Mets Acquire Roberto Alomar

Not again, mind you. This post has a recap of the magical trade that brought Roberto to Flushing five years ago. The author's conclusion: the teams exchanged dung piles to no one's benefit.

Offseason training

Well, you have to like what you've heard from Mets players in offseason. Pedro's put on muscle and is dying to get back to his old form. El Duque just said he wants to pitch at least 180 innings and have a solid regular season, not just post-season. And now Lastings Milledge might be trying to turn things around and become the player we all hope he will be. Wright also saying it's WS or bust. Hopefully Glavine and El Duque can hold together long enough for Pedro to return.

#1 biggest disappointment in offseason: not re-signing Chad Bradford, at $10 M for 3 years. I still don't get that.

I miss this guy

How great a Met was Ty Wigginton? Turns out he moonlights as an O.B.

He's a guy I'd love to see back in NY. Hey Ty, can you play second?

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Just as an aside, while I'm mentioning guys I miss, I still miss Murph. It just doesn't quite sound like a Mets game without him.

Tix

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Pedro

By all indications Pedro continues to exceed his targeted comeback, certainly great news. If Pedro indeed returns with the physical and mental focus he claims, and one of the young pitchers has a breakout season, we're all set. I think Glavine and El Duque will be up and down in regular season due to age and El Duque's infamous difficulty remaining focused, but come playoff time we should be a force. I'll take Pedro - Glavine - El Duque - ?? (Maine/Humber/Park) and our lineup.