Not much going on today as far as Mets news goes. If you want to relive the horror of the 2009 season, you can always tune into MLB Network’s Hot Stove Tonight for a retrospective of the Mets season. There’s also some rumblings from Fox Sports that figures Jermaine Dye could be a good fit for the Mets at first base, a position he has played once in the last decade. Thanks, but no thanks.
The big MLB news today is that Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer has won the American League MVP award. (Yeay!) He beats out both Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter of the Yankees who finished second and third. Mauer’s election was nearly unanimous except for one voter, Keizo Konishi of Kyodo News, who gave his first place vote to Miguel Cabrera. Hopeful he will have his voting rights revoked before he really screws something up in the future.
Mauer gets a $100 K bonus for his feat, but Cabrera who finished in fourth place thanks to Konishi, will get a $200 K bonus, twice as much as Joe Mauer. I wonder how much Miguel gave him for the solid?
The worst part of the news for me was reading the comments on the MLB Boards. One of them remarked, “this is perfect, once the Yankees sign him in 2011, we will have three MVP’s in our lineup.”
I was going to respond, but the more I thought about it the more I figured he was probably right. I know the Twins are desperately trying to sign him long term, but isn’t that what all the teams say just before talks break down, free agency finally comes, and the Yankees sign them before that Christmas?
Just ask the Brewers who lost Sabathia, the Blue Jays who lost Burnett, and the Angels who lost Teixeira last off season. And we may just be seeing it again this season if the Yankees do get Roy Halladay or John Lackey as rumored.
I recently read that the Florida Marlins may be forced to move their ace starting pitcher Josh Johnson acording to two sources. Guess who both sources thought had the best chance of trading for him?
Sometimes, there is no justice in the world.
oh man thats sad…thats why we all hate the yankees…but what can you do?
Why dont you stop your whining and just admit you wish the Mets were run like we were. Too bad, there’s only room for one class act in this city. Dont worry though, every now and then miracles do happen, you guys know that. Mets championships arent built or bought, they are won miraculously. So hang in there and keep praying.
Really cool to take time to go to another team’s blog and brag, huh? That’s really big of you. What are you in real life? Unemployed? Work in a Burger King? (nothing wrong with that, though) Maybe you’re a 30 or 40 year old still living with mom and dad?
In that case i guess we all have to hold onto something and if the Yankees are making you a better man, way to go.
I am laughing too hard!! *wink*
Oh, and for my friend that has no idea what I am talking about too funny take a number!! Very few ever really do know what I am talking about!!!!
For love of the game!!!!
Many Blessings
Peace out!
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Thanks for sharing. Now go back to whatevber rock it is you crawled out from.
I thought the same thing about Mauer and the Yanks. However, Mauer has literally played in the Metrodome his entire life – High School, College, MLB. As a home-grown product and with some more money coming their way from a new stadium, the Twins and Mauer just MIGHT figure out a way to keep him at home. That being said, the Yanks will need a new catcher and Mauer’s gonna be awfully tempting for them to blow a couple tens of millions on.
I really loved your article I can tell yu love the game well written.
One of the desires of my heart is God willing one day sooner then later…I want to help bring fair trade, capped salaries and cheaper tickets to fans!!!
I love the Mets and I adopted the Yankees as my own after 9-11 I have my own biasis on who should have won and we can agree to disagree wfor love of the game.
Speaking of just that..For Love Of The Game as we begin to become a nation of integrity our favorite American past time will surely follow suit as well!!!
I have no idea what Julie is talking about, but as for the main thrust of this blog, Joe you should already be used to how the world works in baseball. The Yankees always get the best players because they know the age old adage that it takes money to make money. The more they spend the more they make.
Lets not agonize over whether the Yankees sign Mauer in 2011 or not. First, who know.? The Twins desperately want to keep him and i sense Mauer, a local Minny kid, wants to stay there. i bet the Twins keep him.
But forget this soap opera and lets focus on how to revive the Mets in 2010.