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Who knew Omar Minaya was a fan of Gossip Girl ? Reports say (and get ready to hear all kinds of bullshit moves bandied about from the MSM as they justify why they are sitting in a hotel airport in Chicago for the next few days ) that the Mets will move Luis Castillo to [...]

First Response, Or First Tease?

You have to assume that any rumor that involves dumping Luis Castillo's contract is probably too good to be true.Look, my past man crush on Castillo is . And he deserves a world of credit for bouncing back not once (from 2008), but twice (from the pop-up). But it's also well documented that you sell high. Or at least Castillo high which means you sell mediocre.So this which would send Castillo to the Cubs and Lyle Overbay to the Mets is absolutely the right thing to think about. It's the third part of that deal which will make or break it, which is Milton Bradley going from the Cubs to the Jays. And Toronto, reportedly and predictably, . (Some say the Canadian exchange rate would change Bradley from slightly perturbed and misunderstood to certifiably insane.)If these rumors do turn out to be a pipe dream, then at least those rumors can die a horrible death too. Or the rumor that I completely made up myself where the Phillies for the sole purpose of signing Chone Figgins, and hence moving Jimmy Rollins down in the order.Die rumors ... die.

Veteran Sheffield files for free agency

Minaya plans to be aggressive on market

Minaya plans to be aggressive

Will Beltran, Wright win Gold Gloves?

HOLIDAY ? IT WOULD BE SO NICE!

Tim Dierkes of MLBTrade Rumors has a post of the predicted whereabouts the top 50 Free Agents will land. His number one rank Free Agent is Matt Holliday has he sees the Mets making a big time signing here by going 5 to 6 yrs and over $100mil to land the coveted LF’er. This is [...]

Inbox: Make a deal or is Murphy the man?

LET’S GO SHOPPING FOR STARTING PITCHING

So let’s see how we can reconstruct the NY Mets to make them a contender in 2010. We all know wear the major work needs to be done starting pitching, left field, catcher, and fortifying the bullpen so today I want to look at candidates for the starting rotation. As far as I’m concerned there are [...]

I AM A METS FAN AND I AM DAMN PROUD OF IT

Well, thank God that’s over. Because I work in Lower Manhattan, I had no choice but to suffer through that awful parade yesterday. I had thought about taking the day off and not subject myself to the pageantry of douchebags that would be on display but then I thought why should I waste a vacation [...]

Xavier Nady Stole My Couch

X: Hey, man.MD: Who are you and what are you doing in my living room?X: Come on, you don't recognize me?MD: You look familiar ...X: Yeah, you even bought .MD: Dude, that only eliminates, like, half of major league baseball.X: Dude!MD: Wait a second ... are you Xavier Nady?X: Yeah man, what's up?MD: Nothing, but I reiterate: What are you doing in my living room?X: I heard you had meatloaf in the fridge.MD: Uh, okay.X: It's damn good.MD: Yes it is. But, how did you get in here?X: With this MD: That's a large key.X: It's not just any large key ... it's my key to the city.MD: You got a key to the city? For what??!?X: Dude, I'm a Yankee!MD: Don't remind me.X: Yeah, so we're world champs, so I got this key.MD: And ... you used it to come into my apartment.X: Yeah.MD: You can do that?X: Anywhere in the city I want, I can just use this and walk right in.MD: I thought it was merely symbolic.X: Crazy, huh?MD: So at any moment I could see Jeter or A-Rod in my kitchen?X: In theory, yes. But the big players don't really use them much ... it's just the bench guys that use them to get a meal or some furniture. Not everyone can make $20 million a year. We're just trying to make a living.MD: Furniture?X: Yeah, I just came from Jay-Z's house. I took his couch.MD: Dude, that's theft!X: Hey I've got a key. The city is mine. Besides, he'll never know it's missing. He's too busy trying to convince LeBron James to play for the Nets next year.MD: But there has to be some specific purpose that brought you here.X: Huh?MD: I mean, you could go anywhere you wanted, but you came here. I mean, what's it about? Is this some sort of penance that I have to go through? Is this my punishment for not watching the World Series ... I find Xavier Nady on my couch eating my meat loaf with a key to the city earned while playing for the New York Yankees? Are you a symbol, Xavier? A symbol of what my life is going to be like rooting for this team for the next twenty years? What? X: Dude, do you have some ketchup for this meat loaf?MD: X: Dude, chillax. I really just came for the meat loaf and to watch some T.V. I'm sorry if you were searching for a larger purpose for me being in your living room. It was really just hunger and television.MD: You couldn't find a larger house with a bigger T.V.?X: Well, I went into Frankie Rodriguez's house to watch his wall-sized flat screen. But that didn't work out so well.MD: He didn't have meat loaf?X: It wasn't that ... turns out he put a bullet through his television when Brian Bruney got his key to the city.MD: Oh.X: Yeah.MD: Maybe you're here as a symbol that Oliver Perez will also one day get his key to the city.X: He's got his already. Unfortunately, that city is Port St. Lucie.MD: That sounds appropriate.X: Hey, you got any salt for this?MD: No Xavier. Even though you're a somewhat popular former Met, you're a Yankee who has won a championship so I'm going to have to throw you out of my home.X: I understand.MD: And by the way, that meat loaf is like two weeks old.X: I knew it needed ketchup.MD: You think Jeter will actually try to show up with his key? Because if he does I'll press charges.X: Jeter already exchanged his for a new blazing copper Ford. And A-Rod gave his to Kate Hudson ... told her it was the key to his heart or something stupid like that.MD: Oh lord, really?X: Yeah. Can you believe that?MD: What was the deal with , anyway?X: Don't ask, dude.MD: Feel free to come back when you're a Met again.X: With my recent injury history, that'll be soon.MD: I'll expect the medical records in the mail.X: I'm off for my cortisone and salmonella shots.

