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Brooklyn Cyclones Season Preview
Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by Jim Mancari.
While the big club has played good baseball over the past few weeks, New York Mets Single-A short season affiliate, the Brooklyn Cyclones, open their season this Friday night on the road against the Staten Island Yankees. The borough of Brooklyn is preparing for another exciting summer of baseball, especially after the Cyclones came up one game short last season for the New York-Penn League Cha...
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Oberkfell and Backman are Mets Best Choices
Posted on 11 Nov 2010 by Mark Reichman.
Talk to any Mets fan about the managerial vacancy and the words “Wally Backman” will undoubtedly pepper the conversation. ”Toughness”, “aggressiveness” and “hustle” are the words associated with Backman's playing tenure in Flushing, words which sound great in the context of a manager, particularly coming off the reactive and often backpedaling s...
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Mets Add Two Experienced GMs
Posted on 3 Nov 2010 by Mark Reichman.
With the hiring of J.P. Ricciardi as a special assistant to the newly hired GM Sandy Alderson, the Mets now have not one but two general managers with extensive big league experience at the position. The message of these hiring is clear: no more will the Mets be a proving ground for an Omar Minaya to figure out what makes a winning GM. These experienced new hires represent a higher level of a...
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Clint Hurdle, Chip Hale, and Managing In General
Posted on 28 Oct 2010 by Jim Mancari.
In the words of Howie Rose, “Put it in the books” when it comes to Sandy Alderson as the new GM for the Amazins. GM: check. Now the focus will turn to who will take the helm as the team's next manager. Before I give some suggestions, I'd like to set one thing straight. In my opinion, a manager is not as important as the players on the field. Sometimes, fans make such a big deal a...
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Jerry Manuel Hot Seat Now On Fire
Posted on 2 Oct 2010 by Mark Reichman.
A win at this point in a dismal 2010 season means nothing by the Mets….unless its a winning move by management to clean house at the end of the season. And that's exactly what firing manager Jerry Manuel and GM Omar Minaya represents. This team needs new energy, a new purpose, and where the leadership roles are concerned, new blood. For this reason I DO NOT want Bobby Valentine or Joe...









