danthemanmurphy

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Date registered: 8/11/2010-7:50pm

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Game 90 Thread: Jon Niese vs. Barry Zito — 7/16/2010-8:47pm
Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier – All-Star Break Edition — 7/15/2010-10:14am
Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier — 6/15/2010-10:08am
Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier — 5/31/2010-3:06pm
Empty Stands at Citi Field — 5/13/2010-8:30am

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Jul 16

Game 90 Thread: Jon Niese vs. Barry Zito

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Game Threads, Mets

by danthemanmurphy

Mets Ruben Tejada-SS Jason Bay-LF David Wright-3B Carlos Beltran-CF Jeff Francoeur-RF Ike Davis-1B Rod Barajas-C Alex Cora-2B Jonathon Niese-P Giants Torres rf Sanchez 2b Huff 1b Posey c Burrell lf Uribe 3b Renteria ss Rowand cf Zito p game day news: Â Pelfrey has a stiff neck from the plane ride, will wait until Monday to …

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Jul 15

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier – All-Star Break Edition

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

The Future is Bright The first “half”Â of the season has given us lots of reasons to feel optimistic. David Wright has shaken off any ill effects from last year, and continues to be one of the best players in the league. Jose Reyes, recent oblique issues aside, has been on the field and starting to …

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Jun 15

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

It’s hard not to Â be positive about a team that’s won eight of their last nine. Â They just swept the Orioles on the road, and are on their way to Cleveland where they face another bad team in the Indians. Â Reyes is hitting, Bay broke out of his slump, Wright blasted two home runs. …

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May 31

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier

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Mets, Twitter

by danthemanmurphy

Memorial Day is one of those points in a baseball season that many analysts tout as the beginning of summer and the first real point to perform a real evaluation of a team. Â Today is Memorial Day, and the Mets are playing an extremely late night game in San Diego. They sit at just one …

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May 13

Empty Stands at Citi Field

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

As a segue from the Phillies getting the extra three games at CBP where supposedly the crowd is going to provide an advantage, let’s discuss home field advantage.Â I don’t think crowd noise is a big deal at all, and I think the visiting team can benefit from it as well.Â Still it’s nice to …

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May 11

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

Today’s Optimist’s Dossier has to do with Jose Reyes. Â He’s starting to steal more bases, and get more hits. Â It looks to me like he’s finally starting to get into a real groove, which is something we desperately need. Â Hopefully Jason Bay can follow suit. Â He’s now also gone three consecutive games with a walk, …

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May 03

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

The Mets are 4-2 since my last dossier, which normally would have us feeling good, except it’s the back two they lost to their biggest rival withÂ their twoÂ bestÂ pitchers getting shelled.Â Â Still, the bottom line is that they won two thirds of their games last week and are only a half game out of first place. …

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Apr 27

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

The Mets are 6-1 in their last seven games, and there is a lot to be feeling good about.Â They got their first series win, their first sweep, and are above .500.Â They’re only 1.5 games behind the Phillies now, with three games to play before they head down there to play them.Â It looks …

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Apr 19

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

The Mets have dropped two more series since last week.Â Is it still possible to be optimistic? Just in case you think I’m crazy, here’s a positive post from Mike Silva that reinforces some of what I’ve been saying. Of course it is.Â For starters, Jacobs can no longer bat 4th or 5th, since he’s …

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Apr 12

Ceetar’s Optimist’s Dossier

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Mets

by danthemanmurphy

Pelfrey delivers a strike against the Nationals

Why yes, 2-4 is a bad record, especially when you’re playing the dregs of your own division.Â Â However not all is yet sunk and there are some positive footnotes to focus on. 1.Â Â Â Â Â Jose Reyes is back.Â Despite being treated with kid gloves so far, Jose Reyes is back and healthy and that’s important for …

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