There are three good reasons the Mets should not re-sign Jose Reyes:
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Mets Game 69: Loss to Yankees
Yankees 4 Mets 0 Sorry Dad. Mark Teixeira chose the Subway Series to get his groove back — much to the chagrin of Mets fans. Additionally, C.C. Sabathia chose Father’s Day to spin his best outing of the season. Game Notes C.C. Sabathia spun 8 innings of shutout ball, holding the Mets to a mere … Read more
Mets Game 45: Win Over Yankees
Mets 6 Yankees 4 Jerry Manuel keeps his job for at least another week, maybe two. Jason Bay continued his red-hot hitting — he is about as locked in as a batter can be right now — and Johan Santana put forth perhaps his best, most clutch outing of the year as the Mets beat … Read more
Mets Shopping for Halladay?
The New York Times is reporting that the Mets may go after Roy Halladay, if in fact the Toronto Blue Jays make him available this winter. As MetsBlog notes, the fact the Mets have little in the way of near-ready prospects in their farm system may not matter, since few teams will be able to … Read more
Mets Game 72: Loss to Yankees
Yankees 9 Mets 1 Not a great evening for Mike Pelfrey, nor the Mets. Focusing on going the other way, the Yankees pounced on Pelfrey in the second frame, and the defense behind him resembled the Keystone Cops, as four runs — two unearned — crossed the plate in an inning that was one hit … Read more
C.C. Sabathia vs. the Mets
Tonight, the Yankees send C.C. Sabathia to the mound at Citi Field against the Mets. It’s been a long time since Sabathia started against the Mets, and the last time didn’t go so well for our hometown favorites. On June 16, 2004, Sabathia threw 8 solid innings of six-hit, one-run ball, as the Indians molested … Read more
Buy Me To the Moon
With the recent signing of Mark Teixeira for $180M over 8 years, the New York Yankees have spent a total of $423.5M on three free agents this winter. Add in the $248M still owed on Alex Rodriguez’s contract, and the Bronx Bombers have committed over a half-billion dollars ($671.5M to be exact) to three ballplayers … Read more
Yankees Make Offer to Sabathia
Buster Olney is reporting on ESPN radio that the Yankees have tendered an official offer to C.C. Sabathia for 6 years and slightly more than $137.5M. There are no web links to support this, but it is being reported on 1050 ESPN Radio and on XM MLB 175. If true, the only surprise is that … Read more