John Franco has a message for all those antsy Mets fans: Calm down, people. Full Article at New York Post

Interrupt Al Leiter and John Franco's annual barbecue with some gangsta rap blaring from a boombox. Take horse race betting advice from Paul Lo Duca ("bet it all on RobTheCradle in the 5th at Saratoga"). Full Article at Amazin' Avenue

In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish takes a look at seven high-reward starting pitchers, such as Ben Sheets and Justin Duchscherer. Full Article at Metsblog.com

In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish takes a look at seven high-reward starting pitchers, such as Ben Sheets and Justin Duchscherer. Full Article at Sports Blogs

: Reliever Billy Wagner and the Braves agreed Wednesday to a $7 million, one-year contract. The six-time All-Star gets $6.75 million in 2010 and the deal includes a $6.5 million club option for 2011 with a $250,000 buyout. Full Article at CBS Sports

I have been following the events concerning the financial problems of Burlington Telecom with added interest each and every day. Full Article at Burlington Free Press

Former Mets John Franco (1990-2004) and Ed Hearn (1986) along with former General Manager Jim Duquette will join forces tonight in the Ceasars Club at Citi Field to raise awareness and money to fight two potentially devastating kidney diseases, Focal... Full Article at New York Daily News

John Franco, Ed Hearn, and Jim Duquette will be at the Ceasars Club in Citi Field tonight for the NephCure Foundation’s annual Countdown to a Cure, helping to raise awareness and money to fight two potentially devastating kidney diseases. Full Article at Metsblog.com

They’re out to get us. Such, it seems, is the reaction by advocates of public telecommunications service to the furor over the City of Burlington’s semi- sub-rosa loan to Burlington Telcom, the city owned Internet, phone, and cable company. Full Article at Vermont News Guy

You don’t often get two sluggers of this magnitude in one World Series. Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Howard are the toasts of their respective cities and having the kind of month on which legacies are built. Full Article at New York Post

The same forces that want to preserve the private insurance monopoly in health care by opposing the "public option" are now out to preserve the private corporate monopoly in Vermont telecommunications. bent on putting Burlington Telecom -- which... Full Article at Burlington Free Press

PHILIPSBURG — As Tyrone football coach John Franco was leaving the field Friday night when he was met by two young fans holding a sign congratulating him on his 200th coaching win at Tyrone. Full Article at Centre Daily Times