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The Messiah is Here, Or Is He?
nybaseballdigest.com - 5/27/2009
The Messiah is Here, Or Is He?
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I shared in the fans enthusiasm of Fernando Martinez’s arrival to the big leagues yesterday. After all, we have heard about him since he was signed in 2005. I learned about MILB.com just to check out the stats of the next Wright, Reyes, or, how some people have put it, Albert Pujols. Now ...
Should Mets Mortgage the Farm for Gonzalez?
nybaseballdigest.com - 5/28/2009
Should Mets Mortgage the Farm for Gonzalez?
— nybaseballdigest.com — After reading Jon Heyman’s article about San Diego at SI.com , I believe the Mets should see... if obtaining Adrian Gonzalez is feasible. Of course skeptics will say that Minaya and company don’t have enough (didn’t we hear that when Johan Santana was available?), but the media ... (more) Should Mets Mortgage the Farm for Gonzalez?

Comments vote down msilva177 msilva177 posted 5/28/2009posted this
Note: Pedro to Fernando
metsblog.com - 5/28/2009
Note: Pedro to Fernando
— metsblog.com — MetsBlog reader Dykstraw sent in the following picture of a fan who used creative arts and crafts... to turn his old Pedro Martinez jersey in to a new-and-improved Fernando Martinez jersey. Nice work, buddy, whomever you are. By the way, a person ... (more) Note: Pedro to Fernando

Comments vote down The Hardball Times found this 5/28/2009found this
And The Future Arrives Yet Again...
theballclub.blogspot.com - 5/26/2009
And The Future Arrives Yet Again...
— theballclub.blogspot.com — Word on WFAN just came over that both Ryan Church and Jose Reyes have gone on the... DL, with Fernando Martinez getting called up and Wilson Valdez being acquired from the Cleveland Indians. Martinez, as reported on Francesa, will be starting in Right Field tonight. We haven't made much mention ... (more) And The Future Arrives Yet Again...

Comments vote down El Guapo El Guapo posted 5/26/2009posted this

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Amazin' Avenue:  Carmela Applesauce

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Carmela Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue — ... it hasn't been that way. Something has to be done, because we all just want the right call to be made. All this talk about angles made me take a look at the replay for the second spitter as well. Fernando Martinez is still hitless, and is not running out of the box either. Larry Brooks thinks it's symptomatic of the franchise. This fan might want to hide his new jersey after seeing that. Mike Silva encourages tempered enthusiasm for the 20 year old. Sam does an outstanding job of ...

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