Brad Penny, whose ERA has ballooned much like his waistline, is a trade target for many teams in the MLB. Its rumored that the Red Sox are interested in acquiring cash, and possibly infield depth in order for a team to acquire this 6'4" right handed starter.

Tony Bernazard, the NY Mets VP of player development, decided to take in a Double A game in Binghamton recently. Presumably, the Double A Mets played like the MLB Mets. In other words, the Binghamton Mets sucked, threw batting practice for the opposing team, dogged it in the field, and forgot how to get on base. This prompted Bernazard, like many other Mets fans, to get a little frustrated with the team.

Every Mets fan has felt this way, but Bernazard actually did something about his frustration with the team.

With The rumor of Mets VP of Player Development Tony Bernazard starting a fight with his players in the clubhouse of a recent Binghamton AA game one must wonder how bad is it really?

As the Mets continue to plummet and create even better punch lines then they have in the past couple of years answers and attempts at rescue seem further off then a Bernie Madoff Presidential Pardon.

It's no longer a rumor that the Mets are terrible, it's a fact. After being shut-out by the minor league caliber Washington Nationals on Tuesday night, the New York Mets fell to 10 games back in the NL east, and tied the major lead league in games they were shut out in at nine. Nine freakin times the Mets have been shut out in 2009... and it's still July!

Even if the Mets rumor about Roy Halladay miraculously comes true, they are now so far behind it may not matter. Trading relief pitchers for Roy Halladay would be a sign that the Mets have given up on this season and are looking forward to building a team that can compete in 2010.

The sad thing is the Mets aren't going to get Roy Halladay for John Maine and Carlos Delgado. However, the rumor is that Mets actually do have something the Blue Jays may be interested in.

Currently the Blue Jays are dead last in the American League with only 15 saves on the season. Their 58% save conversion percentage is good for third worst in the AL. The rumor is that they are interested in acquiring, preferably young and talented bullpen help.