nj.com - 11/17/2008
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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....
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
eluniversal.com - 11/17/2008
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eluniversal.com —
Francisco Rodríguez está a un suspiro de estampar
su firma en el contrato que tanto deseó. Y
al momento de hacerlo se convertirá en el cerrador de los Mets de Nueva York. "Sí, es verdad. Francisco viajó a Nueva York para hacerse un chequeo médico. ...
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Grandes Ligas
newsday.com - 11/17/2008
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newsday.com —
The Mets' true offseason strategy will reveal itself
this week when general manager Omar Minaya finally extends
offers to his top free-agent targets. A person familiar with the situation did not specify which day Minaya will deliver the numbers to ...
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Mets expected to make offers soon
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Not so fast on K-Rod to Mets
SILive: Ya Gotta Believe —
... claiming Francisco Rodriguez was in New York today taking a physical ahead of signing with the Mets created a buzz on the Internet. But thus far the story looks like "total BS." At least that's how K-Rod's agent Paul Kinzer characterized it to the Post after getting a handful of phone calls seeking comment on the rumor. The Star-Ledger's Jeremy Cothran also got a thumbs down from Mets officials who he contacted tonight. Dan Graziano from the Ledger doesn't think the Mets have decided between K-Rod and Brian Fuentes just yet, but ...
The K-Rod Saga
Mets Fever —
... Also Dan Graziano of the Star Ledger reminded us that the Eric Bedard trade was broke in a foreign news paper, which after being emphatically denied it only served to slow the process down. ...
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newsday.com 11/24/2008 — You might have missed the news because it came on Friday, but Citigroup announced it was not planning to back out of the naming rights deal for the Mets' new stadium, Citi Field.
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metsgeek.com 10/14/2008 — Is K-Rod worth a minimum of five years and 75 million dollars? In what would easily be the largest deal ever given to a closer, Francisco Rodriguez ‘ deal will likely set the gold standard for the next generation of closers. On Metsgeek.com, ...
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amazinavenue.com 11/20/2008 — In 1967, the Mets went 61-101, clearing the century mark in losses for the fifth time in six seasons (the outlier, 1966, saw them lose only 95 games). Looking to shore up their defense and get a bit younger in the process, on December 15, 1967, the ...
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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 ...
