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Crasnick: Phillies Interested in Haren

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Mets Fast Facts

The Mets have won 3 of their last 4, which could be termed a “roll”. With the day off today let’s focus on the positive and savor the moment. Jason Bay is literally carrying the Mets on his back — … Continue reading

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Maine Will Revert to Old Ways

Believe it or not, the Mets had a communications breakdown prior to last night’s ballgame. To get the full story, listen to Rich Coutinho’s report on 1050ESPNRadio’s “Baseball Tonight” (Coutinho comes on at the tail end, during the last 10 … Continue reading

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The Goal is Mediocrity

Last June, I jumped all over Jerry Manuel for his goal of winning 50% of the Mets ballgames. Now I feel kind of bad, because that rather modest winning percentage is, in fact, the organizational goal. Jerry was only pushing … Continue reading

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Meet Dwight Gooden Today

If you want to meet Dwight Gooden, you can do so today at Stan’s on 850 River Ave., Bronx, New York (1/2 block from Yankee Stadium). Dwight will be there signing baseballs and other memorabilia from 2:30 PM to 4:00 … Continue reading

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Roster Moves Review

There were several transactions involving the Mets over the past week. So, in case you missed it …

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Chris Carter DFA’d

According to MLBTradeRumors (hat tip to NY Baseball Digest), the Red Sox have DFA’d Chris Carter — presumably the other “player to be named later” in the Billy Wagner trade. I’m not sure what exactly this means, mainly because I … Continue reading

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Watch Carlos Beltran on Twitter

Just a quick note… According to MetsBlog, Carlos Beltran will be playing for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Thursday night (9/3). The Cyclones are taking on the Hudson Valley Renegades at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, NY. For those of you interested … Continue reading

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