The Brad Lidge Syndrome
[Aug. 20, 2007] Professor Stefi Kaplan hopes that Mets pitching coach and psychological guru Rick Peterson is able to cure Guillermo Mota and Aaron Heilman from a nasty bout of the Brad Lidge syndrome.
By Stefi Kaplan
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Turning For The Home Stretch
[Aug. 19, 2007] Flushing University alumnus and it's most Oppositionally Defiant contributor, Johnny Lowe, asks the membership to forget the 2006 Mets and all the hitting and running around the bases they did to the delight of Shea fans, and embrace the new-old pitching and defense Mets.
By Johnny Lowe
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Rating The Bench
[Aug. 18, 2007] Prof. Shari Forst now rates the Mets' bench. See if your grades agree with hers, and how Castro, Anderson, Milledge, DeFelice, et al. stack up!
By Shari Forst
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A Page From The Cardinals' Playbook
[Aug. 17, 2007] Prof. Joe Janish thinks maybe, just maybe, we can take a page from the Cardinals' 2006 book, and asks us to take heart; perhaps the best is, as they say, yet to come.
By Joe Janish
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Here For Your Enjoyment
[Aug. 17, 2007] There seems to be a lot of angst among Mets fans about why they haven’t put the rest of the division away yet. Metstradamus would like to ask you this: Where’s the fun in that? Every season can’t be like 2006, so relax and enjoy the ride.
By John "Metstradamus" Coppinger
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STRAP IN
[Aug. 16, 2007] Tom "Mr. Star" Starita reviews some of the highlights and lowlights of the past week, and thinks Willie and we Mets fans should stock up on some pepto bismol.
By Tom "Mr Star" Starita
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Mets Past, Present & Future
[Aug. 15, 2007] Prof. H.P. "writerhoward" Rosenberg gives us the rundown on the Mets' minor league prospects, and discusses how likely it will be for any of them, whether first-round or other round picks, to make it to the major leagues.
By H. P. Rosenberg
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Disabled At Disabling Players
[Aug. 14, 2007] Prof. Ed "In Westchester" Semlies wonders why it is that the Mets have such a hard time sending players to the disabled list, and offers a few examples and suggestions.
By Ed "In Westchester" Semlies
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So Answer Me This…What Exactly Constitutes A “Good” Manager?
[Aug. 14, 2007] Prof. Taryn "The Coop" Cooper breaks down for us what makes a good manager in the Major Leagues today, and where Willie does or doesn't measure up in her eyes.
By Taryn "The Coop" Cooper
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It's Never Been So Sunny In Philadelphia
[Aug. 13, 2007] While everyone seems worried about the "new and improved" Braves, far too many people seem seem far too quick to write off the Phillies, or so says Prof. Matt "The Stat" Himelfarb.
By Matt "The Stat" Himelfarb
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World Series Bound
[Aug. 13, 2007] Prof. Stefi "Ya Gotta Believe" Kaplan gives us her Top Ten Reasons why she believes that the Mets will make it to the big dance otherwise known as the World Series, this year.
By Stefi Kaplan
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The Rotten Apple In The Big Apple
[Aug. 12, 2007] Mommy Dean takes aim at The Home Run Apple. Look out, she's swinging and ranting and it maybe headed your way.....
By Deb McIver
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Glavine's Milestone
[Aug. 11, 2007] Prof. Shari Forst did not want to let the week go by without talking about Tommy Glavine's milestone 300th win, especially in view of his rather inauspicious beginning with the Mets.
By Shari Forst
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Are The Braves Better?
[Aug. 10, 2007] Prof. Joe Janish gives us a realistic look at the Mets versus the Braves, and we might not like what he tells us.
By Joe Janish
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