All-Decade 1Bman, Ollie, Worst of the Decade, Worst/Best 2009 Signings... and mean airports

Carlos Delgado:

If you needed any more evidence that first base was a sinkhole for the Mets over the past decade, this list should help you sleep better tonight. Carlos Delgado was the only Met first baseman in the aughts whose collective contributions could be easily distinguished from those of a replacement-level player, and even at that his four seasons with the Mets were barely more valuable than Adrian Gonzalez's 2009 season with the Padres (6.3 WAR). Things have been so bad at first for the Mets that Doug Mientkiewicz's glove in 2005 was enough to land him the silver medal in this embarrassing morass of ineptitude. - amazinavenue.

Oliver Perez:

Oliver Perez (knee) has been training this offseason at the Athletes Performance Institute in Arizona. It's essentially a comprehensive boot-camp for athletes, ranging from a focus on nutrition to media training. [...]  fantasysp.

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Worst Of The Decade:

With the decade soon coming to an end, More Hardball decided to see which MLB batters placed dead-last in the core offensive categories.
*Minimum 3000 Plate Appearances*


Runs:


1. Brian Schneider- 247


2. Alex Cora- 331


Doubles:


2. Alex Cora- 127


Triples:


3. Mike Piazza- 4


Stolen Bases:


3. Bengie Molina

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Worst Best 2009 Signings:

Worst Signings

•Alex Cora, Mets - one year, $2MM. Why did his salary hold steady despite a lousy '09? This contract isn't a franchise-killer, but comparable players could've been had at less than a million bucks.

Best Signings

•Mike Cameron, Red Sox - two years, $15.5MM. Cameron is getting up there (37 in January), but he seems perenially undervalued as a solid defender with pop.

• J.J. Putz, White Sox - one year, $3MM, Ryota Igarashi, Mets - two years, $3MM, Kelvim Escobar, Mets - one year, $1.125MM. These are the types of relief deals I respect - one-year commitments, or tiny salaries in Igarashi's case. Relievers are so volatile, any of these guys could easily outpitch Rodney, Grabow, and Lyon. -  mlbtraderumors.   - 
 

Mean Airports:

On one Air Canada flight from Toronto to New York's La Guardia Airport the crew told passengers before departure that in addition to remaining in their seats for the duration of one-hour flight, they were not allowed to use any electronic devices – even iPods – or their own headphones. The crew also told passengers that they would not be able to access their personal belongings because of the "enhanced security procedures."

At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, television screens were tuned to the Atlanta Falcons football game, and some passengers were only faintly aware of Friday's incident in Detroit.- huffingtonpost.