In a column for the New York Times, Murray Chass quotes Gregg Clifton, the agent for Tom Glavine, as saying, “He’s going to make a decision, I would think, by [Friday.]”
…first of all, chass’s column is a great read, in which he explains why he, personally, hopes glavine remains with the Mets…second, he offers some [...]

Tom Glavine and his agent, Gregg Clifton, have not heard from the Braves since Tuesday, reports David O’Brien in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
According to the report, the two sides have yet to even begin contract negotiations.
…like i mentioned on tuesday, the buzz from atlanta has been that the Braves will offer a one-year deal worth roughly $7 million [...]

I was recently interviewed by BloggerTalks.com, which, as they put it, “is a blog about bloggers who matter, what they do and their experiences.”
…they actually refer to me as, “famous Mets blogger, Matthew Cerrone,” which is downright hilarious…
BloggerTalks and I discuss how MetsBlog was created, why I continue to write it, my relationship and adoration [...]

At SI.com, Jon Heyman writes that Mets GM Omar Minaya is “scouring the league for trade partners,” while continuing to show interest in White Sox RHP Freddy Garcia and RHP Javier Vasquez.
Heyman also mentions that the A’s and Padres are interested in Mets RHP Aaron Heilman, while adding that several teams continue to ask about [...]

At MLB.com, T.R. Sullivan writes that the Rangers met with free-agent LHP Barry Zito and his agent, Scott Boras, in Texas today.
…it’s on, gentlemen…
According to Sullivan, Texas has made Zito their top free-agent target this off-season.
…the buzz from texas has been similar to the buzz in new york, which is that, like the Mets, the [...]

At Mike’s Mets, NostraDennis puts forth 10 reasons to like free-agent LHP Barry Zito, most notably, “His Strikeouts for Troops charity sends $200 to wounded GI’s for each one of his strikeouts.”
…he really is a cool cat, and would fit in nicely with what the Mets have going on here…knowing that he, David Wright, Jose Reyes [...]

At JoeSportsFan.com, an outstanding and funny sports blog, Josh determines that the 1986 Mets would cost an estimated $121 million, assuming the team could be re-constructed with similar talent today.
The teams highest paid player would Darryl Strawberry, who would earn $16 million for the season.
…this is great…
…i would love to take this a bit further, and [...]

Adam Rubin is a beat writer, and blogger, for the Daily News, as well as the author of Pedro, Carlos and Omar, which was initially published last year, but is being re-released in paperbook to include the acquisition of Carlos Delgado and highlights from the 2006 season that concluded with a Division Championship.
To purchase a copy of Pedro, [...]

According to the Contra Costa Times, free-agent 2B Mark Loretta would happily sign with the Giants for only a one-year deal worth $4 million, though he has several offers on the table from other teams.
…earlier this off-season, the buzz from cleveland suggested that the Indians and the Mets had serious interest in loretta, in fact [...]

At his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin brings us up to speed on tomorrow’s arbitration deadline, and how the league’s recent rule changes have impacted how the deadline is handled.
Rubin believes there is ‘no way’ the Mets offer arbitration to Cliff Floyd, Steve Trachsel, Darren Oliver, Roberto Hernandez or Chris Woodward, and while Guillermo [...]

In conjunction with New York Cares, he Mets will hold a Holiday Coat Drive at Gate D of Shea Stadium on Thursday, December 14, and Friday, December 15, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fans who donate a new or ‘gently worn’ winter coat will be eligible for tickets to select 2007 Mets home games.
New [...]

Last night, I made two posts that may have been glossed over during the barage of morning news and note.
First, for a state of the Mets bullpen, go here.
Next, for a rant about the Mets and signing older players, go here.
…enjoy…

According to Murray Chass, in the New York Times, Omar Minaya and Red SOX GM Theo Epstein have not talked about Manny Ramirez during this off-season.
Chass, however, makes a solid case as to why Minaya should reconsider.
Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports that the Dodgers and Padres remain the most likely landing place for Ramirez.  The [...]

Teams must offer salary arbitration to their free agents by tomorrow night, December 1. 
By offering arbitration a team assures itself of draft-pick compensation if the player signs with a new team.
In the past, the deadline was December 7, but was moved up to occur prior to the Winter Meetings, which typically begin in the [...]

In the Denver Post, Troy E. Renck inplies that Roberto Hernandez has joined the Indians.
…renck refers to this union in past-tense, yet it has not been officially reported, as far as i can tell…for what it’s worth, there was buzz in cleveland nearly a week ago that the indians and bert were talking, but no [...]