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Boras Says Mets Interested In Everybody And Interested In Nobody
Until the Mets add a legitimate piece to their roster this offseason, skepticism will surround general manager Sandy Alderson’s vow to spend writes Mike Puma of the New York Post. Scott Boras recently...
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Thoughts On Mets Adding A Slugger Like Jose Bautista
“We’ve got to find us somebody who can keep opposing pitchers from pitching around David Wright“ It’s no secret what Terry Collins is hoping for this holiday season. An bright, new, shiny power...
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Alderson Doesn’t Expect 2014 Payroll To Be Lower Than $87 Million
Sandy Alderson spoke to beat writers today and his message was that the Mets 2014 payroll will be more than last year’s $87 million. “I don’t think our payroll is going to be below what we saw last...
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The Waiting Is The Hardest Part For An Apathetic Fan Base
This has long been billed as the offseason when Sandy Alderson and the Mets would finally have the payroll flexibility to transform the team into a contender for the 2014 season. However, most of the...
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Keep Dreaming Kernan
Robinson Cano is not the answer to the New York Mets problems. A 31-year old free agent, Cano’s sticker price is somewhere around 10 years/$300 million. In fan speak that’s somewhere in the nosebleed...
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MMO Fan Shot: Adjusting The Plan With RHP Matt Garza
Wait!!! What???? Spend $62 million bucks on a starting pitcher? OK not exactly the headline remotely expected from the Mets front office, where pennies are pinched so much that they melt them down for...
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MMO Fan Shot: Sandy Takes a Necessary Risk
Editor’s Note: As a true Orange and Blue Mets Fan Site that has posted differing opinions from the fanbase for over nine years, we now get well over 50 Fan Shots a month and 500 a year. And they are...
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What’s In Your Wallet, Fred?
You know that commercial for Capital One, the “What’s in your wallet” ad? It’s a good thing no one looks at my wallet, it’s stuffed with everything except money. It’s like a small leather file...
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This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: May The Farce Be With You
A long long time ago, in a stadium directly across from Citi Field was a place where fans were born and memories were created. That was before the dark times – BEFORE THE MADOFF… It is funny when you...
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In Theater Of Absurd, There’s No End To The Madness
According to Venezuelan journalist Rafael Tejera, the Mets have expressed interest in journeyman relief pitchers Víctor Garate and Armando Galarraga. To fully appreciate how earth-shattering this news...
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Definition Of Insanity
I stumbled across a great piece on the Wall Street Journal Online that did a nice job of tackling the sad state of affairs of the New York Sports scene. Their solid team of beat writers all...
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TV Money, MLB and Spending: The MMO Response
Wesley, reader of MetsBlog: Can you explain on the blog why the Mets aren’t spending the $27 million they’re getting from MLB? If the payroll is the same as last year, where is that money? You should...
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Five Reasons Why Mets Will Not Sign Stephen Drew
The Mets are not in play for Stephen Drew as a report on MetsBlog suggests. It sounds like another source who has no idea of the current landscape surrounding Drew and the Mets. 1. Lets remember that...
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My Mock Interview With Sandy Alderson
RW: Hi Sandy. I want to thank you for taking time from your very busy schedule to speak with me. SA: No problem. Glad to do it. RW: Let’s get right to it, okay? SA: You have fifteen minutes. How you...
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Words to the Wilpons: We Beg Of You, Sell The Team
A Fan Shot by Austin Smith Why won’t you guys sell the team? If you were true Mets fans, you would sell for the simple fact that it’s the best thing to do, for the team, for the fans, and for this...
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Striking Fool’s Gold With Granderson
When one gets past the excitement of the Mets signing a credible free agent who actually becomes part of this regime’s long term plan, there is this sobering reason for pause. Well, actually there’s...
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Listen To Me And Joe D. On The “Shouts From Shea” Podcast Tonight
Our very special guest will be MMO’s very own Joe D, guru of this blog. We will talk about the latest Mets rumors, the Curtis Granderson deal, the Bartolo Colon signing as well as a healthy dose of...
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Thanks to Sandy Alderson I Now Have Respect For the Yankee Way
When my dad taught me about something called Baseball in 1973 and introduced me to a team called the Mets, it was life-altering for this 7-year old. I’d learn to write cursive, get out of second...
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OK, So What Exactly Is The Real Plan Again?
Oscar Wilde, who would have loved modern baseball for all its hubris and wonderful folly, is quoted as having said, “One’s real life is often the life that one does not lead”. On this rather uneventful...
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Time For Mets To Put Up Or Shutup
I got a bit of a reaction yesterday after mentioning that despite the acquisitions of outfielders Chris Young and Curtis Granderson, and starting pitcher Bartolo Colon, the Mets are still sitting at...
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