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Joe Morgan relinquished his hold on the National League second-base Gold Glove Award after 1977, allowing Davey Lopes, Manny Trillo and Doug Flynn the opportunity to be recognized for their Midas defensive skills.

That travel team back in Virginia a decade ago must have played great defense on the left side of the infield.

The GMs of Major League Baseball are meeting this week to review baseball policies and also to lay the groundwork for deals this winter.

The Mets are desperate for power and could use a solid first baseman. Is there any talk of them pursuing a trade with the Padres for Adrian Gonzalez? -- Mike Z, Hoboken, N.J. No one would mention Carlos Delgado or Daniel Murphy if the Mets were to acquire Gonzalez.

In a post to Amazin Avenue , James Kannengieser looks in to the Yankees stats from this season, and concludes: a oeThe goal is to score more runs than you allowa Home runs are not evil and pitching alone does not win championships.a This was essentially my argument, here , when defending Daniel Murphy a or, at least defending the idea that he can ...

Yankee Nation tiptoed into Citzens Bank Park last night on little crow's feet. There couldn't have been more than 3,000 of them scattered in the park for Game 3, and it was fairly clear a good number were not regulars.

Having lived through -- and enjoyed -- some horrible years as a Mets fan, I don't understand the panic that has set in because of the current circumstances: "Fire the manager" and "Fire the owner." Yes, they stunk this year.

I think this would be a strong starting lineup for the Mets -- if they're all healthy.

It's been a tough couple years to be a Mets fan but then to add insult to injury we've got a World Series matchup between our two biggest enemies , the Yankees and the Phillies.

The baseball gods won't allow this season from hell for Mets fans to ever end. It won't go away.

Would you trade any of the core players -- David Wright, Carlos Beltran or Jose Reyes? Would you re-sign Carlos Delgado? -- Mandi S., Westwood, N.J. The Mets are not about to deal Wright, so the question has no bearing.

David Wright and the Mets were out of the playoff hunt by mid-July, but StubHub still mistakenly offered fans postseason tickets.

There has been a lot of debate about who should get the first base job for the Mets in 2010.

I continue to believe the Mets have the wrong offseason plan. They have discussed making a big splash, which translates to obtaining the kind of star that ownership thinks will motivate Mets fans to buy 2010 tickets.

Some place. Carlos Beltran if he is watching the postseason games the least he would like to listen is anything about his New York Mets.

Jerry Manuel completed his first and possibly last full season as Mets manager, and how he handles things this coming season will determine how many more years he will be a manager in this turbulent Mets organization.

Assessing 2009: September and October A A A A A A A A A A A A A September wasn't as bad as August in terms of entertainment.

As a group, and with Nelson Figueroa providing most of the umph, the Mets slammed shut the exit door and entered the corridor that leads to next year Sunday afternoon.

NEW YORK - The E-word is out there for the Mets, and heaven help them if they use it and believe in it.

ON THE EVE of the wild roller-coaster ride of another major league Baseball season, it seemed like a conservative pick: Phillies threepeat as National League East champions.