I'm not sure, but I think a Milwaukee reporter declared the deal done first. I would speculate that he got it because somebody in the Brewers front office told Gomez the news when he was on the plane, and Gomez sat on it for about two seconds. I want to blame the Mets booth for getting all blabby, but I have to wonder how the MLB.com editors can look at themselves in the mirror this morning. If they can run the story without getting a confirmation from 24-7 Jay Horwitz, what more authoritative source so the piggybacking outlets have to confirm it with before they all fall like dominoes? Should they all have to get a confirmation from an authorized Mets source before giving a peep? It's a good time to tip a hat to Bernard Shaw � the CNN anchor who refused to report Florida won by Gore back in 2000, when everybody else ran with it.