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Does the name Pedro Martinez ring a bell, Omar? It should.

You were smart enough to bring him to New York, and it was a brilliant move, because it started a whirlwind movement by Latin players who wanted to come to New York to be in his presence.

Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Johan Santana, all expressed publicly that coming to the Mets to play with Pedro was paramount in their decision to want to play in New York.

The fact that Omar had the chance to re-sign him this year at a much lower cost to the organization was a wasted effort on Omar's part.

So, here’s my problem.

I picked a bad season to start a blog about the Mets.

Sure the theme of my blog is negative in nature.  I am the Disgruntled Mets Fan after all, but that doesn’t change the fact that I want them to win above all.

The problem with writing a blog in a season like this is that I have to keep writing about, and watching, the Mets.  The problem with that is the Mets are unwatchable.

Over the past few months, we have been treated to a number of interestingcomments from within the Royals' organization.   The team's best hitter, Billy Butler, has been publicly criticized for a perceived lack of proficiency in turning the rare 3-6-3 double play.  

The General Manager has said, outloud mind you, that he neither understands nor believes in any of the current defensive statistical measures.

It is no secret that Chad Billingsley is struggling mightily at this point.  Fantasy owners almost wish that Joe Torre had opted to pull him from the rotation, giving him a week to clear his head, instead of reaffirming his position.  It would have made things a lot easier.

Looking at his overall numbers would show a solid pitcher, one definitely worth using, though more of a mid-rotation option as opposed to a fantasy ace:

12 Wins
182.2 Innings
3.99 ERA
1.32 WHIP
165 Strikeouts (8.13 K/9)
75 Walks (3.70 BB/9)
.303 BABIP

Andrew McCutchen, Dexter Fowler, Tommy Hanson, J.A. Happ and Chris Coghlan are candidates for the 2009 NL Rookie of the Year award.

Writers nominate their picks on the final week of the regular season, and they mention who they selected in the final game of the season in Sunday's newspapers.

This writer thought Coghlan's chances were slim at best in winning that award a month ago, but as the weeks have flown by, Coghlan's play garnered attention.

FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal campaigned recently on Coghlan's behalf as this year's Rookie of the Year.

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning in a game that the Yankees were losing 9-3, a brawl erupted between the Blue Jays and Yankees.

After a couple of Blue Jays batters were hit early in the game, Jesse Carlson threw behind Jorge Posada and chaos erupted. 

Is this really what the Yankees need to be getting involved in at this point in the season?

New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter moved past Lou Gehrig on the Bombers all-time hits list on September 11 with a single to right field in the Bronx.

When Matt Holliday was traded this offseason, Colorado Rockies fans were not a happy bunch.

Fans and media members alike claimed the trade was proof that Rockies owners Charlie and Dick Monfront were not willing to make the necessary financial commitment to field a winning team.

Sorry, Phat Albert. 

My sincere apologies, Prince. 

It has to be said. It just has to. So, here it goes. You ready? This'll feel a whole lot better once I get this off my chest. 

Tim Lincecum could (or should) be the 2009 National League MVP. 

OK, alright, fire away. Shoot. Let's have it. Let's hear it. 

Yeah, I hear you. I do. I know Pujols is an irreparable machine of terror. I realize that he has less chinks in his armor than Vader himself. 

I get it, everyone does. 

So, as a few of you might know, I have a Mariners blog called Sodo Mojo.

Anyway, we're having a raffle, in which the grand prize is a $100 gift certificate to sportsmemorabilia.com. It's a nice site that sells memorabilia from pretty much every sport, and lots of it. Everything from autographed baseballs to boxing board games.

All of the money raised will go either toward future improvements to our blog, or more raffles in the future.