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Relief Pitcher: Was K-Rod in NYC for Physical?
Relief Pitcher: Was K-Rod in NYC for Physical?
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 ...
Citi Field Name Safe, According to Mets
Citi Field Name Safe, According to Mets
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 ... (more) Citi Field Name Safe, According to Mets
Source: Mets won't bid for Sabathia -
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 ... (more) Source: Mets won't bid for Sabathia -
Mets not planning to pursue Sabathia | mets.com: News
mlb.mlb.com — The Mets learned Friday they have more than a passing interest in signing CC Sabathia. They were... delighted by the very prospect of a Santana-Sabathia tandem. If they could have pulled off the deal for Roy Oswalt a few summers ago, it could have been ... (more) Mets not planning to pursue Sabathia | mets.com: News
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The Dutch Oven: Caramelizing the Wildest Baseball Rumors
Walkoff Walk — ... K-Rod Takes Manhattan, Manhattan Makes K-Rod Turn Head and Cough: The team and the local papers deny it, but the Venezuelan newspaper El Universal sez that Frankie Rodriguez has a contract offer from the Mets on the table and that he was in NYC for a physical this past weekend. This is just like the time I told my girlfriend I was just at my buddy's house when she couldn't find me, but really, I was in NYC getting a physical by the Mets team doctor. ...

Monday morning CC thought
River Avenue Blues — ... It seems that despite the free agent signing period opening on Friday, baseball took the weekend off. The most we got was a rumor that K-Rod was in New York for a physical. Well, that and the Yankees’ ...

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