In the January/February issue of Baseball Digest, they put out their annual player rankings. At the top was Ryan Braun, the NL MVP, who hit .332 this season. Behind him were players such as Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Michael Young, and Albert Pujols. At number 15, was Jose Reyes: “Despite exiting the final game of …
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And the final blow…
After months of torture and suspense, we are at that moment Mets fans. The moment we have all been dreading… 9:40: Isn’t it great to have an organization that cares? OPINION: I have to say, this is rough. I told myself that this was going to happen. However, as a Met fan, you never give …
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The Big Three: Wilpons to be tried by jury, Reyes offered arbitration, Food
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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More changes in CBA: HGH testing, compensation, playoff changes
The following changes will be made to the MLB CBA, which will be announced on Monday: According to The New York Times, blood tests for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) will begin in February. Last year, minor league testing began, and apparently was a success. According to Ken Rosenthal, all remaining relief pitchers labeled as “Type …
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To trade, or not to trade… is that really the question?
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets have been asking around about interest in David Wright. David has two years, and a total of $31MM left on his contract, with the second year being a club option with a $1MM buyout. Possible teams? Well, here’s what Sherman had to say: “The …
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If I were GM: My offseason plan for the New York Mets
NOTE: This plan is without Jose Reyes. I would like to have Jose Reyes back, but here I will be looking at an alternative: life without Jose. First, let’s start with the players with guaranteed contracts for next season: Johan Santana $24MM Jason Bay $18.3MM David Wright $15.25MM R.A. Dickey $4.75MM D.J. Carrasco $1.2MM Now, …
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Mets Headlines
- Lineup: Mets vs. Braves
- Game 46: Braves at Mets, 7:10 pm
- Mets lose to Braves, 7-5 in 10 innings in conclusion of suspended game
- Rapid Reaction: Braves 7, Mets 5 (10)
- Mets drop suspended game to Braves in 10 innings
- Hefner pitching well, trying to stick
- Mets re-assessing situation with struggling Davis
- Collins looking to jump-start Mets' offense
- Mets' bullpen should be fine for Saturday's games
- Terry Collins wonders if it's time to demote Ike Davis after last night's performance