Mets close to a deal with catcher Torrealba

• LoDucaFan

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  Paulie has been so underrated with his talents and ability by the media and Mets management that it's pathetic.  LoDuca represents all that this ballclub should hope to aspire to become a winning team.  It's almost ironic that he's the first to fall. He has shown guts and passion for this game, like no other catcher in the MLB.  So he wasnt shining as brighly this season as he had in the past. What about Reyes in the second half of the season.?  What about Delgado for the whole season?  What about the whole pitching bullpen? At least LoDuca was on fire 110% of the time. Even when the chips weren't falling on his side of the table.  The rest of the team was sleeping when Paulie was tryin to wake em up. LoDuca was the team player! He was the guy who put the team before himself.  Maybe he's not as pretty as Wright or Reyes, but hell, he's everything that baseball is all about.  If the Mets want glamour, tell em to hire showgirls!!! If they want a catcher, let em do the right thing. 

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FanHouse: Wed AM 'Why Avery Is Good for the NHL' Edition
Published 11/13/2007 by JCN at John Clifford Ness
... as a good thing, and not some sort of supreme irony as he walks out the door. Mets Initiate 'Operation Not Lo Duca', Close in on Yorvit Torrealba: There had been rumblings that the Mets might go in a younger, less controversial option. And now that the free agency exclusivity window has ended, that's exactly what the Mets seem to be doing as they're now targeting Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba, and the two sides seem to be close to a deal. The Dugout: It's Possible That Jeff Kent Might ...

Bye Bye, Boogie Shoes : Mets Closing In On Torrealba
Published 11/14/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... In what could be a fatal blow to the New York Racing Authority, Paul Lo Duca’s unofficlal Red Ass Captaincy in Flushing is probably over, as Newsday’s Ken Davidoff and David Lennon explain. ...

Oh Great, We're 'Beloved'
Published 11/14/2007 by Greg at Faith and Fear in Flushing
... The smoldering wreckage of September 2007 is still visible in my rearview mirror. There is nothing in particular to look forward to, save perhaps for engaging the services of Yorvit Torrealba. Thus, I have to ask the Danbury Mint: ...

Mets Initiate 'Operation Not Lo Duca', Close in on Yorvit Torrealba
Published 11/14/2007 by Mullet at FanHouse
... wasn't a stretch to figure that the Mets, after being predictably spurned by Jorge Posada, would turn to their own free-agent option in Paul Lo Duca. But there had been rumblings that the Mets might go in a younger, less controversial option. And now that the free agency exclusivity window has ended, that's exactly what the Mets seem to be doing as they're now targeting Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba, and the two sides seem to be close to a deal. The Mets have zeroed in on Torrealba, who played for the National League ...

Buzz: Mets Close to Agreeing with Yorvit
Published 11/14/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... The Mets and free-agent C Yorvit Torrealba are close to a deal, and could reach an agreement as early as this week, reports David Lennon and Ken Davidoff in Newsday. ...

Good News Marlins Fans
Published 11/14/2007 by JD at SporTech Matter
... Looks like the Mets are bailing us out again. I find it hilarious the amount of money we were considering throwing at this over hyped catcher who had 3 good weeks of baseball last season and made everyone fall in love with him. It just goes to show you how much Paul LoDuca has fallen off that teams are throwing three years at Yorvit Torrealba. The ...

Yorvit? Say It Ain’t So
Published 11/14/2007 by joe at Mets Today
According to Newsday’s David Lennon and Ken Davidoff, the Mets are about to sign Yorvit Torrealba. Per the article: “Having lost out on Jorge Posada, the Mets are wasting no time in trying to close a deal with Yorvit Torrealba, and it looks like an agreement could be struck by the end of this week. General manager Omar Minaya, spurned by Posada’s decision to return to the Yankees late Monday, contacted Torrealba’s agent yesterday with the intent of moving ahead quickly, according to a National ...

CATCH THIS!
Published 11/14/2007 by kranepool at Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
... It looks like from all reports that Ramon Castro and Yorvit Torrealba will be the tag team catchers for the Mets in 2008 and I’m on Omar’s side on this move. ...

Newsday: Mets close to a deal with catcher Torrealba
Published 11/14/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Newsday: Mets close to a deal with catcher Torrealba Since nothing is happening in Yankeeland. Having lost out on Jorge Posada, the Mets are wasting no time in trying to close a deal with Yorvit Torrealba, and it looks like an agreement could be struck by the end of this week. General manager Omar Minaya, spurned by Posada’s decision to return to the Yankees late Monday, contacted Torrealba’s agent yesterday with the intent of moving ahead quickly, according to a National League official familiar with the situation. ...The aggressive push for Torrealba is the result of a ...

Text: Denver Writer on MetsBlog about Yorvit
Published 11/14/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... …i just hung up the phone with Troy E. Renck, who does an amazing job covering baseball and the Rockies for the Denver Post…i reached out to him in an effort to learn a bit more about free-agent C Yorvit Torrealba, who, according to Newsday, is close to agreeing on a deal with the Mets… ...