July 10th, 2008
Prior to last night’s win, Johan Santana had lost four straight games (the New York Mets had lost six straight when Santana started). But the Mets’ ace was able to last five innings before departing due to a rain delay against the San Francisco Giants. Certainly, no one though Santana would lose four […]
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June 24th, 2008
Have you noticed the New York media still clinging to threads of departed Mets manager Willie Randolph? Why? Shouldn’t the press in the Big Apple be more worried about the current state of the club, rather than a guy who has nothing more to do with the team? Yes, they should. […]
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June 22nd, 2008
Congratulations to Robyn for the winning submission in Friday’s create the caption contest. Robyn’s submission read: “That pitcher has an angel with him, I see it!” Robyn - be sure to check your email for news about your prize for winning this week’s contest.
A couple of quick links for this morning. You […]
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June 20th, 2008
For this first day of summer, today’s create the caption contest features an image of the New York Mets dugout in a game against the Los Angeles Angels. Can you come up with a funny caption for this picture? If your caption is the funniest, you’ll win an unopened pack of 2008 Topps […]
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June 19th, 2008
It’s time for another ‘Thursday 10′ post at Inside the Ballpark. Today’s list looks at the Top 10 Most Disappointing Major League Baseball Players of 2008. It was tough to narrow the field to just 10 players, however these players have had the most disappointing seasons to date. Maybe one or two […]
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June 18th, 2008
The Giants need to do whatever they can to bring in Peterson to help Zito, even if it means hiring Chuck Woolery to make the second time around happen.Photo: Newscom
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that a high-ranking San Francisco Giants official is interested in bringing in recently fired New York Mets pitching coach […]
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June 16th, 2008
Close your eyes. Imagine you are Willie Randolph, manager of the New York Metropolitans baseball club. Think about having your dream job. Imagine coming to work everyday and doing something that just makes you want to pinch yourself to see if you are really getting paid for it. Now, open your […]
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June 14th, 2008
The Texas Rangers had a little fun Saturday at Shea Stadium as their game with the New York Mets was rained out. Six players from the Rangers decided to turn the rainout into a show for the fans by sliding on the wet tarp.
Milton Bradley, Ian Kinsler, Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Gerald Laird and […]
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June 12th, 2008
There’s no doubt that 2008 has been a crazy and unpredictable season so far. Some teams are rising to the occasion, while others are completely bombing. So today on the ‘Thursday 10′ I bring to you the Top 10 Worst Major League Baseball Teams of 2008. This list probably won’t be very […]
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June 5th, 2008
With the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft kicking off today, I figured I needed to post some material relating to the draft. So today on the ‘Thursday 10′ - I give to you, the ‘Biggest Major League Baseball Draft Busts.’ You’ll notice that most of these guys were a number one overall […]
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