ON DECK: PIRATES AT METS

 
Carlos Delgado and Johan Santana have a couple of things in common. Both were big-time trade acquisitions by the Mets (13-11), who are working on short leashes in front of the Shea faithful. Santana will try to win back the crowd tonight against... [link]

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Pirates' trade pieces raise stakes

Over a long inaugural winter as the Pirates' general manager, Neal Huntington had set out to revamp his roster with significant veteran-for-prospect trades. ...
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Relax...Don't Boo It, When You Want To Go To It

All this hub bub about booing the Mets is getting to me. Stemming from Carlos Delgado's denial of giving Mets fans a cookie curtain call has some peoples panties tied in a knot....SAVE THE BOOS FOR WHEN THEY DESERVE IT FOLKS STOP WATERING THEM DOWN
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What's wrong with the outfield?

I continue to hear more and more about the Mets wanting to trade for Xavier Nady to sure up the Mets outfield. Um...why? What is wrong with the outfield? Has Angel Pagan already fallen so far out of favor with Mets fans since he won the game over the Phillies in the 12th inning? Has the Angel Wave already run it's course in New York?
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To: Media and Mets fans everywhere Subject: Stop whining

Dear all media outlets and Mets bloggers, commenters, and fans, Please, for the love of everything holy, please stop making a story out of this Carlos Delgado curtain call snub. This is the most inane story about a complete non-story. Why does it matter if he took a curtain call or not? He didn't feel it was right, and that's that.
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Will Mets Release Delgado?

Is Carlos Delgado the next Frank Thomas ?  Or worse yet, is he the next Mike Piazza ?  Sammy Sosa ?  Barry Bonds ?  (steroid implications aside).  So asks Joel Sherman of the NY Post who's headline - always in that ...
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