Smiggy Scoops All --- Mets Nab Santana (split)

[smg58]

This just in from USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-01-29-twins-mets-santana_N.htm

[metsmarathon]

any deal where the mets keep pelfrey, church and f-mart is a great one!

[Willets Point]

Fuck Yeah!!!

[Fman99]

WOO HOO! That is a GREAT deal for the Mets!

[metirish]

WOW, WOW, WOW....oh joy it is to be a Mets fan....

[metsmarathon]

i'm personally trying to rein in my jubilation.. jic... but yippee.

[Frayed Knot]

Still the negotiating part to go through - but a good deal if accurate as reported:
Gomez
Guerra
Humber
Mulvey

[Guest sharpie]

Me happy.

[soupcan]

That is an EXCELLENT job by Omar!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Sweet!



Expected Klapisch headline: "Omar waits too long, gives up too much"

Expected Verducci headline: "Santana's good, but he's no Jeter"

[nymr83]

just heard this on the fan. assuming it is accurate and the Mets can come to terms i'm very happy.

[G-Fafif]

Wally Matthews:

Giving Up Guerra a White Flag for Blue Mets

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

G-Fafif wrote: Wally Matthews: Giving Up Guerra a White Flag for Blue Mets

Badass!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

where's the blood?

[stevejrogers]

G-Fafif wrote: Wally Matthews: Giving Up Guerra a White Flag for Blue Mets

HA! You did forget to work in a reference to either Carlos Beltran being frozen by Adam Wainright's curveball or the impending removal of the Iron Triangle junkyards!

[Guest AG/DC]

I sure wish MLB had a mechanism where these contingent-on-an-extension trades could be kept on the down-low until the signing was complete.

[Frayed Knot]

AG/DC wrote: I sure wish MLB had a mechanism where these contingent-on-an-extension trades could be kept on the down-low until the signing was complete.

That's on the list of things to do right after making the White House & Congress leak-proof.

[Elster88]

I have a huge erection.

[Zvon]

wooohooo, a late Christmas present.

[Guest AG/DC]

Frayed Knot wrote: ="AG/DC"]I sure wish MLB had a mechanism where these contingent-on-an-extension trades could be kept on the down-low until the signing was complete. That's on the list of things to do right after making the White House & Congress leak-proof.

I have the jerk store on line one.

[Guest themetfairy]

This trade was worth waiting for.

[metsmarathon]

jeez.. what's taking so long on the extension already? get it done, either way already! we need some NEWS!!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Very pleased! (Not as pleased as Elster, but very pleased nonetheless!)

[DocTee]

Awesome. Simply awesome.

[Benjamin Grimm]

This is about the only thing that would be able to knock the Giants off the back pages four days before the Super Bowl.

[metsmarathon]

this is the happiest a mets fan has ever been with armando on the mound!

[Guest KC]

Mets don't have chips?

We didn't even give up all the chips?

[Valadius]

I guess I'm the only one who isn't thrilled about the deal. I have a horrible feeling about this. The only consolation is that we kept Fernando Martinez. I could care less about Humber, but I'm furious that we traded Mulvey.

[Benjamin Grimm]

You felt the same way about Mike Jacobs.

Would you really rather have Kevin Mulvey than Johan Santana?

[soupcan]

In your wildest dreams Mulvey will not become Johan Santana - what's the problem?