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...
Read MoreJerry 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...
Read MoreSome 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...
Read MoreI 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....
Read MoreBrian 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...
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