Don't bask in the Johan glory yet

Don't bask in the Johan glory yet...

Just wanted to point out that this is actually a dark day in Mets history. We gain Johan but we lose David Newhan. He was signed by the Astros to a minor league deal. I hope the Mets will find another player with Rick Peterson locks so Rick isn't the only one sporting a Gene Wilder white 'fro.  

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Wrigley Field is now the FUKUDOME

The agent for Kosuke Fukudome said that the player would make up his mind on a major league team quickly after deciding to come to the United States. He was true to his word.

After deciding to play in the U.S. early Tuesday morning, Fukudome chose the Cubs' offer on Tuesday night, ESPN 1000 in Chicago reported.

The two sides have reportedly agreed on a four-year deal, but the exact dollar amount was still being worked out. Earlier media reports said that the Cubs were willing to pay the career .305 hitter between $12 million and $14 million per season.

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According to MLBTradeRumors.com...

Santana/Reyes/Haren Blockbuster In The Works?

Just got an incredible rumor from a trusted New York sportswriter.  Stay with me, because this one's crazy.  But rest assured that if the source wasn't good, I wouldn't post it.

Minnesota has initiated talks for a three-way blockbuster with the Twins and A's.  Here's how it would go down:

Mets send Jose Reyes, Kevin Mulvey, and Hector Pellot to A's
A's send Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson to Mets
A's send Dan Haren to Twins
Twins send Johan Santana to Mets

Mets get Johan Santana, Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson
A's get Jose Reyes and Kevin Mulvey
Twins get Dan Haren and Hector Pellot

The source says Haren is exactly the type of player the Twins want for Santana, a cheap frontline starter. It's known the Mets would hate to deal Reyes but they would get some value beyond Santana.  Billy Beane is happy because he gets Reyes for one more year than he had Haren plus longtime favorite Mulvey.  And, he's out of Crosby's contract.

Thoughts?

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Hey Omar...

 Carlos Delgado, Pelfrey and Heilman for Burnett and Overbay

 

Make it happen, baby!

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Sox deal could go through

According to The Boston Globe, the Sox may be close to a deal since Twins reportedly are pleased with Lester's medical records.

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First trade at meetings

 Carlos Quentin to the White Sox for 1B Chris Carter.

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TWINS TRADE GARZA?

According to MLBTradeRumors.com... it's Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett, and Juan Rincon to the Rays for Delmon Young, Brendan Harris, and Jason Pridie.

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CBS Sportsline Rumor

The Denver Post reports the the Rockies are still in negotiations with catcher Yorvit Torrealba and relief pitcher Matt Herges. Torrealba's agent said his goal is to get a deal done by the end of this week. "We're getting closer and I think we're moving toward an agreement, soon, I hope," Torrealba's agent said. GM Dan O'Dowd confirmed that discussions have heated up, but stressed that bringing Torrealba back to Colorado is not a done deal.

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Tom Glavine Press Conference Today

"I think, honestly, had I decided to play and was faced with having to do it in New York or somewhere else, I honestly don't think I would have done it," he said. "I think that would have been the end for me, because it's just not worth [the pressures] and being away from my family."

 

- Tom Glavine

 

Thanks Tom. Thanks for your time in New York, and for throwing those meatballs in your final appearance with the team, and than proving once and for all...you're a Brave.

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Rumblings

Torre chose Mariano Duncan over Mazzilli so it looks like Maz will remain in the SportsNet both - well dressed but awkward...

Mets wined and dined David Eckstein... will he convert to second base to play for the Mets? My guess is YE$...

Eck has personality. Mets have none. I'm all for it.

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New direction but same Keith

We'll be posting Hot Stove stuff and more Mets news. Stay tuned...

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It's All Your Fault, Sir.

 Learn to manage a bullpen - not overwork the same guys.

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Call me a pessimist but...

FIRE WILLIE NOW

 

the season is escaping

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Let the chants begin

Fire Willie Randolph.

 

Let the movement begin.

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keith night at shea Friday

Unreal since we sparked this whole mustache fad.

 

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quest for keith writer to be published

Rock On! is an anthology of concert experiences within a historical context and I need to hear from you. My book, which will be published this winter, needs to be completed by end of this month so I  really need your stories asap.

 

You don't have to be a writer and it doesn't matter who you saw - just need to know who you saw, where you saw them, and what happened on the way or afterwards.

Tell me your concert experiences (in 250 words or more), and send concert photos if you have them. If you want your name in the book, let me know; if not, let me know. Please feel free to forward this request to everyone you know with my contact info. Deadline is fast approaching! Time is of the essence - please step up for me. Email your stories to JonRockOn@aol.com

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Sorry to say it...

But are we supposed to be surprised that Mets have had a lot of injuries? Aside from Beltran, all the injuries are from guys in their mid-to-late 30s and early 40s.

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castro DL

Looks like Ramon is joining LoDuca on the DL, and it also looks like Mike DiFelice is a crossdresser without the makeup.

