Somers' Monologue: Dearest Reyes, It's So Hard To Say Goodbye
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!
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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.
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.
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.
Mets fans, say goodbye to the little low-budget Marlins.
Mets GM Sandy Alderson is hardly shocked that Jose Reyes is leaving. But with one homegrown star gone, what happens to the other?
The Marlins officially introduced Heath Bell, and now we all await the move they have yet to publicly acknowledge--the signing of Jose Reyes.
Maybe they'll go out and get some other players, somebody that you might want to pay very good money to see?
Rich Coutinho believes that Sandy Alderson did what best for the Mets' long-term plans by not giving into Jose Reyes' demands and looking to the future.
For Mets fans, maybe Gil Hodges making the Baseball Hall of Fame would have taken the sting off Jose Reyes' defection. Well, sorry.
For Miami, the winter meetings are set to open with a bang. For Mets fans, a bust.
All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes and the Miami Marlins provided quite a warmup for the winter meetings (sorry, Mets fans).
The suspense is over, Jose Reyes agrees with the Miami Marlins while the Mets fail to make an offer.
According to ESPN, Reyes, the reigning NL batting champion, will sign a six-year, $106 million deal early this week.
Chris Capuano's comeback season with the Mets earned him a 2 year, $10 million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya will be hired as a vice president of the San Diego Padres.
We all learned something new last week: Seinfeld has a new puppy named Jose. Yes, Jose. As in Jose Reyes.
The Red Sox may have already gotten what they were looking for from Bobby V. Juice. And it's something the Yankees will have to get used to.
