Tag Archives: Victor Zambrano

Oct 22

What if?

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Kazmir: What if the Mets won that trade?

Kazmir: What if the Mets won that trade?

It goes without saying the Scott Kazmir trade was disastrous for the Mets. But, imagine for a moment, the trade worked and Rick Peterson was able to fix the very damaged Victor Zambrano.

Let’s say the Mets turned it around in 2004 and made a run at the playoffs. They were four games under .500 at the time of the trade and finished the season 20 games under. That brought the end of Jim Duquette as general manager and ushered in Omar Minaya.

Would Minaya have come if the Mets finished that season as a competitive team? With Minaya came Pedro Martinez, then Carlos Beltran, then Carlos Delgado. It’s interesting to wonder what might have happened had Zambrano panned out.

We all know what happened with Kazmir.

Oct 10

Talkin’ Baseball: The playoffs are on.

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Talkin' playoffs.

Talkin' playoffs.

Dodgers try to even their Series with the Phillies and the Rays and Red Sox in St. Pete. The storylines are plentiful in both series. And, many of them New York-related, including Torre and Kasmir.

I wonder what Victor Zambrano is doing these days?

Anyway, if it is in your mind it should be posted on these pages. Do us a favor and share your thoughts. I’ll talk with you during the evening and answering your questions.