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Oliver Perez: It's Better to Stay in Majors

SAN DIEGO -- The Mets want Oliver Perez, their $36-million reliever with a 6.28 ERA, to go the minor leagues. Perez, though, told FanHouse before Tuesday's game in San Diego that he still believes it's better for him to stay with the Mets. "It's a possibility," Perez said of going to the minors, "but you have the...

Manuel, Mets Disintegrating One Puzzling Episode at a Time

NEW YORK -- In whatever alternate reality John Maine inhabits, the Mets might be in playoff contention. In real life, the drama surrounding Maine the past two days was just one episode in the Mets' latest story arc, which includes a free-fall in the standings; a crumbling rotation; an impromptu visit by the chief...

From Wild Thing to Big Unit to 300

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even though Randy Johnson was the one who was pitching, catcher Dave Valle still woke up the next day with a sore left shoulder.Valle, the Mariners' primary catcher in the early '90s, was the man who had to handle Johnson when he was more Wild Thing than Big Unit."The fastball would soar up and away (to...

Mets (Finally) Fire Willie Randolph

Mets GM Omar Minaya cleaned house early this morning, firing manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto hours after last night's win in Anaheim. The news was hardly unexpected, though it's a little surprising to hear that players learned of Randolph's fate via text messages from...

The Axe is Sharpening for Willie Randolph and His Friends

The Willie Randolph saga seems never-ending ... so forgive us if we try to portray it as "finally coming to a head". But the saga may be finally coming to a head ... sort of. From Adam Rubin's blog at the New York Daily News:Sources have told the Daily News that principal owner Fred Wilpon and chief operating officer Jeff...

Dan Warthen News From the Web

05/22/12 Warthen: Niese has to âstudy' Source: New York Post - New York NY Jon Niese needs to pay a little more attention to his homework before facing an unfamiliar opponent.
04/22/12 Chris Young nearly ready for rehab assignment - Chris... Source: Rotoworld.com Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said Young "feels great" after facing batters in extended spring training.

Background on Dan Warthen

Daniel Dean Warthen (born December 1, 1952, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher and current coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.

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