newsday.com - 11/14/2008
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Now that the Mets finally can talk money with their
targeted free agents, and specifically their top choices for closer, there apparently is no rush for them to do so. Instead, general manager Omar Minaya has the luxury of mulling over a number of options, including a trade, and waiting for the market to come back to him with only three weeks left before the start of the winter meetings in Las Vegas.
Work For The Mets
metspolice.com 11/13/2008 — The Mets are hiring a "Pitch f/x operator" (monster.com) MLB.com, the Official Site of Major League Baseball, is seeking Operators for its Pitch f/x system for the 2009 season. Pitch f/x tracks every pitched baseball, calculating its ...
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...
Citi Field Name Safe, According to Mets
bizofbaseball.com 11/17/2008 — Is this name safe on the new Mets stadium? Just over two years ago, the New York Mets announced that they had reached an agreement with Citigroup for the naming rights to their new ballpark slated to open in 2009 for a record $400 million over 20 years, or $20 million annually. The ...
Mets to Sign K-Rod
beyondtheboxscore.com 12/10/2008 — Looks like 3/37 with a fourth year vesting option worth 14 million. That's not nearly as high as some were expecting, especially for the "Closer with the best single season ever blah blah" saves record holder. Rodriguez' had a slightly down year (by ...
Mets-Citi-Blog: State of the Mets, 12/17/08
metscitiblog.com 12/18/2008 — At this point in the off-season, where are the Mets? Let's do a bit of a recap and a look ahead to the next 2 months leading up to spring training.
Omar has flipped the bullpen upside down. Insert K-Rod and J.J. Putz as your closer and eighth inning guy, respectively.
Minaya's Message: Mets Aren't Looking for Offensive Help
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 11/4/2008 — DANA POINT, Calif. - Mets General Manager Omar Minaya held a short meeting with reporters in the lobby of the hotel on Monday evening.
Like a skilled politician, Minaya tried to dance around the question of what he is really looking for on the ...
Report: Mets to sign K-Rod?
nj.com 11/17/2008 — According to this link here, which is a story from a Venezuelan newspaper, Francisco Rodriguez is on his way to New York for a physical exam in advance of signing a contract with the Mets. True? Well, it could be....
New York Mets rumors
theropolitans.com 11/4/2008 — Due to the popularity of rumors (though I tend to tire of them quickly) I have created a new category specifically for Mets rumors for the 2008-2009 off-season. All news on Mets rumors can be found under the label " Mets Rumors 08-09 ." There will also be another category for rumors throughout ...
What are the Mets thinking with?
statspeak.net 12/13/2008 — I can't imagine that it's been fun being a Mess Mets fan over the past couple of years. The Mets, who until they win three World Series titles in a row, will forever carry the tag of choke artists (even well after all the members of the current ...
New York Mets’ Top 15 Prospects
metsgeek.com 11/3/2008 — The Mets are in a period of transition from the look of their minor league organization. After a handful of arguably disastrous drafts, the Mets have been busy signing top international talent and have focused on drafting top college talent in the ...
If I Were Mark Teixeira... —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/14/2008
If I were Mark Teixeira (which, needless to say, would be awesome)…
I would not sign with the Yankees, Red Sox, or Mets, and I would definitely not sign with the Orioles. I wouldn’t think twice—I’d re-sign with the ...
Staff finalized —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 11/14/2008
Luis Alicea has been named the final member of the Mets’ coaching staff, and will succeed Ken Oberkfell at first base. Alicea spent the past two seasons in that role for the Red Sox. Alicea, 43, played 13 big-league seasons with the Cardinals, ...
Mets hire Alicea as first-base coach (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/14/2008
Luis Alicea was hired Friday by the New York Mets to replace Ken Oberkfell as first-base coach. Alicea spent the past two seasons as first-base coach of the Boston Red Sox after managing Class A Lowell of the New York-Penn League in 2004-05 and Class ...