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If you’re in the Atlanta area, you have an assignment this afternoon: He’s no longer a Brave, but Jeff Francoeur will always be a Gwinnettian. So to wish the Parkview grad luck in his move to the New York Mets after Friday’s trade, the Daily Post will have a banner available for fans to sign. […]

Lost in Transactions returns after a month-long hiatus—and a significant week.

I’ve never felt more loved and cared for in the world than I do right now. No less than 25 people have emailed, Twittered, Facebooked, and/or smoke signaled me to give me this glorious, wondrous news: Two National League East foes swapped outfielders on Friday, as the Mets traded Ryan Church to the Braves for […]

You know you’re not livin’ right when your own brother sues you: Former professional baseball player Lenny “Nails” Dykstra refused to pay his brother a 10 percent stake in car wash partnerships that the outfielder sold for more than $50 million, Kevin Dykstra claims in Superior Court. Lenny allegedly convinced Kevin to give up a […]

So bad that folks are actively wondering whether it would have been a good thing for the Mets to have signed Manny Ramirez last winter: So before you stand up and boo Manny tonight, Mets fans, think twice. Remember how badly you wanted Manny during the off-season, and ask yourself this question: Would we take […]

Turns out the greatest game of ’em all was a regular-season contest with with no greater significance beyond what happened on the field that day. Really.

Baseball fans of a certain age (i.e. my age) will recall the Mets-Cardinals rivalry of the mid-to-late 1980s as just about the best in baseball. It’s been a long time since then so you have to figure the bad blood has subsided. In the case of Jack Clark — who was interviewed on Cardinals radio […]

A breakdown of the Cardinals starter’s epic ground ball extravaganza on Tuesday against the Mets.

A look inside how Mike Pelfrey uses his sinker and what makes it effective using PITCHf/x.

This week saw Carlos Delgado go on the disabled list with a chronic hip injury, threatening the Mets’ first base hopes for the remainder of the year. The Marlins demoted slumping outfielder Cameron Maybin, the Red Sox made a curious move, and D-Train returned.