Month: November 2012

Morning Grind: Here We Go Again…

I’m currently on the West Coast for the week so the “morning” part still applies to me, however as for the “grind”, a rant is still the same no matter where in the world you are, so here I go: Yesterday the illustrious COO of the New York Mets, Jeff Wilpon, spoke to reporters, saying that their first priority — allegedly — is to re-sign both David Wright...

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Mets Add Wheeler Plus Five Others To 40 Man Roster

The Mets announced they have added RHP Zack Wheeler, RHP Hansel Robles, RHP Gonzalez Germen, RHP Greg Burke, LHP Darin Gorski and SS Wilfredo Tovar to the 40-man roster. The moves protect each player from being selected in the upcoming Rule 5 draft and today was the deadline for locking players in. The 40-man roster now stands at 39. In a surprising move, the Mets opted to protect Greg Burke who...

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Ticket-Gate: Mets VP Explains All, Opening Day Ticket Sales Are Great

The Mets fans and bloggers who think they have a God-given right to tell the Mets how to run their business are not going to like this… From the desk of Adam Rubin: Individual tickets for the first couple of months of the season went on sale Monday, and Mets fans on Twitter erupted in displeasure with the revelation that the lowest-priced seats for Opening Day were $63 (plus service fees)....

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Metsmerized Hall of Fame: Keith Hernandez, 1B

Last week Mets Merized Online rolled out our Metsmerized Hall of Fame. We will be enshrining one player each week until our five founding members are all unveiled. Last week, we selected Tom Seaver as our first member. After our five Founding Members are selected, we will ask you, our readers, to cast your ballot for who should be selected for enshrinement in 2013. Learn more by visiting our...

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Jeff Wilpon Addresses Wright and Dickey Negotiations

Jeff Wilpon responded to a report in the New York Post and told reporters that he is more optimistic now than a month ago that the Mets can get new deals done with David Wright and R.A. Dickey. He is encouraged more and more as the process moves along because there’s been back and forth conversations, reports Marc Carig. Wilpon also added that he could see a scenario where both or one enters...

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