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Opening day grand slam.

Maybe, but the amount of online self-immolations has made this quite an offseason for weenies. A a diehard Met fan, I'm begging you..... please trade David Wright. He deserves better than this.

Also, kinda seems like Deadspin got kinda played in some sort of vindictive shakedown.

That's an expensive toothbrush.

The Mets. Will be. A-MAY-zing.

Well, they have Davey Johnson, who is typically awesome in his first year, so it would be perilous to underestimate them, but make mine Mets.

Do we have the money on the Jackson deal yet? Not much of a better bet to me than, say Mike Pelfrey. But he's coming off the better year, so.

Me. Well, Daniel Murphy and me.

Eh, Cardinals get weaker.

Welcome to 2011, David Letterman.

G-Fafif wrote: Cashman's an unfaithful douche (aside from his MFYness). Why is it necessary to expose him, so to speak? Except for learning the GM didn't care for Posada -- not a surprise -- I didn't see any point to any of that. Was he using city funds to get the girlfriend those seats? I'm torn on Deadspin. They're crass, vulgar, gossip-driven, and seemingly come up with more sources than three sports newsrooms put together. Asking themselves Why? on occasion would be a good idea. But I don't doubt that Bissingers of the world are as above Deadspin's scruples as they think. Maybe something about the institutional culture of their paper keeps them in check more than their morals, but do you think now that the beans are spilled, the tabloids are going to lay off of Cashman?

I hear Frank Cashen is coming out of retirement to re-acquire Carl Pavano.

After the Mets pick over the carcass of the offseason marketplace, the Orioles pick over what the Mets have left behind. Those O's sign Casey Fossum to a minor league contract.

Harrelson, a popular Mets player, recalls the highlights of his long career. He�s refreshingly humble, so he has nothing negative to say about anybody and very little to say about himself. He spends much of the book recounting the improbable 1969 World Series victory; the 1973 near-championship, when he was an undersized, overachieving infielder; and the unforgettable 1986 World Series victory, when he was the third-base coach waving home the game six winning run. This feel-good, underdog story features detailed, pitch-by-pitch game descriptions that dramatically depict pivotal matchups. Nostalgic Mets fans will enjoy this, but general baseball fans looking for real insight into the team�s most successful seasons are likely to be disappointed by Harrelson�s light touch. - DK

This thread suddenly stinks of straightness.

Dickey, Yogi, and, um, either Lou Carnesecca or Warren Christopher.

TransMonk wrote: Nice pic as well. Nice? Why, next to that photo, nice is crap. The only way that picture could be more beautiful would be if it was held up in the air by Mona Lisa and Botticelli's Venus.

Oh, start your own thread. I've been carrying you too long, 99. TOO LONG.

I'm sure most who've reached the All-Star level do --- at least so far as their agents keeping a publicity agency and/or image consultant on retainer.

�It�s official: Jose Reyes will cut off his trademark long hair Friday on the MLB Network. More details to follow,� tweeted Reyes' agent, Chris Leible Tuesday night (via Fish Tank blog). I had understood that Reyes' agent was Peter Greenberg. I think this Leible character is the agent for Jos�'s hair.

The 2011 thread may be found here, and someday, maybe, in the archives, among threads started in April of 2011. The countdown from his [urlhttp://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-dickey-is-a-realist-murphy-optimist-1.3494223]comments at the Thurman Munson Awards Dinner. 4. dysfunctional 3. organic 2. gauntlet 1. cohese

