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	<title>Comments on: Starting Pitcher: Perez for Five, Smoltz eyes Mets</title>
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		<title>By: MisterMet845</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/10/starting-pitcher-perez-for-five-smoltz-eyes-mets/#comment-402691</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterMet845</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bartolo Colon?....anyone?....Bueller?...I kid because I love...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bartolo Colon?&#8230;.anyone?&#8230;.Bueller?&#8230;I kid because I love&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: MisterMet845</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/10/starting-pitcher-perez-for-five-smoltz-eyes-mets/#comment-402688</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterMet845</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Funny, as I was typing I get to hear Omar on Francesa stating he&#039;s going to make an offer to Ollie.....hopefully like he made an offer to three closers at once, he&#039;ll throw offers to other starters simultaneously.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny, as I was typing I get to hear Omar on Francesa stating he&#8217;s going to make an offer to Ollie&#8230;..hopefully like he made an offer to three closers at once, he&#8217;ll throw offers to other starters simultaneously.</p>
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		<title>By: MisterMet845</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/10/starting-pitcher-perez-for-five-smoltz-eyes-mets/#comment-402680</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterMet845</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Seemingly the dollar amounts being bandied about are about equal for the three, so based on that 
Omar, get me some clean Sheets!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seemingly the dollar amounts being bandied about are about equal for the three, so based on that<br />
Omar, get me some clean Sheets!</p>
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		<title>By: MisterMet845</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/10/starting-pitcher-perez-for-five-smoltz-eyes-mets/#comment-402675</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterMet845</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Almost any stat is flawed and can be manipulated, that&#039;s what makes baseball and the long offseason fun!  I just see Sheets get this &#039;oft-injured&#039; label and feel it&#039;s entirely overblown.  I see Garland as a young workhorse who is a cure for my every  fifth day heart-attack that is Ollie, steady not spectacular.  Lastly, (and perhaps leastly!) I see Ollie as the Jekyll/Hyde third option who is at least as likely to last 4innings and walk 6 as he is to give the Mets a real chance to win.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Almost any stat is flawed and can be manipulated, that&#8217;s what makes baseball and the long offseason fun!  I just see Sheets get this &#8216;oft-injured&#8217; label and feel it&#8217;s entirely overblown.  I see Garland as a young workhorse who is a cure for my every  fifth day heart-attack that is Ollie, steady not spectacular.  Lastly, (and perhaps leastly!) I see Ollie as the Jekyll/Hyde third option who is at least as likely to last 4innings and walk 6 as he is to give the Mets a real chance to win.</p>
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		<title>By: Gina</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/10/starting-pitcher-perez-for-five-smoltz-eyes-mets/#comment-402663</link>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also mistermet, despite the fact we seem to disagree on Garland I agree with your order. Sheets, Garland, Perez.

Also, fwiw IMO ERA+ isn&#039;t a very good indicator of pitchers anyway, since it&#039;s based mostly on ERA which is flawed in itself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also mistermet, despite the fact we seem to disagree on Garland I agree with your order. Sheets, Garland, Perez.</p>
<p>Also, fwiw IMO ERA+ isn&#8217;t a very good indicator of pitchers anyway, since it&#8217;s based mostly on ERA which is flawed in itself.</p>
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		<title>By: Gina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Evan if you use the last 4 years I don&#039;t see where you&#039;re getting 16.5 from, not to say you&#039;re wrong I could be doing it wrong.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Evan if you use the last 4 years I don&#8217;t see where you&#8217;re getting 16.5 from, not to say you&#8217;re wrong I could be doing it wrong.</p>
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		<title>By: MisterMet845</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/10/starting-pitcher-perez-for-five-smoltz-eyes-mets/#comment-402656</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterMet845</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Garland is durable, a World Champion, and in his limited postseason appearances he flourished.  Can&#039;t say any of those things about Ollie.  In order I&#039;d prefer Sheets, Garland, Ollie.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Garland is durable, a World Champion, and in his limited postseason appearances he flourished.  Can&#8217;t say any of those things about Ollie.  In order I&#8217;d prefer Sheets, Garland, Ollie.</p>
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		<title>By: gowrightgo</title>
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		<dc:creator>gowrightgo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sign Ben Sheets...

Trade for Snell from the Pirates (Heilman Evans and a lesser pitcher...Jason Vargas, Dyland Owen, Gee?)

If you choose not trade for Snell, then take a flyer on a guy like Freddy Garcia or roll the dice resigning Pedro to a friendly incentive based contract for the #5 spot

Sign Juan Cruz for 8th inning

Sign one of the Guardado, Cordero projects for the pen on a make good deal

Sign Ibanez

Trade Castillo, Church and Parnell to the Yankers for Cano (total pipedream)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sign Ben Sheets&#8230;</p>
<p>Trade for Snell from the Pirates (Heilman Evans and a lesser pitcher&#8230;Jason Vargas, Dyland Owen, Gee?)</p>
<p>If you choose not trade for Snell, then take a flyer on a guy like Freddy Garcia or roll the dice resigning Pedro to a friendly incentive based contract for the #5 spot</p>
<p>Sign Juan Cruz for 8th inning</p>
<p>Sign one of the Guardado, Cordero projects for the pen on a make good deal</p>
<p>Sign Ibanez</p>
<p>Trade Castillo, Church and Parnell to the Yankers for Cano (total pipedream)</p>
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		<title>By: Gina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also my mistake, Santana was at .500 until July.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also my mistake, Santana was at .500 until July.</p>
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		<title>By: MisterMet845</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/10/starting-pitcher-perez-for-five-smoltz-eyes-mets/#comment-402649</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterMet845</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ollie&#039;s ERA+ over the last four years  89.75 .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ollie&#8217;s ERA+ over the last four years  89.75 .</p>
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