Jerry Manuel has announced his Opening Day lineup for tomorrow: 1. Alex Cora SS 2. Luis Castillo 2B 3. David Wright 3B 4. Mike Jacobs 1B 5. Jason Bay, LF 6. Gary Matthews Jr. CF 7. Jeff Francoeur RF 8. Rod Barajas C 9. Johan Santana P Observations: Gary Matthews Jr. gets the starting nod over Angel Pagan, 20-year old Ruben Tejada will be riding the pine, Mike Jacobs is in fact your cleanup...
Read MoreWhen the Mets made their final cuts today, it opened the door for plenty of second guessing from diehard Mets fans and media alike. The Mets never make it easy on themselves… One of the more peculiar decisions the Mets made in finalizing their 25 man roster today, was deciding to keep reliever Sean Green over some other more worthy options. In his final tuneup of the season today against...
Read MoreThe cover of the 62 yearbook was fitting because we were the new team, the baby, of the National League. Along with the Houston Colt 45’s (later the Astros) this brought the total number of major league teams to 20. There were no divisions, no playoffs. You finished first. And you went to the World Series. However, the Mets are no longer the ‘babies’ of the NL. We have now been around for close...
Read MoreAfter tonights 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Mets informed Kiko Calero, Nelson Figueroa, Chris Carter, Bobby Parnell, Russ Adams and Elmer Dessens they will not be on the 25-man roster. While we expected Chris Carter and Kiko Calero to be cut in favor of Frank Catalanotto and Jenrry Mejia as I wrote earlier this evening, I fully expected Nelson Figueroa to make the team and was surprised...
Read MoreRich Couthino of ESPN NY, had solid piece on Johan Santana yesterday and I wanted to share some of Johan’s great quotes on the upcoming season and his thoughts on all the media naysayers who see the Mets floundering near the bottom of the standings. According to Couthino, the resident ace of the Met staff sees things very differently and vows things will be different in 2010 for the Mets...
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