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You'd think that his 2010 and 2011 seasons alone would give hope for a better profile than that http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=dewolf001tho anyway, why is your name in the header?

Lefty Specialist wrote: I hate when they sign a guy and your first thought is, "Gee, I thought he retired." this is unfortunately very funny.....

Sounds like a clusterfuck......... Sterling Equities even lined up the Shinnecock Indian nation to operate the casino, but a live-dealer casino is not legal in New York except on tribal lands, making it infeasible at this point, according to the report. The Wilpon's are cowboy's not Indians.......

By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com The owners of the New York Mets reportedly wanted to take a gamble on owning a casino next to Citi Field, the home of their major league club. Sterling Equities, the real-estate company operated by Fred Wilpon and family, who also owns the Mets, pitched a casino adjacent to the major league stadium in September 2011 and offered the City of New York $100 million to acquire 62 acres for the site, the New York Post reported Tuesday. Sterling Equities even lined up the Shinnecock Indian nation to operate the casino, but a live-dealer casino is not legal in New York except on tribal lands, making it infeasible at this point, according to the report. Sterling Equities was instead given 23 of the 62 requested acres in June to construct a $3 billion entertainment complex -- minus the casino. "The submission that included a gaming use was quickly dismissed as unviable," a spokesman with the city's Economic Development Corp. told the Post. "A different plan is now moving through the approvals process for a project that will create a dynamic new destination, hundreds of units of affordable housing, and thousands of jobs." The pitch for the casino was being delivered during the height of the Mets owners' financial troubles related to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. The owners since have favorably settled a lawsuit that sought to recover funds from them for allegedly profiting from the Ponzi scheme. The Mets declined to comment on the casino report.

Mejia reduced to a situational RH?, what's up with him these days?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Lyon's not that bad. But the Mets'll be lucky to win 75 games next season, with or without Lyon. Might as well spend the money on a scoreboard that isn't an embarrassing eyesore. I bet that's different money.

Frayed Knot wrote: I liked all the close-up shots during the blackout of a befuddled Roger Goodell looking helpless to deal with the situation. Oh wait, this wasn't baseball & Selig, it's the NFL so that turned out to be the one time when the cameras were seemingly unable to find the commish. I bet this is true too, I can't remember one shot of him during the whole debacle.

@AnthonyDiComo: Brandon Lyon close to a deal with #Mets, reports @JonHeymanCBS . That would probably complete their bullpen.

Marlon Byrd signed to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training..... http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/01/mets-sign-outfielder-marlon-byrd-to-a-minor-league-contract/

Jose Valverde didn't paint himself in glory this past post-season, yet might still command $4 million?, crazy.

Who's who? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745862/

The New York Mets Sign RHP LaTroy Hawkins To A Minor League Deal

Fman99 wrote: Brian Schneider hangs em up. again?

Should have looked, thanks man.

I hope no such language exists and Rodriguez sees out the rest of that awful albatross of a contract.

Damn, I had forgotten Bowa was his uncle.

Long coveted by Mets fans(me included), hangs them up. Good stuff here in Deadspin Nick Johnson, The Nearly Perfect Baseball Player, Retires Sean Newell Nick Johnson announced his retirement today after playing portions of 10 major league seasons due to an infuriating inability to stay healthy. It's impossible to read an article about Johnson without coming across the phrase "oft-injured." It will be the book on him until they close it: "Nick Johnson died today in his home, having asphyxiated on an enormous piece of chaw. The oft-injured former major leaguer is survived by his wife and two dogs." It's cruel to be so good at one of the most important things in baseball�"see the ball" always comes before "hit the ball"�and be physically incapable of doing it. In his worst (and first) season in the major leagues, Johnson posted a .194/.308/.313 slash line. He only had 78 plate appearances in 23 games that year but it would not be long before he was posting .400+ on base percentages. The guy just got on base. And, after his rookie season, he actually got on base by seeing the ball and hitting the ball. He was this close to being the perfect baseball player. Except for that one, tiny thing: in only four of his 10 seasons did he ever play over 100 games and he never played a full season. In 2006 he played his career high�147 games�with a .290/.428/.520 slashline and 149 OPS+. It was, no surprise, his best season. The second great tragedy of Nick Johnson's career is that while he was championed by the SABR community, he was the kind of player the gritty old press box should have loved, too. He had that hacking, battling, dirtied-uniform, never give an at-bat away kind of mentality and was actually good at it. Everyone could have gotten on board with Nick Johnson. He was David Eckstein with some discernable skill. But where Eckstein and his kind only metaphorically sacrificed their bodies for the game, Nick Johnson actually sacrificed his. Johnson was injured throughout his career, but the wheels fell off the wagon at the tail end of 2006 and he missed all of 2007 and most of 2008 with a broken leg. In 2011 he spent the year with the Indians�in AAA�as he recovered from wrist surgery for what felt like the 16th time. He then played 33 games for the Orioles last year before that god damned wrist acted up again. With an OBP and the sheer desire to play baseball like his, he could have singlehandedly brokered d�tente between the stats and anti-stats crowds. It never happened, obviously. Like everything else in Johnson's career, it never really got a chance to be more than hypothetical. And now he's retiring because his body, and major league teams, finally gave up on him. At a certain point, it doesn't matter how well you see it, you still have to be able to hit it. http://deadspin.com/nick-johnson/ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsni01.shtml

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I don't think the Mets unwillingness to give 5 years is "latest" nor would Bourn's desire for such a deal be news either. not at all like the Post to stretch things.......if he gets five years anywhere all the best to him.

Ceetar wrote: He's gonna tweet the his entire trip from Boston to PSL. Fearing you are not joking...... I wish twatter was around when Mike Stanton drove his douche mobile(Hummer) to PSL while with the Mets.

Matt Harvey ?@MattHarvey33 My car needs to get out of the snow as well.

Matt Harvey ?@MattHarvey33 Snowy mystic.

Mike Puma ?@NYPost_Mets Latest on Michael Bourn negotiations: He wants at least five years, and Mets aren't willing to go there.

Never ends with Francesa Mike Francesa Has A Police Escort To New Orleans For The Super Bowl Apparently Francesa screws up a fans chance at winning tix to Super Bowl

I think Boston will find out this coming season that Bobby wasn't the problem.

Hard to disagree with that or to hit the edit button, has there been a better stache on the team since? Quintanilla flirted with one but didn't sustain it or his good play.