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Series Preview: Yankees @ Mets
Shot down in April, Jose Reyes and the Mets have been flying high since May. (AP)
Since starting the season 5-13, the Mets have gone 36-27 (.571), a winning percentage that, over the full season, would put them in first place in the Central and Western divisions of either league and in second-place in ...
The Quickest of Posts: Jose Reyes to the Yankees
Headline in today’s Daily News:
Jose Reyes to New York Yankees ‘not going to happen,’ says Brian Cashman, who supports Derek Jeter
“We have an everyday shortstop in Derek Jeter,” said Cashman, who was at the Waldorf-Astoria for the CYO Club of Champions Tribute to receive the Sportsman ...
One Mets’ Trash is another Yankees’ Treasure
I’ve been thinking about the Mets today, which I know I’m not supposed to do, but a piece I wrote for ESPN required it. As you no doubt have heard, Fred Wilpon slagged off his team in the New Yorker this week, denigrating Jose Reyes, David Wright, and Carlos Beltran in particular.
It is always fascinating ...
Series Preview: Yankees vs. Mets
Ah, the Mets. You know, they’re not really that bad of a franchise. They’ve won four pennants while no other expansion team has won more than two. They were the first expansion team to win the World Series, and also the first to win a second (no expansion team has won more). They’ve followed every ...
Albertageddon is Causing Some of Us to Crack
His deadline for an extension having come and gone, Albert Pujols gets to wait like the rest of us. (AP)
We’re less than half a week into spring training, and the pressure must be getting to the best of them. It certainly couldn’t be the heat, not in February.
Yesterday, with Albert Pujols’ ...
Torre and the Mets, Plus a Big Ol’ Chat Reminder
Joe Torre: It ain't him, babe. (AP)
Joe Torre has apologized to Jerry Manuel and said he is “closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.” This is a good thing, and not because at 70 years old Torre’s best managerial days are almost certainly behind him. Even ...
Second guessing
COFFEE JOE ATTACKS!
I hate second-guessing the manager and try hard to restrict this feature to first-guessing or just avoid the topic altogether, because for the most part it’s just not worth doing. However, there are times when I just can’t resist. I usually restrict such thoughts to the playoffs, ...
