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

With the hot stove league upon us, I asked four independent Mets bloggers for their thoughts on the state of the team and some of the decisions the Mets will face in the weeks and months ahead.

With the hot stove league upon us, I asked four independent Mets bloggers for their thoughts on the state of the team and some of the decisions the Mets will face in the weeks and months ahead.

Heyman: on WFAN, about Holliday, Bay, Lackey, etc. Thursday, November 19, 2009 Jon Heyman of SI.com recently talked with WFANs Mike Francesaabout the MLB off season, which you can listen to here .

This afternoon in an appearance on XM 175 MLB Home Plate , former Mets catcher Paul LoDuca expressed a desire to return to the big leagues in 2010.

According to figures compiled by Baseball America, the Mets spent less money on the 2009 draft than any other team in baseball.

General manager Brian Cashman and the Yankees got the memo last off-season and it resulted in the club's 27th World Championship.

The Mets have talked a good game about spending money and retooling this offseason.

But the Mets have made it their mission this offseason to sign a big-ticket free agent, a person familiar with the club's thinking said as the clocked ticked down to midnight yesterday.

Omar Minaya should have a blank check from owner Jeff Wilpon, right, but can the Mets actually sign any difference-makers? Like Bonnie and Clyde after their final encounter with the Feds, the Mets have just too many holes to fill right now.

The Mets have talked a good game about spending money and retooling this offseason.

Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte #46 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Three of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 31, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

And it's what Tom Glavine saw as far back as June 2007 -- losing was acceptable to some of the young players, they weren't suitably offended by it.

In a post to Mets Police , Shannon asks five questions in an unofficial survey fans.

The Mets are interested in Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, but they also need a new catcher, a starting left fielder, bullpen help and another quality starter.

John Lackey is the top pitching free agent this year and the Mets might be a strong contender for his services.

Wally Backman's presence in the New York Mets organization might make Jerry Manuel's seat a little warmer in 2010.

New Brooklyn Cyclones manager Wally Backman and current New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel have an interesting history going back to their days with the White Sox.

Reese Havens is finishing his five-week stint in the Arizona Fall League on a roll.