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Bud Selig is a used car salesman

Sure, don't punish Giambi because he admitted to being a cheat and he makes charitable donations. Make sure you treat non-Yankee abusers the same way, Bud.

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This Team...

Doesn't have the magic it did last year.

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President Keith

Like George W., Keith Hernandez always rolls with two bitches.

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DFA

Aaron Sele... this trip to Norfolk's for you. Oh wait - there is no Norfolk.

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Win Tonight

...and tomorrow, and the next night.

 

Please!

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Styx and Stones

Keith Hernandez is man enough to admit he likes the song "Mr. Roboto."

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Justine Bateman

In 1987, Keith Hernandez announced his favorite "Family Ties" cast member was Mallory - a very unorthodox choice.

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Keith Hernandez's nighttime activity inspired the name of that '80s group.

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Rehab

Who's been in rehab more Pedro Martinez or Lindsay Lohan?

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thecheappop.com

Keith Hernandez would support this shameless plug.

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The Yards

Last time we checked Buddy Harrelson didn't appear in a motion picture.

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PBF

Keith Hernandez never drinks his beer out of a paper bag.

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Keith for President

He'd have my vote. He's got a better mustache than Hillary.

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This just in...

The Royals suck.

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Beltran next year...

Am I crazy to say... trade Beltran in the offseason and try to sign Hunter or Andruw Jones? Probably, but I would do it.... I tell you... I would do it!

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Next year if LoDuca walks...

Start Castro - plain and simple. Sign a nice backup or bring Piazza back for nostalgia sake and have him ride the bench.

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David Wells...

I don't like him. He stinks this year. He's old and fat. But, hey... if the Padres cut him I'd take a chance on him. He's won big games, and so what if he called the Mets a little league team in his lame ass bargain bin autobiography.

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Mets rumblings...

I hear DJ Dozier is thinking perhaps he should've focused solely on football.

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Mets News

Yankees designated Mike Myers for assignment... if no one trades for him, maybe the Mets can pick him up. He has a funky delivery, semi-good numbers this year, and can add a lefty to the pen.  Plus, he was in "Shrek," which is pretty cool. Too easy?

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American Mustache Institute

What a novel idea... Glad I didn't think of that... oh wait. I did.

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well we're not a mets blog per se....

but quest for keith will be posting some mets news from time to time... look for it...

 

 

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Tommy Baseball

Guest blogger: Milo Taibi

 

When Tom Glavine won his 300th game he pointed towards the SNY announcer's booth and mouthed the words, "This one's for you, Keith."

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Fat Free

Keith Hernandez never spells fat with a PH.

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Text'd

Keith Hernandez never sent a text message to Ron Darling.

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Sports Night

Keith Hernandez never put NBC Sports Anchor Bruce Beck in a headlock.

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High Plains Drifter?

Keith Hernandez is actually the unofficial fourth Beastie Boy.

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He Looks Like Rick Peterson

Guest Blogger: Milo Taibi

David Newhan is Keith Hernandez's way of punishing the Mets for not retiring his number.

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Nothing But Net

Guest blogger: Milo Taibi
In his spare time Keith Hernandez teaches Lebron James how to play basketball.

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CitiField

Guest Blogger: Eli Moshman

The real reason the Mets are getting a new stadium is due to the structural damage caused to Shea from Keith Hernandez fouling off pitches.

 

 

 

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Update The Blog

Keith Hernandez would never let his blog go a month before another post.
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Keith Wouldn't Jump On The Bandwagon

Guest blogger: Milo Taibi

Keith Hernandez was once offered a $500 million contract with the
Yankees, and he laughed at them. LAUGHED.

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Retire that number

J. Mark English:

"If he gets in couldn't you make the argument that the Mets should also retire his number?"

http://www.americanlegends.blogspot.com/

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Reason....

We're going to stop the numbering of reasons because frankly there are way too many reasons to list why Keith Hernandez deserves to be in the Hall of Fame... so from now on look for catchy headlines and feel free to send your ideas and we'll post if it does Mex justice.

 

 

What a shitty trade deadline yesterday.

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Reason #322

Keith Hernandez broke Henry Aaron's record years ago... well, he beat him Scrabble.

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Reason #321

Keith Hernandez never wears white after Labor Day.

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Reason #320

Keith Hernandez was "Superbad" in a good way before being "Superbad" was cool.

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Reaon #319

Keith Hernandez would never give Jose Reyes a hard time about not hustling.

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Reason #318

Keith Hernandez would never wait nearly a month to post his next blog entry.

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Reason #317

Keith Hernandez once retired his pants after a night cap.

new minute or so

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So)
Written by Steve Hofstetter, Adam Hofstetter, Cody Marley, Ryan Murphy, Rich Ragains, Elliot Steingart, and Chris Strait

Congratulations to Jeff Gordon and his wife on their new daughter Ella. Ella will be sponsored by Dupont.

