Collin Cowgill “Nails” It?

Newest Mets outfielder Collin Cowgill has been getting raves for his gritty play, and has even been compared to another Mets outfielder, Lenny Dykstra, for his intensity on the field and his all-out style of play. In an article by Mike Puma in the NY Post, Cowgill’s former manager and one-time Mets Rico Brogna had this to say: “He reminds me of the way Dude played,” Brogna said, referring...

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Video: Players Are Excited About The Mets Pitching Staff This Season

[iframe]<iframe src=’https://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=25599413&width=550&height=310&property=mlb’ width=’550′ height=’310′ frameborder=’0′>Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe>[/iframe] Terry Collins, Johan Santana, Jon Niese, and Bobby Parnell talk about why they are very excited about...

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2013 Impact Rookies: #16 Travis D’Arnaud, C

In his latest post on ESPN insider (subscription only), Keith Law ranked baseball’s top rookies using a different set of criteria based solely on the immediate impact a player will have this season. Law factors in expected roles and playing time as well as his expectations for their immediate performance. One Met made the list, and here is what he had to say about Travis d’Arnaud who he...

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Mets Spring Notes: Santana and the WBC, No-Shows In Camp, Limiting Harvey’s Innings

I realize the matter of national pride and his desire to represent Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, but Johan Santana is set to get $31 million from the Mets this year (including a $5.5 million buyout) and that’s where his responsibility lies. There’s no disputing Santana pitches hard and has been a workhorse when healthy, but the problem is staying healthy. Only in 2008, his first year...

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5,000 Days Ago Today: Animal Crackers and Duck Soup

[iframe]<iframe src=’https://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=9330321&width=400&height=224&property=mlb’ width=’400′ height=’224′ frameborder=’0′>Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe>[/iframe] Chris Jaffe over at The Hardball Times, emailed me a link to his latest post marking several notable...

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Piazza, Clemens and The Fight That Never Happened

Updated 2/14/2013 [iframe]<iframe src=”https://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?width=400&height=254&content_id=20053773&property=mlb” width=”400″ height=”254″ frameborder=”0″>Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe>[/iframe]   To this day, I don’t know beyond a doubt what Clemens was truly...

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