Hot Stove Hot Rumors
girlsdontknowsports.blogspot.com 12/12/2008 — Now that the Yankees have completed the C.C. deal, the Cubs Peavy deal fell through and the Mets have shored up their bullpen the big story is where will Teixeira fall. There are a few teams reportedly still in the mix for the switch hitting first baseman.

Mets-Citi-Blog: Mets firing up the Hot Stove!
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/26/2008 — It is not beginning to heat up for the Mets and some free agents. Hot Stove is hitting around Thanksgiving as it has in years past for Omar Minaya. He has made famous Turkey Day visits before, will he do it again? Minaya was in contact with the agents for several players yesterday...

Mets-Citi-Blog: Mets Off-Season Insights, Hot Stove MLB
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/26/2008 — All day I have been reading and re-reading the posts of this blog, as well as others regarding the Mets. It seems this off-season has been full of stories and backtracking and denials and misinformation. Even some of the top writers seem to be getting it all wrong.

Mets Rumors: Mets prefer K-Rod
theropolitans.com 12/5/2008 — Though this may not come at a shock to anyone, Marty Noble reported today on the Hot Stove Blog that the Mets prefer Francisco Rodriguez over any of the free agents or available closers.

Mets Musings: Hot Stove News and Opinion
jetsandmets.com 12/5/2008 — Was anyone else shocked that the Mets balked at the chance of getting Chad Bradford back? I would really like to hear from Omar as to why he did not pull the trigger on this deal....

Hot Stove 101
theballclub.blogspot.com 11/12/2008 — What do we do when there's no Baseball? Why, we talk about Baseball, of course! Over and over and over again.

Offseason Movement- Baseball Hot Stove Update
fantasyphenoms.com 12/12/2008 — Greener On The Other Side and Fantasy Phenoms keep you up to date on all the latest Hot Stove action.

All quiet on the hot stove front for now
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/27/2008 — Other than a lot of speculation, there wasn’t much news on the hot stove front on Wednesday, Many teams (including the Yankees) and agents were not doing any business. That will be the case today and probably through the weekend. Like you, ...

Welcome To The Hot Stove Season
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 11/5/2008 — Second base and left field should be priorities. Omar has blamed Castillo’s injuries for his poor season. I’m not buying it. Castillo’s demeanor reminded me an awful lot of Mike Hampton.

Checking in on baseball's hot stove
thesportshernia.typepad.com 12/3/2008 — Over the past month or so we've come to learn that the most helpful source in telling you everything you need to know about baseball's wild, dizzying offseason and all of it's free agent happenings can be found right HERE....

Mets' stadium naming-rights deal safe — Major League Baseball News 11/22/2008
Perhaps it would be wise not to become too attached to the name associated with the Mets' new home. What now is Citi Field conceivably could have a different identity even before it opens in April because of the recession.

New York Mets Taking Their Time Finding a Closer — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/21/2008
Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports that the Mets are not in a hast to make an offer to a closer. Their prime candidates are still  Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes. They both want four guaranteed years at least and the Mets are only ...

Have the Mets changed directions? Going after Putz instead of K-Rod? — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/22/2008
The Rockie Mountain News is reporting that the Mets are targeting J.J. Putz as their priority, instead of signing K-Rod or Fuentes. The reason is he will come a lot cheaper than both Fuentes and Rodriguez. Putz is expected to make $5 million in ...

2009 Mets Pitching Staff May Get Sick Without "The Jacket" Rick Peterson — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/23/2008
Former Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson took the axe along with Willy Randolph and first base coach Tom Nieto midway through the Metropolitan's 2008 campaign. The accredited psychologist, commonly referred to as "the jacket" due to his ...

Castillo wants a second chance — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/21/2008
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post , Luis Castillo wants a second chance to prove himself in 2009. Sherman says that Luis Castillo called for a meeting with the heads of the organization in which he contested the idea for the Mets to trade ...