Not much to report in the land of Blue and Orange. We are still in a holding pattern as far as  Johan Santana is concerned and Matt Cerrone at Metsblog has all the pieces of the puzzle from the weekend in this post.

We did find out this weekend that Endy Chavez injured his knee and ankle in a winter league game but he should be ready to go come spring training, which by the way is a mere 31 days away.   

What a weekend for the New York Football Giants. Even if your last name is Mara, no one expected them to win in Dallas yesterday and that includes the Cowpokes. Is there a bigger ass hat in sports than Jimmy Jones and his grotesque surgically enhanced face?  He stands on the sidelines like a wanna-be Tom Landry clapping his hands like a trained seal and just looking fucking ridiculous. Before the game, he gave his players tickets to next weeks NFC Championship Game that he proclaimed would be played in Dallas. Word of that stunt got back to the G-Men who added to Ass Hat Jr (cry baby Terrell Owens) statement of “Bring your popcorn” and all it did was make a team with nothing to lose rally around the disrespect and treat Texas Stadium like a Marine in one of Sadam’s palaces. If I were a Giants player I would have taken a leak on the bullshit star at mid field. Here is a big New York City middle finger salute to you rednecks deep in the heart of Texas. Take the Giants win as payback for giving this country the first retarded president.

Rest in Peace Johnny Podres. Game 7 of the 1955 World Series will never be forgotten in the borough of Brooklyn

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A quick post as I’m working today and I have a shit load of work to do but I was reading David Lennon’ story in NEWSDAY on the Mets and (who else) Johan Santana and it looks like with Omar Minaya back in town from his trip to Israel, he will be ready to breakdown Twins GM Bill Smith to trade Santana to the Mets.

Let me go out on a limb here and say I predict there will be a press conference at Shea next week to annouce the trade and signing of Johan Santana. Hopefull this happens Thursday so we can talk about it on SPORTSTALKNY.

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They say it’s always darkest before the dawn and after posting yesterday on how deee-pressed I am over the lack of anything significant happening with the Mets this off season this story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, raised my sprits that the Mets are just a one player away from adding Johan Santana to the rotation. That player is Fernando Martinez the 18 year phenom. So what’s the problem?  If Omar Minaya is holding this deal up due to F-Mart, then he should be fired immediately. If its The Skill Sets holding this deal up, I’ll cancelled my 7 pack and not darken the door way of $iti Field.

The deal plays out like this:

P Deolis Guerra, P Kevin Mulvey, P Phil Humber, OF Carlos Gomez and OF Fernando Martinez for ACE PITCHER JOHAN SANTANA.

Yes it is a very steep price but when you spit the bit down the stretch and your fan base loses all faith in your ability to win and you have a ball park that will print money faster than the Fed YOU HAVE TO MAKE THIS DEAL.

With all that think about how this makes Petey, Maine and Ollie Perez better. The pressure comes down a bit on all three as they all drop down a notch in the rotation pecking order. A pitcher of Santana’s caliber cuts down the odds of a losing streak as he is a true stopper.

Look giving up three young pitchers in Guerra, Mulvey and Humber is very tough, tougher than giving up Gomez and F-Mart because outfielders can be plugged in via free agency and trade but do any of the three have ace potential? All three grade out to at best # 3 pitchers and they are all unproven. Your giving up what could be for what is, a two time Cy Young winner, a player the rejuvenates not just your team but your fan base that is pissed off about higher ticket prices and the fact that every non-Mets fan continually breaks our balls about the collapse of last season.  OMAR, SKILL SETS GET THIS DEAL DONE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The weather here in NYC has been absolutely gorgeous the last couple of days. Imagine temperatures in the 60’s! In January! I LOVE GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!!! So with pitchers and catchers just over a month away, my Mets fan juices should be flowing. I should be salivating over the site of Mets uni’s with numbers as high as football linemen. I should be “x”ing out dates in October so I don’t plan on doing anything put attend the last post season games at Shea but to tell you the truth you have a better shot of making me believe Britney Spears is sane than you do making me believe the Mets are headed for a good season. Not even a winning or championship season but a good season. In fact I think the odds right now are that Omar will be selling instead of buying come the July trade deadline.

I could sit here and go on how we have no idea what Petey will bring to the table and if Maine and Perez can win 15 games again and which Jose Reyes shows up this season or if Carlos Delgado is done and what happens if D-Wright slumps and what happens to the outfield when Alou goes on hiatus and what if Willie Randolph runs the bullpen into the ground by using four relievers a game thru June I could go on on how I think a third place finish in the NL East is more probable than finishing first but it’s so warm out I think I’ll just go out and have a catch with my son and hope that cheers me up.

