http://empiresportsnow.com/2009/12/10/mets-holes-and-free-agency/ New York Sports Blog Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://empiresportsnow.com/2009/12/10/mets-holes-and-free-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Rich Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:34:40 +0000 http://empiresportsnow.com/?p=2249#comment-684 The Mets offered Bay a deal very similar to what the Red Sox offered him and he turned the Sox's offer down. Is it just to spark the fan base and show "Hey, we are doing something!", maybe. Maybe it's also to get a feel of what Bay is looking for and to reach out to bay with a base figure to see if he bites. The Mets offered Bay a deal very similar to what the Red Sox offered him and he turned the Sox’s offer down. Is it just to spark the fan base and show “Hey, we are doing something!”, maybe. Maybe it’s also to get a feel of what Bay is looking for and to reach out to bay with a base figure to see if he bites.

]]> http://empiresportsnow.com/2009/12/10/mets-holes-and-free-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-682 terri Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:03:56 +0000 http://empiresportsnow.com/?p=2249#comment-682 maybe i have this wrong, but I read/heard bay wants 5 years...why would the Mets offer 4? Is this just a PR stunt, knowing that he will decline it? maybe i have this wrong, but I read/heard bay wants 5 years…why would the Mets offer 4? Is this just a PR stunt, knowing that he will decline it?

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