Monthly Archives: July 2009

Pedro Martinez a Phillie?

MetsBlog posted a link to the latino publication Candela Deportivo, which states that the Phillies have made an offer to, or signed, Pedro Martinez. If true, it’s not surprising — not when the Phillies are sending the likes of Rodrigo … Continue reading

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Window Shopping: Pirates

A team that is sitting in last place, nine games below .500 and in a division headed by the Cardinals, Cubs, and Brewers, would presumably be sellers. Indeed, the fire sale began a few weeks ago for the Pirates, who … Continue reading

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Window Shopping: Padres

In part two of our Window Shopping series, we look at the San Diego Padres, who gave up on the season before it began.

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Window Shopping with Empty Pockets

It’s the same old, same old — the July 31st trading deadline nears, the Mets are desperate to acquire some players, but simply do not have the necessary chips to bring in what they need. This year, though, there’s a big difference. Read on … Continue reading

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Mets Game 83: Win Over Dodgers

Mets 5 Dodgers 4 In the previous post we introduced the sequel to The Bionic Man. I neglected to mention that as a kid, I always wondered if Steve Austin would ever cross over to Mission:Impossible to join the IMF … Continue reading

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Six Million Dollar Man Sequel

For those as old as me, you may remember Steve Austin, astronaut, who after a terrible accident was rebuilt to become the “Bionic Man”. Tonight at 7:10 PM the sequel to that great 1970s TV series arrives. Due to inflation, … Continue reading

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If You Can’t Beat ’em, Join ’em !

For those curious as to where Fred Wilpon’s loyalties ultimately lie …

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Mets Game 82: Loss to Dodgers

Dodgers 8 Mets 0 This game was so bad for the Mets for so many reasons … I’m not sure where to start. I’ll try. To begin, Mike Pelfrey was awful. Big Pelf completed three innings and allowed five runs … Continue reading

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