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Random: LoDuca, Kaz, Glavine and Endy

I’m at the Mets Clubhouse store in Manhattan, waiting to film a segment for Mets Weekly, and the store is still selling Endy Chavez, Kaz Matsui, Tom Glavine and Paul LoDuca t-shirts for $7.99.
Hilarious.
The guy says he last sold a LoDuca shirt around the holidays.

Quote: Lo Duca will Sleep Well

Marlins C Paul Lo Duca, speaking to reporters following yesterday’s season-ending defeat of the Mets, said:

“Let’s put it this way, I’ll sleep well tonight…I have a lot of friends over there, I feel for them and for their fans.  But, I feel nothing for their upper management.”

In 67 games for the Nationals and Marlins this [...]

News: Marlins Sign Lo Duca

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports the Marlins have signed C Paul Lo Duca to a minor league contract.
According to Frisaro, Lo Duca will report to the Marlins Triple-A Albuquerque affiliate on Saturday.
In 46 games for the Nationals this season, Lo Duca hit .230 with 0 HR and 12 RBI.

News: Nats Release Lo Duca

At his blog for the Washington Post, Chico Harlan reports the Nationals have release C Paul Lo Duca and 2B Felipe Lopez.
Lo Duca, who battled various injuries this season, was batting .230 with 0 HR and 12 RBI in 46 games this season.
…the buzz from Miami last week had been that the Marlins might look [...]

Buzz: Marlins want to Upgrade at Catcher

The Marlins are looking to trade for a starting catcher, according to multiple reports over the last day or so.
In a post to MLB.com, Marlins reporter Joe Frisaro believes Giants C Benjie Molina is high on Florida’s shopping list, which also includes Nationals C Paul Lo Duca, Blue Jays C Gregg Zaun and Rangers C Gerald [...]

Note: Lo Duca on Figueroa, WFAN

Paul LoDuca was a surprise caller to WFAN this afternoon, and answered questions about his health, cheering from the dugout, his inclusion in the Mitchell Report, and other topics.
Lo Duca, on his team in-dugout cheerleading, and Nelson Figueroa’s reaction, while speaking to WFAN:

“I’m not a big fan of it to be honest with you…You know, [...]

Read: Lo Duca and the Mets, and 2007

According to the Daily News, Newsday, the Star-Ledger, the Bergen Record, and the New York Times, Nationals C Paul Lo Duca still has an axe to grind with the Mets.
In the reports, Lo Duca insists he was never contacted by the Mets during this past off-season – and at no point did he demand a contract [...]

News: Lo Duca Apologizes

Paul Lo Duca released a statement on the Washington Nationals’ website apologizing for his involvement in the Mitchell Report.
Here is an excerpt…
“In regards to Senator [George] Mitchell’s Report, I apologize to my family, all my fans and to the entire baseball community for [the] mistakes in judgment I made in the past [...]

Ouch: Lo Duca to Have Surgery

According to the Associated Press, Nationals C Paul Lo Duca will have surgery on his left knee today to repair a minor meniscus tear.
Lo Duca will need roughly three to six weeks for a full recovery.
…jeez, glad i didn’t have the wheel – as i preferred that the Mets re-sign lo duca…had the Mets re-signed him, which was [...]

News: Lo Duca and Hundley in Mitchell Report

Lenny Dykstra, Todd Hundley, Mark Carreon, Matt Franco, Todd Pratt, Mo Vaughn, Mike Stanton, Scott Schoeneweis and Paul Lo Duca, among others, are all mentioned in The Mitchell Report, which you can download at SNY.
In the section dealing with players who had been in contact with Kirk Randomski, the Report reads…

“Radomski has known Hundley since 1988, when Radomski [...]

Recap: Lo Duca on WFAN Today

Nationals C Paul Lo Duca recently talked to New York’s WFAN, and said…

He feels he was not treated with respect by the Mets during this off-season, and that he is disappointed that not one single coach or front-office guy called him in the off-season.
He does not feel he was ever their top choice, even when [...]

Read: Milledge, Lo Duca Address Media

Yesterday, Nationals OF Lastings Milledge and C Paul Lo Duca addressed the local media.
Lo Duca, on why he chose the Nationals, as quoted by George King of the New York Post:
‘A big part with me was staying in the National League, being familiar, knowing the National League East and getting to play the Mets 18 [...]

Note: Milledge and Lo Duca in DC

At Metsradamus, John posts a photo of next year’s newest political team from DC, who, along with Manny Acta, will unite to cause problems for the Mets.
…first off, i’m glad for milledge, as a person, because i think DC and the nationals, with acta, will be a good spot for him to develop…on the other hand, Jim Bowden [...]

News: Lo Duca agrees to Deal with Nationals

According to the Washington Post, free-agent C Paul Lo Duca and the Nationals have agreed to a one-year deal.
…well, as i am sure you know by now, i don’t like this…i prefer lo duca be on the Mets, though i understand why the team disagrees - and apparently a lot of other teams, as well…
…that being said, damn, [...]

Buzz: Lo Duca and the Blue Jays

According to Joel Sherman in a report for the New York Post, the Blue Jays were very close to signing a one-year contract with Paul Lo Duca to be the backup catcher to Gregg Zaun.
The Nationals are also looking at Lo Duca to serve as a back-up, reports Jerry Crasnick in an update for ESPN.com.
…yikes…sorry, paulie…for what [...]