Heilman On The Trading Block; Sosa Waived

Adam Rubin is reporting in today’s Daily News that the Mets are shopping Aaron Heilman and are looking for a set-up man.
Good luck with that.
For far too long, the Mets have forced Heilman to come out of the pen when it has been his desire to start.
The perfect time to move Heilman was following the [...]

Figgy Clears Waivers

Yet again, Adam Rubin is on top of another story.  He is reporting on his Daily News Surfing The Mets blog that Nelson Figueroa has cleared waivers and will report to AAA New Orleans.
No word yet on Jorge Sosa, who the Mets are trying to trade and has not yet been put on waivers.

Updates on Roster Moves

4:20 PM UPDATE: WFAN is reporting that everything below has occurred exactly as Rubin reported earlier.  With the exception of the Sosa-Smith situation, I still feel this team culture’s in infected with mediocrity.
The ever informative Adam Rubin is reporting on his Daily News blog that Claudio Vargas has been pulled from his AAA New Orleans [...]

Smith To Be Sent Down, Mets Lose: Commitment To Mediocrity

The Oakland Raiders have signs hanging up around the sidelines that read “Commitment To Excellence.” At one time, before Al Davis seemingly lost his mind, those signs meant something. The Raiders played a dominant brand of football and won 3 of the first 18 Super Bowls. Even if they didn’t win it [...]

The Mets Should Look Into Jacque Jones

The Tigers DFA’d OF Jacque Jones yesterday and I hope the Mets try to work out a deal with the Tigers to acquire him.
Though Jones was only hitting .195 on the season, he is a career .278 hitter who can split time with Moises Alou. Last year with the Cubs, Jones batted .285 and [...]

That WAS An April Fools Joke, Right?

Kudos to the Mets and SNY for pulling the most elaborate April Fools Joke ever!
To have it appear that Pedro Martinez was lobbing in HR balls and then hurting his hammy?
Priceless!
To have the Mets bats play like it was 2007? Only 4 base runners after the 5th, none getting past 1st base? What a [...]