Randy Johnson, the dominant lefthander who scared hitters and low-flying doves alike, announced his retirement from baseball after 22 seasons. Johnson finished his career with the San Francisco Giants, the team with which he achieved his 300th career victory on June 4, 2009. Ironically, his 300th win came against the Washington Nationals, who used to play in Montreal, which was the team...
Read MoreAndre Dawson finally received the call he’s been waiting nine years for. However, he won’t be celebrating by going to Disneyworld. Instead, he’ll be going to Cooperstown as the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In one of the closest votes in Hall of Fame history, Dawson was named on 77.9% of the 539 ballots cast by the members of the Baseball Writers’...
Read MoreWhen Jason Bay runs out to play left field for the Mets on Opening Day in April, he will be doing so with a #44 on his back. It is the same number he wore during his season and a half in Boston. Here’s a brief history for you on his uniform number choices. Before being traded to the Red Sox in 2008, Bay wore #38 during his tenure with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He changed from #38 to #44...
Read MoreWith the acquisition of free agent Jason Bay, the Mets have filled the hole they had in left field. For the next four years, they do not have to employ platoons or put in players more suited for the fourth outfielder’s job (Endy Chavez a few years ago and Angel Pagan this past year). They won’t have to put players there out of position (I’m talking to you, Daniel Murphy) and...
Read MoreAfter watching other teams sign free agent after free agent, the Mets finally made some headlines with a signing of their own. There will be no more Baywatch in Flushing as the Mets have signed Jason Bay to be their leftfielder for the next four years, pending the obligatory physical. Seven years after then-Expos GM Omar Minaya traded Jason Bay from Montreal to the Mets, he has brought Bay back...
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