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For a change, the Mets gave R.A. Dickey offensive support — and he responded with his seventh win of the season.

You may be interested in learning more about the diminutive Daniel Herrera — the 5’6″ lefthander acquired by the Mets as one of the PTBNLs in the K-Rod deal. To begin, you can call him “Danny” for short.

In case you missed it, the Mets completed their trade with the Brewers — the one that sent Francisco Rodriguez to Milwuakee. In for K-Rod, the Mets received two pitchers who did not fit into the plans of the Brewers, nor the teams they were with immediately prior. But that doesn’t mean they can’t fit into the Mets plans.

Before we discuss the two hurlers the Mets received, it may be fun to look at some of the names thrown around in the comments section of the July post announcing K-Rod’s departure, and in the story and comments of Dan Capwell’s PTBNL article. Seems we all were way off, because the two players the Mets received were

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The score was closer than that. Then it wasn’t. Then it was. Follow?

By now you may have heard that hedge fund extraordinaire David Einhorn has walked away from the deal / loan / purchase of the New York Mets.

What does this mean?