What Does $135 Million Purchase for the Mets?

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As the Mets were playing the Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon, several Flushing partisans sent me e-mails asking, basically, the same question: This is what $135 million buys? One regular correspondent, notable for his generally even keel, simply slugged his subject line "Minaya" and pasted the starting lineup into the body of his e-mail. At times, simple observation counts as an expression of ... [link]

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N.Y. Sun: Marchman: What Does $135 Million Purchase for the Mets?
Published 4/23/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
N.Y. Sun: Marchman: What Does $135 Million Purchase for the Mets? Uhh...a copy of that ultra-rare Karl Ehrhardt-Bo “The Arm Twisting Lady Behind Home Plate” Field sex video? No one should begrudge Raul Casanova, Damion Easley, Brady Clark, or (especially) Nelson Figueroa their playing time, especially given that they were all playing mainly due to injuries. It’s fair, though, to note that the first three are basically slight caricatures of unimpressive regulars at their positions, and that Figueroa is starting because, contrary to the loudly expressed wishes and desires of ...

LIVING ON A THIN LINE
Published 4/23/2008 by kranepool at Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
... and by the way HOJO I love you man, but stop making excuses for Delgado, it’s the same at bats over and over again he hits into that right field shift at bat after at bat and when he gets up with men on base and the shift is off he still comes up with nothing. Good at bats my ass. As you can see my day at the Papal Mass has worn off thanks to the New York Mets, a team that would even make Jesus say “Ah Fuck” Thank you very much Tim Marchman for making my day easier with your column today. Every point is right on! If the ship sinks this season and the Mets are ...

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