Monthly Archives: January 2009

Kucinich Pushing the Citi Out of Field

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

After receiving a sweet bailout as a reward for royally mismanaging its finances, Citigroup is coming under fire from prominent politicos such as Dennis Kucinich, who says the US government should demand that the bank cancel its “Citi Field” sponsorship … Continue reading →

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Giants Sign Juan Uribe

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

The San Francisco Giants have signed infielder Juan Uribe to a minor league contract. As a Mets fan, why do you care? Well, you probably don’t. But it should be noted that Uribe is: 1. a righthanded hitter with power … Continue reading →

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Mets Sign Four Scrubs

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

The New York Mets have signed Bobby Kielty, Tony Armas Jr., Matt DeSalvo, and Valerio de los Santos to minor league contracts, and invited them to spring training. Ho hum. Nowhere in those four names do I see “Ramirez”, “Perez”, … Continue reading →

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Marlins Sign Kiko Calero

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

The Florida Marlins have signed Kiko Calero and Jason Standridge to minor league contracts, and invited both to spring training. Calero, most recently of the Athletics, is a guy I’ve always been high on and would have liked to have … Continue reading →

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Another Met Suspended for PEDs

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets minor leaguer Kyle Suire has been suspended by Major League Baseball for 50 games for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Suire was found to have metabolites of Stanozolol in his system. Stanozolol is the same steroid that Olympic sprinter … Continue reading →

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Diamondbacks Sign Jon Garland

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to several reports, the Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Jon Garland to a one-year contract that includes a club option for 2010. There had been rumors that the Mets were mildly interested in the sturdy, steady, yet unspectacular righthander, who … Continue reading →

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Heilman Traded to Cubs

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

Aaron Heilman has been traded to the Cubs in exchange for Garrett Olson and Ronny Cedeno. Well that was quick … guess I can cancel my order for a Seattle Mariners hat. I could have gotten away with that too … Continue reading →

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Mets Selling Tickets But Still No Manny

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to the Associated Press, the New York Mets have sold out all luxury boxes and at least 25,000 seats for each of the 81 games to be played at Citi Field in 2009. There are about 10,000 premium seats … Continue reading →

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