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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Minaya works to get closers to meet Mets — Mets general manager Omar Minaya reached out to the agents for Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes Tuesday to schedule “future meetings,” a source told the Daily News. The Mets are not believed to have made financial offers to the closers, and are not expected to bid before Thanksgiving.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 DOWN: Street, Hudson and Cruz — Barring major news, I am taking a few days off for Thanksgiving, so I figured I would weigh in with a 3 Down, rather than wait for the morning. Happy holiday to all and thanks for helping to make this site such a well-visited success.
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Mets Today, Mets Fever, The 'Ropolitans, Mets Merized Online and The New York Mets Report
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Relief Pitcher: Mets offered Heilman for Street — On Nov. 18, I wrote, “From what I can gather, the Mets are likely to make a trade for a relief pitcher, who has experience as a closer,” in addition to signing either Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Fuentes or Kerry Wood.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
11 Months Later, Some Praise for Baseball — Nearly a year after he released his strongly worded report about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, George J. Mitchell was full of praise for baseball owners and the players union on Tuesday, saying the sport …
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ShysterBall
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
All Is Unusually Quiet on the Free-Agent Front — On Monday, Major League Baseball's daily transaction wire consisted of a small trade, one team's coaching selections and the release of a minor leaguer. If those moves constituted the full docket on a day in February, June or August, they would have hardly stood out.
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Angels might take more serious run at Sabathia — A pair of lefthanders on the Yankees' radar - one whom they know very well, one whom they don't - are both talking with West Coast teams. The bad news for the Yankees is that the Angels' interest in CC Sabathia appears more serious than the Dodgers' interest in Andy Pettitte.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Frank and Jamie McCourt have a question for Dodgers fans — Would you rather have a top free agent or 50 youth fields in L.A., Frank and Jamie McCourt wonder. — Would Dodgers fans react negatively if the team were to pay big money to free agents when the nation's economy is in sharp decline and many Americans are losing their jobs?
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It is about the money, stupid
Wallace Matthews / Newsday:
Welcome to Bailout Ballpark — So what will that new stadium in Flushing be called next year, anyway? — How about John Q. Taxpayer Field? Or Joe Sixpack Park, in honor of all the people paying for it who have no chance of ever sitting in one of its 40,000 high-priced seats? Bailout Ballpark, anyone?
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Marlins Bump Opening Date of New Stadium to 2012 — With the Florida Marlins locked in a legal battle that appears to have been resolved as of this week, the planned date for opening their new $515 million stadium at the current site of the Orange Bowl in Little Havana will have to wait a bit longer.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Guillen won't miss Swisher — Ozzie Guillen didn't seem very sad to see Nick Swisher traded to the Yankees this month. The White Sox manager told the Chicago Tribune in a recent Q&A that the first baseman/outfielder wasn't always the best influence in the Chicago clubhouse.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As a manager, Oquendo is a not-so-secret weapon — 31 March, 2008 — Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick is waved around third base by Jose Oquendo during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. (Chris Lee/P-D)
Bill Shaikin / LA Times Sports Blog:
Boras: I've got offers for Teixeira — While the Angels have not made an offer to Mark Teixeira, his agent says other teams have. — “We've received a number of offers,” agent Scott Boras said. — Boras would not say which teams had extended offers, or even how many.
Mike / Squawking Baseball:
Manny Acta Sits Down For Interview With Squawking Baseball — Manny Acta just finished his second season as Washington Nationals manager. The team struggled this year, finishing 59-102, after a surprising 73 wins in 2007. Acta previously managed in the Astros system, and coached for the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Rumors: Teahen, Edmonds, Marquis — By Tim Dierkes [November 25 at 2:48pm CST] — Earlier today I spoke with a source familiar with the Cubs' thinking, and dug up enough info for a fresh post. — While Mark Teahen is a player of interest for the Cubs, they certainly won't be trading Mike Fontenot and Sean Marshall for him.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Thomas Zambito / NY Daily News:
Dykstra settles bill with accountants, runs mouth — Ex-Met star Lenny Dykstra - chewing nonstop on a Twizzler licorice stick - walked out of court Monday after reaching a deal with an accounting firm that claimed he reneged on a $138,872 bill. — Dykstra hammered out the settlement …
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