24 January, 2009

Mets Playing in the WBC

Eddie D’Anna is not happy about the Mets going to the World Baseball Classic. Here are the participants from Queens:

Dominican Republic – Jose Reyes
Venezuala – Francisco Rodriguez
Puerto Rico – Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Pedro Feliciano
United States – David Wright, Brian Schneider, J.J. Putz

Fortunately, Johan Santana, who was invited to play for Venezuela, will not participate. However, Peter [...]

24 January, 2009

Manny is a No Brainer

Filip Bondy of the New York Daily News says signing Manny is a no brainer. Between his production, the Mets move to a new ballpark, and the fact that he is still out there, there is no reason why the Mets bigwigs can’t get on the same page.
TBD Spin
Duh. The Mets are claiming poverty, and [...]

24 January, 2009

Sheets is the Solution

It seems as though the Mets are going to stick to their budget. Between not offering Derek Lowe or more substantial contact, and now reports coming out that no one in the organization is interested in Manny Ramirez, it’s hard to believe the Mets are going to spend much more than the estimated $10 million [...]

24 January, 2009

Week in Review: 1/18 – 1/24

A lot happened over the last week, especially yesterday. Here it is:

Jeff Wilpon said that GM Omar Minaya has never expressed interest in Manny Ramirez, at least not to him. The Mets chances of signing the right handed slugger appear slim.
Jon Heyman reports that the Mets have officially put an offer on the table for Oliver Perez, and [...]