A few years ago, right after another failed attempt the Mets to get Manny Ramirez, Yankee general manager Brain Cashman joked with reporters that he was willing to toss in a few prospects if it meant getting Ramirez out of the division.
Mets GM Omar Minaya should check with Cashman to see if the offer still [...]

Just flew down this morning to Port St. Lucie and taking in the game with the Mets and Red Sox.
Some things about the game, Carlos Beltran is back on his first day, Carlos Delgado is back and Johan Santana is pitching.
It will be interesting to see how they perform.
I will have more later when I [...]

Down here in Nashville, the Mets still are waiting for the chips to drop there way. Omar Minaya said today he spoke with more agents than teams which means he may be looking towards the free agent market. He also said he likes going the free agent route because it just costs him money, not [...]

NASHVILLE – We have five new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame after the Veteran’s Committee met to vote on executives and managers.
Besides O’Malley and Williams, Bowie Kuhn, Barney Dreyfuss and manager Billy Southworth.
They will be inducted next year.
Although, the O’Malley is considered a pariah in Brooklyn, he is also a hero in LA [...]

NASHVILLE – Although I am staying in the cheap-o hotel a few miles away, I was at Opryland today and it is beautiful. All decked out for Christmas ,it is like a Vegas Casino without the casino part and the highrise – read: very large and somewhat gimicky.
[Note: Speaking of Vegas, the Winter Meetings next [...]