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MLB Rumors: Are The Yankees and Mets Negotiating a Trade?

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:30:10 +1900

According to Frank Russo of New York Baseball Digest , as well as Was Watching , the star center fielder of the New York Mets, Carlos Beltran, will be playing in New York next season—but on which team? The Mets, as Ted Berg of MetsBlog confirms, could be taking calls about Carlos Beltran this offseason, and one possible trade could have Carlos Beltran playing in pinstripes. The rumored trade is one that doesn't make much sense for the New York Mets. According to Frank Russo, “Now, this is an interesting trade I heard: A Yankee trade between the Yankees and the Mets, think about this. Robbie Cano, another member of the bullpen—either Veres and/or Bruney, Kennedy and possibly another one of the prospects from Scranton-Wilkes Barre or below, to the Mets for Carlos Beltran." As a New York Mets fan who has constantly thrown his anger towards Carlos Beltran, I still see this trade as a stupid one. Carlos Beltran is one of the main reasons for any success we have, not for the ...

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Should Roberto Clemente Have His Number Retired Like Jackie Robinson?

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:32:59 +1900

Should Roberto Clemente have his number retired the way Jackie Robinson does? This question is only going to continue until Major League Baseball and Bud Selig come to a decision. No one should be angered by this...I think everyone can agree, whether you think Clemente is deserving of this honor or not, is that Clemente and Robinson made Major League Baseball much better through their contributions. So, let's take a deep breath and discuss this rationally. Did Clemente face the same challenges of Robinson and Larry Doby (who for some reason, doesn't get nearly enough respect for being the first American League black baseball player) had to face? No, he did not. But that doesn't diminish what they Clemente went through. I couldn't imagine what it was like facing the racism that Doby and Robinson had to face, but how does lessen what Clemente did? It doesn't! Like Robinson and Doby, Clemente infused racial diversity into a sport that desperately needed it. Major League rosters are now heavily ...

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