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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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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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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[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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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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