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"I remember back in the early and mid '80s when the Mets were getting a bit "white" under Frank Cashen's rule. Personally, I did not like that, but compared to what Omar Minaya is doing today, that was nothing! Minaya is simply looking for the best Latin players available, not the best players available." -- A recent blog posting by a Mets fan During their club's 45 years of (largely mediocre) ...
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Read: Pearlman on Omar and Bias
Hot Foot —
... Over at ESPN’s Page 2, columnist and Met fan Jeff Pearlman takes a look at the belief of fans that Omar Minaya is looking for the best latino players instead of just the best players. Pearlman comes to Omar’s defense, with the belief that Omar is doing what he can to build the best team possible, calling him the best Met GM since Cashen, the mastermind behind the 1986 team. Pearlman on the Man: ...
My Response to Jeff Pearlman
Hot Foot —
... I took the time last night to write a rebuttal column to the ESPN Page 2 piece by Jeff Pearlman about Mets fans. I believe there has been a loud minority of fans that frequent message boards cultivating this type of nonsense for a few years. These are the same fans that were angry when Omar Minaya dealt Kris Benson for Jorge Julio and a young pitcher back in the winter of 2005. Think about where this team would be without that deal. I applaud Pearlman for taking on a delicate subject. What I want to make sure is that the rest of sports fans realize that these fringe kooks are ...
ESPN: Jeff Pearlman - Mets Fans, Minaya and Latino Ballplayers
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
ESPN: Jeff Pearlman - Mets Fans, Minaya and Latino Ballplayers Minaya is, without question, the organization’s best general manager since Frank Cashen. Yet, despite the on-field success, an increasing number of Mets fans are griping about their team’s continued (and apparently all-encompassing) determination to bring in as many Latin-American ballplayers as possible. Nearly five years ago, when Jose Reyes debuted as New York’s spark plug of the future, fans were excited. When, nearly three years ago, the Mets added Carlos Beltran and Pedro Martinez, fans were elated. When, ...
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baseballthinkfactory.org 12/10/2007 — Do the collapse. Perhaps now the vultures? I certainly hope not.
The company line is that Reyes’ collapse was merely a “slump at the wrong time,” says Minaya. The shortstop says he was tired after playing 160 of 162 games, and finishing second in the ...
MLB: Nats continue activity, add Lo Duca
baseballthinkfactory.org 12/10/2007 — Lo DuCa: Heart and soul goes National.
The Nationals agreed to terms with Paul Lo Duca on a one-year deal on Monday, according to a baseball official. The deal will not be announced until after a physical has been completed.
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Reports: Lo Duca, Nats agree to deal —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/11/2007
Paul Lo Duca and the Washington Nationals agreed to a one-year contract pending a physical, according to several reports Monday.
Lo Duca, a free-agent catcher who played for the New York Mets the past two seasons, would give the Nationals a veteran ...
Reports: Lo Duca, Nats agree to deal (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 12/11/2007
Paul Lo Duca and the Washington Nationals agreed to a one-year contract pending a physical, according to several reports Monday. Lo Duca, a free-agent catcher who played for the New York Mets the past two seasons, would give the Nationals a veteran to ...
Segui admits steroid use —
Major League Baseball News 12/11/2007
Retired first baseman David Segui admitted Monday that he used steroids and purchased shipments from former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, The Baltimore Sun reported on its Web site Monday night.
Report: Segui admits steroid use (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 12/11/2007
Retired first baseman David Segui admitted Monday that he used steroids and purchased shipments from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, The Sun reported on its Web site Monday night. Segui also repeated his June 2006 admission to ...
Ex-Oriole Segui admits using steroids —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/11/2007
Retired first baseman David Segui admitted on Monday that he used steroids and purchased shipments from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, The Sun reported on its Web site on Monday.
Segui also repeated his June 2006 admission to ...
