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David Wright Nearing Impressive Doubles Feat

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:14:00 PDT

With two doubles in yesterday's loss to the Nationals, David Wright now has 38 on the season. With two more, it will give him his 5th consecutive season with 40 or more doubles, a very rare...

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Fred Wilpon vs Bill Veeck

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:31:00 PDT

As we near the end of the 2009 Mets season, the team is “pulling out all the stops” to put fans in the seats and say thanks for what can only be described as the single most disappointing season in...

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Mets Days of Note

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:42:00 PDT

As the Mets long season winds down, it's time to look back at some interesting days on the calender, both from a team and player perspective: May 10: Carlos Delgado's last game May 10: Mets...

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Interesting Baseball Developments (Updated)

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:43:00 PDT

Last month I wrote about other interesting baseball developments and thought it would be a good time to update the numbers. With 196 hits, Ichiro is on pace for 231....this will mark the 9th...

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Gary, Keith and Ron Main Event: Free Tickets!

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:01:00 PDT

Our friends at Gary, Keith and Ron have just announced their latest offer, and it's a BIG one! Click Here: FREE TICKET OFFER! When you by 6 GKR t-shirts, you get two tickets to our October 3rd...

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Has Lastings Milledge Figured It Out?

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:57:00 PDT

Like many of you, I've been paying a lot of attention to other stories of interest around the league. Let's face it, these last few months of watching the Mets have left a void that needs to be...

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Letterman's Top 10

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:01:00 PDT

"Top 10 Signs You Wasted Your Summer" The #1 reason? "You play for the Mets!" Ouch!

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Rick Peterson's Impact

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:16:00 PDT

Last year when the Mets fired Willie Randolph, Rick Peterson was let go as well. It was a move that was applauded throughout many circles for reasons that came out afterward--Peterson was described...

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Jim Duquette Remains an Idiot

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:59:00 PDT

Jim Duquette reported the Mets were "canceling Fall League for financial reasons"...utter crap. Fall League costs the Mets a few bucks in the grand scheme of things....like $300K for the entire Fall...

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I Still Love the Mets

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:20:00 PDT

Yeah, we have had a very strange season (to put it mildly). But come on, this is our team...my #1 team...I am a Giants fan, Knicks fan, Devils Fan, Penn State fan (football), St Johns fan...

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Was Tom Verducci Right on Mike Pelfrey?

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:24:00 PDT

On April 7, 2009, Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated put Mike Pelfrey in his cross-hairs. He singled out Pelfrey for a potential drop-off in performance based on something that has become known as,...

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Baseball is Not Hard to Understand: Yanks Claim Carter

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:34:00 PDT

Why is everyone up in arms and/or confused about the reason the Yanks did this? The only reason the Yanks claimed carter was because he is on the Red Sox 40-man roster. Big yawn...the Yanks were...

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Time to Stockpile

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:56:00 PDT

With the release of Matt Murton, and the trade of Billy Wagner, it's time for Omar to take an aggressive stance on stockpiling. Bottom line is the Mets upper level minor league teams are paper thin...

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Several Mets Bloggers Added to the Injured List

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:01:00 PDT

In what can only be described as a fitting continuation to a truly bizarre season, several Mets bloggers have recently gone down with injury. Joe Janish of Mets Today lost a pinky in a freak typing...

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Done in by a Chicken Bone?

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:03:00 PDT

Oh evil spirits, why are you doing this? Oh mighty one, please forgive us our sins, and let the players play the games. How can we make amends? Can we ply you with chicken bones? Perhaps rub...

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It's Official: J.J. Putz to Miss Season

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:48:00 PDT

He has frayed ligaments in his forearm (Ulnar) and potential further damage to his repaired and still injured, elbow. While he won't require surgery, he will need time to heal. As excited as we all...

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10 Things to Know About Chris Carter

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT

Like you, I've been hunting around the Net for Chris Carter stuff....the guy is quirky to say the least! He can also hit and has power--we could see 100 at-bats for him the rest of the year as the...

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Speculation Still Looming: Chris Carter's Name Dropped

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:15:00 PDT

One of the players the Boston fanbase and some media are saying is part of the Billy Wagner deal is minor leaguer Chris Carter. They are citing the dubious, "someone with inside knowledge", but he...

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Mets to Offer Free Surgery with Season Ticket Plan

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:05:00 PDT

The Mets have a new plan to bring their fans even closer to the action, but it comes with a price. Just announced is the new "Dr Andrews Premium Plan." Under the arrangement premium season ticket...

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Wags Nets Two, But Who?

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:28:00 PDT

Word on the street is that the Mets will get two AA prospects from the Red Sox now that Billy Wagner has agreed to the trade. That alone is enough to keep hope alive as the Sox have a load of talent...

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Billy Wagner Makes an Interesting Decision

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:03:00 PDT

I'm not sure quite what to make of Billy Wagner's reported decision to invoke his no-trade clause after being picked up on waivers by the Boston Red Sox. At 38-years old, he expressed his desire to...

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27 Hard Outs

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:47:00 PDT

Now that the after effects from yesterday's crushing defeat have somewhat subsided, I'd like to focus on something that Ron Darling mentioned toward the end of the game. 27 hard outs. Who gives...

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Alpha-Omega: A First

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:42:00 PDT

Until someone tells me otherwise, I am saying that the Mets led off and ended the game in a way that has never occurred before, and will probably never happen again. They led off the game with an...

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It's Official: We've Seen Everything

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:13:00 PDT

The Mets lost on an unassisted triple play to end the game. The 15th unassisted triple play in major league HISTORY...yes, and of course it happens against the 2009 Mets. Angel Pagan led off the...

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Omar is Wilpon's Guy

dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:07:00 PDT

Bart Hubbach reported the following from Fred Wilpon in response to a question from The Post's Mike Puma: "Am I going to bring Omar [Minaya] back next year? Absolutely. That's a fact." Oh...

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