Mets officially decline option on Putz

Mets decline option on Putz

J.J., Not So Dynamite, Seeks 2010 Spinoff

The only thing missing from that speech was a parachute and an aircraft carrier. And much like George Bush on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Omar Minaya at the Bellagio delivered a victory speech that doesn't seem so much like a victory a little under a year later, as J.J. Putz was granted his million dollar option and sent loose into the deep, dark world that is free agency. Of course, after being a 2009 Met, that's a world that doesn't seem so deep, or dark.There are plenty of reasons to blast Omar Minaya. I don't feel this is one of them ... at least not for the trade itself. I realize how everyone feels about Endy Chavez. But let's face it, his last days as a Met were hardly productive as an everyday player. He was better in Seattle before tearing his ACL before missing the season.And also ... Aaron Heilman. Need I say more?The mistake in the trade more than likely was either not knowing the medical history, or ignoring it all together. Looking back, misdiagnosing injuries would be a theme of this team, so I'm not really surprised. The idea of the trade was good. Even the execution was good. But when the guy who's the lynchpin of the entire trade is made to pitch two more weeks than he should have with bone spurs, then of course a trade is going to look bad.It also didn't help that Sean Green was either pitching on eight days rest or eight straight days all season ... and that Jeremy Reed, who came as a defensive wizard in the outfield, was inexplicably put at first base for reasons we'll never understand. He also never saw playing time on a team that had about fifty players injured ... again, for reasons we'll never understand.You may say that it was a bad idea to have a closer pitch the eighth inning, citing that Putz had concerns about not having that "ninth inning adrenaline rush". But that was probably a cover for the injuries that he was forced to pitch through ... and of course he's going to do it because he's not an excuse guy. I'm not sure having a closer in the eighth is bad roster construction. Heck, there have been plenty of eighth inning guys who have been a disaster in the eighth inning.Again ... Aaron Heilman.So did it work out? No. But Chavez and Joe Smith didn't exactly work out either, so this whole experiment will probably be a wash. That is, of course, until Ezequiel Carrera gets called up and becomes Superman for Seattle (He had an on base percentage of .441 in AA West Tennessee last season ... for the record. So get back to me about this trade in three years.)

STAY STRONG METS FANS, STAY STRONG!

Loads of Highlander bandwagaoniers on the ferry and subway this morning. Lots of neighbors who I see in passing {Sidebar: one of the biggest differences between living on Staten Island from living in Brooklyn is Brooklynites are much more neighborly. As a kid growing up in Boro Park, I knew everyone who lived on my block. In the summer, the people [...]

A Step Behind

All right, so we're mere hours into the off-season, so let's kick it off by being impatient. It's so "New York Cliche" to be impatient, but I'm embracing it.How can I help it? Already we've heard that the Mets are by Aroldis Chapman's asking price, by John Lackey's asking price, and have already missed out on two players widely thought to be potential parts of the Mets renaissance: Mark Teahen () and Jeremy Hermida (). With Carlos Delgado filing for free agency, maybe making a move for an upgrade at first base would have helped. Or, maybe Hermida would have been an option in left field, or as a better fourth outfielder option than whatever next season's 35-year-old flavor of the month might be. But I guess that's why Omar Minaya makes the big bucks getting Jeff Wilpon coffee while I just spew crap here in this space.If the modus operandi of this team is truly going to change, then apparently it has to be done quick. Because even after one day without baseball, teams seem to be proactive in filling holes while the Mets have already stumbled out of the gate. Maybe the Mets do have a plan in mind. Maybe it does involve Lackey and/or Chapman, and everything we've heard from the media is a Mets induced smokescreen to hide a better plan.I hope there's a better plan. And I hope they're right.***For those who wonder why I don't "support the Yankees for my city because I'm a New Yorker" or root for the Yankees because in 1986 Yankee fans "rooted for the Mets against the Red Sox", . Check, and mate.

Mets' offseason wheels in motion

Mets see attractive free agents hit market