Enough Disection

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Published July 27, 2010 at 9:59 a.m.

The following short rant was too long for Twitter so I’ve transplanted it here: Omar Minaya said yesterday that Jerry Manuel and Howard Johnson are safe… for now. So today everyone and their grandmother is siding with or against Minaya’s opinion. A lot of people were surprised by this but I’m not. I mean, what [ ... ] ...

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Manuel Back On The Chopping Block

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Published July 26, 2010 at 8:49 a.m.

With the start of the second half of the season resulting in a 2-9 record the talk of manager Jerry Manuel’s job being in jeopardy have been resurrected. There’s also been talk of hitting coach Howard Johnson being on the hot seat. If winning and losing is the criteria with which you hire and fire [ ... ] ...

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Francoeur looks to Manuel, HoJo for help

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Published May 30, 2010 at 12:19 a.m.
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Struggling Met outfielder Jeff Francoeur pledged Saturday to drown out the chorus of folks looking to help him improve his sagging stats by listening to only two voices - Jerry Manuel and hitting coach Howard Johnson ...

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Mets hire Jauss as bench coach, Hale at third base (AP)

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Published Nov. 24, 2009 at 8:20 p.m.

The Mets will have a different look next season -- both in the dugout and on the field. Dave Jauss is the team's new bench coach and Chip Hale will take over as third base coach on manager Jerry Manuel's staff. Razor Shines, who coached third base this year, shifts over to first. New York retained hitting coach Howard Johnson, pitching coach Dan Warthen and bullpen coach Randy Niemann after ...

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Putting the 'die' in Yadier

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Published Oct. 11, 2009 at 11:34 a.m.

I didn't think I had much of a rooting interest in the Dodgers-Cardinals NLDS until I noticed a fan at Busch Stadium in a MOLINA 4 All-Star jersey. I still didn't think I would glean a lot of satisfaction from this Division Series until Yadier Molina attempted to cross from second to third on a one-out ground ball clearly in front of him and was tagged out with ease ... "HA!" I said ... "HA!" I said yet again. That kills the Cardinals. That kills Yadier Molina ... You can't kill Yadier Molina

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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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Quote: Daniel Murphy Learned a Lot

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Published Oct. 4, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

Daniel Murphy hit .282 with 37 extra base hits and 35 RBI in 72 games during the second half of the season.Before leaving the ballpark today, he told reporters hitting coach Howard Johnson deserves a lot of credit for working with him on making adjustments, and helping him to better learn how to hit inside [ ... ] ...

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The Final Stage of Mets '09

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Published Oct. 4, 2009 at 1:46 a.m.

When we sat down it would start to rain. When we got up it would stop. When we sat down again it would start to rain again ... It was a misty, murky, muddled-up day out at Citi Field -- one that started early ... Emily and Joshua and I trooped through the bullpen gate at 11:30 for the Gary Keith and Ron event, which was filled with genial Mets folk buying shirts and raffle tickets for a good cause and lining up to eat hot dogs and nachos and popcorn because why wouldn't you? We met Ron Darling

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Editing the Lowlight Reel

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Published Sept. 27, 2009 at 9:43 a.m.

You'd figure everybody had all the evidence they needed to prove just how inept the 2009 Mets were. They've filled gag reels and faux Monopoly boards with pops that were dropped, bases that went ungraced, fielders who fell and everything that went comically wrong — right? ... But wait! Another clip has revealed itself. It's footage from September 26, the 155th game of this besotted season. We pick up the action in the fifth inning of the Mets at Marlins, two outs, David Wright, All-American

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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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