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Could the Mets and Red Sox Find a Match over Dickey or Niese for Ellsbury

Buster Olney reported earlier tonight that MLB Executives wonder if the Red Sox signing Shane Victorino is clearing a way to move Ellsbury for starting pitching. The Mets and the Red Sox have been linked over starting pitching, and originally … Continue reading →

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Winter Meetings Day 1 Roundup / Day 2 Preview

Yesterday’s Winter Meeting action can be placed in two categories: things that happened and incredible amount of rumors swirling about things that might happen. I guess that’s not different than any Winter Meetings. Sources are via MLB Trade Rumors and … Continue reading →

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Winter Meeting Day 1: Mets Early Morning Notes (Soto, Alderson)

The Mets have not been public with their list of catching targets, so this is all speculative. When reports came out that Soto was non-tendered by the Rangers, there was some murmurs from Mets blogs, this one included, that Soto … Continue reading →

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Mets Winter Meetings Preview (Dickey, OF’s, C’s, etc)

The Mets finally lit the hot stove last week with the extension to David Wright, and now they head into Nashville with a lot to do, but a lot of different ways to do it. There are three items that … Continue reading →

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The Mets Should Take a Risk With Geovany Soto

When it comes to batters this season, just look at how the player comes up to bat. Are they left handed? Not really interested. The Mets had major problems facing left handed starters last year as not only the “thump” … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Bisons Unveil Their New Look (Logo History)

Before 2008, the Bisons were an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and donned this look: In my personal opinion, it was creepy. I did enjoy how the “Bisons” script looked like that old style of post card, however it didn’t … Continue reading →

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R.A. Dickey Caps Off A Great Season and Great Day for the Mets

It has been easy to become a dyspeptic Mets fan the last few years. Injuries. Insipid performances from ownership promising change and not delivering. Some times, the talk of playing competitive ball, or just being a positive fan base sounds … Continue reading →

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Marlins Remind Me Of My High School Students

I’ve been pretty giddy since last night. Mid-November comes with serious baseball withdraw when all the news is about minor moves and the body is just starving for something big. And then the Marlins happened. The Marlins remind me of … Continue reading →

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Marlins Trade Their Entire Team: Are We Really Surprised?

In a headline that seems fake, the Marlins trade Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, John Buck and Emilio Bonifacio for a set of players that seems to be changing every few minutes, so I’ll update that tomorrow. After this … Continue reading →

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Mike Nickeas The Free Agent

Earlier this month Nickeas cleared waivers as he was removed from the 40 man roster. He was assigned to Triple A Las Vegas (which still is odd to type). Yesterday, Mike Nickeas elected free agency, ending his current time with … Continue reading →

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