The NBA's Paul Pierce and Austin Powers star Verne Troyer got into an argument after Pierce addressed Troyer as "Mini Me." Luckily it was just a small argument, and ended shortly.

LeBron James has been appointed commissioner of The Bubblicious Ultimate Bubble Blowing League. Because no one knows more about having a bubble burst than LeBron James.

The NHL is hoping that new league wide uniforms will help boost interest in the sport. All five people watching on Versus will really appreciate the effort.

Many baseball fans are still talking about Sammy Sosa hitting his 600th career homerun. Enough already – put a cork in it. Congratulations Sammy – to think how many empty wine bottles that must have taken.

Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks suspects that two-time AL MVP Juan Gonzalez may have used steroids. Hicks also suspects that the earth may indeed orbit around the sun.

A monkey will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before an upcoming game at Fenway Park. She'll be the hairiest creature to take the mound in Boston since David Wells.

And a woman spent one million dollars on a conman pretending to be Pedro Martinez. The man was proven to be a fraud when it was discovered he could pitch.

For more of the Sports Minute (Or So), visit minuteorso.com

Reason #316

Keith Hernandez's eyes never lie... his mustache, however, can never be trusted.

Reason #315

Keith Hernandez leaves hands feeling soft and refreshed.

Reason #314

Keith Hernandez once christened the bedding section of a New Jersey IKEA.

Reason #313

Keith Hernandez never whacked another guy. He never even considered it for a minute.

Reason #312

Guest blogger: Eli Moshman - Melbourne, Australia

To all those people who say that everybody has to put their pants on one leg at a time...Keith Hernandez proves you wrong at least twice a day.

Reason #311

Firefighters once responded to a 5-Alarm fire in Keith Hernandez's pants.

Reason #310

Keith Hernandez once autographed a VHS copy of Jim Belushi's K-9 just so it could be worth something.

Reason #309

Keith Hernandez is a man drawn to perfection.

Reason #308

Keith Hernandez is bananas - B-A-N-A-N-A-S

Reason #307

Keith Hernandez is the first person to ever start an online social network in his pants.

Reason #306

Guest blogger: Rich Tarantino - Yonkers, NY

Everyone's favorite sandwich is a Keith Hernandez sandwich.

Reason #305

Whether you like it, or you don't like it, learn to love it, because Keith Hernandez is the best thing going today.

Reason #304

Keith Hernandez never leaves the seat up, ladies.

Reason #303

Mayor Koch didn't give Keith Hernandez the keys to the city after the 1986 World Series, but his wife gave him the keys to her apartment.

Reason #302

In 1982. Keith Hernandez became the first man to autograph a fan's vagina.

Reason #301

Guest blogger: Rich Tarantino - Yonkers, NY

Keith Hernandez loves the Busch.

Reason #300

You know what they say behind every great woman is ... Keith Hernandez.

Reason #299

Keith Hernandez's jersey is retired in just about every NYC nightclub ladies bathroom.

Reason #298

Keith Hernandez's bologna has a first name but it's not O-S-C-A-R.

Reason #297

Keith Hernandez lived up to every contract extension he signed for.

Reason #296

Forget sheep, let's clone Keith Hernandez.

Reason #295

Keith Hernandez never head-hunted during a dodgeball game.

Reason #294

Keith Hernandez never used floaties as a kid.

Reason #293

Keith Hernandez never left his heart in San Francisco, but on one occaision, he left a pair of boxers.

Reason #292

Keith Hernandez's mustache had its own locker at Shea.

Reason #291

Keith Hernandez always does a play-by-play in the sack.

Reason #290

Unlike Roger Clemens, Keith Hernandez would never $ell himself out to George Steinbrenner.

Reason #289

To Keith Hernandez, the term "fantasy baseball" means hitting the showers with Cheryl Tiegs and Carol Alt after a game.

Reason #288

Keith Hernandez would never burn a place down for a red stapler.

Reason #287

In the spring of 1984, Keith Hernandez intercepted a nuclear missile with his mustache.

Reason #286

Keith Hernandez can solve crimes with his mustache.

Reason #285

Guest blogger: Theresa from New York

Keith Hernandez would never shoot his eye out with a Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle.




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Reason #284

Keith Hernandez's defensive skills can even shine through in this thumbnail photo.

Reason #283

Keith Hernandez's rookie card came out in the late 1970s, but his mustache's rookie card debuted in the early 1980s.

Reason #282

Like Shakira, Keith Hernandez's hips don't lie.

Reason #281

Keith Hernandez can easily handle long division.

Reason #280

Keith Hernandez isn't a poker player, but everytime he goes to the bathroom is considered a royal flush.

Reason #279

Guest blogger: Rich Tarantino - Yonkers, NY

Keith Hernandez has more gold gloves than cats have lives.

Reason #278

Keith Hernandez graduated high school with Straight A's not STDs.