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Buy Bernie Madoff's New York Mets Jacket
metspolice.com - 24 days ago
Buy Bernie Madoff's New York Mets Jacket
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Believe me I'd rather be writing about John Lackey (why do I hear on SNY that the Yankees  want him.  Omar, hello?) but instead we have this.. the pièce de résistance — a blue satin jacket with orange trim labeled and embroidered "NY Mets," "MADF," "25," and "Madoff" is valued at ...
If the Mets want Lackey, all they have to do is ask the Yankees....
athbaseball.com - 21 days ago
If the Mets want Lackey, all they have to do is ask the Yankees....
— athbaseball.com — David Lennon of Newsday reported via twitter today that the Mets have spoken to John Lackey 's... agent. I sure hope this isn't one of those stunts where they "put the word out" that they are interested in Lackey so that the fans think that they are genuinely trying to improve the team, when in ... (more) If the Mets want Lackey, all they have to do is ask the ...

Comments vote down Around The Horn Around The Horn posted 21 days agoposted this
Mets Trying To Pull Another Vladimir Guerrero
metsmerizedonline.com - 24 days ago
Mets Trying To Pull Another Vladimir Guerrero
— metsmerizedonline.com — Last month, during a much ballyhooed appearance with Mike Francesa on WFAN, Omar Minaya and Jeff Wilpon... seemed to indicate that the Mets would be major players in the free agent market this winter. They stated that their the top targets would be a number two starting pitcher and a big time ... (more) Mets Trying To Pull Another Vladimir Guerrero

Comments vote down joed86 joed86 posted 24 days agoposted this
Mets all in on Lackey ?
metsfever.blogspot.com - 20 days ago
Mets all in on Lackey ?
— metsfever.blogspot.com — According to David Lennon of Newday the Mets plan to be serious bidders on starting pitcher John... Lackey. The Angels ace is the top free agent pitcher on the market and many immediately dismissed the Mets chances because of there lack of stomach for bidding wars, which seemed to be reinforced ... (more) Mets all in on Lackey ?

Comments vote down edfever edfever posted 20 days agoposted this

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Amazin' Avenue:  Overbay Applesauce - Mets rumored to move Castillo, buying high with Wolf, Riggleman v. Valentine

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Overbay Applesauce - Mets rumored to move Castillo, buying high with Wolf, Riggleman v. Valentine
Amazin' Avenue — ... way deal involving Lyle Overbay coming to the Mets for Luis Castillo was being considered. The deal is still a long shot. At least Mark Herrmann tries to think outside the box. Besides the whole impossibility thing, my complaint about the column is the characterization that the Mets are a disaster. They're bad and the management has been sub-par, but they certainly are not on the same level as the Atlanta Braves back in the day.  Bernie Madoff's Met jacket is pretty amazing. Some video of Met prospects in the AFL to send ...

