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222 wins and now 210 losses. A federal judge in Madison has sentenced a former New York Mets star pitcher to six months in prison for not paying his taxes. Prosecutors say Jerry Koosman, a former all-star who helped the Mets win the 1969 World Series, didn’t pay federal income taxes for 2002, 2003 and […]

The latest from Lenny Dykstra’s bankruptcy: As for his business plan, Dykstra testified that Louis Vuitton has promised to commit $10 million to take a 49 percent stake in the relaunch of his Players Club Magazine, with plans to expand it in Europe. The Players Club is a publication meant to help professional athletes manage […]

I refuse to join the parade of people making fun of David Wright’s helmet. The guy is just getting over a serious beaning. He could wear the hollowed-out case to an upright pedal piano on his melon and I’d be cool with it. And besides, unlike all of you haters, it’s going to the Hall […]

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Johan. Bone chips. Surgery. See you next spring. Rest now, Mets fans. There really is nothing else that can hurt you this year.

Some days I wonder why I even bother trying to get posts up quickly: The Mets agreed to send Wagner to the Red Sox on Tuesday after the pitcher approved the trade, according to his agent, Bean Stringfellow. The talks were dead as of late Monday night due to Wagner’s refusal to waive his no-trade […]

So sayeth Mr. Wilpon: Mets owner Fred Wilpon broke his extended silence yesterday, just long enough to take one question from The Post, and indicated he already has his general manager in place for 2010. “Am I going to bring Omar back next year?” Wilpon said. “Absolutely. That’s a fact.” You can take that at […]

Regrettable, but it’s right there in the unwritten rules. You can find it unwritten right below that business about not stealing a base with a big lead.

“That was a lot of fun. You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer.” — Jeff Francoeur, following the Mets big win over the Braves, continuing to fail to understand even the basic rudiments of baseball.

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