Albert Pujols Agrees With Angels, Will Invade Bronx For Yankee Stadium Opener
Pujols won't be joining Jose Reyes in Miami. And better yet for Mets fans, Pujols is headed out of the National League.
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Pujols won't be joining Jose Reyes in Miami. And better yet for Mets fans, Pujols is headed out of the National League.
Jose Reyes felt the love from the Miami Marlins. And the money. What did he feel he got from the Mets? An opportunity to play in the big leagues -- and that's about it.
Steve Somers thought after Tuesday night's program, he was finally getting over the departure of Jose Reyes. But on Wednesday he felt sick. Sick!
Father Gabe Costa offers a statistical breakdown on Jose Reyes' years with the Mets. Will he fare better with the Marlins or was staying in Queens in his best interest?
The Marlins contacted Jose Reyes the moment he became a free agent. The Mets never made a formal offer. And that, says Reyes, is one of the reasons he's taking his talents to South Beach.
The Mets responded to the departure of Jose Reyes with a busy Tuesday night in which they traded Angel Pagan and signed a pair of free agents. Rich Coutinho joined Neil Keefe for an epic email discussion to talk about the moves and to try and make sense out of the crazy week for the Mets.
Before MLB execs had a chance to charge pay-per-view movies to their Dallas suites, Jose Reyes went from Met to Marlin without a word from the Wilpons.
Walking across the hotel lobby, Mets manager Terry Collins smiled. "Good, solid arms," he said. "We've got some depth now."
It didn't take long. After enduring heavy criticism for letting Jose Reyes escape, the Mets moved swiftly and decisively on Tuesday night.
Albert Pujols will get a huge contract, there's no doubt. But where will the three-time NL MVP sign?
Clearly there is still much work to do, but Sandy Alderson gets rave reviews on a night in which he both reshaped and strengthened the Mets' bullpen.
Lenny Dykstra whiffed in an attempt to get a restraining order against a man the former baseball player allowed to run his Twitter account and claims is now threatening his finances and freedom.
Sure, the moves for Jon Rauch, Frank Francisco and Andres Torres aren't going to set the world on fire. But it's something.
Boomer & Craig were at odds this morning over how to open this Wednesday edition of the Morning Extravaganza.
People familiar with the deals say the New York Mets have made a series of transactions, trading center fielder Angel Pagan to San Francisco and signing free-agent relievers Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch.
