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Pedro’s New Shoe and other tales
Pedro Martinez talks about his toe injury, his special Nike shoe and other issues on ESPN.com.
Anna Benson Gets Kris Traded… Again… Maybe
The Mets traded starting pitcher Kris Benson to the Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine yesterday. Benson’s wife, Anna, had some things to say about it, as usual. Here’s a sampling:
Castro Agrees to 1-Year Deal
According to the AP the Mets and backup catcher Ramon Castro have agreed to a 1-year contract worth $800,000. This takes Castro off of the arbitration list. Still eligible for arbitration are VÃctor Zambrano and Chris Woodward. (Nice error on the linked page switching the positions of the arbitration eligible duo.)
Mets Acquire Relievers, Second Baseman
The Mets needed bullpen help and that’s exactly what they got today when they acquired right handed relievers Duaner Sanchez & Steve Schmoll from the Dodgers in exhange for Jae Seo & Tim Hamulack. Sanchez will be the primary right handed setup man for new closer Billy Wagner. The Mets also acquired a new second […]
The Continuing Saga of Pedro’s Toe
According to an AP report Pedro Martinez‘s right toe is still in pain. Am I the only one troubled by this?
Anna Benson Talks with Jeff Wilpon
Anna Benson has spoken again. This time with Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, according to a New York Post report. The attention seeking wife of Mets pitcher Kris Benson called to plead with Wilpon to not trade her husband.
Mets to Sign Grudzielanek? That Depends on Matsui
Rumor has it that the Mets will sign Mark Grudzielanek on Thursday. Why wait until then? The deadline for existing teams to offer salary arbitration will have passed and the Mets will not be required to give St. Louis a draft pick to compensate for the signing. What does this mean for Kazuo Matsui? I […]
Lo Duca Replaces Piazza… Again
Omar Minaya made a deal over the weekend that appears to be very unpopular with other Mets bloggers. Excuse me for thinking differently than the crowd. In order the fill the catching vacancy left by Mike Piazza‘s departure the Mets turned to the source that gave them Piazza in the first place and traded for […]
Benson Baltimore Bound?
An intersting story broke in this morning’s New York Post reporting that the Mets are talking to the Baltimore Orioles about trading Kris Benson for Jorge Julio. The Mets have a large number of starting pitchers in the fold and certainly trading one for someone who can set up Billy Wagner is a good idea. […]
Will Wagner Suck?
As I was reading some of the local press this morning regarding the signing of Billy Wagner the cynic in me started come out as I found myself asking, “how badly will Wagner play this year?†I’m normally on optimistic guy when it comes to these things but the Mets have been hurt by big […]
