BREAKING NEWS - Nationals Trade Luis Ayala To NY...
federalbaseball.com 8/18/2008 — BREAKING NEWS - Nationals Trade Luis Ayala To NY... According to MLB.com's Bill Ladson's article entitled, "Nationals trade pitcher Ayala to Mets: "The Nationals traded right-handed relief pitcher Luis Ayala to the Mets on Sunday morning ...

Is Citi Field Turning Shea Stadium Into a Home Run Park?
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/18/2008 — Sunday’s win put the Mets 12 games over .500 for the first time this season. What may surprise people is the way the Mets have been winning. The franchise known for pitching, the one that featured Seaver, Koosman, Matlack, Gooden, Darling, Fernandez, Cone and others is doing it with hitting.

Jim Bowden Is Like a Used Car Salesman
misterirrelevant.com 8/18/2008 — The Nats selected Aaron Crow with the ninth pick in June’s draft. He has a 98 mile-per-hour fastball and could be in the rotation next year, except they failed to sign him before the Friday night deadline. Read the 3,700-word interview with ...

MLB Weekly: New York Yankees, New York Mets, and More
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 8/19/2008 — The latest on the Yankees and Mets, The Red Sox acquire Paul Byrd and more

Mets trade for Luis Ayala
theropolitans.com 8/19/2008 — Why? Anderson Hernandez is heading to Washington for Luis Ayala as the Mets try to sure up their bullpen issues. I'm not a fan of Ayala, and I feel this actually hurts the Mets pen. Obviously, they're not giving up much, as A-Hern was never going to amount to much of anything. I guess this is goodbye to Eddie Kunz...for now. Ayala, you have a lot to prove to me before I begin to trust you. ...

Mets add Nationals reliever Ayala to bullpen — Newsday.com - Mets 8/18/2008
PITTSBURGH - The Mets hope they can get a shot in the arm from a guy who once got shot in the arm.

Monday afternoon's lineup vs. Bucs — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 8/18/2008
Here’s the afternoon lineup as the Mets go for a perfect 7-0 trip: A. Reyes, 2b Evans, lf Wright, 3b Beltran, cf Delgado, 1b Tatis, rf Easley, ss Castro, c Maine, rhp *** Eddie Kunz has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans to ...

LIVE: Streaking Mets going for 7th straight win — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/18/2008

Mets demote RHP Kunz to make room for Ayala — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 8/18/2008
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The New York Mets optioned right-hander Eddie Kunz to Triple-A New Orleans on Mon...

Mets minor league report — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 8/18/2008
Jon Niese joined Triple-A New Orleans on July 30. The 21-year-old lefthander hasn’t skipped a beat in four starts since the promotion. Niese, the organization’s top pitching prospect, will take a 3-1 record and 3.12 ERA into Monday night’s start ...