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In one of the cooler money making schemes the Mets have thought of in recent years, the team has put CitiWalk bricks back on sale. Was I tempted to buy one? Yes. Did I? No, but now that they are... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

According to ESPN, Kirk Radomski told ESPN that Justice lied about knowing him and purchasing performance-enhancing drugs from him and said he twice took urine tests for Gooden in the 1990s. David Justice and Dwight Gooden denied allegations made by former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski during an exclusive interview with "Outside the Lines" on Sunday."That...

I don't think the Mets expected this kind of response from the fan base over Manny Ramirez. At this point if they don't explore the idea the backlash maybe bigger then being outbid for his services. Jerry Manuel joined David Wright in endorsing the idea of bringing Ramirez to flushing. "I'd be ...

Mack is back !!!!For those of us who enjoyed Macks Mets he is back with a new Macks Mets website. If your not familiar with Mack, he brings years of experience as a beat writer especially with the minor leaguers, inside scoop and a unique perspective to his sites. Once you get hooked it's truly ...

Without once putting on the uniform, Rocco Baldelli has already distinguished himself as the classiest player on the Red Sox. That's because the former Rays outfielder took out a half-page ad in the ST. PETERSBURG TIMES thanking Tampa fans for all their support.Baldelli, a Rhode Island native, ...

"Before a moving object can travel a certain distance, it must travel half that distance. Before it can travel half the distance it must travel 1/4 the distance, etc. This sequence goes on forever."That's how it seems the Mets are progressing with Oliver Perez.

Whoever is calling the shots for the Mets needs to wake up and realize that it's time to bring Manny Ramirez to Queens.

It was reported on Friday that the Mets have sweetened their offer to Ollie, either the amount per year has increased or the Mets have relented and offered a fourth year. I've been saying that it's extremely important for the Mets to secure Ollie before the other pitchers go off the market. ...

Scott Boras is so tired of waiting for a secret team to swoop in and beat the Mets offer on Oliver Perez, that now he is actually fabricating secret teams out of thin air. Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel, tells us that the latest Oliver Perez to the Brewers rumor is a sham. Jon Heyman had mentioned it last night on MLB's Hot Stove show. When I ran Perez's name by...

For those of you that don't know, former major league ballplayer Doug Glanville writes an occasional opinion piece for the NY Times--they are outstanding. Please take some time and go read a few.Now in the interest of full disclosure, I have a special place in my heart for Glanville because he and my brother were born in the same hospital in New Jersey a few days apart.Glanville...

In our continuing efforts to preserve and protect the full, proud history of our proud, great and dominant franchise, and to hagiographize the many, many valiant warriors who have contributed to that proud history, every Monday through Thursday we’ll be counting down The Top 177* Devil Rays Ever…. The 164th Greatest Devil Ray Ever is…. Ozzie Guillen [...]

I just read a great piece by Ben Shpigel of the New York Times. He discusses how Jerry Manuel views Jose Reyes as one of the emerging leaders on the team. Jerry Manuel sees no need to designate a captain when he has a capable group of players policing the Mets' clubhouse. That leadership core includes David Wright, Johan Santana, Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran. According to Manuel...

By Gary With the return of Andy Pettitte the Yankees completed their 2009 rotation in the hopes of competing with the Red Sox and Rays. The American League East has the reputation of being the toughest division in Baseball for many reasons. The top three teams boast quality pitching along ...

A report by Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com says that the Pittsburgh Pirates are on the verge of signing free agent outfield Eric Hinske. Contract details haven?t been finalized but the Pirates are planning on bringing Hinske to the city later this week. That would likely mean he?s in town to take his [...]

It's so lovely to see snow outside for a change, and to have a Norman Rockwell painting outside my office window; however, in just a few weeks, pitchers and catchers will be reporting to sunny Florida to usher in the start of baseball season. However, for many Orioles fans, the biggest issue on ...