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If you are in a great mood today, you might want to stop reading beyond the end of this sentence. Most of us Mets fans still get red hot whenever we remember how we let Chad Bradford walk away after the 2006 season, when the Mets had the best bullpen in the league. We were even more enraged when ......

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Back in October, I blogged extensively on several rumors that had the Mets hotly pursuing Seattle Mariners closer, J.J. Putz. Those rumors died down in November when it became apparent that the mariners' asking price was extraordinarily high. As I've mentioned time and time again, I have a strong......

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We have heard the name of top Mets prospect, Fernando Martinez pop up many times in trade rumors over the years. It seems that ever since the "teenage hitting machine" started making noise with is bat back in 2006, scouts have salivated over his potential. He has set the mark for the younges......

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Things are really starting to heat up as the Winter Meetings get closer and closer. One of the most active teams so far this off season, has been the San Francisco Giants. Just two weeks after signing left handed relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt, the Giants jumped at the opportunity to grab right ha......

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The Padres have made no secret that they were going to reduce their payroll next season, even if that meant saying goodbye their team's most popular players; Jake Peavy, Khalil Greene, Trevor Hoffman. In the early hours of Thursday morning, several sources are now reporting th......

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The Mets decided to bring back a few of their own minor league free agents today and signed  pitchers Nelson Figueroa and Adam Bostick, infielder Andy Green and catcher Rene Rivera. The four of them will be invited to spring training as non-roster players. Nelson Figueroa made six star......

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I have always been a huge Kerry Wood fan going all the way back to his phenomenal rookie season with the Chicago Cubs, when he struck out 233 batters in just 160 innings. He had become an instant sensation and was one of the most popular players in the game almost overnight. Things did......

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It looks like somebody in the NL East is operating with a sense of urgency, and no, it's not the Mets. Less than 24 hours after trading for White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vasquez, the Atlanta Braves are moving swiftly toward acquiring free agent pitcher, A.J. Burnett. Adam Rubin of the Daily N......

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I love politics... And anybody who enjoys politics as much as I do, loves to watch how politicians can spin any adverse information or revelation into something positive. Most of the time it never works and their attempts at damage control are so transparent it's almost laughable as well as path......

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It seems like last off season, things were moving along pretty quickly with regards to trades and free agent signings. However, after checking some of last years transactions, things are basically just about the same. Last year we had those same anxieties, but nothing really started happening unt......

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Don't forget to refresh your memory on Part 1 and Part 2The stadium emptied pretty quickly, mostly due to the blow out score of the Ravens beating the Eagles 37-7. As soon as the sectioned emptied that I was working at, we immediately began the next assignment which was combing every seat in ever......

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Last week, Joel Sherman of the NY Post spoke to Omar Minaya about his plan for the Mets 2009 rotation. Here is what he wrote on his blog. I have spoken to many Met officials, including GM Omar Minaya, and each has told me essentially the same strategy: That they would like to add a quality start......

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As we all gave "Thanks" this holiday weekend, I decided to write about what I am personally thankful for, baseball-wise. 1) My father: In 1973, my dad decided to introduce me to the National Pastime. I was only 7 years old and it was he who taught me to appreciate the beauty of the game, the she......

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Here is the full list of free agents compiled by MLBTR that were offered arbitration before the midnight deadline last night. Type A (15 players)A.J. BurnettOrlando CabreraJuan CruzBrian FuentesOrlando HudsonRaul IbanezDerek LoweDarren OliverOliver PerezManny RamirezFrancisco RodriguezC......

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The Chicago Cubs declined to offer arbitration to relief pitcher Bobby Howry today. Howry is coming off a tough season in 2008, but was one of the top relievers in the game prior to last season.   Year IP H ER BB SO W-L SV ERA 2004 42.2 37 13 12 39 4-2 0 2.74 2005 73 49 20 16 4......

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