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NJ.com: Always Amazin' found this 7/12/2007 on www.metsblog.com [flag]
According to game notes given to the media available on MLB.com, the Mets have signed IF/OF Marlon Anderson to a minor-league contract. Anderson will be in uniform for Triple-A New Orleans tonight. In 2005 with the Mets, Anderson hit .264 with 7 HR and 19 RBI. However, he hit .351 with a homer and six RBI in 56 at-bats as a pinch-hitter. He was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on June ... [link]

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Mets Sign Anderson
Published 7/12/2007 by Dan at Hot Foot
Via DJ Short at Metsblog ...

Adios, Julio
Published 7/12/2007 by Ryan McConnell at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... . And, according to Metsblog's DJ Short, the Mets are bringing back pinch-hitting extraordinaire Marlon Anderson (Minor League deal). Finally, in far less important news, ex-Met frenemy Timo Perez ...

Mets Shake up the Clubhouse During the Break
Published 7/12/2007 by Mike Peters at Global New York Mets Fan Blog
... Lastly, Metsblog is reporting that the Mets have signed former Met Marlon Anderson to a minor league contract. Anderson was DFA’d by the Dodgers last month mainly because of the Dodgers plethora of younger infield talent. Anderson could become a viable option for the Mets off the bench this season since we have had trouble in the pinch hitting department. ...

Dodger Thoughts: Marlon Anderson To New Orleans
Published 7/12/2007 at Dodger Thoughts
... 47-year-old Julio Franco for assignment - according to D.J. Short of MetsBlog . Anderson will first report to AAA New Orleans. The Mets, in case you haven't heard, have named ex-Dodger (and ex-everyone) Rickey Henderson as their new hitting coach. I, for one, will be rooting for a September 1 activation of Rickey. I really want to thank Anderson for the great memories he gave us Dodger fans in such a short time. I'll cheer him any time I see him. Except in the library, where we must all be quiet.

Busy Day In Metsville
Published 7/13/2007 by Luke Halpert at Nyjer Please
... 3:29 PM - MetsBlog reports the Mets have signed utilityman Marlon Anderson to a minor league contract. ...

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