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2010 Top 50 Free Agents
mlbtraderumors.com 25 days ago — It's time for the fourth annual MLB Trade Rumors Top 50 Free Agents list! The entire list of available free agents can be found here.
The Yankees and John Lackey -- a little more speculation
pinstripealley.com 24 days ago — IF the New York Yankees pursue an expensive free agent who did not just help them win a World Series -- and at this point that appears to be a big IF -- the early speculation is that their target will be Angels ' starting pitcher John Lackey . From Jon Heyman of SI.com The world champion ...
The New York Mets Big Off-Season Acquisition Might Be...Mike Cameron?
metspolice.com 24 days ago — So here's what I'm reading.... The Mets fear John Lackey because of arm issues.  Lackey made 27 starts in 2009.   Santana made 25.  Lackey will make a great third starter for the Yankees.  Perhaps the Mets can sign whoever the Japanese John Lackey is...or explain to us ...
Buzz: Yankees not interested in Long-Term Deals — MetsBlog.com
In a report for the New York Post , Joel Sherman writes, “The Yankees are much more focused on Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui than they are on Jason Bay , Matt Holliday and John Lackey.” Last month, in a post to his blog for Newsday , Ken Davidoff said ...
Yankees Could Keep Pettitte, Damon, Matsui — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
After months of talk that the Yankees would only keep one of Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui , Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the World Champions will try to re-sign both players, plus Andy Pettitte . The Yankees are more intent on retaining their own free agents than they are on ...
Nostalgia vs. Common Sense — Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest
One of the biggest surprises to me during the GM meetings is the belief the Yankees will attempt to keep Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte, and Hideki Matsui versus focusing on Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, and John Lackey. To me that’s the wrong move because it is predicated on nostalgia of the ...
John Lackey and the New York Yankees — yankeesdaily.com
John Lackey is a free agent pitcher from the Los Angeles Angels. The Yankees were impressed by the toughness John Lackey showed in this year’s American League playoffs. The Angels could at least offer him arbitration and would likely be his top choice should the Texas Rangers’ ...
New York Roundup: Mets Sour, Yankees Sweet On Lackey — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
It wouldn't be the hot stove season without the two New York teams: Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that the Mets are "concerned about" John Lackey 's past injury problems to the point that they won't pursue him. The Yankees, however, are "definitely interested." Newsday's Ken Davidoff ...
Crasnick Polls Baseball Executives — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com has a fascinating piece up discussing how various baseball executives view the emerging free agent and trade market. Among those polled: Of 20 executives, 11 would want Matt Holliday , nine Jason Bay if money or length of deal were not an issue. Despite Holliday ...
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 11-09-09 — The Real Dirty Mets Blog
Well today was the first day of the General Managers meetings and according to Joel Sherman, that weasel from the New York Post, is reporting that our personal whipping boy - Omar Minaya has told many of his industry friends that he desperately wants to add a run producing bat at either first ...
Lackey not lacking for suitors — True Grich
I know it’s only talk, but I’m not liking what I’m hearing in the Hot Stove round ups taking place around the internet and within the media as a whole. I have read a few too many instances of pundits and the like predicting that John Lackey will end up in New York wearing pinstripes. According ...
Type A/B free agent rankings — Angels blog
Elias Sports Bureau (keepers of all things statistical) has released its official rankings of this year’s free-agent class. Free agents ranked in the top 20 percent at their position by Elias are considered Type A free agents. Players ranked in the 21-40 percent range at their position ...
Heyman's Latest: Holliday, Lackey, Bay, Trades — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Jon Heyman has a new column up at SI.com , so let's dive on in... Scott Boras said on Sunday that the Cardinals have not made any proposals in an effort to retain Matt Holliday , and Heyman says "the chances for Holliday to remain a Cardinal look slim at this point." A source familiar ...
Yankees Won’t Stand Pat In Offseason — Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest
We are only a few days removed from the Yankees winning their 27th World Championship, and already many Yankees fans are eagerly looking forward to the “Hot Stove Season.” The World Champions have several issues to address, including the status of several impending free agents, ...
The End of October — Boston Soul
Okay. That didn’t exactly go as planned, and that’s putting it lightly. We knew it had to happen sometime, but it would’ve been fine by me if it didn’t happen for an incredibly long time. The New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series. Wow, that was excruciatingly painful to say. So ...
Yankees Notes: Matsui, Damon, Cano — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
As if dominating the playoffs wasn't enough, the New York Yankees are now dominating much of the hot stove discussion as well. We took a look at some rumors from the Bronx earlier today. Now John Harper of the New York Daily News offers ten suggestions for building the 2010 Yankees. A few of ...
Lackey To Yankees? — DUELING COUCHES
"The free agency period officially opened for business Thursday and Angels right-hander John Lackey was among the 79 players to file. ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney writes in today's blog that if the Yankees want Lackey, the best free-agent pitcher available, then they will get him, "because ...
Pitching For The Milwaukee Brewers in 2010: John Lackey — Bleacher Report - MLB
Much in the same fashion that CC Sabathia was the top pitching prize last winter, John Lackey will find himself in that position this winter. Lackey may find more suitors than Sabathia did, but he won't command nearly the same contract the big lefty ...
Yankees may try to offer Lackey deal similar to Burnett's; Mets to pursue Halladay again? — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB
Sporting News staff reports In what can hardly be called a surprise, right-hander John Lackey is on the New York Yankees' radar, SI,com reports. Lackey is expected to be one of the top ...