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Just discovered this running bit they do on the Imus show, where this guy, Rob Bartlett, comes on the show acting like Omar Minaya. Obviously as The Assimilated Negro I’m not one to stick up my nose at some race humor (I think that’s what this is), but I don’t know, I looked a couple [...] more... This video clip with El Duque and David Cone is perfect in too many ways; from the club scene, to the snobby girls, to Coney in the bathroom. All perfect. via metsblog more... 
Nope. Mets are looking very sexy after sweeping St. Louis in convincing fashion. But now I’m starting to know how Yankees fans feel (or used to feel before they got reacclimated to losing in the playoffs), because it’s all ho-hum to me. This team, barring injuries, is going to the playoffs and will likely be [...] more... 
The Mets didn’t do a whole lot during the offseason, but one move they did make was trading two right-handed relievers — Henry Owen and Matt Lindstrom — to the Marlins for Jason Vargas (fine, AND Adam Bostick). I know it’s only spring training, and nobody cares, but here’s the latest from spring training: Henry [...] more... 
Four three-sackers walk into a bar. The bartender, whose name is ARod, says …” Speaking of ARod coming to the Mets and having problems finding a spot on the left side of the infield. The whole division is loaded at the hot corner. The quality of the 3B position in the NL East is sick [...] more... 
Here’s a list of the top 20 players/properties in the Mets organization. I didn’t get overly rigorous about properly ranking, but it’s interesting to think about how much Pelfrey would get in a trade versus Pedro or Glavine. Or Heilman vs. Milledge. 1. Jose Reyes 2. David Wright 3. Carlos Beltran 4. Carlos Delgado 5. [...] more... 
Metsblog references a Forbes piece where Billy Beane is ranked as the #1 GM in baseball. Omar Minaya is #2. The Forbes list immediately discredits itself by ranking Kevin McHale as the best GM in all of sports (?!!?). But still, Minaya has risen the ranks quickly and shown he can hang with the big [...] more... 
Here’s how I’d stack the National League with all the major free agents now signed. I’ll add a + or – to indicate whether the team has improved or regressed thus far through the offseason: Mets (add Alou, lose Bradford)Cardinals (add A. Kennedy, K. Wells, lose Suppan, Marquis)Dodgers+ (add Schmidt, Wolf, lose Drew)Padres + (add [...] more... 
So the San Francisco Giants swooped in late and blew everyone out the water to land Barry Zito (who will henceforth be referred to as “Zits,” instead of Zeets which would have been his nick if he came to NY like a good pitcher). Not a whole lot anyone can complain about here though, in [...] more... 
In thinking about the potential addition of 28-year-old Barry Zito, it occurred to me the Mets have a clubhouse with an extremely polarized age dichotomy. Particularly with the position players, aside from Beltran (29) and Chavez (28) every other player is either 34 and over, or 25 and under. Add up the lifetime of knowledge [...] more...