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Hearn for Cone Revisited

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Last night I watched “Prime 9″ on the MLB Network last night; it was the episode titled “Top 9 Greatest One-sided Trades”. The #8 trade on the list was the Mets’ trade of Ed Hearn to the Royals for David Cone (though the narrator kept referring to someone named “Dick” Cone).Back then, it seemed a [ ... ] ...

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What the Breakfast Chicken Hatched

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Published Nov. 15, 2009 at 6:10 p.m.

Athletes have been known be implored to attend Bar Mitzvahs. Sometimes it's because a particular athlete is Jewish; there's a great bit in a movie called Keeping Up With The Steins about an extraordinarily competitive L.A. family trying to get then-Dodger Shawn Green to show up at their son's affair. Sometimes it's because the fan issuing the invite thinks an athlete is Jewish — as was the commonly misconceived case when David Cone came to the Mets with a name that sounded pretty darn

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Mets Still Way Out of Touch With Fan Base

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Published July 19, 2009 at 8:40 a.m.

The Yankees will be celebrating Old Timers Day this afternoon at Yankee Stadium. There will be the usual pomp and circumstance, often nauseating to opposing fans, which will accompany the festivities. Yesterday, David Cone, a former Met, threw out the ceremonial first pitch honoring his perfect game. Love it or hate it, the Yankees make [ ... ] ...

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Ian Kennedy and Numbness in Hand

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Published April 29, 2009 at 7:39 a.m.

7:35 PM Update: Chad Jennings has all the details about Kennedy’s finger vasospasmWe haven’t talked about this yet, but Ian Kennedy left his start on Monday with numbness in his hand. Yesterday, Chad Jennings reports that there is no news on what is wrong with him.You always think back to David Cone in 1997 when [ ... ] ...

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Jeff Kent Retires

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Published Jan. 21, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

Former Mets second baseman and possible future Hall of Famer Jeff Kent has called it a career ... Kent came to the Mets in 1992 in a trade which sent David Cone to the Blue Jays in exchange for Kent and Ryan Thompson ... Kent played for the Mets from 1992 through 1996. In 498 games with the Mets he hit .279 with 244 runs, 267 RBIs and 67 home runs ... Of course, Mets fans remember Kent for being tied to one of the worst trades in Mets history, when on July 29th 1996, he was traded along with my

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