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Finally got around to ordering my Bill James Handbook . During my initial perusal something jumped out at me -- a positive stat on Emilio Bonifacio! Bonifacio took a lot of criticism last season for his low on-base percentage and inconsistent defense at third base.

With acknowledgment of and apologies to Cleon Jones, Rusty Staub, Darryl Strawberry, Mike Piazza and David Wright, the Mets usually have made their bones on the mound.

If you are a New York Mets fan and want to create a Mets-themed Christmas tree, it is rather simple.

Maybe that's why he's getting a jumpstart on the job. Next month Johnson will host Wright - along with Jeff Francoeur and Daniel Murphy - at his Florida house for four or five days for what he described as an "informal" hitting clinic.

Second baseman Luis Castillo's days with the New York Mets may be numbers. CHICAGO - Trying to rid themselves of an ill-advised contract, the Mets shopped Luis Castillo during the GM Meetings that concluded Wednesday.

The Mets need a new catcher, a starting left fielder, bullpen help and another quality starter and may try to upgrade at first and second base.

The Metsa TM two biggest off-season objectives, to paraphrase Captain Obvious, are to acquire another slugger and to add a No.

If I know the Mets , theya TMll make a major play for Holliday, envisioning him protecting David Wright in a revamped middle of the lineup.

Mariano Rivera was honored at the gala. Jeter Collects $100,000 Check for Charity: Before the season, Derek Jeter and David Wright of the Mets agreed to a charity challenge of sorts: Delta would give $100,000 to the charity of the player who had the higher batting average.

Chasing a dream is what baseball is all about. The years go by, the body and the work place change, but the mind remains focused on the dream.

Joe Morgan relinquished his hold on the National League second-base Gold Glove Award after 1977, allowing Davey Lopes, Manny Trillo and Doug Flynn the opportunity to be recognized for their Midas defensive skills.

That travel team back in Virginia a decade ago must have played great defense on the left side of the infield.

The GMs of Major League Baseball are meeting this week to review baseball policies and also to lay the groundwork for deals this winter.

The Mets are desperate for power and could use a solid first baseman. Is there any talk of them pursuing a trade with the Padres for Adrian Gonzalez? -- Mike Z, Hoboken, N.J. No one would mention Carlos Delgado or Daniel Murphy if the Mets were to acquire Gonzalez.

In a post to Amazin Avenue , James Kannengieser looks in to the Yankees stats from this season, and concludes: a oeThe goal is to score more runs than you allowa Home runs are not evil and pitching alone does not win championships.a This was essentially my argument, here , when defending Daniel Murphy a or, at least defending the idea that he can ...

Yankee Nation tiptoed into Citzens Bank Park last night on little crow's feet. There couldn't have been more than 3,000 of them scattered in the park for Game 3, and it was fairly clear a good number were not regulars.

Having lived through -- and enjoyed -- some horrible years as a Mets fan, I don't understand the panic that has set in because of the current circumstances: "Fire the manager" and "Fire the owner." Yes, they stunk this year.

I think this would be a strong starting lineup for the Mets -- if they're all healthy.

It's been a tough couple years to be a Mets fan but then to add insult to injury we've got a World Series matchup between our two biggest enemies , the Yankees and the Phillies.

The baseball gods won't allow this season from hell for Mets fans to ever end. It won't go away.