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While I was watching the US Open yesterday, I saw this sports update by the one and only  Bob Costas and thought it seemed a little over the top.

I guess I was right. Now it is on the web and watching it again is just as funny as it was the first time

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You might say that Omar Quintanilla is the best insurance policy the New York Mets have. When injuries to starting shortstop Ruben Tejada and reserve infielder Ronny Cedeno forced the Mets to call up the Socorro High School star last year, he immediately st

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Omar Quintanilla had a crazy day. He was called up to the Mets from Buffalo and arrived at Citi Field just prior to their game against the Phillies. The El Paso native was in New York's starting lineup playing shortstop and wearing his familar #6.

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New York Mets' pitcher R.A. Dickey is a pretty nondescript professional athlete.  His stuff was average at best, and he was on his way out of the game until he developed a solid knuckle ball in 2005

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Ever wonder what Major League players talk about in the dugout? Well, apparently they spend a lot of time discussing each others’ facial features.

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I'm still saddened by the passing of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. The 57-year old was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May, and fought until the very end.

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There is a cliche that goes 'a reputation takes a lifetime to build and a moment to destroy.'  Bobby Valentine was never taken seriously after appearing in the Mets dugout in a disguise after being tossed

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Anna Benson, the wife of former New York Mets pitcher Kris Benson and star of the new VH-1 reality series ‘Baseball Wives,’ told the New York Post that the Mets traded her husband to the Baltimore Orioles after the 2005 season because they wanted to rescue fans…from her breasts.

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After winning the 1986 World Series, Dwight Gooden celebrated inside a drug dealer’s apartment, ESPN reports.

The revelation comes as part of an interview with Gooden that will air on ESPN’s E:60 Wednesday nigh, in which he discusses his old cocaine addiction.

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Things have hit rock bottom for the New York Mets.  In a strange turn of events the Mets front office has decided to do something unorthodox.

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