Archive for April, 2004

Back From Vacation

I’m back from a 10 day vacation. I’ve sorted through my email and deleted all spam and viruses. Even so there is still so much there that it’s going to take me at least a week to get through it all. That’s what I get for being so dependent on technology.



Roger Cedeno Traded

The Mets finally got a taker on Roger Cedeno and completed a trade with St. Louis. Cedeno was a sensation when he first came up for the Mets but his second term with the club just didn’t pan out. The separation is best for the Mets and Cedeno. I wish him luck.



Latest On Reyes

Jose Reyes will start the season on the DL. It’ll be retroactive so that he will only miss a few games. I don’t think anyone is surprised.



Ricoh Ads On Yankees Uniforms/Helmets

Am I the only one who finds the Ricoh ads on the Yankees uniforms and helmets to be a distraction? They’re also an eyesore. If teams need to resort to this kind of measure to raise money then they’re obviously not spending wisely. (I originally had the word thriftly at the end of that sentence […]



Mets Talk About Acquiring Milton Bradley

The Mets are supposedly interested in acquiring OF Milton Bradley who was banned from Cleveland Indians camp the other day. He was banned because he left camp. Why did he leave camp? He was upset that he had been pulled from a game for not running out a fly ball. Why was he upset? Who […]



Reports Say Reyes Improves

I’ve been reading reports that say Jose Reyes condition is improving. I’ll believe is when I see it. Every day the story changes. Hamstrings are unpredictable that way. The thing that really scares me is that they say the hamstring injury is probably an indication of something else that is wrong (likely a hip problem). […]



Blind Swipe Talks About Reyes

There was a very good post on the Blind Swipe weblog about the Jose Reyes situation.



New SharpReader Keyboard Shortcuts

Luke Hutteman published some previously undocumented keyboard shortcuts for his excellent SharpReader RSS aggregator in his blog.



Reyes Hurts Hammy Again

Jose Reyes cut short a batting practice session yesterday after tweaking his already injured hamstring. There’s talk that he may start the season on the disabled list. Looks like it’s going to be a long, heartbreaking season again this year.