mlbtraderumors.com - 7/28/2008
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Here is how I look at the Mets at this upcoming deadline. I would like to bring in a corner outfielder, but I do not feel it is a must do. What Fernando Tatis has done is allow Omar Minaya, like he did with Minnesota, to call somebody's bluff, and not overpay. He can offer what he wants and stick to it, because he has Tatis as his fallback option. This guy has been absolutely smoking, and I am ...
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A Refreshing Change of Atmosphere
Mets Lifers —
... The fantastic rumor mill site, MLBTradeRumors.com, had this to say about the Mets current interest in a corner outfielder: "The Mets find the prospect price too high on players such as Raul Ibanez and Jason Bay. ...
Penny Stocks: Adam Dunn
The Mets Are Better Than Sex —
... Oh yeah, this all before we mention that he's one of the premiere power bats in the game with more homeruns than ANONE over the last 5 years. Sooo yeah: 6'6, 300, in his prime at a ripe 28 years of age, and oddly enough, AVAILABLE. And there's no market? We're not even interested??? ...
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Speaking of Comebacks...Some Props for Mr. Tatis, Perhaps?
legendofcecilioguante.com 7/28/2008 — ...The stories of Josh Hamilton and Rick Ankiel are well-documented and deservedly so. The tale of Fernando Tatis is quite different, yet, in many ways, it's just as hard to believe. Tatis has not only clawed his way back into baseball, but he's managed to stick on a roster. The team? The New York Mets. Oh yea, and he's one of the big reasons the Mets are one of the hottest teams in baseball.
LEFT OUT
nypost.com 7/28/2008 — GET used to seeing Fernando Tatis in the Mets outfield. As of yesterday, the Mets were growing in the belief that they will not obtain a corner outfielder before Thursday's trade deadline. They like Pittsburgh's Jason Bay and Seattle's Raul Ibanez...
The Fernando Tatis side-step and point to the sky
theropolitans.com 7/28/2008 — I love the way Tatis celebrates his home runs. As he approaches home plate, in a jog, he turns to a side step, then shuffles his way onto the plate sideways. He quickly looks up to the sky, and raises his two fingers in celebration, and most likely praising his God.
Mets pursuit of Ibanez
mysportsrumors.com 7/28/2008 — The New York Mets are still in a frantic search for a power-hitting outfielder. Rumors continue to swirl around Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez, but the team has really had their sights set on Seattle Mariners lefty Raul Ibanez. Ibanez doesn’t completely fit the teams need as they need a right-handed hitter, but still they see him as the best fit out of all options.
Maine leaves game in Mets loss to Marlins
newsday.com 7/29/2008 — Now what? As hard as the Mets tried to approach Thursday's trade deadline without giving off any visible signs of desperation, there was no hiding what happened to John Maine Monday night against the Marlins.
SURGING TATIS EARNS STARTING LEFT FIELD JOB —
NY Post: Sports 7/29/2008
MIAMI - Less than three years after he was out of baseball, Fernando Tatis is the Mets' new everyday left fielder. Though the Amazin's might still trade for a corner outfielder by Thursday's non-waivers trade deadline, manager Jerry Manuel gave...