Don’t forget SPORTSTALKNY tonight at 9PM I swear I’ll be in a much better mood by then.   

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Between the Clemens-McNamee fiasco and listening to Willie Randolph try to convince me that the Mets will be a contender this season, there isn’t enough ice in the Artic to soothe my aching head.

The Clemens fiasco just gets more bizarre every day. When a new inspector comes on my job, one of the things I go over with them is testifying in court when the appear to defend a violation they have issued. The first thing I tell them is less is more. The less you say in court the better chance that the violation will be upheld. The more you talk in court the more the odds increase that the case goes the other way. Someone needs to tell that to MF Clemens.

Willie Randolph spoke about the September Not to Remember last night on Mets Hot Stove. Willie feels that the choke job will be behind his team this coming season. Good think Marty Noble was there to slap a little reality into Randolph.

Randolph thinks once the season starts slate is clean, Noble let him know that the first four game losing streak and the natives will be restless and if it happens in September, Flushing will look like Watts in1967.

At this point a mere 40 or so days before pitchers and catchers, I don’t think what the Mets do in September will be a big concern, in fact the way this team looks now Omar Minaya  looks like he will be a seller and not a buyer come July. It looks like that ticket I have for the September 28 game against the Fish will be historic after all.

We have another great lineup ready for SPORTSTALKNY tomorrow night with Ron Blomberg, the former Highlander and very first designated hitter in baseball and now manager of the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox of the Israeli Baseball League and Dan Rooten who played in the league and runs the Spear Center a physical therapy and training center in NYC as guests  We will also cover the Giants win in Tampa on Sunday and their date with the Cowboys this weekend, plus we will discuss the Hall of Fame results, the Clemens fiasco and the Rangers, Knicks, the resurgent Nets, the high flying NJ Devils and the Icelanders, So tune in tomorrow Wednesday January 9 at 9PM EST .

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I despise MF Clemens and I think he’s full of shit when he claims he didn’t ‘t take PED’s but the problem is there’s no proof he did them. We have testimony from his ex friend and former trainer that was given to George Mitchell which is like he met you or me in a bar for a drink and told us the same thing. The way the media puts the Mitchell Report out there like it’s a book of virtue is as laughable as Clemens telling the world he didn’t take steroids. What’s the punishment of lying to George Mitchell? There isn’t any and that’s why the report is much ado about nothing. MLB players took PED’s during the 70’ 80’ and 90’s  WOW  Really? Tell us more Senator. PED’s are harmful to your health? You mean worse than tobacco and alcohol? Oh no those are good drugs because the government makes money off them, in fact in the stores that sell those products the government also encourages you to spend the rent money of the Mega Millions so you can get rich and redo the trailer you live in. In fact your not a patriot if you don’t go down to the local convince store and buy a pack a Marlboros (the RED you pussy), a 40 once Colt .45 and a quick pick. God bless America.

Back to MF Clemens, One interesting note on Clemens is that baseball agreed to drug testing and suspensions for players with dirty pee in 2005. MF Clemens was granted free agency in November of ’05. He didn’t re-sign with the Astros until May 31, 2006. Clemens made a big fuss about wanting to be close to home to spend more time with his wife and kids, and any guy who has a wife and kids knows he’s full of shit. After the 2006 season Clemens is again granted free agency on October 31. He again comes back on May 6, 2007 with the Highlanders, which is the same day Suzyn Waldman had her last orgasm. See a little pattern here. Maybe his “cycle” had to be complete before he came back. Again it sucks not being able to prove any of this as if there is one guy I want to see humiliated and brought down its MF Clemens.

Usually I hate when the Congress holds its freak show hearings just to get ratings on C-Span but I have to admit I want to see and hear MF Clemens swear under oath that he did not take PED’s. Somewhere, Mike Piazza is hiring a privet investigator to find Clemens’ dirty urine.

Angel Pagan? What is this Cyclones Old Timers Day? Right team to deal with but the wrong guy to get. How much more would it take to get Matt Murton? Murton hits LHP very well. His career numbers .326(97/298)/.399/.510 are outstanding as are his numbers from last year .319/.386/.505 and he plays all three outfield positions and would make a fabulous platoon partner for Ryan Church and for Endy Chavez when Moises Alou bends down to tie his shoes and is out for two months. Chavez, a switch hitter doesn’t come close to the numbers Murton puts up versus LHP (.219/.280/.406 career .236/.269/.486 in ’07) but he plays a mean game of dominos.

