The Mets didn't just fire their manager, they took him out to Disneyland and threw him off the Matterhorn. The Drudge Report broke the news that their new manager threatened to stab their star shortstop. They're a laughingstock. They're a joke. They must be 20 games under .500 and in last place.   more...
Original Story: http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/2....

Its January. Its the off week between the Superbowl and all you can think about it how long until baseball season. Pitchers and catchers reporting is historically, colossally uneventful, yet you find yourself counting the days anyway. This list of the top 100 prospects should give you something   more...
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Even on a night when the Mets won, manager Willie Randolph lost. Randolph made two more decisions Wednesday night that drew scrutiny from Mets management, according to major-league sources.
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Rival- equal: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues". Be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race". The contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for   more...
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The Mets looked like they were cruising along to an easy W, when a funny thing happened on the way to the victory.Mike Pelfrey impressed for the third game in a row. He pitched eight-plus innings and only gave up one run. He threw with confidence and challenged hitters all game long. It looked like   more...
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New York MetsJohan Santana, Pedro Martinez, Oliver Perez, John Maine, Orlando Hernandez, Mike PelfreyWhen you have Santana at the top, you automatically have a great pitching staff. He is the ace of the major leagues and is looking at a huge season, not only because he moves to the National League,   more...
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The starting pitcher on the mound at Shea last night was challenging hitters, throwing strikes and thriving with confidence. Yes, that was Mike Pelfrey. He went an impressive eight innings, struck out a career-high eight batters, walked only two and let in one run. He made it into the ninth inning   more...
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So much for the Phillies owning the Mets. The Mets took advantage of 4 errors and a poor start by Kyle Kendrick to win 8-2 and snap the Phillies' nine game winning streak over New York. The Phils played without Jimmy Rollins, who sat out with a minor ankle injury, and his replacement Eric Bruntlett   more...
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It's tough to see the Cubs letting Zambrano walk, but then again, who knows if they'll even be able to fit him in the payroll. The Mets rotation would look pretty formidable with Big-Z in the mix. At this point however, I don't think Milledge and Pelfrey is enough to get a deal done. The Cubs   more...
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Every weekday morning, I awake roughly around 6 a.m. and begin to prepare myself for another day of train rides, subway platforms and a constant stream of news. Instead of coffee, I start my morning with a dose of Google Reader. Reader, for those that don't know, is an RSS reader. I'm sure you've   more...
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He doesn't think they done anything to make it a better ball club. "Billy Wagner isn't a big fan of the Mets' offseason so far. The closer told the Mets' Web site: "Someone asked me what I thought of our team. I said, 'What team?' We've lost 13 games [Glavine's victory total], and now we are going   more...
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The Tampa Bay (Don't Call Us Devil) Rays just got finished beating up on the Yankees taking the series 3-to-1. The win keeps Tampa a full game ahead in first place, and dropped New York into last in the AL East. So is this a changing of the guard? Several young pitchers made terrific starts   more...
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So Pelfrey wears that mouthpiece so he doesn't gnaw off his tongue during the game. Don't believe me? Picture evidence...So why does Pelfrey have macroglossia (large tongue)? Trisomy 21? Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome?
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Certainly, the landscape has changed for the Mets, who spared no expense while bringing in stars via free agency and trade. But for fans that like their Amazin's with a healthy dose of home-grown talent, the sting of Mr. Kazmir's career grows fainter. A combination of drafting and international   more...
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The Marlins need help in center and the bullpen. "Five center fielders combined to hit .228 last season, the lowest average in the league at that position." The article goes on to say "The Mets could offer a package that would include outfielder Lastings Milledge and reliever Aaron Heilman. Or   more...
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