Do The Mets Play Moneyball?
[May 26, 2008] Hopefully Omar and Co. have read the five-year-old national bestseller by now. But does that mean they've learned anything from it?
By Ken Dynamo
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Eureka?
[May 23, 2008] In this ever-evolving situation regarding Willie Randolph's job status, Metstradamus is at a loss to handicap the situation. But he has come up with a theory. It's a stretch, but has anything else made sense this season?
By Metstradamus
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Stretching Out The Starters
[May 21, 2008] Willie Randolph has been looking for more “length” from his starting pitchers all season. Perhaps Willie and the organizational braintrust should look to the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm system, where a former Met reliever is training their minor league starters to go deeper into games.
By Jack Flynn

Stream of Consciousness, Continued
[May 16, 2008] It's been a tough week at Shea, between Nelson Figueroa, softball girls, Aaron Heilman, six innings of no-hit baseball by Mike Pelfrey being laid to waste, and Billy Wagner ripping his teammates yet again. Metstradamus thinks this perfect storm of events might spell the beginning of the end for Willie Randolph, as he comes to class straight from his own blog to continue his lesson in Motivation 101.
By Metstradamus
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Take A Chance On Me
[May 14, 2008] Forget about the false sense of security that comes with eight-man bullpens or guaranteeing too many pitcher contracts. It’s exceptionally important to have flexibility when building a pitching staff, because you never know when you will catch lightning in a bottle. The Mets have hopefully learned that lesson with the release of Jorge Sosa.
By Jack Flynn
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My Two Favorite Teams are the Mets and Whoever is Beating the Braves
[May 12, 2008] Flushing University's newest contributor makes his much anticipated debut today with an explanation .... or is it a confession .... of his unnatural dislike for the Atlanta National League Baseball Franchise. Without further ado .... Mr. Ken Dynamo.
By Ken Dynamo
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How Do We Know The Answer When We Don't Know The Question?
[May 10, 2008] Mets fans been asking why the likes of Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo, and Aaron Heilman have forsaken them this season. But Carlos Beltran's slump is creating a question that the wisest of the wise cannot answer. It's only May, but Metstradamus is starting to worry.
By Metstradamus
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Something's Gotta Give
[May 7, 2008] Mike Pelfrey still hasn't developed into a reliable major league starter. Is it time for the Mets to begin creatively re-defining his future?
By Jack Flynn
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Breaking down Marchman's Column
[May 4, 2008] Matt Himelfarb is back and does not have kind words for NY Sun columnist Tim Marchman.
By Matt Himelfarb
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The Team Bus Is At The Crossroads (And Oliver Perez Is Under It)
[May 2, 2008] Another day, another controversy. This time, it's Billy Wagner ripping Oliver Perez. With Wagner and Willie Randolph constantly picking on him, Perez might decide that staying in New York isn't worth the hassle. With Perez's contract up after this season, there is another alternative. Metstradamus speculates ...
By John "Metstradamus" Coppinger
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Not Enough On The Farm
[Apr. 30, 2008] Triple-A clubs serve as reservoirs of position depth and extra insurance for teams with championship aspirations. So why is the New Orleans Zephyrs' roster so ill-prepared to help the Mets in 2008?
By Jack Flynn
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The Road To Pigtown
[Apr. 27, 2008] There's still a big difference between Mets' fans and Phillies' fans — and the recent Mets' collapse has created a bond of sorts between the two groups, there's still a big difference in terms of history — and response — there.
By Mike McGann
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Wright Belongs
[Apr. 25, 2008] Join us in welcoming another new Professor, Marc Palumbo, into the ranks of our faculty here at F.U. Marc's inaugural effort makes the case for David Wright to be included in any discussions of the best third basemen in the game today.
By Marc Palumbo
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The Case For Ollie
[Apr. 24, 2008] Join us in welcoming Jack Flynn to F.U. by reading his inaugural column on the trials, tribulations and the future of the Mets' own Ollie Perez. Jack give us his take on what the Mets ought to do with Perez this year.
By Jack Flynn
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