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Citi Field gets history lesson
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Responding to a fan backlash that the inaugural season at Citi Field embraced the team's Brooklyn Dodgers predecessors and ignored the club's own Amazin' past, Mets officials announced a series of changes for 2010 designed to embrace the team's history.
Mets in Guillen bargain hunt
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The Mets have a backup option if the Matt Holliday and Jason Bay bidding gets out of hand. The Royals, who are looking to deal outfielder Jose Guillen, identified the Mets as a potential trading partner, although there was no deal considered close, sources said.
Madden: Met focus will be on tier-two free agents
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According to sources with first-hand knowledge of the MLB profit-and-loss sheets, the Mets were "right in the middle" of the teams that made money in 2009. However, their initial revenue projections for 2010 are said to be not so good.
Castillo's fate key to moves
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On the shopping list for the Mets: a catcher to replace Brian Schneider; a power upgrade in left field; a second baseman if Luis Castillo can be traded; rotation help; an eighth-inning reliever, and a second lefthander in the bullpen.
Harper: Wally may manage to motivate Manuel
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The Mets did the right thing in bringing Wally Backman back to the organization after all these years. And Jerry Manuel will have much more to worry about when he goes into the 2010 season on a short leash.
Wally takes over Cyclones as rumors follow
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Wally Backman, who was introduced Tuesday as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, allegedly angled to replace Manuel while the Mets skipper held the same position with the White Sox six years ago. Backman vehemently denied the charge.
Pro-Arab group rips Citi Field fete
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The bloody struggle between the Jews and Palestinians has moved to a local battleground - Citi Field.
Mets' eyes on durable hurler Pineiro
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The Mets, in search of an innings-eater to stabilize their rotation, are particularly intrigued by free-agent Joel Pineiro, according to a team insider. Pineiro had 15 wins with the Cardinals in 2009, one shy of the career high.
Hamill: Cheers for Vets, the Mets' true heroes
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Carlos Beltran stepped into the day room of the mental health ward of the VA hospital on 23rd St. in Manhattan where brave men, many damaged by foreign wars and the insufferable indifference back home, sat on Veterans Day trying to knit back the torn fabric of their lives.
End Zone: Doc Gooden starting all over again
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More than half his life has passed since the spectacle of Dwight Gooden in his No. 16 Mets uniform, so young and strong and utterly gifted, fueled a frenzy the likes of which this town may never see again - a frenzy that reached everywhere.
Raissman: Phillips faces bleak job prospects
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Would you hire Steve Phillips? Phillips, who climbed the ladder into ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" booth, right next to Jon Miller and Joe Morgan, was fired late last month after reports of his affair with a 22-year-old ESPN production assistant were splashed all over...
Backman to manage Brooklyn Cyclones
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Wally Backman is expected to be named manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones early next week. The fiery Backman, 50, had been hired to manage the Diamondbacks in November of 2004, but Arizona officials backed out four days later, after prior off-the-field incidents came to light.
Beltran sees World within Mets' reach
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For Carlos Beltran to win his first ring, the 2010 Mets need to stay healthy - something Jerry Manuel's roster had a hard time doing in 2009. Beltran said a few acquisitions might not hurt either.
Mets try to dump Castillo, eye Hudson, Figgins
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Trying to rid themselves of an ill-advised contract, the Mets shopped Luis Castillo during the GM Meetings that concluded Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Mets seem to be interested in Orlando Hudson and Chone Figgins.
Boras plays Yankee card on Matt
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Scott Boras Tuesday night labeled Matt Holliday a "franchise player" and maintained his client merited a contract similar to the eight-year, $180 million deal he negotiated for Mark Teixeira last offseason.
Harper: Mets owe us the best this offseason
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The Mets aren't even a lock to finish third in the NL East. Their lack of pitching and power is such that they need a free-agent daily double of John Lackey and Matt Holliday to even think about fulfilling that championship-caliber criteria.
Mets won't pay top dollar for free agents
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Omar Minaya arrived at the GM meetings Monday night maintaining it was his obligation to investigate the price of top-tier free agents. However, a team insider told the Daily News he expected the salary demands of outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay to be too high for the Mets.
Putz a free agent as Mets cut ties
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The Mets officially declined J.J. Putz's $9.1 million option Friday, making him a free agent. Putz, who underwent surgery during the season to remove a bone spur from his right elbow, could sign an incentive-filled deal elsewhere as a closer.
Hale now on third for Mets
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Chip Hale is expected to be named the Mets' new third base coach after the World Series. Hale, 44, spent the past three seasons in that role with the Diamondbacks after six years in that organization as a minor-league manager.
Do Mets fans root for the Phillies or Yanks?
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The big dilema facing Met fans is, "Who do we root for?" I've pondered this question for a few days now, and after much deliberation, I have to say, (gulp), "Go Yankees!" Similar to being a Mets fan, rooting for the Yankees is not something I'm proud of.
Do Mets fans root for the Phillies or Yanks?
25 days ago by
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The big dilema facing Met fans is, "Who do we root for?" I've pondered this question for a few days now, and after much deliberation, I have to say, (gulp), "Go Yankees!" Similar to being a Mets fan, rooting for the Yankees is not something I'm proud of.
Mets fans: Who to root for in World Series?
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It can't get worse for Mets fans. After a depressing, injury-plagued season, they can either boycott the World Series or root for hated crosstown rivals the Yankees or their divisional arch-enemy the Phillies.
Mets fans: Who to root for in World Series?
26 days ago by
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It can't get worse for Mets fans. After a depressing, injury-plagued season, they can either boycott the World Series or root for hated crosstown rivals the Yankees or their divisional arch-enemy the Phillies.
Tribe tabs Acta as manager over Bobby V.
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The Cleveland Indians hired Manny Acta to be their manager, giving him the job about three months after he was fired by the Washington Nationals. The Indians chose Acta after a second interview over former Mets manager Bobby Valentine.
Tribe tabs Acta as manager over Bobby V.
27 days ago by
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The Cleveland Indians hired Manny Acta to be their manager, giving him the job about three months after he was fired by the Washington Nationals. The Indians chose Acta after a second interview over former Mets manager Bobby Valentine.
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