soxmuscle

I don't understand why they would release Livan Hernandez.

He wasn't Smoltz bad.

Age: 20 | Height: 5'7" | Weight: 150 lbs | Penis: 12 inches

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I believe they may get rid of Gary Sheffield, good riddance.

soxmuscle

The Red Sox put in a waiver claim on Billy Wagner.

He looked real good last night.

Age: 20 | Height: 5'7" | Weight: 150 lbs | Penis: 12 inches

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Smoltz II ?

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Pedro Martinez gets revenge in Flushing, Phillies finish off Mets with unassisted triple play

I Are Baboon

AHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! The Mets got pow3d by Pedro today.


Well, not reallly...4 ER in 6.0 IP in the NL ain't exactly great...

The bases loaded single was pretty cool though. Pedro rules. I <3 Pedro.

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I'll see you in the Yankee thread.

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Wagner wants option declined
ESPN.com news services

NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner wants to be a closer next season, regardless of which team he's on. That's why the New York Mets reliever says Boston must guarantee it will decline his contract option for 2010 before he would approve a potential trade this week to the Red Sox, who already have an All-Star closer in Jonathan Papelbon.

“ I don't want to end my career as a setup man. I'd like to have that option.
” -- Billy Wagner

"I don't want to end my career as a set-up man," Wagner said. "I'd like to have that option." Wagner has a no-trade clause in his contract, which includes an $8 million option for next year with a $1 million buyout. If his option is declined, he can become a free agent in the offseason and sign with any team. Wagner confirmed Monday that Boston placed a waiver claim on him Friday. The fourth-place Mets have until Tuesday to trade him to the Red Sox, pull him back off waivers or assign him to Boston for nothing in return. If the Mets pull Wagner back, they can't trade him for the rest of the season. If they let him go to Boston, the Red Sox would be responsible for the nearly $3.5 million owed to Wagner under his current contract. FoxSports.com reported late Sunday that Wagner's agent, Bean Stringfellow, had another condition for Wagner to accept a trade to Boston: He wants the Red Sox to guarantee they won't offer Wagner salary arbitration this offseason, thus making him more attractive to potential suitors on the open market, because those teams wouldn't have to give up high draft picks as compensation for signing him. According to the FoxSports.com report, Stringfellow said Boston rejected both demands.

Triple Threat

Wagner should just be delighted that a potential playoff team wants him.

I Are Baboon

weRd

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I don't think a couple of players there are happy to see him on their team.
Maybe Paps scared him off with his big mouth.

IainDaniel

Rumour has it Santana could be done for the season.... HAHAHA

Going for an MRI today.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

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He is and so is Francona.
Unreal, why can't they ever be like the Yankees.

IainDaniel

Santana is a big concern. Cause if it is a problem.... he will be gone for next season as well.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

IainDaniel

They only have 2 players from there opening day roster who haven't been on the DL.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

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One of his teammates told him to shut it down early so that he has a head start for next season....what luck.

I really am surprised they aren't in last place.

IainDaniel

Well you do have washington in your division. Nothing could be that bad.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

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The Nationals also give the Mets a hard time even when they had a healthy team.

I Are Baboon

Wagner is funny.

"I don't care about winning! I just want to be the closer!"


Crappy news about Santana. I do hope the MRI doesn't show a serious elbow problem.

Triple Threat

A closer on a crappy team probably makes more than a setup man on a good team. It's all about the money.

I Are Baboon

I know, but you'd *think* he want to go somewhere that would give him a chance to win his first World Series. He's made, what, $75 million over the course of his career? So it looks like he'll go down as one of the greatest closers but without a World Series ring.

I Are Baboon

Trevor Hoffman
Lee Smith
Billy Wagner

Great closers, no rings.

I Are Baboon

from boston.com:

He probably just wants to get out of the gayness that is Queens.

I Are Baboon

more...

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Closer Billy Wagner agrees to join Red Sox, Mets to get pair of minor-leaguers

BY Adam Rubin
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Antonelli/News Billy Wagner is heading to Fenway Park after agreeing to join Red Sox after Boston grabs closer off waiver wire.

