Dang NYFO

[MFS62]

Saw a new post on the NYFO site that ESPN radio is reporting thatthe Mets got Barry Zito.
Then when I tried to open the thread, the site went down due to "heavy traffic".

Can anyone confirm, give some details?

Later

[Guest Rotblatt]

I just took a quick look around my favorite "breaking news" sites and didn't see anything, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Jesus, I hope we didn't give up a top prospect for him, but I can't imagine Beane wouldn't hold out for a top prospect, especially this early in the year.

Of course, it's all a vicious rumor at this point, so I should probably stay calm.

[seawolf17]

Nothing on any of the usual dim-light boards (espn.com board, mets.com board), and those places usually light up whenever something like that is mentioned on the radio. So I doubt it.

[Guest Rotblatt]

They closed the thread at NYFO, calling it a bogus claim.

The original poster said it was "Diaz & a prospect."

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

1050 just has Gammo as a guest. He reported you hang out at a lousy web site.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Shall we agree that, from this point forward, not to post any kind of news here based solely on the word of a NYFO poster?

[MFS62]

I been had (and I feel cheap and used).
I promise.

Sorry

Later

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Just crackin' nuts.

FWIW, it made me tune in and catch a few minutes of Gammo. He says "I don't think there's a market for Tom Glavine." He also says he expects the Mets will make moves that attempt to improve their chances this year & next; iow, they won't go pie-in-the-sky for a prospect. He doesn't think the NL East will separate enough to necessarily cash any team out of it, so it could be an interesting deadline.

But we pretty much know all that anyhow.

[Guest sharpie]

Prolly a trick to make more people listen to ESPN radio.