Month: January 2011

Bobby Parnell: Reliever Poised To Take Another Step Forward in 2011

Like Mike Pelfrey, Bobby Parnell is downright big. He is rather soft-spoken and to the point, but he is eager to begin the 2011 campaign and elevate his game to the next level. At Citi Field Kids Day, Parnell answered some questions for the children about what it means to be a big leaguer and when did he discover that he wanted to play professional baseball. Parnell told the kids to follow their...

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Troy Aikman Had Interest From Mets; Say What?!

We all know who Troy Aikman is. Aikman was an superstar quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys back in the 90’s, and would eventually go on to be enshrined in the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.  We also know Troy Aikman as being a dancer on the hit ABC show “Dancing With The Stars”.  But, little did we know, he was pursued by the Mets.  Say what?! Adam Rubin of...

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Deep Leagues Top 250 Features Seven Mets Prospects

Bradley O’Neill of Deep Leagues released his Top 250 Prospects list last week, and although no Mets made the top twenty, seven Mets prospects did make cut. First, the top twenty: Top 20 Prospects 1. Bryce Harper OF, Nationals 2. Mike Trout  OF, Angels 3. Anthony Rendon  3B, Rice Univ. 4. Domonic Brown  OF, Phillies 5. Jeremy Hellickson  P, Rays 6. Aroldis Chapman  P, Reds 7. Julio Teheran ...

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Strange Happenings On A Freaky Friday

I was amazed yesterday at the free agent signings of outfielders Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon by the Tampa Bay Rays. My first instinct was that they had gone bonkers, but it only took a few minutes to realize that both signings actually made good sense for the Rays who are still reeling from the losses of all-star outfielder Carl Crawford and the power hitting Carlos Pena. The price was right....

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Josh Thole: A Rising Star

Of all the players at Citi Field Kids Day, I was most impressed by Josh Thole, who Terry Collins introduced as a rising young star in the National League. Even after speaking with Beningo and Roberts on WFAN in the morning and then fielding basically the same set of questions in the afternoon, Thole smiled and delivered in-depth, informative answers. What’s more is that he seemed like a genuine,...

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