Author Archives: Paul Festa

About Paul Festa

Paul is a freelance writer, blogger, and broadcast technology professional residing in Denver. A New Jersey native, he is a long-suffering Mets fan, a recently-happy Giants fan, and bewildered Islanders fan. He's also a fair-weather Avalanche and Rockies supporter. In his spare time, he enjoys the three Gs: Golf, Guitars, and Games.

Beltran “Hurt” by Mets Organization

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Paul Festa

Carlos Beltran made some candid remarks about the Mets organization following Friday’s press conference introducing him as the newest Yankee.

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Mets…Spending Money?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Paul Festa

Remember when some nutty blogger went on a diatribe about how the Wilpons were limiting their budget this offseason? Well, either the Wilpons found a new Ponzi scheme or Fred and Jeff weren’t lying (completely) when they said their financial … Continue reading →

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Wilpons Apparently Limit Budget to $25-30 Million

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Paul Festa

According to John Harper of the New York Daily News, Mets ownership is changing their tune about the team’s budget. Heard tonight Mets’ owners won’t stretch budget due to high cost of FAs. Alderson has $25-30 mil to spend and … Continue reading →

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Free Agent Targets: First Base

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Paul Festa

The MLBPA compiled a full list of players who filed for free agency this offseason. Out of those, there are several possibilities that stood out to me as players I would consider signing if I were the GM of the Mets (assuming … Continue reading →

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Free Agent Targets: Shortstops

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Paul Festa

The MLBPA compiled a full list of players who filed for free agency this offseason. Out of those, there are several possibilities that stood out to me as players I would consider signing if I were the GM of the Mets (assuming … Continue reading →

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Free Agent Targets: Outfielders

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Paul Festa

The MLBPA compiled a full list of players who filed for free agency this offseason. Out of those, there are several possibilities that stood out to me as players I would consider signing if I were the GM of the Mets (assuming … Continue reading →

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Free Agent Targets: Relief Pitchers

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Paul Festa

The MLBPA compiled a full list of players who filed for free agency this offseason. Out of those, there are several possibilities that stood out to me as players I would consider signing if I were the GM of the Mets (assuming … Continue reading →

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Free Agent Targets: Starting Pitchers

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Paul Festa

The MLBPA compiled a full list of players who filed for free agency this offseason. Out of those, there are several possibilities that stood out to me as players I would consider signing if I were the GM of the … Continue reading →

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