Omar Minaya conceded recently that he’s been watching the Phillies road to the World Series very closely, and he expects their core group of good, controllable players to continue to play at a high level through 2009. And he mentions names citing, “Joe Blanton, Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson, Brett Myers, Jimmy [...] more... 
Where we look at potential off-season trade partners for the Mets I think the Baltimore Orioles should be one of our first calls. Even if they didn’t have players that fit our needs, in the past you would call them anyways just in case Jim Duquette picked up and decided to throw-in John Maine for [...] more... 
This is sort of exciting: Buster Olney talking about Jake Peavy, Matt Cain, and Zach Greinke being available. Any of them would be a GREAT fit behind Johan in our rotation. And would allow us to let Ollie walk without losing any ground in our rotation. Peavy in particular would make a Tyson-in-his-prime 1-2 punch [...] more... 
I’m in Camp Omar. I say give him the contract… and the confidence. I say this because I remember where we were only a few short years ago. And it was far, far away from bickering over a team that has averaged 89 wins a season in the Minaya era. That’s a record of success. [...] more...