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While not official it's being reported that Jerry Manuel and the Mets have agreed in principle to a two year deal with a club option. Clearly the team responded to Manuel and he was able to handle the position in New York, so it was a pretty easy decision to bring him back. Now the question becomes who will return with him.....Jerry Manuel has agreed to return as New York Mets...

On Monday, Neil Best of Newsday’s Watchdog joined me to talk about current topics in sports media. This was especially relevant to New York baseball as we talked about the Mike Francesa/David Wright feud. We also discussed the state of radio. If newspapers are forced to compete, and change, how ...

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 ...

TBS announced today the first two months of its “Sunday MLB on TBS” schedule for the 2009 season.  The package, which includes match-ups on TBS every Sunday afternoon throughout the regular season, includes multiple appearances by the New York Yankees (April 19, May 17 and May 31), Boston Red Sox (May 3 and May 24), New York Mets (April 12 and May 24) and the 2008 World Series...

In Sports Illustrated, Joe Sheehan recently suggested exactly that. "3. The Angels release Gary Matthews Jr., and the Dodgers release Juan Pierre. Both Southern California clubs need to come to their senses. Two winters ago they each entered into an outlandish five-year deal with a free agent who is now an extra outfielder at best. Rather than waste...

Prince Fielder's MVP campaign is picking up some serious steam. He now seems to be the clear cut favorite. The player most prominently mentioned as his primary competition is Colorado's LF Matt Holliday. In fairness, though, the award should probably go to the New York Mets 3b David Wright.The Prince...

From Peter Abraham:Jeter was named captain of the team by manager Davey Johnson. His locker at the team base in Clearwater is right between David Wright of the Mets and Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies. “Derek is the peacemaker,” Wright joked. Wright was then asked about playing with Jeter. “As a young player in New York, there are certain guys you try to emulate, certain...

I'm not going to make wacky, sleeper MVP picks just for the sake of it. Here's who I've got: AL: Alex Rodriguez. Runner up: Miguel Cabrera. NL: David Wright. Runner up: Matt Holliday. Let's see your picks in the comments! showad();

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...

It's becoming increasingly clear that rational baseball analysis in the local papers has joined the endangered species list. There was once a time when explaining the nuances of the game to the fans was an important part of what a columnist did. Now it seems proclaiming outrageous statements at the top of one's metaphorical lungs is what masquerades for deep thought in many quarters...

Most of this comes from a comment I made when Sports Dawg wrote on An Opinion On Sports about expanding the All-Star rosters after Clint Hurdle and Terry Francona nearly had to use David Wright and J.D. Drew as pitchers due to a limited number of innings available from the All-Star pitchers. Sports Dawg isn't the only one to make the suggestion as I've heard a lot of people...

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Look at this Jason Giambi Lego figure. And yes, that's the infamous slump-busting gold thong.I found this over on Home Run Derby, and they found it on Red Sox Monster, who found it on Flickr. So hat tips all around.There are also figures of Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Papelbon, David Wright, and Car... ...

While trying to get out of the funk from today's loss which wasn't helped by tonight's Phillies win, giving them a four game sweep of the Brewers, I tried to look at the positive things that came form this weekend's series....Sandwiched between the two bullpen meltdown losses, that weren't helped by lack of clutch hitting was a masterful performance by Jon Niese...