Kris Benson Revisited

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Jon Heyman from Newsday revisits the Benson trade with a little more hindsight and some more unattributed information.

It was a mystery, until now.

Although the Mets aren't going to get into it publicly, Minaya ultimately believed Anna Benson left him little choice. It wasn't necessarily because of her R-rated portrayal of Mrs. Claus at the kids Christmas party (though that didn't help), but actually a few comments she made, especially one about the makeup of the team.

Benson's ticket out of town was written when Ms. Benson, while protesting the Mets' preference she not pose for Playboy, was quoted criticizing Carlos Delgado for his previous political stand not to stand for "God Bless America" and particularly for grousing that Minaya was putting together an "all-Latin team."

And now we know. Don't forget to check out Sergio's kick-ass Oscar prediction post below.