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Ideas to Offset Beltran’s Injury & Decline
I will reserve judgment on the Mets until we hear more about the events that led to Carlos Beltran having knee surgery. Filing a public grievance may be the Mets right, but it won’t help with their...
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How About Pineiro and Sheets?
Bengie Molina is gone and, according to SI’s Jon Heyman, the Mets are “unenthused” about Yorvit Torrealba or Rod Barajas. It’s quite possible that we see a Josh Thole/Henry Blanco tandem this season....
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Molina Rejection Is Windfall Income
Tremendous news last night, as Bengie Molina rejected the Mets’ one-year, $5 million offer and returned to the San Francisco Giants. This was hailed by many as a victory for Mets fans who are...
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It Appears Delgado Might be Done
Found this courtesy of our good friend Ed Ryan over at Mets Fever A scout told ESPN’s Jayson Stark the following: “He’s got no range at first — none,” said one scout. “He actually limps out there. He...
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Floyd’s Final Lesson
In a week dominated by Super Bowl coverage, Cliff Floyd gave us some interesting baseball tidbits. If you haven’t listened yet, you should download his live interview with WFAN’s Mike Francesa. First,...
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The Importance of First Base Defense
One of the debates that have raged over here is the value of defense at first base. When using advanced statistics, such as Wins Above Replacement, first base is not given very much value as it’s only...
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Rumblings: Delgado’s Agent Contacts Yanks
My main Yankee source informed me last night that Carlos Delgado’s agent recently reached out to the Yankees to gauge their interest. Delgado has been out a year due to two hip surgeries and hasn’t...
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Latest Rumblings on the Starting Pitching Market
Jon Heyman reported on WFAN yesterday the Yankees have two kinds of players they would like to add: a relief pitcher, and a hitter to presumably replace the injured Nick Johnson. I called down to my...
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Vote: NYBD Strat-O-Matic Mets All Star 1B
Keith Hernandez Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 1986 32 149 652 551 94 171 34 1 13 83 2 1 94 69 .310 .413 .446 .859 140 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG...
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Delgado’s Playing Era and Politics Will Keep Him Out of Hall
Make that two superstars from the nineties walking away from the game. Less than a week after Manny Ramirez took his bat and went home, Carlos Delgado announced the inevitable retirement from a...
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