Hot Stove League

[stevejrogers]

Edgy DC wrote: I didn't claim it's a trend. I said it, in itself, speaks well. Please take what I say for what I say. ]Like I said, if the kid was just as talented in lacrosse as he is in baseball and enticed by the Major Indor LAX league (or whatever pro-LAX league is out there) it doesn't speak for the health of said pro-LAX league. In the same sense that increased revenues and profits doesn't speak for the health of the league? Of course it does. It's not the last word, but of course it does. I have no interest in indulging the speculative argument about the player fleeing racial discrimination.

Fair enough

[stevejrogers]

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Chase Utley gets a nice 7 year, 85 mil extention with the Phillies

Ryan Howard's payday is fast approaching!

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Oh well. I was hoping the Mets would be able to Poach Utley in a couple of years.

[smg58]

You're going to see fewer and fewer high-profile young guys hit the open market. The benefits generally outweigh the risks for both sides.

[DocTee]

Can this be true? If so, the Cubs are the most generous team in sports.


http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070121&content_id=1783591&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Among the items being given away on the 2007 promotions calendar are iPod nanos, Lou Piniella bobblehead dolls, Andre Dawson road jerseys, bears from the "Build-A-Bear Workshop," and Ryne Sandberg No. 23 player caps. ... The "Race to Wrigley" 5-K run will be held March 31.

[dinosaur jesus]

That's not a Lou Piniella bobblehead. That's what his head always looks like.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Wasn't Charlie Ward billed as the best QB in NY when he was a Knick?

It's not my money we we spend on whoever but it will probably cost 75 bucks just to walk into this new Met ballpark

The Sports/Industrial complex...no healthcare for all

[Guest iramets]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Oh well. I was hoping the Mets would be able to Poach Utley in a couple of years.

Oh, they can. All that has to happen is for him to have three or four off-years in a row, and then the Mets will pick up the remainder of his high-priced, no-performance contract that they'll try to sell to the fan base as "Hey, this is CHASE UTLEY! Don't you remember how he used to kill us way back when? Well, we've got him--it's the same guy--and only 12 million per year, too! Yay on us!"

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Sounds like a plan!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Finally, we've been shown the plan. Quick, somebody call ambler.

[smg58]

iramets wrote: Oh, they can. All that has to happen is for him to have three or four off-years in a row,

Well hey, if that happens the Phillies don't come within ten games of us the rest of the decade! I like it already!

[MFS62]

From today's NY Post:

Today in Venezuela, the Mets will see Victor Zambrano throw for the second time, according to agent Peter Greenberg.

The Mets are one of five or six teams, according to Greenberg, who are interested in Zambrano and the pitcher - who had Tommy John surgery last May 15 - could possibly have a decision later this week.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

We need to re-sign VZ to keep the Tim Bogar Trade Chain alive. That, or root for that minor-league ctacher we received for Victor Diaz.