faithandfear.blogharbor.com - 10/31/2009
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In February 1998, Al Leiter became a Met. He couldn't have been happier to join the team he said he rooted hard for during his childhood, which he once referred to as "the Mike Vail years".
This is really exciting for me. I feel like a little kid.
All it took was Wayne Huizenga ...
Long May You Run, Melvin Mora
camdenchat.com 25 days ago —
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Contrary to many of my perhaps-forgotten comments ...
The Odd Career of Melvin Mora
sabernomics.com 30 days ago — So, when I read that the Baltimore Orioles were not going to pick up Melvin Mora ’s $8 million option I thought I’d check out whether or not this was a good decision. I didn’t even have to run the calculations to see that ...
The Days After
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 22 days ago — Welcome to a special Tuesday edition of 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 ...
I (want to) love Melvin Mora
camdenchat.com 9/8/2009 —
by Rob Carr - AP
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There are 25 games remaining in the 2009 season, which means that, barring some crazy circumstance, we have 25 ...
2009 O’s Retrospective: Melvin Mora
camdencrazies.com 30 days ago — In part nineteen of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Orioles” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at third-baseman Melvin Mora… THE FIGHTIN’ BASEBALL TERM EXAMPLE !
Melvin had an unexpectedly great 2008, batting .285/.342/.483 ...
So long Mora… We will see you later
rightoffrussell.com 10/6/2009 — Just a few months ago, most of the Oriole nation was pretty pissed off at Melvin Mora for his public attacks on Dave Trembley for his lack of playing time. We were all frustrated with his numbers or lack there of. We were frustrated watching better bats sit on the bench.
Now the season is ...
Do You Remember : John Stearns
nleastchatter.com 10/29/2009 — Quick question - Who here remembers those god awful Mets teams from ‘77 - ‘83 ? Oh OK quite a few ( that’s right except for a minor bump in the mid- late ’80’s most kids and twenty-somethings are Yankee fans) Then you should remember the player who originally was ...
Rooting for the Yankees
nleastchatter.com 10/27/2009 —
Mets fans’ heads are exploding now that the Yankees and Phillies have pounded their way into the World Series. I, however, won’t have trouble deciding who to root for:
The Yankees.
A few weeks ago I expressed the same intention and was dubbed the anti-Christ by one ...
Heroes of 69: Jerry Koosman. World Series Dominance
metsmerizedonline.com 10/28/2009 — Throughout our history, we’ve had our fair share of great pitchers. The names Seaver, Gooden and Santana quickly come to mind. However, if there was one game that your life depended on, if you needed a big win, Jerry Koosman should be listed first.
The best lefty in team history, Koosman ...
This time, Bombers —
NY Post: Sports 10/28/2009
Jimmy Rollins is entitled to his voice, and to his swagger, and to his braggadocio. As the Mets have discovered relentlessly across the last three years, the talk he talks is outpaced only by the walk he walks. When he says the Phillies are the team ...
Hale now on third for Mets —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/29/2009
Chip Hale is expected to be named the Mets' new third base coach after the World Series. Hale, 44, spent the past three seasons in that role with the Diamondbacks after six years in that organization as a minor-league manager.