Mets Game Chatter – 9/12/12

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Sand Gnats & Mets extend affiliation through 2014 season

Savannah, GA - The Savannah Sand Gnats and the New York Mets today jointly announced they have renewed their Player Development Contract for two more years. The renewal will keep Savannah as a Mets' affiliate through the 2014 season. During the Mets affiliation, the Sand Gnats have enjoyed some of their most successful seasons in [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1991 Julio Valera

1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD JULIO VALERA Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of Mets cards, we move this week from Japan to the Middle East. During the Gulf War, Topps stamped over 5 million cards from its 1991 baseball set with a gold Operation Desert Shield logo, with the goal of distributing [...]

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Mets Game Chatter – 9/11/12

R.A. Dickey is on the hill tonight. Do you agree with Terry Collins' decision to start both Jason Bay and Andres Torres because they are the team's best defenders? It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try [...]

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Using the past to predict Jason Bay’s future

Since they have not released him, it is apparent that the Mets think Jason Bay has a future. However, it’s impossible for those of us who don’t personally owe him at least $19 million to get that same opinion by watching him in the present. So, the only thing left to do is examine the [...]

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Mets have blueprint for success in 2012 Orioles

No one had this recipe in their cookbook. The Baltimore Orioles haven’t made the playoffs, the past 14 seasons, has never operated as a ‘big market team’ payroll wise, and has been consistently been ranked in the lower ranks of organizational talent. No, this was not the recipe for success. We’re not going to offer [...]

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Mets Minors: Those likely to help (by 2014)

Matt Harvey – Matt Harvey is hard to continue to list as a prospect because he’s already in the majors and succeeding.  Harvey is the future #1/#2 pitcher for the Mets and that is as much as any Met fan could hope for in any draft picked pitcher ever selected.  He’s already in the majors [...]

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Putting Jon Rauch’s 2012 season in perspective

Jon Rauch has gotten a lot of credit for how well he has pitched lately. In his last 29 games, he has a 0.86 ERA along with a 0.571 WHIP and has been hands down the most reliable pitcher in the bullpen. But to date there has been very little speculation on if the Mets [...]

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Mets Game Chatter – 9/9/12

Chris Young takes the hill as the Mets try to salvage the last game of the series against Braves today at 1:10 PM. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. [...]

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HYPE files: Luis Mateo

Where’s the hype? Luis Mateo, SP: Luis Mateo was a starting pitcher that was pegged to be a sleeper by many coming into this season. It is no wonder either because there’s a lot to like about Mateo -- his frame (6’3”, 185 pounds), relatively young age (22 years old), and his stuff. Mateo sits [...]

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