All One-Team Team: Fan Opionion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

All One-Team Team: Fan Opinion In this day of very frequent player movement, I have chosen my all-time team of players who spent their entire MLB careers with exactly one team (starter listed first) and mostly at the indicated position.

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MLB roundup: Marlins acquire Carlos Zambrano (Yahoo! Sports)

The Chicago Cubs traded their talented but combustible pitcher Carlos Zambrano to the Miami Marlins Thursday for right-hander Chris Volstad. The Cubs will pay $15 million of the $18 million owed Zambrano in 2012, a source told ESPN.com.

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Torre quits MLB to pursue Dodgers ownership (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Joe Torre resigned Wednesday as Major League Baseball's executive vice-president for baseball operations to join a group trying to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The Best New York Mets Twitter Accounts to Follow: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

According to an MLB.com report, the New York Mets signed veteran infielder Omar Quintanilla to a minor-league contract and invited him to Spring Training. They are hoping that Quintanilla can bring middle-infield depth behind new starting shortstop Ruben Tejada.

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New York Mets to Hold Annual Blood Drive at Citi Field on Jan. 5: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

According to an MLB.com report, the New York Mets will be holding their annual winter blood drive on Jan. 5 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ET at Citi Field's Caesar's Club. To thank the participants for their support, all donors will receive a voucher redeemable for a pair of tickets to...

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Who cares how much my team spends on free agents; I don’t! (Associated Content)

It's the time of year again when Major League Baseball has more action off the field than it does on the diamond. The MLB winter meetings have come and gone and with their presence (as usual) there has been a host of moving and shifting amongst player personnel via either trade or free agent signing. As we know anytime these types of moves are made there is almost always a certainty that there is a large price tag included with them. If spending money is part of making any successful business or franchise work why is that when it comes to professional...

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Twitter Updates for 2010-07-14

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This post was written by Joe McDonald on July 14, 2010

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Post Game Tidbits

RA Dickey pitches another great game for the Mets

- The Mets won 4-3 behind the strong pitching of RA Dickey, who gave up three runds in 6-plus innings.

- Dickey also had two hits on the day.

- Henry Blanco said after the game he had a herniated disc in his neck, which he received a shot for. That’s why the Mets called up Omar Santos.

- This is the Mets 20th home win, which is the most in the Majors.

- This is also their sixth straight win at Citi Field. The last time they lost a game at home, it was on May 21st against the Yankees.

- Ruben Tejada went 1-4 tonight with a third inning double and drove in the go-ahead run on a groundout in the sixth for his first MLB RBI.

- Jeff Francoeur has hit in eight straight games hitting .500 over that stretch with two doubles and four RBI.

- Jason Bay was 2-4 with an RBI. Dating back May 9th against San Francisco he is hitting .429 at home with five doubles, two homers and 10 RBI.

- Angel Pagan picked up an assist in the third inning for his team leading sixth.

- The last time an opponent hit a homer at Citi Field was May 12th when Roger Bernadina of the Nats hit two.

- The Mets will make a decision tomorrow on Jon Niese. They still home Oliver Perez will accept a demotion, but it doesn’t sound hopeful.

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