newsday.com - 10/15/2009
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October 14, 2009 By DAVID LENNON david.lennon@newsday.com Howard Johnson can rest easy. Despite a minor shake-up in the coaching staff, and the promise of more changes to come, the Mets have no plans to speak with Rudy Jaramillo about a possible job in Flushing, a team official said Wednesday. ...
Jaramillo available
metsfever.blogspot.com 10/14/2009 — Hitting guru Rudy Jaramillo has rejected a one year deal from the Texas Rangers and is now a free agent coach. Jaramillo is believed to have been the runner-up for the Mets managing job in 2004 and it's been speculated that the only reason he was passed by was because the Wilpon's/Omar ...
Mets Fall Ball Update
metsfansforever.com 10/15/2009 — Author: Drew Costello
Unfortunately for Mets fans, there was no playoff baseball in 2009. While fans of teams who are still alive in the playoffs think about this year, All other fans only have the future to look forward to. The Mets have an abundance of players in the Arizona Fall League and ...
You Never Forget Your First
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 10/16/2009 — Welcome to Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian realm 40, 30, 20 or 10 years ago. Amazin' or not, here it ...
The Most Beautiful Failure
theballclub.blogspot.com 10/19/2009 — October 19th, a rather unassuming day as it might seem, is a rather cathartic day for most Mets fans, at least those who remember some of the more memorable games that this team has played on October 19th. On October 19th, 1986, the Mets played the Red Sox in Game 2 of the World Series. The ...
Who Let the Dogs & Ponies Out?
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 10/6/2009 — "After tomorrow, we do what all ballplayers do: we shake hands 'til we see each other next season. Then we go fishing or hunting, make some personal appearances, get to know the wife and kids again."
— Morris Buttermaker
I'm all for accountability. I'm all for transparency. I'm all for ...
2009 Wrap Up
feedproxy.google.com 10/6/2009 — Believe it or not, the Mets ended the 2009 MLB season on a very positive note: sweeping the Houston Astros with three decisive victories to close out the inaugural season at Citi Field. Who would have thought, though, that this team would end up losing 92 games? I honestly can not think of a ...
RUDY RUDY!!! UPDATE: Mets Say Nah, We Love Hojo
nleastchatter.com 10/15/2009 —
Not only is “Rudy” one of my top 10 favorite movies ever but that also is the first name of the man regarded as probably the best hitting coach in baseball former Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. As many people may recall Omar Minaya interviewed Jaramillo for the Mets ...
Mets Blogs Round-Up
nleastchatter.com 10/8/2009 — It seems like the Mets beat writers are taking a break (hey, it’s been a long season for all of us, but we’re still here). So in addition to Mets in the Papers I’ll be doing a Mets Blogs Round-Up to see what our fellow Mets fanatics are saying. Without further ado, ...
Mets Coaching Staff Changes Need More F-Bombs
bootleggersports.com 10/5/2009 —
This picture will look the same next year, except slightly shuffled
The New York Mets didn’t make the post-season this year and though the regular season only ended yesterday, that’s a statement I could’ve made with confidence about 3 and a half months ago. Many people ...
Dodgers and Mets Clash Over Diagnosis of Reyes's Injury
nytimes.com 10/13/2009 — The fallout from Jose Reyes’s continuing hamstring problems has created a rift between the Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers , whose team doctor initially examined the injured Reyes in May while the Mets were playing on the West Coast. At a ...
MLB teams wooing Japanese teen Kikuchi (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/15/2009
The Boston Red Sox are among several major league teams lining up to woo Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. The 18-year-old lefthander, who throws a fastball that has been clocked as high as 96 mph, is the latest Japanese amateur pitcher to ...
Wags is not gonna retire, agent says —
NY Post: Sports 10/15/2009
Billy Wagner is back in baseball before he really ever went anywhere. The lefty's agent issued a statement yesterday saying Wagner intends to pitch in 2010 -- despite Wagner telling The Post on Monday he was eyeing retirement. Wagner's agent, Bea...
