Mets to Use Two Closers, Which Never Works
$37 million man Francisco Rodriguez will be sharing closing duties with J.J. Putz for some reason.
Posted 12/09/08 in Daily Intel
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Mets Reach Deal With Francisco Rodriguez
The Mets have their closer, at three years and $37 million.
Posted 10/16/08 in Daily Intel
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Mr. Met Decapitated at Last Night’s Debate
As if watching the Phillies win the pennant wasn't traumatic enough.
Posted 10/16/08 in Daily Intel
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By the Numbers: Phillies Humiliate Mets
After last night’s Philadelphia National League Championship Series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, a certain wacky prediction looked pretty wise.
Posted 10/14/08 in Daily Intel
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New York Sports Teams Abandon Home Turf in Time of Need
For guys who get ticker-tape parades down Wall Street, the owners of the city's major sports franchises sure don't seem to mind leaving the city in the lurch.
Posted 10/09/08 in Daily Intel
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You Can Own Shea Stadium’s AIG Sign!
Bidding’s up to $1,420, or roughly what AIG itself is worth these days.
Posted 10/02/08 in Daily Intel
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This Would Be a Good Time to Lower Your Expectations for the Mets and Yankees
Brian Cashman doesn't want you to get your hopes up, and Omar Minaya wants you to pin yours to Luis Castillo.
Posted 09/28/08 in Daily Intel
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Leitch: A Crushing End for Shea Stadium and the 2008 Mets
I was legitimately worried that someone in the SNY broadcast booth was going to jump out of the booth and kill himself.
Posted 09/26/08 in Daily Intel
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Mets’ Win Sets Up Another Bonkers Final Weekend
They were thisclose to breaking, but the Mets' luck changed on one bananas slide into home.
Posted 09/25/08 in Daily Intel
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The Mets Bring the Pain — to Their Fans
What they put their already-tortured fans through last night was practically against the laws of nature.
Posted 09/11/08 in Daily Intel
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The Mets Definitely Won’t Collapse This Time, Say the Mets
With seventeen games left, the Mets have half the lead they did last year. Forgive their fans for not being so confident.
Posted 09/08/08 in Daily Intel
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Chris Smith: Will Billy Wagner Ever Pitch Again?
The Mets relief pitcher has long been the team’s backbone. But what is a franchise to do when that backbone is always getting broken?
Posted 09/02/08 in Daily Intel
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Yankees to Blame for Sluggish Economy, Too
The city stands to earn $26 million if the Yankees make the playoffs. Which they almost certainly won’t.
Posted 08/14/08 in Daily Intel
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The Olympics: Does Johan Santana Not Love His Country?
Not all of the world’s top athletes share this deep sense of nationalism.
Posted 08/05/08 in Daily Intel
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Shea to Sell Off Bleacher Seats at Historic $869 a Pair
The number is in honor of the team's '69 and '86 World Series wins.
Posted 07/29/08 in Daily Intel
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Baseball Stars on Self-Destruct
Met starter John Maine left their 7-3 loss to the Marlins last night with an injury owing to this year's local cause du jour: toughing it out.
Posted 07/23/08 in Daily Intel
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Last Night’s Big Mets Collapse Just the Beginning?
After last night's disastrous ninth inning against the Phillies, Mets fans probably can't wait for the injured Wagner to return to the bullpen.
Posted 07/22/08 in Daily Intel
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Mets, Phillies to Flail It Out for Desperate Fans
In a world where the ongoing Red Sox–Yankees “saga” is rudely interrupted by the Tampa Bay Rays, it is no wonder that the artificial construction of a Mets-Phillies rivalry has been so labored and dogged.
Posted 07/18/08 in Daily Intel
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Mets Slide Into First, But Is It Too Soon for Hope?
Thanks to David Wright's two-run homer last night, the Mets are tied with the Phillies for first in the NL East. But wait, doesn't this feel familiar?
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