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Post: Niese Unlikely to Pitch Saturday

Disappointing news for the play-the-kids crowd:

A team source said yesterday that GM Omar Minaya and interim manager Jerry Manuel would prefer to avoid a situation where Niese is called up for just one start and then returned to Triple-A New Orleans. That would leave the Mets to choose between right-handers Claudio Vargas and Brian Stokes for Saturday, with Nelson Figueroa as a long-shot possibility.

1 day ago anonymous comment 2 comments 0 recs

Nationals release Lo Duca

Washington releases Paul Lo Duca. He was hitting .230/.301/.281, with seven doubles and no homers in 139 at-bats. His OPS+ was 55. Can you blame them?

7 days ago kingcritical comment 7 comments 1 recs

Hardball Times article "The remains of the season: Mets edition"

This'll probably end up in an 'applesauce' post but just in case Eric's preoccupied with the trade deadline. good read.

8 days ago kendynamo comment 5 comments 0 recs

When Manuel took over as manager, he said that he would watch Pérez’s starts from the top step of the dugout so he could, if needed, retrieve him that much quicker.

"I haven’t been on the top step in a while with Ollie," Manuel said. "Ollie told me sit down and be quiet over there, so that’s what I’ve been doing."

From today's New York Times

9 days ago kingcritical comment 0 comments 0 recs

Beltran the Thief scales the wall, via the New York Times.

11 days ago kingcritical comment 4 comments 2 recs

Dodgers dealing for Blake - Let's Go Tribe!

Indians fans react to another solid trade by GM Mark Shapiro.

13 days ago Eric Simon comment 0 comments 0 recs

Yankees acquire Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte from Pirates-Update

The trade has changed. It seems like even more of a steal now.

13 days ago Reg Dunlop comment 0 comments 0 recs

via assets.espn.go.com

Big Pelf gettin' it done.

13 days ago Eric Simon comment 1 comments 0 recs

THE NEW FACE OF THE METS...ENTHUSIASM!!

I don't have too much to add gang. I think the picture speaks for itself. I'm not too much of a stats geek, I just go off of what I see from the players and the Win / Loss column. This pic was taken from Thursday's phenomenal game against the hated Phillies! I can't remember the last time David Wright got this excited about scoring a run or making a play. It really feels good to see the entire team enjoying a win. The team desperately needed this. I NEEDED THIS from David Wright. It just gives me goose bumps.

13 days ago LOUtheMETfan comment 2 comments 0 recs