Last night at the BBWAA dinner in New York City, R.A. Dickey accepted the “You’ve Gotta Have Heart” award. New manager Terry Collins presented Dickey with the award. R.A. Dickey was the perfect choice for this award. I say this because of the fact that in May when he got called up, no one expected much in the way of performance, but a couple of months and 10 wins later…...
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The Mets have made a series of minor signings this offseason, but one of the more significant ones was the acquisition of former Padres starter, Chris Young. Sandy Alderson spoke of how dominating Young was in San Diego last week. “Chris has the potential to make a big contribution this year. We were together in San Diego when he was one of the most dominating pitchers in the league and we feel...
Read MoreLike Mike Pelfrey, Bobby Parnell is downright big. He is rather soft-spoken and to the point, but he is eager to begin the 2011 campaign and elevate his game to the next level. At Citi Field Kids Day, Parnell answered some questions for the children about what it means to be a big leaguer and when did he discover that he wanted to play professional baseball. Parnell told the kids to follow their...
Read MoreWe all know who Troy Aikman is. Aikman was an superstar quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys back in the 90’s, and would eventually go on to be enshrined in the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. We also know Troy Aikman as being a dancer on the hit ABC show “Dancing With The Stars”. But, little did we know, he was pursued by the Mets. Say what?! Adam Rubin of...
Read MoreBradley O’Neill of Deep Leagues released his Top 250 Prospects list last week, and although no Mets made the top twenty, seven Mets prospects did make cut. First, the top twenty: Top 20 Prospects 1. Bryce Harper OF, Nationals 2. Mike Trout OF, Angels 3. Anthony Rendon 3B, Rice Univ. 4. Domonic Brown OF, Phillies 5. Jeremy Hellickson P, Rays 6. Aroldis Chapman P, Reds 7. Julio Teheran ...
Read MoreI was amazed yesterday at the free agent signings of outfielders Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon by the Tampa Bay Rays. My first instinct was that they had gone bonkers, but it only took a few minutes to realize that both signings actually made good sense for the Rays who are still reeling from the losses of all-star outfielder Carl Crawford and the power hitting Carlos Pena. The price was right....
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