Thursday Nov 19 | Major League Baseball
Mets ready to shop, spend on open market
Beginning at any point after midnight tonight, the widely held but unfounded notion that the Mets are unwilling to invest in expensive free agents may take a few more hits.
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Murphy working hard to improve
The Mets still don't know if Daniel Murphy is an answer for 2010 and beyond at first base, but they're enjoying his late-season campaign for the job.
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Why Baseball's Wild Card Matters
Baseball purists detest the league's rewarding of an extra playoff spot. It's because that team has a good chance to win the World Series.
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Simon: Pujols moving his way up all-time HR list
With nearly every HR, Pujols passes ... And with two more homers, King Albert will move past Joe DiMaggio on all-time HR list Albert Pujols enters this week with 360 career home runs, one homer behind Joe DiMaggio on baseball's all-time home run list.
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The buzzword around the 2009 Mets is depth. Fans and the media are starting to realize that maybe the collapses didna TMt occur because of a lack of leadership but because the team just wasna TMt good enough.
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SNY: Berg: P.R. gaffe shouldn't get Omar fired, his tenure should
Now, I don't think Minaya should be fired for the events of that press conference.
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Madden: Wilpons need to completely overhaul Mets, starting from top
COOPERSTOWN - The time has come for Fred and Jeff Wilpon to take stock of the mess the Mets organization has become, swallow hard and start over again before it gets any worse.
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The best defensive plays in baseball history
The "Human Vacuum Cleaner" shows why in Series. [Associated Press ] DeWayne Wise is the classic baseball journeyman.
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For those of you who support Minaya
Pedro was injured late in 2006 and we were told he's most likely done for the 2007 season.
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Curse of the Marlins: How One Team Can Cause So Much Trouble
Earlier today, I was thinking about how the Florida Marlins have often been at the center of fatal screwups for teams.
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By Tom Daniels The Major League Baseball All-Star game will have been played by the time you read this article .
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Middletown Times Herald Record
Nathan proud of how he got All-Star spot
He's seen his name on the AL All-Star roster next to stars like Jeter, A-Rod and Halladay.
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No Hitters in Florida Marlins History
In their brief history four different pitchers have thrown no-hitters for the Florida Marlins.
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If Mets keep fading, will Manuel follow Randolph?
Set your alarm clocks. At 3:11 a.m. Wednesday, it will be exactly one year since the Mets fired Willie Randolph, hours after his team rallied to beat the Angels in Anaheim.
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The Mets begin June on the road with a four-game series in Pittsburgh and a three-game set against Washington.
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Series Preview: Injured or Not, Mets Must Win Homestand
Click your heels three times and say there's no place like home. It was the longest road trip the Mets had so far this season, but it felt much longer then the ten day span it took... by How Bout Them Mets 17 reads Sports Click your heels three times and say there's no place like home.
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ZIMMERING: Washington's Ryan Zimmerman didn't take long to extend his hitting streak to 29 games.
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Noe Valley's housing market scored a few runs in March as buyers purchased nine residential properties, including a two-story, modern-style home that once was the fashionable address of a former baseball player for the San Francisco Giants.
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Ryan Zimmerman's 30-game hitting streak ended when he went 0 for 3 in the Washington Nationals' 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants yesterday.
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