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Former Mets OF Lenny Dykstra gets three years in prison!
“The Bad Boys Won: the story of the 1986 New York Mets” by esteemed sports writer Jeff Pearlman is a great book. But in this case, a bad guy lost. Former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra was sentenced Monday to three years in state prison in a grand theft auto case. Los Angeles County Superior Court [...]
Miami Marlins Willing To Break The Bank For Jose Reyes
Update: The Marlins have come to terms with Reyes according to Buster Olney. The deal is for six years and $106 million. The Marlins have now reeled in Heath Bell and Reyes this offseason. I guess the whole “The Marlins aren’t serious players” nonsense has officially come to an end. And it doesn’t appear the [...]
Happy Trails Carlos Delgado
It’s okay, we thought Carlos Delgado already retired, too. I guess now it’s official!
The former first baseman for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays, who hasn’t played since May 2009 due to a hip injury, announced his intent to hang up his glove Wednesday. Unfortunately, he was just 27 longballs away from reaching the 500 Home Run Club[...]
Updated MLB Predictions
The Red Sox seemed out of it a month ago, and yet here they are. Certainly this most competitive division; even with the Orioles at at an MLB-worst 19-43, the AL EAST is 23 games over .500.
AL EAST: As predicted, this is a red-hot race. The three pre-season favorites are all within 5 games, and Toronto[...] The two surprises in my book: [...]
Mets and Cards strike
After a slow Thanksgiving break, the Mets and Cards starting putting together pieces of the 2010 season. The Mets signed C Chris Coste (.224BA) and re-signed Alex Cora (.251 1HR; 18RBIs). Coste was more productive in the first half with the Phillies than the Astros. The catcher turns 37 this year and if he hangs [...]
