Delgado's option exercised by Mets

Or so it says here.

2 Free Agent targets

According to this article, the Mets are planning on pursuing Derek Lowe (who has been reliable but is 35) and closer Brian Fuentes.

Hey, SHK--

Have you come in from your ledge yet?

Gues you can finally get some sleep--Sox are done, Brady's on the shelf, J-E-T-S S-U-C-K...oops, looks like you've still got issues to gripe about.

Oh, well.

Next time I'll be paying attention to baseball will be once the Hot Stove League starts (the best time of year for baseball--the anticipation of what could be always trumps what actually happens...).

You have got to be kidding me

GRRRRRR...

I had figured the Rays would be immune to this type of stupidity, but apparently not. How do you blow a 7-0 lead in the 7th, up 3 games to 1, about to close out the series? By giving up the greatest comeback since 1929 apparently.

Great.

I'm just saying

If the BlowSox come back down 3-1 to win the ALCS, like they did against Cleveland last year, and like they did down 3-0 to Yanks in '04, I am going to lose it. I'm just saying.

Why the Rays might win the ALCS

No, the reasons aren't Kazmir, Garza, and Sonnestine. The Angels had Lackey, Santana, and Saunders, and that didn't matter. The reason the Rays might beat the Sox is because they are too young to know that when they play the almighty Red Sox they are apparently supposed to completely forget all baseball fundamentals they performed perfectly in the regular season, and instead fold meekly in the playoffs.

Hey Fredo

I'd like to go ahead and go in on those playoff tickets you won.

I only know one thing

Every year I hear about how THIS is the year that the angels or indians are for real. This is the year they are going to move ahead in the playoffs and beat the Sox.

And it never happens.

Bring back Bobby V?

Hmmm....

Would you make this trade?

Jose Reyes for Scott Kazmir, straight up. Reyes is our lowest-paid, high-impact player, so his salary would probably be tolerable to the Rays. Also, they are very weak at SS, so it's a great fit for them. Can you imagine a 1-2-3 of Santana - Kazmir - Pelfrey?