The Mets just announced that they optioned Dillon Gee to minor league camp. They also reassigned righties Boof Bonser and Ryota Igarashi, lefthanded pitcher Taylor Tankersley, catchers Dusty Ryan and Raul Chavez, infielder Russ Adams and outfielder Jason Pridie. I guessed them all except for Dusty Ryan. I guess they have no more split squad games on the schedule. He was cut instead of Justin...
Read MoreMets general manager Sandy Alderson told the New York Post that the team would cut eight or nine players during these next two days. That’s a lot of warm bodies, so this next round will leave plenty for us to discuss. Lets do some math… Currently there are 45 players in major league camp, including 12 non-roster invitees. Here is the breakdown. • Pitchers – 22 total (seven...
Read MoreMets manager Terry Collins has said that he would like to get each of his potential second base candidates some more at-bats over the next few days as he starts to whittle down the playing field. Reports surfaced earlier this week that Collins wanted Luis Hernandez to be the Mets starter at second base. However, those reports were quickly shot down and might have only been done to light a fire...
Read MoreAccording to Jon Heyman, the Mets have made it clear to second baseman David Eckstein that they are not interested in his services. This is not surprising given the fact that the Mets are itching to dump Castillo, one of the few players with almost the exact same type of play as Eckstein. Both of them have absolutely no power, are past their prime and hold little offensive value anymore....
Read MoreHow cool is this… In this combo of photos, baseball fans celebrate by wearing a variety of green caps and hats on St. Patrick’s Day during a spring training baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets in Fort Myers, Fla., Thursday, March 17, 2011. (Credit: AP Photo) New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy dives, but can’t make the play on a two RBI single by...
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Update #2: So far we have 221 people who entered and 41 correct entries. The deadlin for entering is 11 PM tonight and we will choose five winners and announce them on Friday! Thanks to Susan Rose for sending us a picture of the Billy Joel DVD she won from MMO last week! I love these pics our winners are sending in! * * * * * * * * It’s time for another great Mets Merized Online Free...
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