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    Published on 04-29-2010
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    By Mike McGann
    Editor, FlushingUniversity.com

    I suppose this has all been too much to ask for: hope.

    And yet, with a 13-9 record heading into Philadelphia -- not to mention a seven game win streak and a 9-1 and home-stand just completed -- it's kind of hard not have to have some hope about this 2010 Mets' team.

    Oh granted, it's far from perfect and every game Manager Jerry Manuel does somethin ...

    Published on 03-14-2010
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    By Mike McGann
    Editor, FlushingUniversity.com
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    When you watch the Mets, it gets hard to take in all the things that seem to happen to this team and while it would be easy to pontificate about the Jose Reyes saga or how quickly Jerry Manuel or Omar Minaya will get fired, maybe, it’s just healthiest to let it go and focus on baseball stuff.

    After all, at some point the soap opera gets something b ...

    Published on 02-21-2010
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    Various media sources report that the Mets reached a Major League deal with catcher Rod Barajas Saturday afternoon. The deal is reportedly for $1 million with further incentives (although other reports disputed that) and is dependent on Barajas passing a physical.

    Barajas is expected to be the team's starting catcher. He hit 19 home runs and drove in 71 runs in only 429 at bats for the Blue Jay ...

    Published on 02-15-2010
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    By Mike McGann
    Editor, FlushingUniversity.com

    On Thursday, pitchers and catchers will report Port St. Lucie, Fla. for the formal beginning of the 2010 baseball season for the Mets. Normally, that would be the start of optimism -- for the end of a dreary, snowy winter, the coming of spring, the smell of freshly cut grass, the sound of the ball exploding off the bat in batting practice, the echo o ...

    Published on 01-27-2010
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    By Mike McGann
    Editor, FlushingUniversity.com

    There’s just about three weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie and although you can’t tell it from the front office’s behavior, the Mets appear to have failed to address their biggest offseason needs.

    Pitching and defense.

    Yes, they got Jason Bay, which is a nice boost to their lineup. They got Gary Matthews, Jr., who may not ...

    Published on 01-14-2010
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    By Mike McGann
    Editor, FlushingUniversity.com

    So, it seems Carlos Beltran and the Mets are about to have a pissing match about his surgery. For those of you who missed it, Beltran went to his own doctor, Dr. Richard Steadman to have an arthroscopic procedure on his knee, the sore knee that caused him to miss half of the 2009 season.

    The facts are pretty clear: Beltran and the Mets thought the k ...

    Published on 01-11-2010
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    By Mike McGann
    Editor, FlushingUniversity.com

    Let's -- for a minute -- set aside any discussion about frustration with the Mets' ownership, ballpark and what-have-you. On this frozen mid-January day, let us just consider the Mets' offseason and roster shaping -- where things stand and where they might be going.

    Mets' GM Omar Minaya waited out Jason Bay and signed him to a pricey but not insane ...


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