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The Dugout: Omar Badness

If you've been following the long, strange trip of the New York Mets this season, you know what a tangled, complicated world the front offices of Major League Baseball can be. You understand the frustrations, the egos, the outbursts, and the Machiavellian maneuvering. If you haven't been following the Mets, let me catch...

The Dugout: The Most Even Trade Ever

As we reported on Friday, the Braves traded an under-performing outfielder, Jeff Francoeur, to the Mets for an under-performing outfielder, Ryan Church. My theory? The general managers were just bored. Saturday's Dugout is after the jump. The Dugout **OnlineHost**...

Mets Left With Little More Than Optimism

NEW YORK – Now batting cleanup for the Mets: faith. Hitting fifth: hope. But how many runs can they drive in?"You have to believe that somebody is going to catch fire and hopefully pick up some slack," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said Monday after the team placed center fielder Carlos Beltran on the disabled...

Mets' Injuries Leave Everyone Puzzled

WASHINGTON -- Forget their neighbors in the Bronx, there is no better soap opera in the major leagues right now than the New York Mets. The Mets' latest chapter of intrigue (or sorrow, if you're feeling especially gloomy) has nothing to do with a rickety bullpen or a crushing September collapse. Instead, it revolves around...

Starting Five: Mets 'Pen Not So Mighty

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what's ahead.You Oughta Know ...That it's awfully hard for K-Rod to earn his money if J.J. Putz isn't doing his job ahead of Rodriguez. For the second straight day, Putz had a rocky outing. He surrendered two runs in a touch and go...

omarminaya News From the Web

06/03/12 Omar proud to help bring Santana to Mets Source: New York Daily News - New York NY The determination that translated to history was spotted long ago by Omar Minaya , who, like many former and current members in the organization, had a hand in the first Mets' no-hitter.
06/02/12 Padres VP Minaya happy for Santana Source: MLB - San Diego Padres Omar Minaya had no idea that Johan Santana was throwing a no-hitter for the Mets on Friday because he was essentially sequestered in the Padres Draft room most of the day and evening.
05/07/12 Quad forces Tejada out Source: CBSSports.com Plenty of pitching matchups to take advantage of as we look ahead to Fantasy Week 6.
04/09/12 On Baseball: Minaya's Imprint on the Mets Is Seen All... Source: The New York Times - New York NY The Mets fired Minaya as the general manager after the 2010 season, and he is working again as a top assistant in San Diego.