Mr. Met, "Meet The Mets" And The Home Run Apple
[Aug. 9, 2007] It's the goofy, kitschy things that make it fun to be a Mets' fan, so while we know they're silly, we still adore Mr. Met, Shea's apple-spewing hat and the campy "Meet The Mets," says Prof. Dana Brand.
By Dana Brand
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Going Gray In Mezz Box 614
[Aug. 9, 2007] Prof. Tom "Mr. Star" Starita gives us his account of his night at Shea last evening, complete with traffic woes, parking woes, lemon ice woes, and a great win for the Mets!
By Tom "Mr Star" Starita
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Mets Past, Present & Future
[Aug. 8, 2007] Prof. H.P. Rosenberg (writerhoward, to all of us here at FU), in his debut column, covers a lot of areas, including the Castillo acquisition, Mets that made the grade with N.L. managers, and discusses Carlos Delgado's second-half statistics.
By H. P. Rosenberg
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If You're Going To San Francisco, Or The Saga Of "The Big Asterisk"
[Aug. 7, 2007] Mommy Dean's take on Barry Bonds, "The Big Asterisk," Bud Selig, the record, and the whole nine yards.
By Deb McIver
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Hodge Podge
[Aug. 7, 2007] Ed shares with us the top 10 items he's thinking about this week.
By Ed "In Westchester" Semlies
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Go-Time?
[Aug. 6, 2007] Prof. Matt "The Stat" Himelfarb persuades us that the Mets' recent acquisition of Luis Castillo from the Twins for second base is a good solid move, and is really just about common sense and some foresight.
By Matt "The Stat" Himelfarb
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Rising To The Occasion
[Aug. 6, 2007] Prof. Stefi Kaplan talks about players who rise to the occasion -- that occasion being, of course, any particular game against our beloved Boys in Blue and Orange.
By Stefi Kaplan
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Oh, No, Not Ever, Ever, EVER! Players We Never Want(ed) To See In A Mets Uniform!
[Aug. 5, 2007] She's ba-ack! That's right, Mommy Dean, talking about guys we not only love to hate, but never, ever want(ed) to see in a Mets uniform. See if her choices agree with yours.....
By Deb McIver
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So What Do You Think?
[Aug. 4, 2007] Prof. Shari Forst looks at the Castillo deal, how Gotay fits, or doesn't fit, into the second base picture, and about the trade deadline in general.
By Shari Forst
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Best Deals May Be The Ones Not Made
[Aug. 3, 2007] Prof. Joe Janish asks us to consider that sometimes, the best deals are the ones we DON'T do. And he gives us some food for thought about Octavio Dotel and Chad Cordero, and some of our talented minor leaguers.
By Joe Janish
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Hope Springs In Port St. Lucie
[Aug. 3, 2007] Can the beginning of Pedro Martinez's road back to the majors help his team's state of mind before he even reaches the majors again? Prof. John "Metstradamus" Coppinger gives us his opinion.
By John "Metstradamus" Coppinger
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You're Not The Only One With Mixed Emotions
[Aug. 2, 2007] Along with many of the rest of us, Prof. Tom "Mr. Star" Starita is not quite sure what to make of the 2007 Mets, and talks about his "mixed emotions" about the passing of the non-waiver trade deadline, the bullpen, the acquisition of Castillo, and what the Mets can do for the stretch run.
By Tom "Mr Star" Starita
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Omar's Missed Opportunity
[Aug. 1, 2007] The trade deadline came and went without anything beyond Luis Castillo. Did Mets' GM Omar Minaya make a major miscalculation yesterday?
By Mike McGann
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Silly Season is Over Today. Thankfully.
[Jul. 31, 2007] Silly Season. What is it? See what Prof. Ed "In Westchester" Semlies has to say about the trading deadline, the Castillo deal, and "Silly Season" in general.
By Ed "In Westchester" Semlies
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