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Here are the top five ways Sandy Alderson, new GM of the Mets, is channeling a GM from more than a generation ago, Frank Cashen.
Technically Cashen is still around, so no spirits from another realm are actually channeled.  But the parallels are amazing.  Lets take a look:

First, Alderson, like Cashen, is not a home grown [...]

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My comments remain “awaiting moderation” on another site.  But Cliff Lee has wasted no time whatsoever. Neither have his suitors, as they have begun lining up to bid for his services.
Bill Ladson is the beat reporter for MLB following the Washington Nationals.  Ladson reported over the weekend the Nationals top priority is acquiring a front-line [...]

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(written by a true conspiracy theorist!)
After claiming to be inactive for nearly forty years, the White House Plumbers (or a veritable facsimile thereof) have resurfaced farther north.  In Queens, NY, to be precise.  The plumbers are “back on the job” to fix some leaks that have exploded in recent years.
How appropriate is it for plumbers [...]

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DeMarlo Who?

November 7, 2010

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According to Adam Rubin, the Mets will be interviewing DeMarlo Hale for the open manager position.   Am I the only one who originally thought “DeMarlo” was Chip’s real first name?    DeMarlo Hale has been with Boston the past few years, serving as a 3rd Base coach and also the past year as a bench coach [...]

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That Cold Slap of Reality

November 7, 2010

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Just a reminder dear Met fans, while we are all getting the positive vibe surrounding Sandy Alderson, and the impending new manager to be hired, the upbeat positive outlook we expect to emanate from the bowels of Citi Field over the coming weeks…let’s remember this:
Johan Santana did not have arthroscopic surgery.  It was a full [...]

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the girl you buy your coffee from in the morning…

November 7, 2010

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Congratulations Ceetar on a terrific Mets blog.   We read the post titled The Mets Read Your Blog, and found it well written and right on the mark. And yes, we agree,  we are that next bridge to the masses of Mets fans.
Ceetar is a frequent commenter (who has escaped moderation — unlike us!) over on [...]

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Hello? Mark Simon? Are you listening?

November 7, 2010

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Mark Simon of ESPN New York wrote a column speculating about potential free agents for the Mets this off-season.  Apparently he got Alderson’s drift they will not be players in the free agent sweepstakes this off-season.  But yet, continues to suck up bandwidth with the thought that maybe — just maybe — Omar Minaya still [...]

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Ollie P up to his old tricks

November 7, 2010

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According to Adam Rubin, Oliver Perez is up to his old tricks.
Again.
Two runs on two hits and a walk (oh those bases on balls!) in just over an inning of work in his fall season.
More importantly, what will Adam do without his source in the clubhouse?
If you have not read the interview re-posted on Mets [...]

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Calling Mets Police!

November 5, 2010

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OK, I’m officially adding an exclamation mark to Shannon’s most excellent blog, Mets Police!
If you have not visited the blog, WTH are you waiting for?  Get over there, or at least add it to your RSS feed, as Shannon does a great job staying up on lots of Mets news.
Like Caryn at MetsGrrl, Shannon has [...]

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Mets Grrl and the David Howard Interview

November 4, 2010

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Link: Mets Grrl did a super job wrapping up the David Howard conference call from last week.
Well worth a read (especially if you are like me and actually buy tickets!):
Great job wrapping it all up for us!

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