Monthly Archives: December 2007

Roger Clemens: Please Shut Up

A day after being named in the Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens is fighting back, vehemently denying that he ever used performance enhancing drugs, and going so far as to hire an attorney to defend himself. Strangely, there are no direct … Continue reading

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Non-Tenders and Others

Kiko Calero signed a one-year deal with the A’s, so he’s not an option. Too bad, I was liking the idea of him coming to camp. Of course, it’s very possible he was nowhere near the Mets’ radar. My second-favorite … Continue reading

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Mitchell Report: Too Many Mets

Out of the 89 players mentioned in the Mitchell Report, 17 were former Mets — that’s a hair under 20%. Despite all the previous reports that former clubhouse / bat boy Kirk Radomski did all his dealing AFTER leaving the … Continue reading

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Mitchell Report: Complete List of Players

Herewith the entire list, in alphabetical order, of the 89 players named in the Mitchell Report (PDF). Players in bold are former Mets. *Ricky Bones is currently a minor league coach in the Mets’ organization; ** Benito Santiago played in … Continue reading

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Yankees Official Comment On Mitchell Report

At the moment I’m reading frantically through the 400+ pages of the Mitchell Report to extract all the names, so we can digest this tome more efficiently. For the time being I thought you’d be interested in the New York … Continue reading

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Wise Decision?

Earlier during this hot stove season, the Mets did not want to take a Riske to bolster their bullpen. However, there is still a Wise choice available. With the relief market drying up — only Octavio Dotel and Luis Vizcaino … Continue reading

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Dropping Like Flies

Though it was a relatively quiet weekend for Mets fans, it hasn’t been all that quiet around MLB. For example, free agents have been dropping off the market like fly balls around Dave Kingman. If you missed the last post, … Continue reading

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And the Winner Is …

The Detroit Tigers! The Tigers won the grand prize for best work at the winter meetings, for obtaining one of the best three hitters in all of MLB, as well as one of the only lefthanded pitchers in baseball who … Continue reading

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