metirish

I know you are taking the piss Doc...

Is this a reflection of the Mets great season?...I'm happy for Manny, great to see Mets coaches getting interviews for vacent jobs...

Good for Manny,I'll miss his work at third base.....

That's some starting five..

Yep, I hate that building..always did...

From Sweeny Murti on the FAN,deal was aggreed to on Tuesday,then a 72 hour window to work on an extension for Sheff.

Can Drew place first base?

] BY KEN DAVIDOFF Newsday Staff Writer November 10, 2006, 3:47 PM EST The Yankees have traded Gary Sheffield to the Detroit Tigers for three minor-league pitchers. In return for Sheffield, who missed the bulk of the 2006 season with a left wrist injury, the Yankees received right-hander Humberto Sanchez, regarded as an elite pitching prospect, as well as Class A pitchers Anthony Claggett and Kevin Whelan. SI.com first reported the trade today. Last Sunday, the Yankees picked up their $13 million option on Sheffield for 2007, and Sheffield blasted the Yankees before and after that decision. The Tigers, in an interesting move, agreed to sign Sheffield through 2009, an investment that should placate Sheffield for the time being.

Just heard on the FAN,Glavine officially turned down his $7.5 million option today.....

From ESPN... ] The Boston Red Sox may have posted the top bid for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, according to Major League Baseball sources. There has been no official announcement, and the Seibu Lions, Matsuzaka's team in Japan, have until Tuesday to accept or reject the high bid. But, according to officials monitoring the bidding, the Red Sox bid may be between $38 million and $45 million. Matsuzaka, who pitched for Japan's World Baseball Classic champions, is considered among the top prospects available this offseason. If the Lions accept the top bid, the winning bidder has 30 days to reach an agreement with Matsuzaka. If a deal cannot be reached, he would return to the Lions for the 2007 Japanese baseball season. By 5 p.m. Wednesday, major league teams interested in bidding on the rights to deal with Matsuzaka had to post a sealed bid. Major League Basball then took the highest bid and forwarded only the dollar figure -- not the identity of the team -- to the Seibu Lions. According to a source within Major League Baseball, as of Friday afternoon, Seibu had not informed MLB officially whether it had accepted the bid. There are three reasons the deal would make sense for the Red Sox: � Talent evaluators who have seen Matsuzaka say he's a top of the rotation-quality pitcher who would improve the Red Sox staff. � If Boston signs him it would effectively plant a Red Sox flag in the growing Far East market. [code:1][/code:1]

They should conduct some market research here.

] Mets stadium: CitiField? BY KEN DAVIDOFF Newsday Staff Writer November 10, 2006, 3:15 PM EST The Mets are very close to striking a deal for the naming rights to their new stadium, and Citigroup is the likely winner, Newsday has learned. The Mets will officially break ground on their new ballpark, set to open in 2009, on Monday. The new name of the ballpark will likely be announced at that time. The Mets have long indicated that they would sell the naming rights to their new ballpark. It is believed that they have also discussed those rights with Verizon and Pepsi. Citigroup has conducted market research to determine the best name for their new stadium. Among the names proposed were: Citigroup Ballpark, Citi Ballpark, Citibank Ballpark, Citibank Yard, Citibank Coliseum, Citibank Diamond, Citibank Field. The web site hotfoot.com reports that a sign on the grounds of the new stadium reads, "CitiField: Coming in 2009."

But Boras is not his agent,least he wasn't last week. His agent is Diego Bentz.

Elster is a thick skinned bollox,last week he took a beating(in fun) and laughed about it...any baseball fan here is welcome ,we just don't like silly shit,when I first started posting here I learned that,it's really not like other boards...probably why we don't have a few thousand members..but that's ok.

Does this team need another leftie hitter though?

Yeah,I liked it...

] NEW YORK -- Mets pitcher Tom Glavine filed provisionally for free agency Thursday, still uncertain whether he wants to stay in New York or try to go back to the Atlanta Braves. Glavine has until Friday to exercise a $7.5 million player option, and the Mets have until Nov. 20 to exercise a $14 million team option. The options carry a $3 million buyout and both are likely to be declined. His agent, Gregg Clifton, has had preliminary discussions with the Mets about a new deal. San Diego left-hander David Wells, another Clifton client, also filed Thursday. A total of 171 players have filed since the World Series, and eight more potentially are eligible to file by Saturday's deadline. Cubs right-hander Wade Miller, who had filed Oct. 30, agreed Thursday to a one-year contract to remain in Chicago. Free agents can start discussing money with all teams beginning Sunday, the day before the annual general managers' meetings open in Naples, Fla. Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

] I'm hearing 5 years - $100M and not a penny under. Must be going to Texas then....

Not one bit...

You think Omar will look to move Green?, he's owed $12M IIRC,Mets would have to eat a big chunk of that to trade him I would think.

And his hair looks like his own,unlike Marv,Kenny Albert looks like him.

So even though he started five games in 83 he's still a rookie in 84?....I'm asking because I don't know...

Opinion..Darling was not a rookie in 84. FACT Throughout major league history only the 1899 Cleveland Spiders (20-134) lost more games in a single season than the 1962 Mets.

] On opening day in 1996, Ozzie Smith and the Cardinals faced the Mets during shortstop Rey Ord��ez's major league debut. After Ord��ez's stunning relay throw to home plate from his knees during his first major league game, Ozzie Smith responded "I can definitely say he is the second-coming of me." When I was first a Mets fan Rey was my fave player, I couldn't believe his defence... FACT Doc Gooden will be set free tomorrow(all the best)

Big Mo had busts..