Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

Spring Training Game 4: Niese and Turner

The Mets improved their spring record to 2-2 this afternoon as the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-0. The two biggest stars for the Mets today would be Jon Niese and Justin Turner. Niese, making his first spring … Continue reading

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Spring Training Games 2 and 3: Santana and Torres

The most important story of the day is Santana. Johan finally returned to the mound against an opposing team today, and he did more than he had to do. The Mets booth said it right last night that all he … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game 1: Torres, Harvey and Keith Hernandez

The Mets played their first Spring Training Game tonight which means its time to start tracking the players. The Mets came out of the gate literally running. They ran a lot tonight as they showed off speed on the base … Continue reading

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Mets Spring Training Battle Positions Heading Into March (Are Not Really Battles)

On the eve of the first Intrasquad game of the season, heading into the 31 games in March, the Mets battles are starting to take shape. For the most part the Mets roster is set, with a group of players … Continue reading

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Mets Farm System Has Produced A Particular Type of Player

In recent years, the Mets Farm System has been turning out a large crop of 1B/OF types. Players that have played both or have the ability to play both positions. One has been traded, and others have been shifted in … Continue reading

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2012 MLB Uniform Changes: Mets Batting Practice Evolution

Over the better half of the last decade, the Mets have moved through several different versions of blue batting practice Jerseys. At the beginning of the century, the Mets were using these Orange BP uniforms. After a couple of seasons, … Continue reading

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Getting To Know the Opponent in Spring?

With the vast majority of teams in Florida now on the Florida West Coast, the Mets end up playing a lot more games against their neighbors: the Marlins, Nationals and Cardinals. It has been like this for a few years … Continue reading

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Washington Nationals’ Mascots Visit the New York Islanders

Happy President’s Day. I was watching the MLB Network tonight, who ran a story about the Nationals’ tryouts for their running mascots. If you don’t know, and I have no idea how you wouldn’t know this, the Nationals have one … Continue reading

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Projecting Andres Torres vs Angel Pagan 2012

One of the mysteries for the Mets going into Spring is what are they going to get out of Andres Torres. Torres is looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2011 campaign after a great 2010 season. As of right now, he … Continue reading

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Inner Struggles of Writing a Spring Training Article

There is one article I have trouble writing every year, so I usually don’t write it at all because when does Spring Training really start? I would love to write a countdown article for the beginning of Spring, because that … Continue reading

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