Starting Lineup 1B – Carlos Delgado (L)2B – Luis Castillo (S)SS – Jose Reyes (S)3B – David Wright (R)CA – Brian Schneider (L)LF – Daniel Murphy (L)CF – Carlos Beltran (S)RF – Ryan Church (L) Bench Players Fernando Tatis (R)Alex Cora (L)Ramon Castro (R)Marlon Anderson (L)Jeremy Reed (L)Nick Evans (R) (will be sent down on April 11) Starting Rotation 1. Johan Santana (L)2. Mike Pelfrey (R)3. Oliver Perez (L)4. John Maine (R)5. Livan Hernandez (R) (will be called [...]

According to MLB.com and SI.com, Scott Boras is seeking a $50 million dollar deal for the potential number one pick in this years Amateur Draft, Stephen Strasburg. Jon Heyman writes, “Baseball people who have spoken to Strasburg’s adviser, Scott Boras, say they believe that’s the figure Boras has in mind for Strasburg, the San Diego State pitcher some are calling a once-in-a-decade talent.” The huge sum of money, which would more than quadruple Mark Prior’s [...]

Despite the title, I’m not one who believes in jinxes and curses hence the question mark. Instead, I find myself exceedingly glad that Sports Illustrated has picked the New York Mets to win the 2009 World Series, beating the Los Angeles Angels. Of course, the fine folks at SI aren’t telling me something I didn’t already know and believe in my heart of hearts. However, ti was nice of them to inform me who exactly we’d [...]

The hard work has paid off for Darren O’Day, Brian Stokes and Bobby Parnell. Adam Rubin of the Daily News has learned from a source that all three have been informed that they will be a part of the Mets opening day rosters and that they have each won a job in the bullpen. So here is how we look now… 2009 Mets Opening Day Bullpen Francisco Rodriguez – CloserJ.J. Putz – Setup ManSean Green [...]

It must be tough to be a Detroit Tigers fan these days. Only days after learning that pitcher Dontrelle Willis would be out indefinitely because of an anxiety disorder, we now learn that outfielder/designated hitter Gary Sheffield has been released. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that the Tigers have released designated hitter Gary Sheffield this morning, a startling development since the team had already guaranteed him $14 million this season. It’s the second-highest amount [...]

It’s almost that time of year again.  Baseball season is upon us and you can feel it in the air.  Last Spring all anyone can talk about was the collapse of 2007.  Johan Santana came over but that only dimmed the talk of the collapse.  The bullpen had question marks coming into the 2008 season and unfortunately toward the end of 2008 we got the answers we didn’t want from the pen, answers that came [...]

Jerry Manuel has officially named pitcher Livan Hernandez as the fifth starter for the Mets. The news was announced moments ago on SNY’s Daily News Live. On Friday, Manuel hesitated and refused to say whether Livan had won the job, but based on many factors Hernandez it was obvious that Hernandez had done enough to prove he was most deserving of the job. Hernandez was tied with Johan Santana with a 3.07 ERA to lead [...]

Some stories you just can’t make up. But they are entertaining on a slow news day. During the Mets-Orioles rain delayed game yesterday, the Oriole announcers left after the 1st rain delay. So for the 8 innings afterward, there was no commentary. I guess we’re not the only ones growing tired waiting for Spring Training to finish. The official story is that the radio station told the announcers that they were free to go. An [...]

I can’t believe it… just one more week until opening day! There’s a lot of little things here and there to report this morning, and rather than inundate you with a half dozen little posts, I’ll get all of you caught up on the latest. Yesterday, the Mets lost a rain-soaked affair 5-1 to the Baltimore Orioles. It seems like we’ve played them twenty times this spring. Mike Pelfrey was supposed to start and toss [...]

Brian Stokes Trade? According to the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers had serious discussions with the New York Mets in recent days about relief pitcher Brian Stokes, the Free Press has learned, but the chances for a deal fell dramatically when the Mets determined that Stokes was likely to make their Opening Day roster. The Tigers are believed to be shopping outfielder Marcus Thames who has been linked to the Mets in the past. Last [...]

Here is an excellent list of some rookies who could make an impact in 2009 from AP’s Jay Cohen. LHP David Price, Tampa Bay - The No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft breezed through the Rays’ minor league system last year before helping the new AL East powerhouse reach the World Series after a September call-up. The ex-Vanderbilt star lost a spring competition for the fifth spot in the rotation and was sent to [...]