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Do the Mets Have Bullpen Answers?

The bullpen in Flushing, New York has been subject to a lot of finger pointing over the years. But with names like Jose Reyes, David Wright, and Carlos Beltran at the top of the order, and Johan ...

Written by Ben Currie about 8 months ago 63 reads 2 comments
Walk It Off Kid

After lasts night devastating defeat the Mets looked to veteran, and future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, to regain momentum. Rookie Micah Hoffpauir made, what could have been Pedro's last start as a Met, less than ideal...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 799 reads 0 comments
Sports Worst Fanbases

After getting in a long drawn out fight with a good friend and a former roommate, who unfortunately roots for a team I will announced last in this article, I decided to rank the top ten worst fan bases in all of sports...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 279 reads 5 comments
Not Forgotten: Top Three Endurance Athletes

After looking through Sportcenturies Top Athletes of the 20th Century I was disappointed. First of all the list was highly Americanized. Not featuring Pele, or some of the other worldly greats...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 337 reads 0 comments
So You Think You're Special...

What is it with Yankee fans? They carry themselves in a manner like no other. They taunt, boo, and cheer, louder and more frequently than any one else. They have their own television station...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 90 reads 0 comments
Switching Leagues and This Years Awards.

The trade deadline was very active this year, and loyalty to ones team or even one's league were not the priority. Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, Manny Ramirez, Rich Harden, and CC Sabathia were just some of the names that hopped leagues...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 144 reads 0 comments
Winter's Up Next, What US Needs to Win Medal Count

The 2002 Winter Olympics Games in Salt Lake City, suddenly made the United States a contender in the Winter Events. While the US have long since, dominated the summer games, its been held it bay every other four years...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 148 reads 3 comments
Mets and Phillies: Can't We All Get Along... Until The NLCS?

At this point in the season the Phillies and Mets are poised to both make the playoffs. Yet, the two teams remain beating up on each other in the media—Bleacher Report is certainly a good example of that...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 463 reads 9 comments
New York Mets To Add a Psych Ward to Citi Field

After watching what should have been two errors in the second inning of last night's Mets-Braves game in Atlanta, a storm of issues come to mind. I am a firm believer that last year's collapse was mostly mental...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 369 reads 0 comments
Imagine If All Your Players Had Career Years.... 2001 Mariners.

The 2001 Oakland Athletics finished the year 102-60, .630, and 14.0 games back... What happened here??? Well, the Mariner's made history is what happened going 116-46, a ridiculous .713 winning percentage...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 239 reads 0 comments
New York Mets' Bullpen Has No Easy Answers for 2009

As every Met fan now knows, Billy Wagner ain't coming back. Not this year and probably not next year. Billy was the saving grace of what is just a bad bullpen. While I stood up for these players after they did well in 2006, it's now September of 2008...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 288 reads 1 comments
Mets Savior: Mike Pelfrey

As the Mets made their turn around this season and joined the playoff hunt, two names come to mind quickly. Carlos Deldago and Jerry Manuel. Delgado's resurgence has been of much value to the team...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 54 reads 2 comments
Major Baseball Awards For 2008

The 2008 regular season is nearly over, and one can't help but start thinking about these big awards and who might be winning them...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 403 reads 1 comments
New York Mets Can Learn a Few Things from the Philadelphia Phillies

For the second straight September, the Phillies have a recent and small lead over the New York Mets. The two teams have rejuvenated their rivalry in a new era of the NL East that doesn't feature ...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 582 reads 8 comments
"Johan Santana Must Win"... Sound Familiar??

As I write this Johan Santana is getting ready for his 32nd start in a Met uniform. And like the last 31 it comes as a "must win". This one in particular comes after eight of his fellow staff-mates have just been in use...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 65 reads 0 comments
Endy Chavez is Baseball's Best Kept Secret

Last night, in a 1-0 loss to the lowly Washington Nationals, the Mets watched another corner outfielder go down. This event has become quite routine for the team from Queens...

Written by Ben Currie about about 1 year ago 236 reads 0 comments

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Ben Currie Article Archive

Do the Mets Have Bullpen Answers?

Walk It Off Kid

Sports Worst Fanbases

Not Forgotten: Top Three Endurance Athletes

So You Think You're Special...

Switching Leagues and This Years Awards.

Winter's Up Next, What US Needs to Win Medal Count

Mets and Phillies: Can't We All Get Along... Until The NLCS?

New York Mets To Add a Psych Ward to Citi Field

Imagine If All Your Players Had Career Years.... 2001 Mariners.

New York Mets' Bullpen Has No Easy Answers for 2009

Mets Savior: Mike Pelfrey

Major Baseball Awards For 2008

New York Mets Can Learn a Few Things from the Philadelphia Phillies

"Johan Santana Must Win"... Sound Familiar??

Endy Chavez is Baseball's Best Kept Secret

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