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2012 Mets Player Salaries and Contracts

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:31:52 EST

2011 Arbitration Eligible players:

1-SP Mike Pelfrey 2011 $3.925M - signed 1yr @ $5.675M

2-RP Manny Acosta 2011 $414,000 - signed 1yr @ $875,000

3-RP Ramon Ramirez 2011 $1.65M - signed 1 yr @ $2.65M

The surprises of the NFL season (so far)

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:27:13 EDT

What do you think are the biggest surprises of the NFL season now that most teams have entered the second quarter of their seasons? Here are 10 that stand out to me, but there are many, many more:

10. Bay City teams rolling. The Oakland Raiders are 3-2 and appear dangerous. The San Francisco 49ers are 4-1 and are clearly the best team in the NFC West.

9. Cam Newton is all that. The top pick in the draft came into the league with a lot of doubters and even more questions. All he has done his rookie year is instantly become one of the most exciting players in the NFL.

8. Jets’ ground and pound grounded and pounded. The New York Jets can still be a good football team. But with an offense in disarray thanks in large part to offensive line woes, this 2-3 hardly looks like the Super Bowl contender coach Rex Ryan promised.

Numbers don�t tell the whole story.

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 9:28:36 EDT

At issue: As much as we can break down games into statistics, especially baseball, how limited are numbers ability to tell us about a complete player?

In other words: What players are better than their stats? Derek Jeter in his prime immediately comes to mind. Ben Roethlisberger is another. What other athletes do you think rise about the level of their numbers?

2011 Mets Player Salaries and Contracts

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:45:37 EST

Sandy Alderson's making of the 2011 Mets.

Organization Moves:

Sandy Alderson as GM

JP Riccardi as Pro Scouting

Making the 2010 Mets: Salaries/Contracts

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 5:39:59 EST

The Making of the 2010 Mets, the moves so far. After raises for David Wright , Jose Reyes, Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez and arbitration-eligible players increases are factored in. Only $30 million is coming off last year's $147 million payroll.

Declined an option to Putz, an $1M buyout

Exercise Pelfrey’s option @ $500K

Move Bowman to the 40 man

Omar Minaya's TRADE HISTORY w/ the New York Mets

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:40:13 EST

Omar Minaya's TRADE HISTORY with the New York Mets .

2010:

01/22/10 Trade d Brian Stokes to the Angels for Gary Matthews Jr and $20M

2009:

Sammy Sosa to retire. Wants induction to the HOF!

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:34:38 EDT

Apparently, Sammy Sosa has not yet retire . Who knew?

The most interesting thing to his sit-down with ESPN: “I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don’t I have the numbers to be inducted?”

Uh, sure. So does Rafael Palmeiro. And there’s the problem.

We know what Palmeiro did. We know what Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens did.

New York Mets Player Salaries and Contracts

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:50 EST

The Making of the 2010 Mets

Starting eight:

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MLB Values/Revenues and Billionaire Owners

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 3:51:00 EDT

~ Here is the latest by Forbes on the value of MLB franchises.

Value :

Yankees $1.5B

Mets $912M

The Wilpon Era.

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:51:13 EDT

Good, not great …And that’s ok with them. The sad truth of the Mets ball club right now is that with these owners, as long as they do enough to keep people coming into Citi Field, they don’t care about winning championships. If we had an owner in the mold of George Steinbrenner, Manny Ramirez would already be a Met. The Mets could make themselves the unquestioned best team in the National League if they were to do one more thing, and that’s signing Manny Ramirez. Unfortunately for Mets fans our beloved owners don’t care about being the best, they just care about being good enough.

It’s hard to call Fred and Jeff Wilpon cheap when the Mets will have the highest payroll in the NL, but it’s easier once you look uptown and see the other New York team spending 70 million more dollars. If you’re a Mets fan it probably made your stomach turn to see Jeff Wilpon blame Omar Minaya for not wanting Manny Ramirez, when you know full well that Minaya would sign Ramirez tomorrow if given the go ahead from Fred and Jeff. If it isn’t a money issue, then we have to question whether or not Minaya actually still has full authority when it comes to baseball related moves, because his affinity for Ramirez has never been a secret.

