Flushing 9/AT&T Foul Poll: Defining the Mets
flushing9.com 6/16/2009 — One-third into the 2009 season and the Mets are 32-29, in second place, three games behind in the NL East. Are they:

Flushing 9 Foul Poll: Deal or No Deal?
flushing9.com 6/20/2009 — The rumor mill surrounding the Mets is starting to heat up. With Carlos Delgado on the DL, multiple sources suggest Omar Minaya is shopping for offensive help. Good idea? Bad idea?

It's starting to become clear who are the buyers and who are the sellers in baseball
seattletimes.nwsource.com 7/19/2009 — Thirteen more days until the non-waiver trade deadline, then everyone can finally stop agonizing and move on to more important things. Like who is going...

Mariners don't have to decide yet if they're buyers or sellers
seattletimes.nwsource.com 6/16/2009 — Calling up some hitters from Class AAA Tacoma might help a struggling offense now, though.

The Mets will be buyers at the deadline for some reason
bases.newsvine.com 7/23/2009 — Via MLB Trade Rumors, news that the Mets plan on being buyers, not sellers at the deadline:

The Mets may not be buyers at the deadline
bases.newsvine.com 7/15/2009 — Via Ken Davidoff, word, from Larry King of all people, that Mets owner Fred Wilpon's losses to scamster Bernie Madoff were way bigger than most of us speculated:

Rosenthal on Buyers and Sellers
mlbnotebook.com 6/18/2009 — Ken Rosenthal has a new column up , and he lists the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros as buyers, and the Indians, Mariners and Rockies as sellers. The Marlins are in a class of their own according to Rosenthal. He thinks they will attempt to make a move to help in the playoff race, but ...

Are Florida Marlins buyers or sellers? - Baseball
miamiherald.com 7/21/2009 — Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla was been the subject of trade rumors earlier this season.

Note: No Sellers on Trade Market
metsblog.com 7/4/2009 — Prior to last night’s game, Omar Minaya told reporters that making a major trade is unlikely, a big factor being that there are too many teams still in contention for a playoff spot and there are few teams willing to deal their players, adding: ...

Minaya: Mets buyers, not sellers
blogs.nypost.com 7/23/2009 — WASHINGTON -- Omar Minaya veered off into fantasy land here today. Incredibly, the Mets' GM said he doesn't expect to be a seller before the July 31 non-waivers trade deadline because he still thinks his sub-.500 team has a chance...

Rivera gets first career RBI- and 500th save — Newsday.com - Mets 7/1/2009
Those fans left in the sellout crowd of 41,315 at Citi Field last night for the ninth inning of the final game of the Subway Series saw something truly amazing, something you could never have predicted when Mariano Rivera joined the Yankees as a ...

Jerry renegs, Wright in lineup — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 7/1/2009
Losing a Johan Santana - Mike Burns matchup, and with the losing streak at five games, has prompted Jerry Manuel to reverse course and start David Wright in Wednesday afternoon's series finale: Cora, ss Castillo, 2b Wright, 3b Church, rf ...

Farm report: Niese returns to form with Bisons — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 7/1/2009
Jon Niese knows he squandered an opportunity to earn a big-league promotion. But the 22-year-old lefthander now feels he’s finally righted himself after an unexpectedly slow start with Triple-A Buffalo. Niese has turned in five straight ...

Johan Santana: Be Careful Handling Your Teammates, They Are Trying — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
I realize that I may get some negative feedback on this article and that's ok, but I need to vent about Johan Santana and the way he treats his teammates who are filling in for the injured regulars. He is a respected pitching ace, no ...

Mets Midseason Report — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
After back-to-back seasons of historic September collapses, New York Met fans anticipated the 2009 season with weary optimism. But after an active offseason, where General Manager Omar Minaya addressed 2008’s biggest weakness, the bullpen, many ...