After almost a year of denying any wrong doing in the Bernie Madoff Ponzie scheme, the Wilpons may now be off the hook as news has broken that the trustee, Irving Picard, has dropped the damages claim. The Post writes: Seven months after kicking off an aggressive campaign to collect $80 billion in damages from firms associated with Bernie Madoff, the trustee liquidating the Ponzi scammer’s...
Read MoreIn what may very well have been the final home appearance for Carlos Beltran as a Met, the spattering of fans that did show up gave him a muted ovation during his final at-bat in the ninth inning – a shallow flyball to Matt Holliday. Beltran wenr 0-3 with a walk, and the look on his face spoke volumes – where did those seven years go? There would be no grand finale for one of the...
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David Wright went 2-for-2 with a run scored and reached base four times during Wednesday night’s 5-2 win for St. Lucie over the Clearwater Threshers. “I feel good,” Wright said. “I DH’ed today and it was more of trying to get some at-bats before I head out. I ended up getting around 30 at-bats, so hopefully I’m ready to go.” Wright has gotten on base and...
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Once upon a time, in a land where Oreo Cookies grow on trees, and it always rained Skittles upon the land, the Mets acquired uber-prospect Domonic Brown from the Phillies from whence the Hershey River flowed. In return for their wonderful haul, the Mets happily exchanged their 34-year old right fielder with two bad knees, who adoring fans lovingly referred to as Tron. Mets general manager, Sandy...
Read MoreI came across this quote via MetsBlog from Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports: “Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, whom the club would prefer to keep through the summer, has told friends he would love to sign with the Angels when he becomes a free agent after the season…While Reyes might look good in manager Mike Scioscia’s system, Angels owner Arte Moreno is unlikely to approach Reyes’ asking price if Reyes...
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