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Keith Hernandez — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:21:46 +0000

Steve Popper (Posted to twitter December 1, 2011 4:56 pm via TweetDeck): Same question Mets fans will be asking next week? #lowbudgetdays RT @AnthonyDiComo: @therealarieber Who's that?

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Keith Hernandez — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:10:41 +0000

Matthew Barnaby (Posted to twitter November 16, 2011 2:58 pm via Twitter for iPhone): For all ranger fans yes u r off to a great start . Playing very hard. I still think they r a 7 8 team in the conference

Andrew Gross (Posted to twitter November 17, 2011 12:58 pm via web): HBO mikes, cameras make appearance at today's #NYR practice.

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Keith Hernandez — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:13:27 +0000

“He makes consistent contact and doesn’t hurt himself by chasing, but he hasn’t shown much power to date,” Mayo said in his write up. “He’s also struggled a bit defensively at third, so his defensive home is still up in … Continue reading →

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Keith Hernandez — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:13:01 +0000

The way I understand it, the Mets feel Geren has the necessary experience, systematic approach and dedication to game preparation needed to replace Chip Hale.

Also, I talked to people this weekend who are familiar with Geren’s time in the big leagues, and they all said he is very serious about baseball; he believes in a team having a hierarchy; and that players should know their roles and be disciplined in doing their job. And so, while there are players who this will rub the wrong way (like in certain circumstances in Oakland, it seems), it is consistent with Collins and what the Mets are trying to build.

Also like Collins, they say he has a positive personality (which was not historically the case with other people interviewed for the bench coach job). What’s more, Geren is familiar with New York (having played four seasons with the Yankees in the early 90s). Lastly, he’s said to be a very good catching instructor.

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Keith Hernandez — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:10:41 +0000

I started writing this last winter, and I kept hearing it again and again this summer: The current Mets front office is more likely to give a lucrative contract to a hitter than to a starting pitcher – and I assume Flood’s research is exactly why, especially when you consider that the team plays in a ‘pitcher’s park.’ However, the theory goes, why compete on the open market for an arm when the average pitcher will perform slightly better in Citi Field because of the park’s dimensions? Instead, it is better to develop pitching in the farm system and sign guys with significant upside (compared to their market value), while spending free-agent dollars on hitting and defense (since the rest of the league tends to overvalue offense). The thing is, according to Flood, long-term deals for pitching is simply a bad investment (no matter what the market and no matter what team you are).

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Keith Hernandez — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:13:11 +0000

At ESPN Insider,Grant Sonier ranks each NHL Organization by its depth with prospects.

Sonier ranks the Rangers 17th and says that they have eight “top prospects.”

Will Leitch (Posted to twitter September 1, 2011 4:15 pm via web): Everything about this is great. RT @vulture .@kentremendous, showrunner for Parks & Rec, gives master class on Cheers. http://t.co/r6SC9IL

At ESPN Insider,Grant Sonier ranks each NHL Organization by its depth with prospects.

Sonier ranks the Rangers 17th and says that they have eight “top prospects.”

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Keith Hernandez — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:38:01 +0000

This is a test to see if the sidebar changes

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Keith Hernandez — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:30:08 +0000

MetsBlog: Hi, I’m Toby Hyde

Keith Hernandez — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:56:57 +0000

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Keith Hernandez — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:44:00 +0000

You calculate BRS% by simply taking all the base runners that score when a certain batter is at the plate and dividing by the total number of base runners on base when a that batter is at the plate.

The average across all of baseball is 15% in any given year, another one of those beautiful numbers that tends to stay the same when you zoom out enough (like BABIP, HR/FB and LOB%). So, let’s look at the Mets.