Archive for July, 2008
Deadline Insanity
The Manny sweepstakes was crazy enough. Every ten minutes a deal was on, off, dead, on again, expanded, reduced, on, off, etc. In the end, the Dodgers gave up next to nothing, the Red Sox added two Major Leaguers to the deal, AND offered to pay the rest of Manny’s contract. Wow. Another strange development [...]
Paging Omar Minaya
Mr. Minaya, Mr. Minaya … Paging Mr. Minaya … Mr. Minaya, please pick up a house phone … Mr. Minaya, Mr. Minaya … Oh crap … it appears that Omar slept through the snooze alarm. Or maybe his cell phone battery went dead. Or perhaps it was something really simple, like he forgot it was [...]
Trades Analysis
We will be going over every “deadline” deal eventually — most likely tomorrow, once the smoke clears. In the meantime, you can listen to me speak about the deadline on Gotham Nation by clicking on the widget to the right, or by downloading the mp3 and listening to it at your leisure. Also, you can [...]
No Deal for the Mets
There is one hour left before the trading deadline, but my very reliable sources tell me that there will be no deal made by the Mets today. So there you have it.
Hear My Take on the Deadline
Today Mark Healey and I are doing a special radio show to go over the madness of the trade deadline. Listen to us between 2pm and 3pm here: Gotham Sports Radio You can also call in with your questions and comments by dialing (646) 595-4003 (does anyone actually dial any more?)
Seeing Through the Smoke Screens
There is a lot of nonsense being “reported” in the last 24-48 hours before the trading deadline. All the “buzz” you hear about this player generally comes from “team officials” or “a source close to the team”, etc. Part of what those “moles” are doing is purposely leaking information for any of several reasons. Let’s [...]
Day in the Life of Brian Cashman
Yankees GM Brian Cashman sits quietly at his desk, a few days after stealing Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from the Pirates for a slew of prospects who were never going to get a shot to play in the Bronx. Suddenly, a knock on the door. “Come on in, it’s open.” Yankees manager Joe Girardi [...]
Mets Game 108: Loss to Marlins
Marlins 7 Mets 5 It couldn’t go on forever. Eventually, the Mets had to lose a series, and Mike Pelfrey had to lose a game. No need to panic — yet. Pelfrey was battered for five runs on eight hits — with all five scores coming in his last frame, the fourth. The Fish held [...]
Say No To Ibanez
The rumors of Raul Ibanez coming to Queens continue to abound. Let’s get one thing crystal clear: = For those who are more literary than visionary, Raul Ibanez is Shawn Green. In other words, a guy who once was a strong all-around player with a slugging lefthanded bat, who has declined drastically in all phases [...]
About John Maine
Sometimes I really, really, really hate when I’m right. For example, in regard to John Maine. Loyal readers may remember this paragraph I wrote about a week ago: “As mentioned more than a few times this season on MetsToday, John Maine has a minor mechanical flaw in his delivery that is causing his command to [...]
