Mike's Mets: January 2008 Archives

Mets Get Their Man After All

As expected, the Twins reached a tentative agreement with the Yankees Red Sox... Actually, none of the above. Despite hearing all winter that the Mets had little chance of pulling off this deal, it is Omar Minaya and company that have apparently reached a tentative agreement on a deal for...

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By Mike Steffanos, posted at 6:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

Taking a Closer Look At Some Past Mets' #1 Draft Choices

Now, that I've completed my review of all of the Mets' #1 amateur draft choices, I thought I'd take a closer look at a few of them. It would be nice if I could see a pattern or general philosophy, but there clearly is none. Some of this lack of...

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By Barry Duchan, posted at 10:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Don't Pull the Trigger Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes

The eyes of the Twins, that is. I would love to see Johan Santana grow old as a Met, and be the ace of our Citi Field pitching corps. It's becoming more evident each day that the Twins may have overplayed their hand in insisting on five Mets in exchange...

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By NostraDennis, posted at 10:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Amateur Draft Hits and Misses - Part 3

[Part 1] [Part 2] 1996 - Robert Stratton. A big, strong powerful hitter who spent lots of years in the minors hitting the long ball and doing little else. Surprisingly, never earned a big league shot. Eric Milton and Gil Meche were taken several picks later. 1997 - Geoff Goetz....

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By Barry Duchan, posted at 10:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Santana Network

"Welcome to SN, the Santana Network, all Santana rumors, all the time. We're here to recap the latest of rumors from blogs and newspapers and all sorts of people who have no idea what the real situation is. We'll talk to general managers who have no involvement with the situation,...

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By Chuck Rothman, posted at 5:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

My Travelling Shoes

In about an hour from now I will be leaving on an extended business trip that may keep me away for up to two weeks. I'll have my laptop with me and I hope most of the places I stay have some sort of Internet connection, but I really can't...

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By Mike Steffanos, posted at 6:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Amateur Draft Hits and Misses - Part 2

Continuing my look at Mets' #1 selections year-by-year: 1980 - Darryl Strawberry. #1 pick in draft. Apparently, there was some thought given to taking Darnell Coles or Billy Beane, but in the end, the Mets went with the consensus and selected Strawberry, and it turned out to be the right...

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By Barry Duchan, posted at 2:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Lies and the Lying Lard Butts Who Tell Them

(With apologies to Al Franken for the title) As someone who believes in the principle of innocent until proven guilty, I find myself in a dilemma. As a person who hates the way society is always looking for a scapegoat for a problem rather than a solution I am faced...

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By Mike Steffanos, posted at 5:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)

Amateur Draft Hits And Misses Through The Years

Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on June 5, 2007. - M.S. The Mets don't get to pick until the 42nd selection in this week's annual entry draft, which, incidentally will be televised for the first time. For the next few days, I'll review the Mets' first choices through...

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By Barry Duchan, posted at 11:20 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

My Two Cents on Reyes for Santana

I'm still in the process of catching up on December's backlog of e-mail. Back at the end of November I wrote about all of the trade rumors circling about, and made the following statement about the speculation that the Mets would deal Jose Reyes for Johan Santana: I know there...

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By Mike Steffanos, posted at 4:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)

Out With the Old

As promised just after Christmas, I'm going to try to work my way into updating the blog a bit more frequently. One thing that was nagging at me since the end of the season was that I didn't have the time to keep updating my stats on the starting pitchers....

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By Mike Steffanos, posted at 7:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

Season Pitching Stats for Triple-A Pitchers

Updated Tuesday, January 1, 2008 My heavy workload at the end of the year prevented me from completing my starting pitching stats through the end of the disappointing 2007 season. I now have updated all of the Mets starters listed under The Pitchers in the navigation column at the right....

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By Mike Steffanos, posted at 11:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Index of Archived Posts: 2008

The following list includes all posts for the current year, and will be updated periodically. January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2008 Season Pitching Stats for Triple-A Pitchers by Mike Steffanos,...

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By Mike's Mets, posted at 2:35 PM | Permalink

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January 29, 2008

Mets Get Their Man After All

January 27, 2008

Taking a Closer Look At Some Past Mets' #1 Draft Choices

January 24, 2008

Don't Pull the Trigger Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes

January 20, 2008

Amateur Draft Hits and Misses - Part 3

January 15, 2008

Santana Network

January 14, 2008

My Travelling Shoes

January 13, 2008

Amateur Draft Hits and Misses - Part 2

January 9, 2008

Lies and the Lying Lard Butts Who Tell Them

January 6, 2008

Amateur Draft Hits And Misses Through The Years

January 5, 2008

My Two Cents on Reyes for Santana

January 2, 2008

Out With the Old

January 1, 2008

Season Pitching Stats for Triple-A Pitchers

Index of Archived Posts: 2008

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