The 2009 New York Mets Salaries.

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:28:42 EST

2009 commitments :

C - Brian Schneider - $4.9M

C - Ramon Castro - $2.5M

1B - Carlos Delgado - $12M

NFL Championship Weekend picks

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:02:19 EST

Regular Season = 153-100-1

Playoff Record = 4-4

Overall Record = 157-104-1 NFL Championship Weekend

NFC (FOX, 3:00 PM ET): Philadelphia Eagles @ Arizona Cardinals

NFL Divisional Weekend picks

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 5:34:48 EST

Regular Season = 153-100-1

Playoff Record = 4-4

Overall Record = 157-104-1

NFL Divisional Playoffs Weekend

NFL Wild Card Weekend picks

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:54:20 EST

Regular Season = 153-100-1

Playoff Record = 3-1

Overall Record = 156-101-1

NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND

WEEK #17 NFL Picks

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 5:24:35 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

WEEK #16 NFL PICKS

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 5:57:35 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

The 2009 New York Mets

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:12:56 EST

2009 commitments:

C - Brian Schneider - $4.9M

C - Ramon Castro - $2.5M

1B - Carlos Delgado - $12M

Week #15 NFL PICKS

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:59:08 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

Make Your Hall Of Fame Vote!

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:39:29 EST

Regardless of your thoughts about Rickey Henderson, there are two indisputable facts: 1) He is a sure fire first ballot Hall of Famer and 2) He could make you scratch your head with some of his quotes.

With Ricky Henderson on the HOF ballot, here was a good read on "The 25 Best Ricky Henderson Stories"

No, I am not a member of the BBWAA, but over on Dugot Central, they actually had a pretty interesting exercise this past week. Each of the writers at DC were asked to submit their selections for the Hall of Fame by noon Friday, Dec. 5th.

The players up for induction are as follows:

NFL Picks Week #14

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:54:09 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

Hatred Towards Sports Rivals.

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:34:06 EST

Why do we hate? Is it from pure dislike of the rival fans? Or is it because of winning? Winning does fuel hatred!

Why do fans across the country hate the Yankees, Red Sox or Mets? Or all the New York sports teams for that matter? Do rival New Yorkers hate one another so much just because we cheer for the opposing squad? Why hate the Cowboys, Patriots, or Raiders? The Lakers,etc. You get the point!

Speaking from a New York state of mind....I believe everyone not in New York hates the New York teams because we spend money, lure all the free agents, and compete to win. I believe everyone hates New Yorkers because it is labeled by so many the “greatest city in the World”. Is that what fuels the hatred? Just because the city that “never sleeps”, or the “Big Apple”, has so many knick names, does it drive residents from other states insane? New Yorkers are wonderful, passionate, opinionated, and stubborn when it comes to their sports. Just like every other fanatic in the world. So many of you hate Philadelphians, or Bostonians; why?

Week #13 NFL Picks

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 9:04:20 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

NFL Picks Week #12

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 5:35:04 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

Week #11 NFL Picks

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 5:55:57 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

Week #10 NFL picks

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:27:37 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

Week #9 NFL picks

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 8:01:58 EST

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

Time to Start Focusing on Building the 2009 Mets.

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 6:23:04 EST

2009 commitments:

C - Brian Schneider - $4.9M

C - Ramon Castro - $2.5M

1B - Carlos Delgado - $12M

The Next Most-Deserving Championship Goes to...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:08:56 EST

The Phillies ended a 28-year title drought, and a 25-year barren streak for Philadelphia, with its World Series win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Phils fans deserve this.

What other long-suffering but loyal fan base(s) is most deserving of a title? These are the fans who show up (read: not the Miami Dolphins) and remain vocal yet still get denied year after year.

Oh, and don’t say the Chicago Cubs. Too easy.

Week #8 NFL Picks

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:41:33 EDT

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7

Week #7 NFL Picks

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:14:56 EDT

Week #1 record = 11-5

Week #2 record = 10-5

Week #3 record = 11-5

Week #4 record = 6-7