Archive for the ‘New York Mets’ Category

For the Times, they are A-Changing

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Well, have you been paying attention to what's been going on in Metsville? Wow, have things changed. I guess only time will tell, but getting rid of Willie Randolph and replacing him with Jerry Manuel is looking nothing short of a genius move at this point, granted it ...

Brewers bring in CC

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The Milwaukee Brewers are expected to announce today the acquisiton of C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians for four minor leaguers, highlighted by 2007 first round pick LF Matt LaPorta, along with two minor league pitchers and a player to be named later. Sabathia, a pending free agent, will ...

Why did/does Omar get a pass?

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Well, it's been roughly a week now since the Willie Randolph era came to a close as the manager of the New York Mets. Now that the smoke has cleared a bit, there's one clear question that emerges. Why was Omar Minaya spared his job, and why does ...

Mets bungled Willie firing bigtime

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Only the Mets. A team that has bungled things before, (see the Art Howe firing back in 2004) showed how much of a lack of class they had, when they fired Willie Randolph this morning around 3 AM EST. Why now? Why not after their debacle in ...

Mets bring in Tony Armas & Olmedo Saenz amongst others as non-roster invitees

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

GM Omar Minaya continues to bring in as many players as possible to help give the team more options to put together its roster. Last year he brought in the likes of Chan Ho Park, Aaron Sele, Sandy Alomar, Jr. and Fernando Tatis. Sometimes, the player makes a ...

Mets pick up option on Alou

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

In what I would deem pretty much a move that was a no brainier, the Mets picked up the $7.5 million option on LF Moises Alou for 2008. As Omar Minaya stated, "Where are we going to get this type of offensive production in the marketplace today?" Now, sure, ...