web.sny.tv — The Mets hold a three-game lead over the Phillies with a three-game series at Shea kicking off on Friday. If the Mets win two of three, everyone will holler about how they've finally gotten past last September and they're a new team under Jerry Manuel and everything is puppies and daffodils. If they lose two of three, we'll say they're the same old Mets and they're bound to blow it again. If ...
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Baseball Today: Friday, September 5
Projo Sox Blog —
... for the wild card, after they lost their fourth in a row, 5-2 to the Padres. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
PERSONAL RACE: The once-proud Braves are in a battle to stay out of the N.L. East cellar. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
EDGE, METS: David Pinto of Baseball Musings examines the major stats of the two teams and concludes New York should beat out Philadelphia in the N.L. East. But Ted Berg of sny.tv isn't exactly sure how the Mets are winning.
HERE AND THERE: Bobby Abreu ...
SNY: Berg: There’s something happening here…Why Mets have improved ain’t exactly clear
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
SNY: Berg: There’s something happening here…Why Mets have improved ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a Juggs gun over there on Petey Telling me I got to beware But could it be as simple as a managerial change? Color me dubious. There’s no question that Manuel has changed the attitude and dialogue around the Mets, and it’s impossible to place a value on that. But to even suggest that Delgado was purposefully tanking it under Willie Randolph is as offensive to Delgado as it is patently absurd. No Major League Baseball player tanks it, ever. It just doesn’t happen. You ...
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MetsBlog.com —
The first-place Mets (79–61) will begin a three-game series against the second-place Phillies (76–64) in Shea Stadium tonight.
Steve Popper lists three reasons why the Mets will win this series, in a post to his blog for the Bergen Record.
In a post to Amazin Avenue, Eric Simon writes, ‘However reluctant we may be to admit it, the Mets are one of the elite teams in baseball,’ noting how there are no true powerhouse teams in baseball.
Adding to this point, in the New York Post, Joel Sherman writes, “The world has opened up to the Mets, or more appropriately the World Series has. Suddenly ...
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www.usatoday.com 9/5/2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies play their final regular-season series in New York's Shea Stadium this weekend, and, as usual, they're ...
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www.metsblog.com 9/5/2008 — In a report for the Daily News , Adam Rubin writes, “The Mets are signaling they intend to shop Luis Castillo this offseason, even if it means eating some contract.”
…well, jeeez, i would hope so…
…i think ...
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…well, jeeez, i would hope so…
…i think ...
A Thank You to Willie Randolph —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/5/2008
Dear Willie,
I just wanted to write you a quick note of thanks for all that you've done this year. I know, I know, you probably get that a lot, but I really do mean it. You see, I know that without you, the Mets wouldn't be in the position they ...
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