Month: March 2008

Who Says Spring Training Stats Are Meaningless?

The Mets are ready to bring home the brass ring. Everything I’ve seen this spring tells me all I need to know about how dominating the Mets will be in 2008. With 19 Spring Training wins already in the books, it shows that the Mets are ready to move on and get this party started already.I know there are so many of you who put no stock in Spring Training records and stats, but that’s...

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The “Wright” Choice in 2008…

I hardly ever get mixed up in politics.  I find it at best to be boring and headache inducing, not to mention listening to divisive politicians who rarely have the best interests of the people at heart. So when I mention it, I try to be as light hearted as possible considering the sensitive nature of the subject.  That being said, I thought I would mix up this 3 horse race (Obama,...

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Will Johan Santana Pitch A No-Hitter Before The All Star Break

I’ve been keeping my eyes wide open and I’ve been spending a great deal of time reading baseball predictions everywhere I go. But all Mets fans know that when Steve Phillips says that the Mets will have the best overall record in the National League, you know we’re sitting pretty!After years and years of dogging the Mets, you know it had to be killing our old GM to say such...

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Is Ryan Church The Answer In Rightfield?

The more I see Lastings Milledge putting up explosive numbers this spring, the more I find myself looking at Ryan Church and scratching my head.Lastings Milledge currently leads the Nationals in at-bats with 66. Ahh… Isn’t it great to be young and healthy? He also is hitting .348 with a .411 on-base percentage. He leads the team in runs scored with 13 and has 9 RBI while slugging an...

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Maybe Willie Randolph Learned A Lesson Afterall…

One of my biggest gripes against Willie Randolph has always been his laid back, one day at a time approach to the game.Don’t get me wrong, I love Willie and I think he’s the perfect manager for the team, but his lack of a sense of urgency really bugs the hell out of me. Last year as the team continued to falter and eventually choked it’s way out of a division title, we...

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