The upcoming weeks are probably the most stressful of the year for any general manager of a big league club. Year after year, they are faced with a tough decision- do you risk the future to try to win now? The Mets, 32-29, are currently five games back of division-leading Washington, and three back of …
Tag Archive: Sandy Alderson
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Sandy Alderson is Handling the System the Right Way
During last night’s rain delay, Sandy Alderson came up to the SNY booth to talk to Gary Keith and Ron in an extensive and interesting interview. Sandy talked about a variety of things- the team’s lack of offense, the David Wright rumors, as well as Ike Davis‘ struggles at the plate- but one thing Sandy …
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Batista In the Roatation Is the Wrong Move
Before last night’s 5-4 loss at Citi Field, Terry Collins announced that with Chris Schwinden heading back to Buffalo, Miguel Batista will enter the rotation, making his first start on Tuesday against Philadelphia. “One of the things we brought Miguel Batista in for was not just to be a bullpen guy, but if we needed …
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Sandy Alderson’s (@MetsGM) Twitter Q&A session with fans yesterday
Here are some highlights from yesterday’s Q&A session that Sandy Alderson conducted yesterday with Met fans.
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Pelfrey… gets a raise?
As the Mets agreed to contracts to avoid arbitration with three players for relatively reasonable amounts today, Mike Pelfrey‘s contract really stood out. Pelfrey, 28, went 7-13 with a 4.74 ERA this season in arguably the worst season of his career. Last year, Pelf made just $3.925 million after a stellar season in 2010, going …
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Mets taking offers for Niese
Jon Heyman first reported today that the Mets are talking to “3 or 4″ teams about the possibility of acquiring Jonathon Niese.Heyman said they were looking for prospects or possibly a catcher or pitcher. However, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that the Mets will “probably” need a major league-ready pitcher in return …
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Mets Headlines
- Lineup: Mets vs. Braves
- Game 46: Braves at Mets, 7:10 pm
- Mets lose to Braves, 7-5 in 10 innings in conclusion of suspended game
- Rapid Reaction: Braves 7, Mets 5 (10)
- Mets drop suspended game to Braves in 10 innings
- Hefner pitching well, trying to stick
- Mets re-assessing situation with struggling Davis
- Collins looking to jump-start Mets' offense
- Mets' bullpen should be fine for Saturday's games
- Terry Collins wonders if it's time to demote Ike Davis after last night's performance