Omar's Alchemy's Short Shelf Life

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Published Dec. 4, 2009 at 9:35 a.m.

I don't hold against Billy Wagner his sudden rediscovery of his inner Brave any more than I'd fume at Brian Schneider at this point for remembering what a Phillies fan he'd always been. This is what ballplayers who aren't Chris Coste do when they go to a new ballclub. They find a reason to have always wanted to be where they suddenly are. I'm sure Billy comes closer than most to meaning it when he says stuff like, "I remember Bob Horner hitting four home runs in a game." ... Billy wasn't quite

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Heath Bell & Duaner Sanchez find Citi Field opener is beyond relief

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Published April 14, 2009 at 12:22 a.m.
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Former Mets relievers Heath Bell and Duaner Sanchez arrived at the opening of Citi Field Monday night carrying mixed emotions. But they left with the last laugh ...

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Know Your NRIs: Part II

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Published March 16, 2009 at 7:24 a.m.

Since we last spoke, we’ve had to say goodbye to a few people and a few things have changed as far as the locks. Duaner Sanchez was given his outright release, making things easier on a lot of guys who are on the forty, and thus not in this series. Tim Redding was shut down [ ... ] ...

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Quote: Manuel on Sanchez being Released

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Published March 11, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.

Yesterday, the Mets released RHP Duaner Sanchez.In the New York Post, Bart Hubbuch writes, “Jerry Manuel obviously wasn’t happy with Omar Minaya’s abrupt decision to release Sanchez just hours before Sanchez was scheduled to pitch here.”Manuel, on Sanchez, and whether the decision was ‘cut and dry,’ said yesterday:“No, I would say not.  For me, you’re always optimistic, [ ... ] ...

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Adios, Duaner

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Published March 10, 2009 at 2:16 p.m.

I was surprised to see the Mets cut Duaner Sanchez today. I wasn't totally shocked, but I expected them to wait until closer to the end of spring training. Sure, it would have cost them another $100,000 or so to keep him for another couple of weeks, but for a ...

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Adios Duaner

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Published March 10, 2009 at 3:51 p.m.
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The Mets have released right handed reliever Duaner Sanchez ... I saw this coming following Sanchez's bad outing Monday in Port St. Lucie, where the Orioles smacked him around during his one inning of relief, where he had basically no velocity and no break on any of his pitches ... Duaner was one of the most effective relievers in baseball in 2006 not giving up a single run in his first 21 innings of relief and pitching to a 2.60 ERA before he was involved in a taxi cab accident which sidelined

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Mets release reliever Sanchez

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Published March 10, 2009 at 8:16 a.m.
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Duaner Sanchez's road back with the Mets from a July 31, 2006 traffic accident on I-95 in Miami ended with his release Tuesday. The reliever was informed when he arrived at the complex on Tuesday morning ...

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Sanchez Released

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Published March 10, 2009 at 8:19 a.m.

The Mets released Duaner Sanchez this morning ... The reliever was in trouble since the start of camp ... Sanchez faded down the stretch last year when it mattered most ... However in the offseason he got a 128% pay raise to avoid arbitration ... General manager Omar Minaya said that Sanchez was released now [ ... ] ...

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That'll Do, Duaner

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Published March 10, 2009 at 8:50 a.m.

So it's official according to David Lennon at Newsday. We have one less candidate for the Mets' bullpen:GM Omar Minaya just announced minutes ago that Duaner Sanchez has been released. Sanchez knew he had to fight for a job ...

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New York Mets release Duaner Sanchez

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Published March 10, 2009 at 9:48 a.m.

According to a story on nypost.com, the Mets have released veteran relief pitcher Duaner Sanchez. Sanchez has never been same pitcher since that terrible cab accident in 2006 while in Miami. Many people feel Sanchez’ injury was the key ingredient to missing out on a World Series appearance. At the time of the injury, Sanchez was [ ... ] ...

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