danthemanmurphy

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

Latest posts

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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Mar 16

More Pressure For a Quick Start

Categories:

Mets

by danthemanmurphy

Itâ€™s not just Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya that have to worry about fast starts to the season or their jobs being in jeopardy.Â The same case could be made for Jeff Francoeur, Daniel Murphy, and Rod Barajas.Â The way Ike Davis, Fernando Martinez, and Josh Thole have been playing in a way this spring …

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Mar 10

Aftershocks of the 2009 Mets Season

Categories:

Mets

by danthemanmurphy

The 2009 season for the Mets was a disaster. After careful review, it appears that the specific type of disaster was earthquake. Even after the disastrous season ended weâ€™ve been hit with aftershocks. Aftershocks are known as smaller earthquakes that follow after the original quake, not to be confused with the alcohol beverage that was …

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Feb 25

Unsuccessful Franchises

Categories:

Mets

by danthemanmurphy

Optimistic Mets Fan presents Unsuccessful Franchises. From MetsStuff There are eight teams remaining in Major League Baseball that played in the National League in the 19th century through to today: The Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, the San Francisco Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the …

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Feb 17

The Anti-Mets

Categories:

Mets

by danthemanmurphy

Many Mets fans would fall into a more doom and gloom mindset than a positive one. Whether thatâ€™s because of persistent disappointment, a â€œyounger-brotherâ€ mentality associated with the Yankees, the attitude of talk radio hosts, or something else, Mets fans tend to approach the team waiting for the other shoe to drop and the team …

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Feb 12

Citi Field Borough Race

Categories:

Mets

by danthemanmurphy

Metsblog made a post about the possibility of the Mets doing a Citi Field race, similar to the Presidents Race in Washington or the Sausage Race in Milwaukee.Â I think since Citi Field was built with New York City in mind and the name of the park implies New York City, that it should have …

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Feb 08

New York Mets Memorabilia of the 1970s

Categories:

DayinMetsInfamy, Mets

by danthemanmurphy

I came across some old Mets (and generic Hall of Fame and Yankees) stuff this off-season. I scanned a few of my favorites to share. This is the first set. Here’s the scoreboard shot after Seaver set the NL record with seven consecutive 200 K seasons. Here’s the back of the 1974 Mets schedule. Box …

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Aug 06