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Catcher: Now What?

You know the saying, “be careful what you wish for — you just may get it” ? We all wished the Mets would fail in their attempt to sign Bengie Molina, and our prayers were answered. But, now who will be the backstop?

09-10 Offseason

Putz and Kendall Sign

J.J. Putz agreed to terms with the White Sox on a one-year, $3M contract plus incentives. Heck, at that price I would’ve liked to have seen him return to the Mets, who paid for his surgery and rehab. Oh well. But hey, the Mets won’t miss the 7 players they sent to Seattle and Cleveland [...]

09-10 Offseason

The Mafia’s Team?

While some ignoramuses accuse Omar Minaya of favoring latino ballplayers (no, we’re not going there, not ever), MopUpDuty wonders if J.P. Ricciardi’s reign with the Toronto Blue Jays was focused on building an all-Italian team Metsgrrl reveals the results of her in-depth survey researching why Mets fans are not renewing their ticket plans. On a [...]

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Kelly Shoppach Traded to Rays

In the past week, Ed at MetsFever, DJ Short, and Ted Berg all discussed Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach, who would become available if he were non-tendered. Before I could weigh in on the subject, however, the Indians traded Shoppach to the Tampa Bay Rays. As a free agent, I liked the idea of 29-year-old Kelly [...]

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