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Francoeur looks to Manuel, HoJo for help

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howard johnson

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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Mustrash Talk

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keith hernandez

Published May 11, 2010 at 1:09 p.m.

Obviously I'm a big fan of Keith Hernandez both during his playing days and now that he's in the booth ... But somehow I didn't know this existed ... Bloomberg Sports has a series of clips featuring Keith trash talking about fantasy baseball ... it's pretty sweet ... Here's just one of the many great clips ...

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Raissman: Ojeda is Wright on, as usual

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Published May 11, 2010 at 3:51 a.m.

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In an attempt to add another perspective to its Mets telecasts, SportsNet New York has, on occasion, incorporated studio analyst Bob Ojeda into game telecasts. SNY should not only continue this policy (Ojeda is seen on a split screen), but give Ojeda more face time during games ...

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Watch: Keith Hernandez Falls Asleep in the Booth

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Published May 10, 2010 at 3:30 p.m.

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ModernTube: Keith Hernandez falls asleep during Mets game (Yahoo! Sports)

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keith hernandez

Published May 10, 2010 at 11:48 a.m.

One of baseball's guiltiest pleasures is sneaking in a nap when you're watching weekend baseball on the ...

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What To Do With Oliver Perez

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Published May 10, 2010 at 10:47 a.m.

After yet another painful showing, it’s time to wonder what in the world the Mets should do with Oliver Perez.Perez pitched into the fourth inning only because of a combination of great defense, sheer luck, and illogical managing by Bruce Bochy. In truth, Perez never should have made it out of the second frame.Ollie has [ ... ] ...

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Jeff Pearlman on Wally Backman and the ‘86 Mets

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brooklyn cyclones, wally backman

Published May 10, 2010 at 7:40 a.m.

It’s time for another installment of “Playing for Peanuts,” starring current Brooklyn Cyclones manager Wally Backman. Of course, “Playing for Peanuts” is a TV show about Wally’s team in 2007 – the South Georgia Peanuts. It’s a quirky, crazy story about Wally’s attempted comeback as a professional manager. In retrospect, it was a pretty good [ ... ] ...

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Former Met Miller an agent of change

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keith miller

Published May 8, 2010 at 4:59 p.m.

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In 1984 Keith Miller was quickly introduced to the business side of baseball when the Yankees, citing a knee injury, voided the $75,000 contract he signed as a second-round draft choice out of Oral Roberts University ...

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Post Game: Video and Write Ups about Today’s Loss to Reds

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ron darling

Published May 5, 2010 at 5:26 p.m.

To read more about today’s loss to the Reds, check out post-game writes ups from Mets Today, Amazin Avenue, On the Black and Mets Paradise, as well Newsday and the Daily News.To watch clips from the game, to hear from Jerry Manuel, and to get commentary and analysis from Ron Darling ad Gary Cohen, watch Lincoln Mercury’s Post Game Extra [ ... ] ...

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Former Major Leaguer Dave Roberts Has Lymphoma

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Published May 3, 2010 at 9:07 p.m.

Dave Roberts, whose stolen base for Boston in the 2004 playoffs sparked the Red Sox to an elusive World Series championship, is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma ...

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