The following paragraph is part of a letter that I wrote – it was published in the New York Times on January 26, 2004. “President Bush mentioned the issue of steroids in sports in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 21, 2004. As a lifelong baseball fan, I am very concerned about the effect of steroids on the integrity of baseball and its players, statistics, records...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 5/8/0, Gwinett 4/12/1 2b Justin Turner 0 for 4, .276 ss Russ Adams 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .225 cf Juan Padilla 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .300 1b Mike Jacobs 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, K, .262 rf Val Pascucci 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .233 lf Lucas Duda 3 for 4, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (6), .290 3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, .236 c Josh Thole 0 for 4, K, .267 Ramon Ortiz 4 IP, 7 H, 2...
Read MoreThis is one of those posts that may incite a riot, but I’ll knock wood, and cross my fingers and toes when I say what I have to say…..that the Mets have had no serious injuries yet this season to key players. We won’t count Carlos Beltran, who had surgery back in January, or Jose Reyes, who began the year on the DL but joined the team shortly after. And we certainly...
Read MoreOn October 19th, 2006 Adam Wainwright’s knee-buckling curve ball did more than strike out Carlos Beltran to end the NLCS and shatter the Mets hopes of going to the World Series. Once Tim Welke called strike 3, opinions of Carlos in the minds of Met fans would be altered. That one at-bat, that one pitch, may have set the groundwork for Beltran becoming on of the most under appreciated...
Read MoreIt looks like John Maine’s career with the New York Mets and perhaps in baseball is close to coming to an end. The last 2 seasons have been a disaster for the pitcher. I have defended him many times on this site and others. I don’t exactly know why but I’ve always had a bit of soft spot for Maine. Maine is a guy who always wants to pitch no matter what. Maine expects a lot...
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