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It’s the little moves that teams make that interest me. When the Highlanders released Andy Phillips I thought he’d be a perfect pick up for the Mets, a right handed bat, a very good defensive first baseman, a descent fill in outfielder and a good guy to boot so how did Omar Minaya let this guy slip away? Sometimes it’s the Andy Phillip’s of the sports world that get you over the top. Especially when your superstars won’t get their hands dirty guys like Phillips add grit (hockey term) Another opportunity lost by the Mets

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I admit it I watch The Apprentice. What, it’s a crime?  Although the last installment sucked, mostly because it was done in LA, you can’t do a show like this LA you have to do it in NYC to work at all but any way I watched last night because I get a kick out of Gene Simons (I saw KISS for the first time in 1975 at the Palladium what a show!!!!) and Vinny Pastore (Pussy from the Sopranos) who is this guy Tito Ortiz? Tito Santana I know but Tito Ortiz? I know one thing the guy is going out with Jena Jamison so I have to tip my Mets cap to him. On the ladies side it was good to see Carol Alt, the former Mrs. Ron Greschner  who was a fixture at The Garden back in the day and is as gorgeous in person as she is on TV and at 47 years old she is still a hottie (that’s no KOHO in my pocket I’m just happy to see you Carol) Oh Omarosa I see what you did with the money you’ve made as a Z-list celeb by getting some new boobs, you are now the silicone sister to Trumps magical mister. There is some woman named Nelly Galon whose face has been ginsued to death. Tiffany Falon a Playboy playmate who needs to be air brushed desperately because TV does nothing for her (Yes I desperately miss baseball and this off season has sucked ass so far so this is what I’m reduced to unless you want a seminar on the new NYC Noise Code) and Nadia Comaneci YIKES!!!! She looks like she’s been telling fortunes on the Coney Island Boardwalk. But the belle of the ball has to be Jennie Finch (here comes the Mets angle)

The task for the day was for both teams to sell dirty water hot dogs on a street corner in Manhattan. The ladies picked W 34 ST and 7 Ave. This location was picked by Alt who spent many a night on that corner. (I agree with Ms. Trump who is a hot honey and Little Donnie who looks like he dropped a half a ton himself when they said that was an awful corner to sell dirty waters as most folks are either running to Penn Station or running out of Penn Station) With all the ladies calling their contacts to get donations, Jenny Finch called on our boy D-Wright. Wright came in a bought all the dirty waters the ladies had in the cart plus he kicked in a few more bucks.  What a guy D-Wright is. The boy is a super hero. I tell ya. Pretty soon he will become a legend like Jack Bauer and Chuck Norris

By the way the men won this challenge due to Gene Simmons deep contributors.

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Carlos Delgado will be on WFAN this afternoon with My Big Fat Obnoxious Talk Show Host (MBFOTSH) and the Mutt. I don’t know why Delgado is on with these two has beens but MBFOTSH claims “he selling something” If it’s an attitude adjustment both these clowns should invest in it.

Last night on SPORTSTALKNY Mark Rosenman moderated a great round table discussion of steroid use by pro and amateur athletes. Most of the focus was on teenagers  using PED’s . Don Hooton was a call in guest and you can’t help but hear the hurt in this man voice over his son taking his life due to steroid use. We also touched on the NHL and the Winter Classic (this is why I LOVE being part of this show, we talk hockey and as long time readers here know I feel hockey coverage in this town is a disgrace due the ignorance of most sports writers and hosts so it’s a revelation to talk hockey with Mark) and my obsession with the NHL on VERSUS (hint: I HATE IT) So go to the archive page at SPORTSTALKNY and listen in. If you are looking for an alternative from sports talkies who hate the games they talk about and want to hear people who love sports and have a passion for their teams then tune in to the SPORTSTALKNY web cast. Don’t forget we are looking for your Shea and Highlander Stadium remembrances from games or any event you attended at these two ball parks. Send us a video via e mail at SPORTSTALK1@aol.com  for the February 13 show.

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Don’t forget to tune in to the SPORTSTALKNY webcast tonight as we will have a round table discussion on steroids in baseball So click here to get to USTREAMTV and join us on the phone or in the chat room.

We are working on a tribute show to Shea Stadium and the place in the South Bronx and we are looking for fans to contribute to the show with your stories of going to either ball park. Video tape it and send it to us at SPORTSTALKNY1@aol.com IF you were at a big game in either teams history or the the first time you were in attendance we want to hear about so tape it and drop us an e mail and we will put it on the air. 

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