Month: February 2009

Is Hitting Going to Be Our Strength or Weakness?

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one… Many baseball folk have opined that the Mets look pretty good in terms of pitching, but that hitting remains a question mark, since we are supposedly missing that crucial power-hitting corner OFer, and it’s foolish to rely on Delgado to repeat last year’s performance. (Because CDOG is so inconsistent from year to...

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Go Home And Get Your Shinebox

It must be great to be down in St. Lucie watching the Mets play baseball in the sun while most of us freeze out tushes in the tri-state. I envy Matt Cerrone from MetsBlog who seems to be having the time of his life at Tradition Field during the day, and then at hot spots like Duffy’s at night. You should read his daily updates if you can as he documents not only all the action on the...

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Freddy Garcia Not Looking So Good

Okay so here’s the deal on Freddy “Start Me or Release Me” Garcia… If only he could put as much velocity into his pitches as he can with his advice on the rotation… The NY Post had this little tidbit tucked neatly at the bottom of this mornings Mets Notes. Former All-Star Freddy Garcia’s soft tosses in batting practice this week aren’t convincing anyone...

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Now Boarding Flight WBC, Please Have Your Tickets Ready

Thanks to David Lennon of Newsday for posting the official roster of all Mets participating in the World Baseball Classic. AustraliaStefan Welch CanadaShawn Bowman Dominican RepublicJose Reyes MexicoElmer DessensOliver Perez PanamaRuben Tejada Puerto RicoPedro FelicianoNelson FigueroaAlex CoraCarlos DelgadoCarlos BeltranJesus Feliciano United StatesJ.J. PutzDavid Wright VenezuelaFrancisco...

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Oliver Perez Is Primed For A Breakout Season

I know that a lot of you were convinced that the Mets should not bring back Oliver Perez. I certainly had a lot of fun debating that with you on this blog over the last few months. Toward the end, as the free agent pool became murkier and the pickings became slim, many of us agreed that Oliver Perez had become the best option left to sign, but clearly you were disappointed that we...

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