The battle for the fifth spot in the rotation has only just begun, but it was young Jon Niese who delivered the first impressive performance of the spring. Tim Redding is already nursing a sore toe and shoulder. Freddy Garcia is reluctant to throw hard because he doesn’t want to push it. Livan Hernandez may actually be ahead of both of them right now, and that might not be a good thing....
Read MoreIf you love Texas Hold-em as much as I do, then you’ll know what I mean when I say the Mets are “all in” on Dan Murphy. While many fans including myself, mostly moaned and groaned about the left field platoon of Tatis and Murphy, it turns out that we were on the outside looking in. It’s become quite obvious that the Mets had big plans for Dan Murphy all along. They never...
Read MoreRight before the weekend while I was driving home from work, I heard an interesting exchange between some agitated Mets fans who were calling in to Mike Francesa on WFAN to complain about his obvious bias against the Mets. The source of their rage stemmed from several comments Francesa made in which he stated that the Yankees pitching staff was vastly superior to the Mets, and that the Mets...
Read MoreIf you’re wondering how J.J. Putz is coming along so far this spring, David Lennon of Newsday has the scoop… Manager Jerry Manuel never got a chance to watch J.J. Putz on the mound during yesterday’s live batting-practice sessions. Apparently, he didn’t need to. “I heard about Putz,” Manuel said. “I didn’t see him throw. I heard about it. I heard...
Read MoreI was waiting to hear what Church would say after Jerry Manuel proclaimed Dan Murphy the starting left fielder, and then hinting that Fernando Tatis would most likely take playing time away from Church against lefthanders. The wait is over. David Lennon of Newsday writes, In the wake of Sunday’s comments, Church said that he talked with Jerry Manuel this morning and was assured that he is...
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