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2009 Analysis: John Maine
2009 Analysis: John Maine
When May rolls around next year, John Maine will be 29 years old. That said, you can no longer look at him as a young pitcher on the rise. In fact, the opposite is true; in many ways, Maine has gone backward since 2006. His ERA has increased from 3.60 to 3.91 to 4.18 to 4.43. His walks per ...
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I’m Reading: about Buy-Lows, Lyon and John Maine
MetsBlog.com — ... look at Guthrie and Meche, and suggests three other buy-low candidates to consider. Speaking of acquisitions, Ed Leyro of Mets Merized Online debates whether Brandon Lyon would make a good set-up man for K-Rod. Steve Keane of the Eddie Kranepool Society did a Q&A with the Daily News, in which he talks about his blog, blame for 2009, stats, Citi Field, and other topics involving baseball and the Mets. Joe Janish of Mets Today breaks down John Maine’s 2009 season.  In a video for ...

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