2009-02-03T12:26:17-05:00 Mets, Perez agree in principle to deal 2009-02-02T14:20:28-05:00 42 2009-02-02T14:20:28-05:00 1 5 10 2009-02-03T12:26:16-05:00 1 NY K_AceMet16 Brooklyn 692685 42 You cannot compare sports to an everyday working job. It's simple, if you don't like sports don't watch it. 3 yrs @ 36mil is a good deal for both sides, especially since it's a pitcher. Go out and get Manny to solidify the lineup because we wouldn't get anything from the catching and 2nd base positions, unless you move Murphy to 2nd base. 4202714 2009-02-03T11:54:58-05:00 12 PA The optimist Dallastown 17906 41 Baseball sucks. I love the sport but the salaries...are so outrageous. NOBODY playing baseball should get this money. We as fans should boycott every game and let these sissy's go out and make a living like we do. How many on this blog make 100,000 a year. Not many I bet. I also know while I do not make 100,000 grand a year, I work hard every day....not PLAYING baseball. So this mediocre player gets this money because why, he can throw? Please....we all work jobs and perform more valuable services then any of these players. Again, wake up America....are these guys any different then Citibank or AIG? No they are not. And if you want to know why finally the world has had it's **** and giggles of us, look at the money we pee away with situations just like this. Baseball as all sports should have a firm cap. NO player deserves more than 1 million a year to play and that is probably too much. America wise up!!!! or...we won't have a country soon...ya know? 4202177 2009-02-03T10:13:32-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/636/121/thumb/edgar_martinez_autograph.jpg 127 WA tracejuno Seattle 636761 40 Congratulations - you found yourself another Steve Trachsel. 4199867 2009-02-02T16:12:17-05:00 27 NJ Spadanko Bloomfield 24196 As a Phillies Phan this makes me very happy. The Mets will be lucky to do better than third place this year. Man, I cant wait for opening day! 17 Guess you don't remember Ollie dominating Philly.. it's cool though. you guys won. keep talking. your city and fans are trash regardless 4193755 2009-02-03T09:12:25-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/497/330/thumb/tony-romo-demotivational-poster-1228960456.jpg 163 NC RomoTheChokeArtist Greenville 497770 Guess you don't remember Ollie dominating Philly.. it's cool though. you guys won. keep talking. your city and fans are trash regardless 39 haha like new york and their fans are known for not being trash. thats pretty funny. i forgot how classy you all are. yeah this was a great move for philly fans. we all get to laugh at you when you wonder why you have a 140 million dollar payroll and cant beat the nats. 4198813 2009-02-03T08:21:23-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/336/90/thumb/Opie.png 180 PA ModelEmployee 33790 38 youre from jersey, you have no right to comment. Ollie had 1 win in his last seven games last season and was piling on the walks. He did have a fair amount of K's, but perhaps the mutts just don't seem to get it up for him... 4198247 2009-02-02T19:12:44-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/654/875/thumb/Arnold-747438.bmp.jpg 972 VA Get to da Choppah! Springfield 655515 Sheets when healthy is a top of the rotation guy and Ollie is not 33 Very true. I'm still curious about who will end up with Sheets. 4195900 2009-02-03T08:20:50-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/336/90/thumb/Opie.png 180 PA ModelEmployee 33790 Very true. I'm still curious about who will end up with Sheets. 37 texas??? 4198305 2009-02-02T16:12:17-05:00 27 NJ Spadanko Bloomfield 24196 As a Phillies Phan this makes me very happy. The Mets will be lucky to do better than third place this year. Man, I cant wait for opening day! 17 Guess you don't remember Ollie dominating Philly.. it's cool though. you guys won. keep talking. your city and fans are trash regardless 4193755 2009-02-03T08:20:23-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/336/90/thumb/Opie.png 180 PA ModelEmployee 33790 Guess you don't remember Ollie dominating Philly.. it's cool though. you guys won. keep talking. your city and fans are trash regardless 36 your from jersey, you have no right to comment. Ollie had 1 win in his last seven games last season and was piling on the walks. He did have a fair amount of wins, but