…from what i can gather out of our nation’s capitol, the mets have not seriously inquired about the availability of Nationals 2B Alfonso Soriano, whose only remaining suitors appear to be the Astros and Angels…

From Will’s Mill at Baseball Prospectus, Will Carroll cites a Mets source as saying Omar Minaya is talking with the Cardinals about a swap of RHP Aaron Heilman for free-agent-to-be RHP Jason Marquis, meaning the Mets would then look to acquire help in the bullpen, such as Pirates RHP Roberto Hernandez…
Marquis is 12–8 in 22 […]

…well, the following would be considered swinging for the fences…
At his Stark Report for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark writes that Giants RHP Jason Schmidt is on the market – and Mets GM Omar Minaya is working overtime to get him…
According to Stark, the Giants are looking to acquire two young players, along the lines of Lastings Milledge […]

At Will’s Mill for Baseball Prospectus, Will Carroll quotes a team executive as saying of the Mets activity in the trade market, “They’re swinging for the fences.  You can do that when you stuck a knife in the Braves over the weekend.”…
…if a deal for zito is dead, and abreu is in the bronx, i […]

…sneaky, sneaky…
At his Stark Report for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark reports that the Marlins recently put Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis on waivers, letting it be known that if the two players were claimed they would revoke the action…
…why does this matter…
According to Stark, “players aren’t allowed to be traded until their waivers expire.  In the case […]

…the buzz from oakland says the mets remain disinterested in LHP Barry Zito, and if they are to make any acquisition it’s looking like Nationals RHP Livan Hernandez, assuming washington picks up a significant part of his salary, meaning it will cost the mets a slightly better prospect in return…
…the thing is, the talk in […]

…there is some chatter from friends at ESPN suggesting that the phillies may also have a deal in place to trade RHP Jon Lieber to the rangers, though nothing has been reported at this point…

…the buzz from pittsburgh has RHP Roberto Hernandez eventually being traded from the pirates to the yankess, joining OF Bobby Abreu and RHP Cory Lidle as the newest players in the bronx…

The Mets defeated the Braves by a score of 9 to 6 at Turner Field this afternoon…
This afternoon marks the first time the Mets have swept the Braves in Turner Field…
The Mets now lead Bobby Cox’s Braves by 15 games for first place in the National League East…
For a full recap, break out your brooms […]

At his Will’s Mill for Baseball Prospctus, Will Carroll reports that the Cardinals are set to acquire 2B Rafeal Belliard from the Indians for 2B Hecor Luna…
…i dig belliard, but, you know, he’s no Jose Valentin…

At his Stark Report for ESPN, Jayson Stark tells Mets fans that their team will not be acquiring A’s LHP Barry Zito, because they prefer to look at other pitchers, such as Nationals RHP Livan Hernandez…
…based on this report from stark, as well as all the reports this morning, it appears the team has decided […]

Chris Woodward started in left field today after Cliff Floyd was a late scratch from the lineup. Floyd’s left Achilles’ heel, which flares up from time to time, is said to be nagging him again. He is currently listed as day-to-day…

According to Buster Olney on ESPN News, the Phillies have a tentative deal in place to send OF Bobby Abreu and RHP Cory Lidle to the Yankees for a collection of prospects…
…the buzz around baseball is that this will, naturally, force the red sox to make a deal for pitching…

The Game…
The
Mets (62-41) go for the three-game sweep of the Braves (48-55) this afternoon, starting at 1:05 pm
EDT…

The Pitchers…
LHP Tom Glavine (11-4, 3.69 ERA) takes the hill for the Mets…Last Tuesday against the Cubs, Glavine was charged for eight runs and seven hits in 6.1 IP…Glavine has not won in six starts…He has lost two […]

The Mets are among three teams that Phillies OF Bobby Abreu will allow himself to be traded to, writes Sam Borden in the Daily News, who cites a source as saying the Yankees are the clear front-runner to acquire the outfileder…
…i think it’s obvious at this point that the mets are focused only on pitching…if […]