Reyes Immortalized In Plastic: Bedard Not Going Anywhere - For Now- News & Notes on Slow Sunday

Happy holidays, loyal readers and fellow Mets' fans!!! We all hope that this coming year, 2008, brings everyone their fondest wishes and the best year yet- wrapped up in a Mets' World Series Victory, of course!!!!

2 news stories today- first, on XM Radio's MLB 24 hr network, during the 90-Second Wrap-Up, they reported that Orioles President, Andy McPhail, announced that the Orioles are not trading ace pitcher, Erik Bedard- for now. They are taking him off the market, in spite of what McPhail labelled the "experts" who thought that they should trade him this off-season, as his value was at its apex. He may (read "will") revisit possible trades later in the season. It's down to Santana, folks, and if we're ever going to get that frontline starter, he's the one we've longed for, anyway...

Finally, Jose Reyes will have his chance to join toymaster (and Spawn createor) Todd McFarlane's line-up of MLB all-stars, as his figure will be released in July 0f 2008. We have a first look for you here, and, if you look around the internet, you can always find one of the limited-edition Reyes 3" figurines he released last year (which was only onsale at the Mets' store at Shea and online via the Brooklyn Cyclones website). Last season, you'll remember that David Wright's turn in plastic came, and he had an MVP-caliber season. Let's hope it will Reyes' turn this season...