Is Mex Helping Murphy a Problem?

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 11:13 a.m.

In today's NY Daily News, Bob Raissman hypothesizes about a possible conflict of interest for Keith Hernandez by helping Daniel Murphy with his defense. That's a basic journalism no-no; by interacting with the subject matter you cover, you make yourself ...

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Making Their 'Presence' Felt

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Published Nov. 21, 2009 at 10:27 p.m.

Earlier this week, esteemed FAFIF commenter Kevin from Flushing sent me a link to a video report out of Minnesota regarding the new Twins ballpark with the following warning: ... "kick in the balls 23 seconds in" ... I didn't necessarily want a kick there or anywhere, but with a come-on like that, how could I not click? I did and, as promised, at 0:23, Jana Shortal of KARE-TV wound up and delivered. As the camera lingered over a wall devoted to an immense image of Kirby Puckett, she let loose

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Mets Should Have Kept Herzog

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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 9:36 a.m.

Mets history might be so different if only… ... While watching SNY’s first installment of Yearbook , Whitey Herzog was seen in full Mets regalia working with young players within the system. If only the Mets had realized what a great mind Herzog had ... Last night’s installment of Yearbook focused on the 1971 season. These films were produced after the season as propaganda for prospective advertisers. Much of the film was seen by the general public for the very first time last evening.

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The 83-79 Way

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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 8:42 a.m.

Rarely has anything I've anticipated surpassed my expectations the way SNY's Mets Yearbook did Thursday night. The 1971 highlight film immediately became the second-best thing ever aired on the channel, behind only the 2006 division clincher ... The film was titled The Winning Way , which in itself is beautiful given that the 83-79 Mets were as mediocre as all get-out in 1971. But the first installment in this series of vintage propaganda pieces is a victory in SNY programming. It's like they

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Prelude, Playoffs & Postscript

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Published Oct. 9, 2009 at 9:03 a.m.

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 comes ... When I moved into my off-campus dorm to start my freshman year of college, the first thing I did was hang up a Mets pennant. The next thing I did was hang up a second Mets pennant. Those would

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I Wouldn't Recommend This

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Published Sept. 29, 2009 at 8:48 a.m.

Those who aren't baseball fans ... I don't get them. They can be polite about how it's just not their thing or they can be virulent to the point of obnoxious over "it's so boring" and "who cares about millionaires trying to hit a ball with a stick?" I generally pity them more than disdain them, for they don't know what they're missing ... Monday night they knew. And they weren't missing anything ... We who pride ourselves on our love of the game would, if given the choice, sign on the dotted

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Baseball's Most Magical Date

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bobby valentine, bud harrelson, darryl strawberry, doug sisk, duke snider, f, frank viola, gary carter, george foster, gil hodges, harry chiti, howard johnson, jeff reardon, keith hernandez, lenny randle, mike cubbage, ray knight, rube walker, wes westrum

Published Sept. 22, 2009 at 2:26 p.m.

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 ago. Amazin' or not, here it comes ... And fans at the Polo Grounds today will be able to tell their grandchildren — they'll be the gassy old men leaning into the next century and trying to convince

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Damn Thing III

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billy wagner, cory sullivan, daniel murphy, david wright, fernando tatis, mike pelfrey, pedro feliciano, pete falcone, sean green

Published Sept. 12, 2009 at 9:49 p.m.

In Mets-Phillies lore, you win the Damn Thing when you go to Philadelphia, you build a huge lead, you hold on for dear life and you come away thanking your lucky 10-9 stars that you didn't blow the Damn Thing. It was the formula for broacast immortality on July 25, 1990 and it echoed clear through to July 7, 2008 ... Mets 10 ... Phillies 9 ... It remains the official score of sweet relief, no matter what route the Mets take to arrive there ... This Saturday afternoon in South Philly, it wasn't

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Rites of Passage

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Published Aug. 28, 2009 at 4:54 a.m.

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 comes ... They checked Nolan Ryan's schedule. They didn't check mine ... Go figure ... Normally, I'd applaud the Mets' diligence regarding Ryan and not giving him any excuses to avoid the Mets the way

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I'm Calling It Shame

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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 8:03 a.m.

"Ain't nothin' horrible gonna happen today!" ... —Nate Cox, shortly before he's macheted to death by his brother Dewey in Walk Hard ... I probably would have remembered being at Sunday's game for the two three-run homers the opposing team blasted in the top of the first ... Or the way the home manager took out his starting pitcher after he ran a 3-0 count on the opposing pitcher, still in the top of the first ... Or the opposing pitcher being a first-time returning icon ... Or his giving up

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