BP: Mets sign Juan Urbina
theropolitans.com 7/2/2009 — Kiley McDaniel of Baseball Prospectus (via MLBTR ) is reporting that the Mets have signed Juan Urbina, a lefty pitcher out of Venezuela. Urbina is the son of former MLB player Ugeth Urbina.  The signing bonus is supposedly worth over $1 million. This marks the first signing during the ...

Mets Sign Venezuelan Lefty Juan Urbina
mlbtraderumors.com 7/2/2009 — The Mets signed Juan Urbina , a Venezuelan lefty, to a bonus worth more than $1MM, according to Kiley McDaniel of Baseball Prospectus . Urbina is the son of longtime major leaguer Ugueth Urbina. We'll have all the big international signings here at ...

Mets Sign Son of Former Big League Closer
nybaseballdigest.com 7/2/2009 — via Baseball Prospectus 9:40 AM: It’s been confirmed to by a Mets source that they have signed Venezuelan LHP Juan Urbina, son of former big leaguer Ugueth Urbina. I have also confirmed that the bonus is for over $1 million. I’ll try to track down the specific amount. Juan is the son of ...

Young Urbina joining Mets
nydailynews.com 7/3/2009 — While there has been no official announcement, the Mets are believed to have come to terms with 16-year-old Venezuelan lefthander Juan Urbina . He should receive a signing bonus in the $1.2 million range. Urbina's father Ugueth spent 11 seasons in ...

What Would You Say
nextyear.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Games 60 through 74 - MetsMets 6, Yankees 2Yankees 15, Mets 0Mets 6, Orioles 4Orioles 6, Mets 4Orioles 5, Mets 4Mets 5, Rays 3Rays 3, Mets 1Rays 10, Mets 6Mets 6, Cardinals 4Cardinals 3, Mets 0Mets 11, Cardinals 0 Mets 3, Cardinals 2Yankees 9, Mets 1Yankees 5, Mets 0Yankees 4, Mets 2Record: ...

This Day In Mets History 7/4/09
nleastchatter.com 7/4/2009 — Good Morning my fellow Mets fans and Happy 4th OF july to all of you. It is time for the early morning fireworks edition of ” This Day In Mets History With Rusty” so lets go !! Birthday wishes goes out to the man who relplaced Rafael Santana at shortstop and now the third base ...

Mets sign Berroa
novafantasysports.com 7/11/2009 — Update: Three days after being released by the Yankees, Angel Berroa has been signed by the Mets to a minor league contract, according to the New York Post. Fantasy Impact: This is as desperate as it gets for the Mets. Berroa was hitting just .136 in the Yankees sandbox of a stadium, yet the ...

Why the Phillies are better than the Mets
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — There was a play in the eighth inning tonight that summed up the critical difference between the Mets and the Phillies. David Wright fielded a grounder from Shane Victorino and threw to first, where the ball bounced off of Daniel Murphy's glove and rolled several yards down the line into foul ...

Inexcusable
metsfansforever.com 6/29/2009 — Author: Will Sommer As everybody knows by now the Mets were just swept by are hated rivals, the Yankees. I was embarrassed to be a Met fan this past weekend. I wasn't embarrassed because of the lack of offense. I was embarrassed because of their lack of fundamentals. In the opening game of ...

Hump Day with Mets Mike: Mets Rap? Yeah! Mets Rap!
pricedoutoftheciti.com 6/24/2009 — If you like the Mets, and listen to rap often like a certain host of hump day, you probably write Mets raps all the time right? Well, me neither. But I did this time. The theme is basically, "what the hell?" with a dose of braggadocio at the end. Ch-ch-ch-check it out. (Editors Note: For all ...

Jerry Manuel Scolds Mets About TPS Reports — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/2/2009
“Ahh, I'm also going to need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too. We, uhhh, lost some people this week and we sorta need to play catch-up. Thanks!” -Bill Lumberg “Office Space”   It’s that time ...

Mets hotel turns into Animal House — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 7/2/2009
No more team unity bus rides with the five-game losing streak snapped. The Mets are arriving in groups this morning at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, with tales of a crazy gathering at their hotel: Anthrocon, which the group's Web site boasts as "the ...

Wright shakes off criticism from ex-Met John Franco — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/2/2009
The New York Mets already are riddled with injuries and struggling to win. Now former teammate John Franco is piling on, but ...

The Mets Are Driving Me Crazy — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/2/2009
The Mets took three out of four from a quality Cardinals team last week, and then followed that up by losing five out of six to the Yankees and Milwaukee. They gut out wins, and then at the drop of a hat absolutely fell apart and look like a ...

Jerry Manuel Needs Consistency In Mets' Lineup — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/2/2009
While you can't argue against Jerry Manuel's win-loss record as manager of the Mets, you could certainly poke at him for some decisions that he has made this year. It all starts with the lineup.  I believe that a level of comfort is ...