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A Belated Beltran Appreciation

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Breaking: Sunny Los Angeles Is Somewhere Jose Reyes Would Play for $140m

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/20/2011

Big news that isn't on the Jose Reyes front.
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The New York Mets as Harry Potter Characters

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/20/2011

Finally, your question answered: Who would the Mets be as Harry Potter characters?
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American Heroes - Puddin' Head Jones

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/19/2011

He played in Phillies, but he's still awesome: Puddin' Head Jones.
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Why Does the American League Hate Pitching?

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/18/2011

The National League's contenders are built on strong pitching. The AL's? Not even close.
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Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, David Wright and the Inevitability of Injuries

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/18/2011

No, the injuries to the Mets very best players were not inevitable.
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On the Myth of Big Pelf

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/18/2011

Now that we've all decided Mike Pelfrey isn't an "ace", can we accept him for who is he?
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If Available - God Forbid - The Reds Should Trade For Carlos Beltran

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/16/2011

If the worst happens and the Mets decide the trade Carlos Beltran, the Reds are a stealthy logical landing spot.
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The Jose Reyes Music Video - Inevitable and Awesome

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/15/2011

Jose Reyes = amazing.
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Top Ten Reasons to Watch the Mets in the Second Half

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/14/2011

Thinking of jumping ship on the mediocre Mets? Here are ten good reasons not to do that.
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An Obligatory Mid-Season Grading of the 2011 Mets

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/13/2011

Who earns an A? Well, besides the great Jose Reyes....
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Everyone Wins the K-Rod Trade...Except K-Rod

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/13/2011

Hey! The Mets finally traded K-Rod. Huzzah!
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And Speaking of Small Sample Sizes...Daniel Murphy

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/06/2011

Has Daniel Murphy' doubles power returned?
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Is Jason Bay the Beneficiary of Small Sample Size, or the Victim?

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 07/06/2011

If you're feeling truly generous, you could write off Jason Bay's disastrous Mets tenure to small sample size.
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Evaluating the Mets Not-Spects - Daniel Murphy

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/30/2011

What does the future hold for not-quite-prospects like Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner?
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Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson and the WTF All Stars

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/29/2011

Nine guys whose 2011 seasons will someday make us say, "what the f*ck?"
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On the Jason Bay Constipation Slam

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/29/2011

Are the Jason Bay offensive floodgates open?
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Ike Davis's Judiasm and David Wright's Girlfriend - What People Want to Know About the Mets

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/14/2011

Only the Internets can satisfy the public's insatiable knowledge for information about the Mets.
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The Untradeables: Jose Reyes and Jason Bay

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/13/2011

Jason Bay and Jose Reyes, both untradeable, embody everything good and bad about the current New York Mets.
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Wait a Second, Is Ruben Tejada Good?

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/09/2011

Can Ruben Tejada be a good every day player?
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I Miss Shaq Already

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/06/2011

Better late than never, some thoughts on Shaq's retirement.
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Jose, Jose, Jose, Jose - MVP! MVP! MVP

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/06/2011

It's never too early to start copious MVP chants for Jose Reyes.
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How Good is Jose Reyes?

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/05/2011

Jose is pretty much the greatest baseball player ever to live.
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Are Derek Jeter, A-Rod and Joba Actually Overrated?

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/01/2011

MLB Players think Jeter is overrated. What they probably mean is that Jeter is famous.
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The 120 Million Dollar Team

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 06/01/2011

Brining back Wright and Reyes is not impossible.
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What's Up With Chris Schwinden

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/27/2011

Why had I never heard of Chris Schwinden until yesterday?
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New Mets Owner Einhorn Arousing Sample Size Zealots

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/26/2011

David Einhorn believes some things that WFAN callers might find troubling.
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Jose Reyes Versus Carl Crawford

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/23/2011

Even I might be underrating Jose Reyes, at least relative to his most frequent comparison.
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Right Said Fred Wilpon

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/23/2011

Fred Wilpon was a suspect owner for the Mets long before his comments to The New Yorker
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The Mets Record is a Cause for Hope, Not Alarm

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/19/2011

The Mets are under .500, but still look on course for about 85 wins.
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On Guys Who Hate Losing

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/19/2011

You'd think Major League GM's would know talent prevails over attitude. You'd be wrong.
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Should the Mets Look to Add Pitching Bargains?

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/17/2011

The Mets major need is pitching. A -- potentially crazy -- suggestion on how to solve that issue.
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Will Ruben Tejada Play for the Mets?

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/17/2011

If the Mets AAA SS is going to sit on the bench so Willie Harris can play 3B, then what's the point.
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Second Base - The Most Offensive of Positions

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/16/2011

Viewing 2B as more than a place to stick old guys who can't hit has already paid dividends for the Mets.
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Great Moments in Mets Stupidity - Fernando Martinez Edition

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/12/2011

The Mets promoted Fernando Martinez to the majors as a 20-year-old with only middling AAA success.
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Oh, What Could Have Been for the Mets - Non Counterintuitive History on Bay and Holliday

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/12/2011

How bad was the Jason Bay contract? Well, just look at what Matt Holliday has done since signing his deal.
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Kirk Nieuwenhuis's Future And Other Ruminations on the Mets Outfield

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/10/2011

Kirk Niewenhuis could be the future in RF and maybe CF as well.
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NY Daily News Still Publishes Crap, But Mainstream Media Opinion May Have Turned in Favor of Jose Reyes

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/09/2011

Even the Mets haters think Jose needs to come back.
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Nerd Alert - Mets and the WAR Leaders

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/07/2011

Where do the 2011 Mets stand statistically?
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Your Obligatory Morning Jose Reyes Update

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/06/2011

Jose Reyes may soon explode the Internets.
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This is Jose Reyes We're Talking About!

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/05/2011

If everyone is correct about Jose Reyes's relatively small trade value, the Mets are pretty well screwed
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Yep, It's Still Early for the Mets and Every Other Team

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/05/2011

Just remember, we aren't even 20% through the baseball season/
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Hey Jose Reyes Walk-Rate Concern Trolls - You Can't Have It Both Ways

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/05/2011

Jose Reyes walked three times last night. Will everyone shut up now?
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On that Joel Sherman Mets Firesale (AHHH PANIC!) Piece, and What We Know About the 2011 Mets

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/03/2011

Apparently, 18 games in, it's time to consider the 2011 Mets season over, and sell off the whole team (though not literally, don't worry).
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Jenrry Mejia Should've Been Paid

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 05/02/2011

Jennry Mejia signed for $16,500. That hardly seems fair.
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Impending Mets Scandal!

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 04/29/2011

Willie Harris made some innocuous remarks about the Mets clubhouse. Let the hand-wringing begin!
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For a Mets Fan, Being Able to Imagine a Great Team Counts as Progress

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 04/28/2011

Just being able to imagine a great Mets team is a small victory.
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Daniel Murphy, Offense and Defense

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 04/28/2011

Daniel Murphy screws up on defense. Who cares?
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Citi Field's Attendance Problems, Solved

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 04/27/2011

Move over Hispanic Heritage Night. Here's a better idea.
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Wilmer Flores, Justin Turner and the Perils of Scouting

By Cory Abbey @ Not Just A Mets Blog 04/27/2011

Baseball scouting is one of those things I sometimes deride for its misses and obsession with projectibility over fact, but man, it must be tough to be a scout. Take a recent discussion of Wilmer Flores over at at Mets Minor League Blog for example. ...
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