Month: March 2009

Your Morning Links – The Best of the Mets Blogosphere

A new daily feature that will bring the best of the Mets blogosphere right to your desktop. It’s the perfect compliment to your morning brew. Omar Minaya reiterated his stance on players going to the WBC, even in the face of comments made by pitching coach Dan Warthen who believes the WBC ruined Oliver Perez’s preparedness for the season. Read about it here. Neil Best has a great...

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Dan Warthen Sounds The Alarm On Oliver Perez

Ben Shpigel of the NY Times reveals the mounting concern over the Mets’ $36 million dollar man, Oliver Perez. Pitching coach Dan Warthen had some scathing remarks after seeing Oliver Perez fail to make it out of the fourth inning yesterday in a 10-6 loss to the Tigers. The pitching coach Dan Warthen called him “out of shape” on Wednesday after Perez failed to get through the...

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This Is It… Watch, Then Decide!

It’s getting close to deciding the winner of our March Baseball Movie Madness Tournament.   By the looks of the voting so far, Field of Dreams has a tiny lead over The Natural. To help all of you decide between the two, enjoy these two clips that feature the signature moments in each classic movie.     The Natural – 348 Votes     Field of Dreams – 372...

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Maine Looked Better Today

John Maine hasn’t exactly wowed anyone this spring, on the contrary he’s left many of us wondering if and when we’ll ever see the pre-surgery John Maine again. Today, Maine took a small step forward as reported by Steve Popper. John Maine just finished off his five inning outing and the first bit of good news is that he made it through five innings. After that 26-pitch first...

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Tatis and Evans Have Righted The Ship

Everyone knows how hot Nick Evans has been this spring as he leads the Mets in homers and RBI’s, but there is another righthanded bat on this team that is scorching the ball at the plate; Fernando Tatis. I heard a lot of moaning and groaning this off season when the Mets re-signed Tatis and said he would be the lefthanded side of a platoon in leftfield with Daniel Murphy. Truth be...

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