I’ll spend on good times, women and Irish whiskey. The other ten...”
– Tug McGraw, when asked what he would do with the salary he was making as a pitcher (via apsies)
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