Tuesday Linkage

by Eric Simon on Mar 6, 2007 11:03 AM EST in Applesauce

Who is the best shortstop in New York? Joel Sherman would take Jose Reyes, even for *this* year.

Willie likes what he saw on the mound yesterday (includes audio file).

Carlos Delgado has been scratched from the Mets's game today in Kissimmee against the Astros. No more information is known at this time, but the best guess is left elbow soreness, the same elbow Delgado had surgery on this offseason.

In the New York Post, Mark Hale breaks down what went wrong at last year's trade deadline with the would-have-been deal for Roy Oswalt.

Over at Fear and Faith in Flushing, Jason isn't sure what the Mets *are*, but he takes a few minutes to tell us what they are *not*.

At MetsGeek, Alex looks at the Mets' pitchers through the microscope of some of Baseball-Reference.com's new features.

Nate Silver at Baseball Prospectus doesn't like Forbes's methodology in determining their best general managers in sports.

Ralph Kiner Night will be July 14 at Shea.

Carlos Delgado thinks that Shawn Green can regain his old form.

Michael Eisner leads a group that purchased Topps for $385.4 million.

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Best Shortstop In N.Y,,,

...may be A-Rod. That was no knock on Jose or Jeter.

by Ralph Zig Tyko on Mar 6, 2007 11:19 AM EST reply actions

I' m sorry

but I have never read Forbes, and now that they think McHale is the best GM in sports, I WILL NEVER EVER read it.

by Junit3123 @ Amazin' Avenue on Mar 6, 2007 11:57 AM EST reply actions

Forbes criteria

as you would imagine is very money oriented, not based on what happens field/court/ice. McHale has pimped the best years of Kevin Garnett into mucho money for his owners while bringing in mediocrity to surround one of the best players in the league. Forbes likes the money part.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Mar 7, 2007 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

Att. Junit3123

If you stop reading Forbes or any other publication simply because you disagree with an article or an opinion, you are indeed "sorry".

by Ralph Zig Tyko on Mar 6, 2007 6:05 PM EST reply actions

Oswalt

I'm not usually big on trading away prospects to get established players, but wow, the shot at Oswalt, a legitimately young legitimate ace... damn, I wish the Mets had pulled that one off.

by Josh @ Amazin' Avenue on Mar 6, 2007 6:57 PM EST reply actions

well Peter Angelos

killed the deal, supposedly. He decided that he wasn't trading Miggy Tejada. Plus we would had had to sign Oswalt, who is a country boy.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Mar 7, 2007 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

The A's...

...are once again injury riddled in their outfield. Kielty has a bad knee and Kotsay's back problems are not behind him [hell of a pun, huh?]...Don't be surprised if Lansings isn't gonzo for Haren or, more likely, Blanton.

by Ralph Zig Tyko on Mar 6, 2007 7:11 PM EST reply actions

under no circumstances

can the Mets trade Milledge for Joe Blanton. That would be Kazmiresque. Haren I might consider.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Mar 7, 2007 11:20 AM EST up reply actions

Reyes v Jeter

I think you have to give Reyes the edge on best SS in NY at this point - he's younger, faster and is at his prime. But then again, i may be biased.

by mookie3 on Mar 6, 2007 10:23 PM EST reply actions

I love Reyes like every Met

fan, but Jeter still has the edge. The man has done it for 10 years. We have to respect that. Reyes might end up being better, but Jose needs an encore from last year before this is a serious discussion.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Mar 7, 2007 11:33 AM EST up reply actions