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As for the players the Yankees used to win a championship, note that sprinkled in with the stars were young players from the system who developed at the Major League level - Melky Cabrera, Brett Gardner, Hughes, Alfredo Aceves, Coke and Chamberlain.

John Maine has been injury riddled for most of the 2008 and 2009 seasons, but the Mets do need to make a decision on whether he fits into their plans for the starting rotation in 2010.

Spector continues his fine blogger series with Speedy Keane of The Eddie Kranepool Society ..."The last time my name was in the Daily News was more than 30-years ago and it involved broken beer bottles, Johnny Thunders, and Maxa TMs Kansas City.

NEW YORK - The E-word is out there for the Mets, and heaven help them if they use it and believe in it.

With Bobby Valentine talking to ESPN , it suggests that the Mets aren't talking to him.

Can John Lackey and Matt Holliday be far behind? Here's the official word from the Mets: The New York Mets today announced that they claimed righthanded pitcher Jack Egbert off waivers from Chicago-AL. The White Sox placed the righthander on waivers on September 23rd.

Matthew Artus / Always Amazin' One of the few ways to upgrade the on-field entertainment at Citi Field these days.

GM Omar Minaya stays, but Mets remodel front office by dropping Ramon Pena and Luis Aguayo.

Trainers tend to Jon Niese after he tore his hamstring on Aug. 6. Know when 2009 officially became too much to bear for this Mets fan? It was Aug.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, The New York Mets aren't rich with position prospects.

Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans.

Looking ahead to the off-season, the Mets will have to solve unsettled situations at catcher, first base, left field and in the rotation, all while trying to sort out what to expect from injured players like Oliver Perez, Jose Reyes, Jon Niese and Fernando Martinez.

September 06, 2009, 7:14 AM / I've spent just about every word in my arsenal dissecting the debacle of the Buffalo Bisons' 2009 season.

AFTER bursting onto the scene by hitting .310 with eight homers and 41 RBI for the Kingsport Mets in the rookie-level Appalachian League last year, Wilmer Flores has been considered one of the Mets' top prospects, and he entered the season as the organization's second-best prospect behind Fernando Martinez, according to Baseball America.

BINGHAMTON - Mako Oliveras knows all about New Britain starting pitcher Deolis Guerra.

Matt Eddy will answer your prospects questions at 3 p.m. ET. Tom : Given the rash of NY Mets injuries at the major and minor league level, as well as the apparent fading of some of their higher prospects' value, can you please give me an idea how you would now rank their top 10 prospects? Thank you Matthew Eddy: Let's begin with a ranking question.

This list was originally published December 20, 2008 . This is a REVIEW of the PRE-SEASON list for 2009, not a revision of that list.

New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya visited Coca-Cola Field on Monday and quickly agreed with the prevailing opinion of fans who've been to the ballpark all summer: The Buffalo Bisons' 2009 season has been simply unacceptable.

My first problem with WAR is crediting a a oewin to an individual player. All sports are won and lost as a team.

New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes underwent an MRI Wednesday regarding his hamstring injury, and it showed significant scar tissue and inflammation behind his right knee.