Omar's Alchemy's Short Shelf Life

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Published Dec. 4, 2009 at 9:35 a.m.

I don't hold against Billy Wagner his sudden rediscovery of his inner Brave any more than I'd fume at Brian Schneider at this point for remembering what a Phillies fan he'd always been. This is what ballplayers who aren't Chris Coste do when they go to a new ballclub. They find a reason to have always wanted to be where they suddenly are. I'm sure Billy comes closer than most to meaning it when he says stuff like, "I remember Bob Horner hitting four home runs in a game." ... Billy wasn't quite

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Free Agent Signing Predictions!

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Published Nov. 21, 2009 at 6:38 p.m.

Just recently I found that Phil Rodgers of the Chicago Tribune had delivered his list of predicting where the upper crust of Free Agents will sign.(From the look of some of his guesses there are certain cacti growing in Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood) Well ... it is time for mine as well ... Matt Holliday- Mets ... Not a player I am 100% enthralled with, but certainly the premier talent in the 2010 FA Pool. I think the Mets actually do break down and go out and get Mr. Holliday, who signs for a

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Reinstate Melvin Mora

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Published Oct. 30, 2009 at 9:28 p.m.

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 dismantling the World Champion Florida Marlins before they could defend their title. Steve Phillips gladly handed over three prospects in exchange for a durable lefty who threw hard and competed like crazy. One Met

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The Days After

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Published Nov. 10, 2009 at 7:56 a.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 ... For life's a mystery ... I shall remember ... For thirty days ... Thirty days ... —The Rainmakers ... It was in 2004, I think, that I was doing a little research

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SNY Prepares to Do Right By Us

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Published Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:05 p.m.

As trophies and t-shirts were being passed around Wednesday night on five different channels, I flipped to SNY out of curiosity. Would they be taking their New York sports mandate seriously and covering the grim doings at Yankee Stadium? Would they have something special on to cheer up the rest of us? Would there be racing from the Meadowlands? ... They were airing a repeat of The Best of Mets Weekly which, at that moment, featured Dave Howard giving Julie Alexandria a tour of a Citi Field

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Welcome, THB Class of 2009

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 11:18 p.m.

People who think computers play baseball will say the Angels are down 2 games to 1. But computers don't play baseball. And when you have a teammate like Derek Jeter, and you see the way he goes about his business and how calm he is after a game like that, it's like you've won. So the computers may say the Angels are down just one game, but if you're in the Yankee clubhouse you feel like you just won two games. That's the kind of player Derek Jete -- ... I'm sorry, I came down here and Joe

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The First Year of Citi

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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:14 p.m.

Not far from here, Citi Field sits empty, as we’ve known it would for months now. The team that calls it home had the kind of year that makes you want to sleep with the light on. The people who run the baseball operations had a worse one ... Given that, it’s a bit complicated answering what should be a simple question: How was Citi Field’s first year? ... For example, we don’t really know what Citi Field feels like with a huge, revved-up crowd making noise inside it. The Mets’

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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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Baseball's Most Magical Date

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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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Dumb and Dumber

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Published Sept. 17, 2009 at 6:36 a.m.

he's so dumb, how come he's president?" ... —Gerald Ford's campaign slogan, as reported by Chevy Chase on Weekend Update, 1975 ... Those who cut the Mets miles and miles of slack for sucking as badly as they do point to the injuries. How could have we expected them to contend without their key players? I'll buy that. I'll buy that substituting for All-Stars and even regulars wasn't going to be easy. I'll buy that if you told me ahead of time that we'd endure most of 2009 missing mass

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