perhaps the mutts just don't seem to get it up for him... 4198334 2009-02-02T16:05:18-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/641/134/thumb/sendintheclown.jpg 74 NY bklyn_artist Brooklyn 641774 As a Phillies Phan this makes me very happy. The Mets will be lucky to do better than third place this year. Man, I cant wait for opening day! 15 Ha! Like the Phillies pitching staff (beyond Hamels)puts the fear of God into anyone? A wife beater,an AL West retread and a 45 year old junkballer...electric stuff right there.Lets not even play next season,lets just hand the Phillies the 2009 WS trophy on Opening Day and call it a year ;) 4193683 2009-02-03T08:12:54-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/336/90/thumb/Opie.png 180 PA ModelEmployee 33790 Ha! Like the Phillies pitching staff (beyond Hamels)puts the fear of God into anyone? A wife beater,an AL West retread and a 45 year old junkballer...electric stuff right there.Lets not even play next season,lets just hand the Phillies the 2009 WS trophy on Opening Day and call it a year ;) 35 Dude, the mutts choked two years in a row... get over yourself. 4198267 2009-02-02T20:36:51-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/680/161/thumb/supermanpunch.jpg 207 supermanpunch 680801 34 The Mets were his main suitors. Even though there were rumors of other interested parties, they were probably just that...rumors. With the Economy the way it is teams just aren't giving 5 yr deals to bucket load of POTENTIAL....mostly unrealized so far. 4196452 2009-02-02T17:03:13-05:00 460 NY bjz3 Plainview 479886 Sheets pitched 198 innings last year. Perez 194. 28 Sheets when healthy is a top of the rotation guy and Ollie is not 4194457 2009-02-02T19:12:44-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/654/875/thumb/Arnold-747438.bmp.jpg 972 VA Get to da Choppah! Springfield 655515 Sheets when healthy is a top of the rotation guy and Ollie is not 33 Very true. I'm still curious about who will end up with Sheets. 4195900 42 <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="photo_container image_right" style="width: 300px;"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/22341/oliver-perez-ap2.jpg" alt="Oliver-perez-ap2" width="300" height="400" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Oliver Perez is staying with the Mets. Photo by AP</div> </div> <p>Free agent lefthander Oliver Perez has agreed to a $36-million, three-year deal to come back to the Mets, SI.com has learned.</p> <p>The deal will be finalized after Perez passes a physical. No announcement is expected today.</p> <p>The Mets ultimately decided to accede to Perez's wishes to be paid at least $12 million a year, but team executives felt good about the fact they kept it to a three-year deal. The Mets were originally thinking about $30 million for three years before boosting it to $33 million and ultimately to the final number. The deal was agreed to on Saturday night after months of haggling. Even though Perez had explored longer deals, signing a three-year contract could&nbsp;be to his&nbsp;advantage because it will allow him to be back on the free-agent market at age 30.</p> <p>Both sides also agree that Perez has only begun to fulfill his potential after going 10-7 with a 4.22 ERA last year following a 15-10 season in 2007. He has performed superbly against the Phillies, Braves and Yankees while struggling against the Giants, Padres and Nationals, which has earned him a reputation as an inconsistent pitcher. The talent is obviously there, however.</p> <p>Perez badly wanted to return to New York, where he resurrected his career after he struggled&nbsp;mightily in Pittsburgh. The Mets believed he had another, more lucrative offer, but it isn't known what other teams were in the bidding.</p> <p>The Mets' main fallback option was veteran left-hander <strong>Randy Wolf</strong>, who appears to have a decent chance to return to the Dodgers,&nbsp;for whom&nbsp;he pitched in 2007. Mets people much preferred the potential of Perez even though they had to give him a longer contract. Perez may prove to be the final pitcher to receive a multiyear deal in an awful market. Originally, he sought a five-year deal.</p> <p>FoxSports.com first reported earlier this afternoon that the two sides were closer to a deal.</p> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084 46781