Quote of the Day: Alex Cora on the Mets Clubhouse
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July 21: Wednesday Morning Mets Links
MetsBlog – Reports indicate Roy Oswalt may be headed to Houston. Our sources tell us that if Oswalt lands in Philadelphia, Jayson Werth would likely be moved to Boston or Tampa Bay. Trading Werth would free up salary and allow prospect Domonic Brown to become the team’s everyday right fielder. Real Dirty Mets Blog – … Read more
Mets Acquire Chad Cordero (Yawn)
Did you think the Mets needed help in the bullpen? How does Chad Cordero sound? Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Mets signed right-hander Chad Cordero to a minor league contract. Rosenthal writes that the deal will be completed today. Cordero opted for free agency after being refusing a minor league assignment with the … Read more
July 20: PM Mets Links and Open Thread
MetsBlog – Matt Cerrone wants to know why Carlos Beltran is lugging a giant knee brace around in centerfield, when Angel Pagan is younger, faster and a better fielder (at this point). The Mets Police – Meaningful games in August? Yeah, if we’re lucky! MetsGazette – A look at two-thirds of the braintrust in charge … Read more
July 20: Morning Mets Links
BrooklynMetFan – BMF has a bad feeling about the state of the Mets and he feels even worse that Gary Cohen and Ron Darling are forced to take phone calls during the game. MetsGazette – Jason Adamowicz wonders what is wrong with Mike Pelfrey. ESPN New York – An in-depth look at former Mets pitcher … Read more
July 19: Afternoon Mets Links and Open Thread
ESPN New York – Oliver Perez is back with the Mets, though he hasn’t yet been activated. Jerry Manuel has already indicated Perez will work out of the bullpen. ESPN New York – Luis Castillo is also back with the team, though Castillo is expected to play tonight. Bleacher Report – Joseph DelGrippo thinks Jerry … Read more
Quote of the Day: Jerry on Ollie’s New Role
“Are we down on Ollie?” Manuel said of Perez. “We just think Ollie needs to continue to get better, continue to find himself, try to get back to where he was. I think Ollie could be of value to us in the pen, a little bit more than what we have seen from Ollie lately … Read more
July 17: Weekend Mets Links
An abbreviated list of links for the weekend. There may or may not be an open thread for tomorrow’s game… Gotta take care of some stuff first. Stay tuned for Joe’s Janish-y recapanalysis after tonight’s game. Let’s go (Get a Starting Pitcher and an 8th-Inning Guy) Mets! MetsBlog – Suddenly, and as we predicted, the … Read more