During his recent appearance on SNY’s Daily News Live, Seth Everett from MLB.com had the following to say about Lastings Milledge, who was traded to the Nationals today…

“Milledge’s value had plummeted.  If you were gonna have the foresight to realize that Lastings Milledge will never make an All-Star team you should have traded him two [...]

…with today’s acquisition of C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church in mind, i contacted Chris Needham, who blogs about the Nationals for Capitol Punishment, to ask a few questions…
D.J. Short…
Brian Schneider was given a lot of credit for holding together a patchwork rotation last season. How much of this acclaim is warranted? Is Schneider [...]

In an article for FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal writes, citing a ’source,’ that the Mets also offered C Johnny Estrada to the Nationals along with OF Lastings Milledge in the trade for C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church, but the Nationals declined.
If the Mets fail to trade Estrada in the upcoming weeks, they will likely [...]

Newsday is reporting that the Metropolitan Transit Authority will continue to run express trains on the No. 7 line for weekday Mets’ games, as they experimented with halfway through last season.
They are also considering additional express service after weekend games.
…this is pretty much a necessity as most of us have dealt with the ridiculous [...]

In ESPN.com’s Rumor Central, citing ‘the player’s agent,’ free-agent C Mike Piazza is ‘leaning towards’ returning to the major leagues next season.
Piazza’s agent told Crasnic that ‘three undisclosed teams’ have expressed an interest in his client, adding that a move to Japan is far ‘down on his list of options.’
A recent report from SI.com suggested [...]

Keith Law, during a chat on ESPN.com, when asked if the Mets lack the necessary ‘ammunition’ to trade for a starting pitcher, said:
“I’ve seen that mentioned in some NY papers, and it’s absurd. Carlos Gomez is very highly-rated within the game. Fernando Martinez (who seems to be their one untouchable) is still one [...]

…if the Mets have any shot at acquiring Johan Santana from the Twins, one of two things must happen…either, a) the Mets will need to bring in a third team, to make it a three-way trade, or b) santana will need to decide that he only wants to play for the Mets, and demand a [...]

The Mets officially announced that they have acquired OF Ryan Church and C Brian Schneider from the Nationals for OF Lastings Milledge.
During the call, Minaya said…

He and Nats GM Jim Bowden had been discussing this deal for a while.
Schneider will be his every-day catcher. 
He checked around with other clubs, and, from what he can tell, trading [...]

The Cardinals have announced the signing of SS Cesar Izturis to a one-year contract.
Izturis, 29, hit a combined .258 in a 110 games with the Cubs and Pirates last season.

The Mets will hold a conference call at 3 pm with Omar Minaya, and newly acquired OF Ryan Church and C Brian Schneider.
…i will be on the call, and will do my best to get a few quotes up as fast as i can…
…by the way, i know that this blog is running slowly…i am [...]

In a chat for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark had the following to say about the Mets acquiring C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church for Lastings Milledge:

“The Mets have been looking for a defensive-minded catcher who could lead a staff, and Brian Schneider does that as well as anyone. And Ryan Church is a better player [...]

According to SNY, the Mets have traded Lastings Milledge to the Nationals for C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church.
…from what i understand, Mets GM Omar Minaya is currently saying that this will not impact his efforts to acquire a top-line starting pitcher…
In 144 games for the Nationals last season, the left-handed hitting Church, 29, hit [...]

In his latest update for SI.com, citing ‘league sources,’ Jon Heyman, the A’s have started calling teams, including the Mets, Red Sox and Yankees, to gauge interest in RHP Dan Haren.
According to Heyman, the A’s are seeking a similar deal for Haren as the Twins are seeking for LHP Johan Santana.
Unlike Santana, who can be a [...]

During an appearance on WFAN yesterday, on-air beat reporter Ed Coleman, said he is interested in filling the station’s vacancy for their play-by-play radio announcer.
…i like eddie c, be it in the booth, doing his beat-report updates, whatever…i’ve always been a big fan, even though he does begin every sentence with, ‘well, ya know, listen,’ but, [...]

The Tigers have announced the re-signing of LHP Kenny Rogers to a one-year deal.