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rotoworld - Francisco Rodriguez is due in court Thursday to face charges that he assaulted his girlfriend's father and violated a restraining order. We're not sure what will come out of the court appearance, but the prospect of jail time is still very real. As for the baseball side of things, Rodriguez's grievance hearing against the Mets is scheduled to take place October 18-19 in New York.
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10-6-10 from BA : - “Managers and scouts like 19-year-old Mets SS Wilmer Flores’s bat speed and his ability to square up the ball… Flores may have enough bat for any position. For a teenager, he has uncanny recognition of what pitchers are trying to do to him. He has the bat speed and hand-eye coordination to be a plus hitter for both average and power… He’s already a well below-average runner who will get slower as he continues to fill out, which may prevent him from moving (from shortstop) to the outfield. He has enough arm for third base, but if he doesn’t have the lateral range for the hot corner, first base may be his only option.”
maller - Kansas City Royals bench coach John Gibbons got a pleasant surprise upon returning home to Texas after a long season. Gibbons received a phone call Tuesday from his team, telling him the Mariners had asked permission to interview him for their vacant managerial job. Though he hasn’t been contacted by the Mariners yet, Gibbons, 48, said he’s looking forward to hearing what they have to say. “I guess they’ll call me when they’re ready and set something up,” Gibbons said. “It’s kind of exciting to know they’re interested.” Other candidates the Mariners are expected to interview include San Diego Padres bench coach Ted Simmons, Chicago White Sox bench coach Joey Cora and Boston Red Sox bench coach DeMarlo Hale, none of whom has managed in the majors before. Sources say onetime Mets manager Bobby Valentine, who knows Zduriencik from his New York stint as well, remains in the mix. — Seattle Times
BTBS - Unless you have some peculiar hatred of the color red, you probably know by now that he threw a no-hitter today against the Reds in Game 1 of the NLDS. The second postseason no-hitter in Major League history, and the first one since Joe McCarthy was still a U.S. Senator and Jackie Robinson was the Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman. His second no-hitter of the season, his 22nd victory of the season (wins!!!!!), his tenth complete game and his fifth shut-out. Nolan Ryan was the last pitcher to pitch no-hitters in a season, for the California Angels of 1973. It was the sixth no-hitter of the 2010 season. There were six no-hitters from September 1999 to April 2003. And... okay, I'm done ranting. But I maintain my point: Roy Halladay is sick.
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rotoworld - Oliver Perez is expected to begin pitching in the Mexican Pacific League in November. This is his last chance, basically. According to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger, if the erratic left-hander does not show improvement or the new general manager is unable to deal him, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon indicated that he would be willing to eat the remaining $12 million on his contract. It's tough to envision a scenario where he'd return next season.
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