John Ricco holding the hand of the frankly beautiful Daniel Ray Herrera. Odessa native Herrera plans to work his way back onto Mets' roster BY ADAM ZUVANICH The winter was cold and cruel to Odessa native Daniel Herrera, but hope springs eternal as he prepares for his first spring training with the New York Mets. Herrera pitched well out of the Mets� bullpen during the final month of last season, but they took him off their 40-man roster in early January and optioned him to Triple-A Buffalo. The left-handed reliever still received an invitation to the Mets� spring training camp, which begins Feb. 19 in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and he intends to be in a Mets uniform on opening day in New York. �I�ve been working pretty hard this offseason and throwing the ball pretty well already, and I�m excited to get to camp,� Herrera said. �It�s a whole new group of guys, and I think it�ll be a lot of fun. �My goal is to make the ballclub, and that�s what I�m in it for.� Herrera, a 27-year-old Permian graduate who lives in Austin during the offseason, is back in his hometown this week to visit family and friends before beginning his seventh professional season. He also will be a featured guest at tonight�s West Texas Sports Banquet & Memorabilia Auction at Midland Country Club. Herrera, who spent most of last season with Triple-A Nashville in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, was sent to the Mets on Sept. 1 to complete a trade for All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez. He finished the season with the Mets and shined as a situational lefty, posting a 1.13 ERA with five strikeouts in eight innings and 16 appearances. But last month the Mets placed him on waivers along with outfield prospect Fernando Martinez so they could clear spots on their 40-man roster for outfielder Scott Hairston and infielder Ronny Cedeno. Herrera cleared waivers and was then placed on the minor-league roster. �I was throwing the ball well and strung a lot of good outings together, so it was a big surprise,� Herrera said. �I didn�t expect to get that call. But they had to make a move, and unfortunately I was one of the ones.� Herrera said he was reassured by Mets assistant general manager John Ricco that he could be placed back on the 40-man roster �just as easily� as he was taken off. Still, Herrera said he�ll have to earn that spot with his performance in spring training and possibly the minors early in the season. �I think some things are going to have to happen and go right for me to get my goal to make the ballclub out of camp,� the 5-foot-6 southpaw said. �I�m going to have to do a lot of impressing, and hopefully they give me another chance.� Herrera said he began his offseason training program about a month after the end of the 2011 regular season, working out a gym in Austin and at the University of Texas� baseball facility with former Longhorns Sam LeCure and Drew Stubbs. LeCure and Stubbs play for the Cincinnati Reds, the team Herrera debuted with in 2008 and played for until May of last season. Herrera said he�s �feeling good� and plans to arrive in Florida at least a week before his scheduled reporting date, and he�ll arrive with a new pitch in his repertoire. Herrera said he�s added a �12-6� curveball to go along with his fastball, cutter, sinker, slow curve and trademark screwball. Herrera might also have a new hairdo. He said he hasn�t gotten a haircut since June, so his hair hangs below his shoulders in the back and below his chin in the front. �The only new thing (in my life) is not caring about the length of my hair,� he said. �But I�ll clean it up before I get to spring training.�

Reyes to get dreads cut on MLB Network Friday By Matt Snyder Bye bye, dreads. When star shortstop Jose Reyes signed a lucrative contract to play with the Miami Marlins for the next six years, he knew he would have to leave more than his Mets career behind. Per Marlins policy, Reyes' hair is too long and he'll have to hack off the dreads. In and of itself, that's pretty boring news -- you can look at the picture above to get a decent idea of how he'll look, even though that picture was taken back in 2003. But this is news because Reyes is making an event of cutting his hair. �It�s official: Jose Reyes will cut off his trademark long hair Friday on the MLB Network. More details to follow,� tweeted Reyes' agent, Chris Leible Tuesday night (via Fish Tank blog). So, if this sort of thing interests you, watch Reyes' haircut on MLB Network Friday. I can't say I'll be tuning in for that, but hey, to each his own.

Here's the deal with Beltran. Fangraphs suggests that the Giants got $5 million in production from him. I'm thinking, Well, the Mets' deal was backloaded, so the Giants probably paid him more than $5 million for the third of a season that they had him. So I check Cot's Baseball contracts and indeed he was owed $6,5 million at the time of the trade. Good, right? But then I read on and see the Mets sent $5 million along with him to help pay that salary. Left with only $2.5 million to cover, the Giants paid $.50 on the dollar for him. So yeah, it's not hard to look at as the Mets being in a deficit on that trade until Wheeler starts producing for the big team.

...but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah