A source tells ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin that the Mets may look to trade Justin Turner towards the end of spring training. More from Rubin: The source also would not rule out Turner, who has an option remaining, starting the season at Triple-A Las Vegas — although Turner would be an expensive minor league …
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A few days ago, in case you didn’t notice, I was invited to become an author at The Real Dirty Mets Blog. Because of the great community there, I accepted. Don’t worry, I’m not leaving Up Along First. I will still be posting just as much now, but some of my posts will be published …
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These three photos are courtesy of the Mets Twitter feed…
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I’d like to wish everyone a great and safe holiday season. It is a pleasure to blog about the Mets (even in times like these) and I really enjoy your comments as readers. Every year, I hope that the Mets somehow pull it out of the bag, but it doesn’t happen. This annoys me to …
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U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rankoff ruled today that the Wilpons will go to trial by jury in the case involving Irving Picard and the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Picard was originally seeking $1 billion, but Judge Rankoff lowered the maximum the Wilpons could dish out to just $386 million. Here’s what Adam Rubin …
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I’m experimenting with writing writing a column entitled “The Big Three” on this blog every day or once every other day, highlighting the three (or four if I’m in a good mood) stories. These may be interesting opinion articles, Tweets, stories, or anything that I feel is worth your attention. Well, here goes… Major League …
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Here are some notes from the busy NL East: According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Miami Marlins have made “substantial” offers to two of the biggest fish of the free agent market: Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes. Jon Heyman of SI reported that the Marlins are also interested in former Phillies closer Ryan …
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I had the opportunity to ask a few questions on Twitter with Joe D of Mets Merized Online about David Wright. First, I asked if the Mets should (or shouldn’t) trade David. Here is the conversation that ensued: I completely agree. A few years ago, David Wright was considered one of, if not, the best …
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The Mets officially announced today that Tom Goodwin will be the replacement for Mookie Wilson as the 2012 first base coach. Goodwin was quite a speedster in his playing days. In 14 seasons, his last one being in 2004, he stole a total of 369 bases, including six straight seasons of 35 or more steals. …
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