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The Mets and Royals were the first teams to step to the podium at this year's Winter Meetings, completing a swap on Wednesday that sent reliever Ambiorix Burgos to New York in exchange for starter Brian Bannister. Burgos, a hard-throwing, 22-year-old, was 4-5 with a 5.52 ERA in 68 appearances for Kansas City in 2006. Burgos recorded 18 saves as the Royals' closer, but blew 12 opportunities. In 73 1/3 innings, Burgos allowed 83 hits and 29 runs -- 28 earned -- walking 37 and striking out 72. Mets general manager Omar Minaya described Burgos as a power pitcher, one capable of reaching velocities higher than 100 mph at times. Minaya said Burgos -- whose 137 strikeouts over the last two seasons were the most of any Royals reliever -- would give the team additional depth for manager Willie Randolph's middle-inning relief corps. "I'm expecting him to come into camp and be one of the guys [that] Willie's going to have options to have," Minaya said. "He's a young kid and we see [an] upside." Burgos had issues with consistency and command at times during the 2006 season, as evidenced by his 12 blown saves and 16 home runs allowed for Kansas City. Minaya said he believed those struggles were due to inexperience, pointing out that Burgos was just two years removed from pitching in Class A ball. "[in Burgos], we feel we were able to get a young power arm into our 'pen that's still developing," Minaya said. "I think we feel we have numbers in pitching. It's a trade we were happy to do, and just continues to improve our bullpen." The deal, Minaya said, helps lessen the impact of losing reliever Chad Bradford to the Baltimore Orioles. It would also not preclude the Mets from continuing to pursue free agent Guillermo Mota, who will be unable to pitch for the first 50 games of the regular season after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The transaction developed quickly between Minaya and Royals general manager Dayton Moore, progressing through business hours on Tuesday and reaching completion in concept by mid-afternoon. "For me, this was a baseball trade," Minaya said.

Padres ace Jake Peavy is another top starter who could be of interest to the Mets. I'll die if this happens!

Yes!

Tom Glavine is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing Friday to a $10.5 million, one-year contract and opting against a possible return to the Atlanta Braves. Glavine is 10 wins shy of 300 after going 15-7 with a 3.82 ERA this year. The two-time Cy Young Award winner also went 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA in three playoffs starts, helping the NL East champions reach Game 7 of the league championship series before New York lost to St. Louis. "I wrestled with it," Glavine said. "Everybody who knows me knows how important my family is." At the end of last season, Glavine said he wasn't sure whether he wanted to return to the Braves, his team from 1987-2002, or stay with the Mets, who signed him before the 2003 season. He told the Mets he would make his decision before the winter meetings, which begin Monday in Florida. "They gave me as much time as I needed," Glavine said. "They never pressured me." Glavine's family lives in the Atlanta area, but he was surprised by how much he wanted to stay in New York. "After four years, it's grown on me," he said. His deal contains a $6 million player option for 2008 that would become guaranteed if he pitches 160 innings next season, when he will be 41. The price of the option would increase by $1 million for each additional 10 innings up to a maximum price of $10 million. "I feel very good about it," Mets general manager Omar Minaya said. Glavine said the Braves never made a proposal. "I'm sure at some point in time they would have made me an offer," he said. "What that offer would have been, who knows?"

Giants Knicks Mets Yankees Islanders Nets :brooding: Jets They are playing hard, if not for some questionable calls and decisions from a rookie head coach and getting screwed by the ref's, they could easily be 7-4 or 8-3!

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This game hurt so bad, not even the GMB wants to admit defeat!

10-1 Never did I think Rutgers would get 10 wins this year!

You guys have been great but right now I can't commit myself to watch every game like I did this year. This shit hurts man!

They earned the right to chant whatever they want!

It still hurts me now!

Predict me a score man!

Plax you better not go anywhere until November 1, 2006!

We need to force to run his pitch count high, we need not to swing on the first pitch right away as we did in the last game against him.

MOTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do we see dopey John Maine tonight Or do we see this John Maine tonight

Game 1 of the World Series will be Saturday, October 21, 2006, so if Glavine pitches tomorrow now, and we make the World Series, he should be ready for game two, leaving Game 1 to El Duque.

Television Revenue: The World Series game are already set, they have a certain amount of time allocated by their TV contracts to play these games, so MLB doesn't give a damn either way cause they still get paid.

Here is how I feel with Perez on the mound!

The Mets have lost 14 out of their last 16 games at St.Louis, keep that stat in your mind!