metsblog.com - 11/17/2008
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According to El Universal , Francisco Rodriguez traveled to New York City ‘to be checked by doctors,’ in advance of eventually signing a contract with the Mets, according to a source linked to the closer.
“The Mets have made the best offer so far,” the source tells the ...
bizofbaseball.com - 11/17/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
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 ...
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Citi Field Name Safe, According to Mets
newsday.com - 11/15/2008
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newsday.com —
The Mets were content to watch Friday from
their Citi Field offices as the Yankees made good...
on their promise of a shock-and-awe first offer to free agent CC Sabathia. With a starting point of six years and roughly $140 million, the Steinbrenners need ...
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Source: Mets won't bid for Sabathia -
newsday.com - 11/18/2008
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newsday.com —
Francisco Rodriguez was not in New York over
the weekend, as indicated by that erroneous report out...
of Venezuela, but he could be here in a matter of days after the Mets sift through his medical information. The same is true for Brian Fuentes, as ...
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Mets' offer to K-Rod not in place just yet
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K-Rod in NY, close to contract with Mets?
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
"Yes, it's true. Francisco traveled to New York to get a medical checkup. That's all I needed to give effect to its contract with the Mets," confessed a source linked to stellar closing Venezuelan, who comes to impose a record for Major League, with 62 rescues that conquered during the regular harvest." -Translated page from El Universal (via Mets Blog), noting Francisco Rodriguez traveled to New York. If you want to believe this article, K-Rod is getting very close to signing a contract with the Mets, if he's getting checked out by Mets doctors. A ...
K-Rod rumored to be in NY; MetsBlog disses the reporting newspaper
Mets Tailgate —
... ", Francisco Rodriguez is in New York for a physical exam, possibly prior to signing a contract with the Mets. This in itself is not big news, as I don't really take much heed to any of the "hot stove" rumors floating around. However, Matt Cerrone at MetsBlog had this so say about the rumor: ...
Frankie Rodriguez: Lost in Translation
The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus —
... After days of seemingly inactive goings on in Met-land, we'll latch on to anything we can get. So when Metsblog brought us the news that Frankie Rodriguez was in New York taking a physical, I jumped ... even though the original source was a ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 11/17/2008
When teams are winning consistently, everybody talks about chemistry. When you go 70-92. it is often said that the team "has no chemistry." Winning creates chemistry.
Losing creates empty clubhouses 30 minutes after the game is over. When Billy ...
When naming rights are wrong —
The Daily Blahg - NY Daily News Blogs 11/17/2008
It’s unforgivable that Citigroup is laying off 50,000 more workers, while it goes ahead with plans to pay the Mets $20 million per year for naming rights on their new stadium.
Along with those multi-million-dollar bonuses to executives, this ...