MIAMI - Billy Wagner has a new employer. And the cash-strapped Mets have $3.2 million more to spend this offseason.
Wagner, who sent signals that he might block a move to the Red Sox, relented before Tuesday's 1:30 p.m. deadline and has agreed to relocate to Fenway Park, the Mets announced. He had been claimed off waivers by Boston last week.
Wagner, who is within 15 saves of 400 for his career, had cited multiple reasons for hesitancy to join the Red Sox: He wants to close next season. He wants to choose a team within proximity to his native Virginia rather than be at the mercy of the Red Sox to relocate him this winter. And he didn't want draft-pick compensation attached to his free agency.
The Red Sox have privately indicated they don't intend to pick up Wagner's $8 million option for 2010, meeting one of Wagner's conditions. However, a source told the Daily News that the Red Sox may look to trade closer Jonathan Papelbon this winter. And while Daniel Bard would be the logical successor in that role, Wagner at least offers a hedge.
Boston officials apparently would not pledge to decline offering arbitration to Wagner. If the Red Sox decline the option for next season but offer arbitration, a signing team could be required to forfeit a draft pick to Boston to sign Wagner, potentially making it more difficult for him to find an employer.
The Mets will receive a pair of lower-tier minor-leaguers to be named as part of the deal.
The Red Sox are obligated to assume the financial responsibility for the remainder of Wagner's contract. The Mets save roughly $3.3 million, including a $1 million buyout of his 2010 team option, by letting Wagner go to the Red Sox on the claim.
For an organization that is expected to be cash-strapped this winter, saving the money owed to Wagner potentially will free funds to allow for other free-agent spending.
Had Wagner decided to stay with the Mets rather than go to a contender it wouldn't have been unprecedented. When Carlos Delgado played for the Blue Jays in 2004 and was approaching free agency, he blocked a trade to the White Sox.
Wagner has pitched two scoreless innings since returning from Tommy John elbow surgery.
With Bill Madden

IainDaniel

Wonder what papelhomo will have to say now.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

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He will say the media twisted his comments and blame it on the Yankees.

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Bankrupt ex-Met Lenny Dykstra accused of stealing $40K stove, other items from his home

BY Larry Mcshane
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, September 4th 2009, 10:38 AM

Savulich/News
Lenny Dykstra leaving 500 Pearle st courthouse.

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Dykstra accused of stealing $40K stove





Ex-Mets star Lenny Dykstra, after declaring bankruptcy, swiped and sold property from his $18 million California mansion to cover his living expenses, one of his creditors charged.
The 46-year-old ex-center fielder was "in the process of stripping furnishings, fixtures and equipment" from the sprawling home, according to court papers filed by Index Investors LLC.
The company is trying to foreclose on the Thousand Oaks, Calif., mansion previously owned by hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

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'Miracle Met' Jerry Koosman goes off to prison for failing to pay taxes

BY Helen Kennedy
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, September 4th 2009, 4:00 AM


Franklin/AP, Duprey/News
Prosecutors say Jerry Koosman, a former all-star who helped the Mets win the 1969 World Series, didn't pay federal income taxes for 2002-2004, costing the government as much as $80,000.

Two weeks ago, Jerry Koosman was cheered in Queens with other legendary members of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" lineup.
Thursday, he went to prison.
Forty years after he helped boost a laughingstock team to World Series glory, the retired pitcher was slapped with a six-month sentence for failing to pay taxes. Koosman, 66, a two-time All-Star lefty, apologized as he was read his fate, saying he got suckered by the anti-tax fringe movement.
"Like most people in their sixties, I've made some bad decisions in my life," he said.
"I tend to trust people more than I should," he said.
"I shouldn't have listened to those people about the tax returns, but I did, and I take full responsibility."
Koosman failed to file federal tax returns between 2002 and 2004, defrauding the government out of as much as $80,000.
The IRS testified he made $754,950 over those years, including $130,000 from his Major League Baseball pension.

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This really is a bad year to be a Met fan.