Just a weird week last week. That's all I can say. The story in the paper about how the team was close to trading me and three prospects to Cincinnati threw us all for a loop. That rumor spread to all the blogs, the websites, SportsCenter... I got phone calls and text messages from other players (including one of the three guys I was allegedly going to be traded for), some emails. It is hard to describe the personal mayhem a rumor can create. I did what I do best in these situations. I called my agent, Steve Fortunato, to find out the truth. After insuring me that yes, I do have a full no-trade clause to any American baseball team, I asked if it was possible that I could be traded to an American team in another sport, like the New York Knicks.

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BROOKLYN, NY - It may have just been a coincidence that Saturday's game against the Yankees was Ladies Night, but the Baby Bums weren't anything like the bunch of strapping young men that have gotten back into the playoff hunt over the past week. Riding a five-game winning-streak that got them within two games of Staten Island, Brooklyn, who wore pink embroidered letters on their jerseys for the night, looked shy at the plate and confused on the mound, falling 6-1 to their cross-bridge rivals. “Things didn't go our way today,” said. DH Jordan Abruzzo. “We have to put this game behind us.”

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A few years ago, right after another failed attempt the Mets to get Manny Ramirez, Yankee general manager Brain Cashman joked with reporters that he was willing to toss in a few prospects if it meant getting Ramirez out of the division. Mets GM Omar Minaya should check with Cashman to see if the offer still stands. With the Red Sox possibly looking to move the perennial All-Star, now is the time for Minaya to strike and bring the Washington Heights native back to the city to finish his career. It’s obvious the Mets need and outfielder – and some bullpen help as well – and the 36 year-old fills the bill nicely. He will slot right into the middle of the lineup, taking the pressure away from Carlos Delgado - who will cool down eventually - while allowing Carlos Beltran to assume the role he is better suited – a very talented secondary option, where the weight of the team is not his shoulders.

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