The Manny to the Mets pipe dream is finally over.  It had nightmare written all over it.  GM Omar MInaya officially declared this last Tuesday. Let him go back to the Dodgers, hat in hand (for 25 mill, who wouldn’t grovel at that?). Whether Omar was parroting what the Wilpons have decreed is irrelevant.  Ramirez never stopped being a handful even as his stock plummeted lower than CitiGroup’s this off-season.  He was never a good [...]

Lost in the excitement of the Oliver Perez signing, is a very underreported yet very interesting fact. Most of us agree that the Mets overpaid to get the Oliver Perez deal done. It was a move I certainly won’t argue with. But, now that the dust has settled, it’s become apparent to me that we just gave Oliver Perez the same exact deal we gave to one of the top closers in baseball, Frankie Rodriguez. [...]

I had told Joe last week I was working on another article I was ready to post here on the site. However, in light of everything going on Citigroup and the New York Mets, I have decided to talk about something that has just come to the surface. We all know Citigroup and the Mets have been taking harsh criticism for the $40 million naming rights deal they have. Congress is accusing Citigroup of using [...]

Last week, I posted a blog on how Joe Torre took a cheap shot at Mike Piazza, based on an excerpt from his book that appeared in the New York Post. Today, Ben Shpigel of the NY Times, reports on yet another swipe Joe Torre takes at a Mets player; Carlos Beltran. Scott Boras, Beltran’s agent, gave the Yankees one final shot at signing him and snatching him from the Mets’ grasp by proposing a six-year, $100 million [...]

Wow, Matt Cerrone did an excellent job of live blogging the Oliver Perez press conference. It felt like you were actually there in the way he delivered his content. Anyway, the big news other than the fact that the Oliver Perez signing was official, was that when Omar Minaya was asked about Manny Ramirez and any other additions, he was as clear as day. “There’s not going to be any more big moves after this,” Minaya [...]

Lately, it overtakes me when I’m washing the dishes, getting changed in front of my locker, trying to read a boring book, or while walking the dog. I find myself visualizing baseball’s most exciting scenarios, such as the big strikeout in the ninth w/ bases jammed, that fabulous leaping catch at the wall, a bang-bang inning- or a game-ending DP. But for me the home run remains the most heart-stopping, potentially exhilarating or devastating moment [...]

Hello.  My name is Greg Pomes and I would just like to take a second and introduce myself.  I have followed this site for a long time now and I am very excited and honored to be writing for it.  I have been a fan of the New York Mets all my life and I have always supported this team through all the good times and all the bad times.  Met fans have been criticized [...]

According to Steve Popper of the Bergen Record, the Mets have signed Oliver Perez to a three year deal worth $36 million dollars. According to a baseball official, the Mets have finally wrapped up the most pressing need and agreed on a three-year deal worth $36 million with Oliver Perez. The Mets have waited patiently for Perez, their own free agent, since securing the bullpen help they needed. That meant waiting for Scott Boras, the agent [...]

This off season has seemed like an eternity, and though it still rages on, something is different this morning. After the hangover from last night’s Super Bowl subsides, talk show radio and water cooler chatter will switch gears and go into baseball overdrive. Here is a recap of Mets moves that will keep you in the know. Mets Hot Stove Recap Only 13 days until pitchers and catchers report. The Mets went into the off season with [...]

I love Mets Merized Online. I especially enjoy the many different types of writers the site employs. From beat writers to number crunchers, we got them all. I find myself more prone to writing about personal experience and getting to the root of the love of what I consider the greatest game on earth. For me, baseball, and especially the Mets are a matter of the heart. Manny Ramirez seems to be the hot topic [...]