With Posada Off The Table, Will Mets Find Common Ground With Lo Duca?

We’ve spent a lot of time pondering the question of who will be the New York Mets’ catcher when they report to Spring Training in 2008. Most fans, including me, hoped that it would be Paul Lo Duca, but now everything seems so hazy at best.Our friend Mark Hale of the NY Post, had this to say this morning in his column.There’s not much contact right now between the Mets and Paul...

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Stroke Of Midnight: Luis Castillo & Paul Lo Duca Are Now Free To Negotiate With All Teams

The clock is ticking, and at midnight tonight the Mets will no longer have exclusive negotiating rights with any of their own free agents.Two of those free agents are second baseman Luis Castillo and catchers Paul Lo Duca and Ramon Castro.The Houston Astros are expected to make a strong effort to sign Luis Castillo and are viewed as the favorites among the other teams that are expected to pursue...

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MLB News: Rookie of the Year, David Wright, Paul Lo Duca

It was kind of a busy day as far as baseball news goes today.First, MLB.com reports:Dustin Pedroia was named the American League Rookie of the Year Award today. Pedroia became the first Red Sox player to win the trophy since Nomar Garciaparra did so in 1997. Pedroia was listed first on 24 of the 28 ballots submitted by two writers in each league city and second on the other four to total...

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Is Lastings Milledge Ready For Prime Time?

In a recent poll, 58% of Mets fans don’t want the Mets to trade Milledge. I’m not exactly sure, but I bet that back in April less than half that amount would have voted to hang on to Milledge. I’m one of them.I understand how important it is for the Mets to address their shortcomings in the bullpen and in the rotation, but trading Milledge to fill those holes may not be in the...

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20,000 Mets Fans Can’t Be Wrong!

 Before Mets Merized, there was Mr. Met on Myspace, and today we are proud to say that we have now eclipsed 20,000 friends. WOW!We want to thank the thousands and thousands of Mets fans from all over the country for making this site and our partner sites on Myspace what they are today!So as a special treat, we have chosen one of our most special friends on Myspace to share her...

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The Sunday Papers: Haren, Wright, And Yes, More A-Rod

Kevin Kernan of the Post, had an interesting article in which he makes a strong case for going out and trading for the A’s Dan Haren. Pitching is the root of the Mets’ problem. They do not have the young arms in their system that the Yankees have. They have not overpaid to get the best arms in the draft and as a result no young starter stands out. Kevin Mulvey is the best of the Mets...

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