Archive for October, 2007
Three Rehabbing Pitchers
Some off season injury notes…. Orlando Hernandez had a bunion removed from his foot. El Duque will also have surgery to repair a tendon in his right foot. He should be ready in plenty of time for spring training. Duaner Sanchez may participate in winter ball and is expected to be ready for spring training. […]
Mathematically Alive at the New Jersey Film Festival
“Mathematically Alive – A Story of Fandom” will be shown at the New Jersey Film Festival in early November. The documentary film follows the lives of a group of Mets fans through the 2006 season. Though it is centered on Mets fans it is supposed to be representative of fans in general. Sounds interesting. The […]
Torre Rejects Yankees
Ronald Blum of the AP is reporting that Joe Torre has turned down an offer to return to the Yankees as manager for the 2008 season. The offer was for 1 year at $5 million base with incentives based on how far the team goes in the playoffs. Torre was apparently not satisfied with the […]
Beckett’s Former Love Singing National Anthem Tonight
You’ve got to love the great psyche out move the Cleveland Indians are pulling for tonight’s game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. Josh Beckett is slated to start tonight for the Sawx and the Indians got his ex-girlfriend, an up and coming country to singer named Danielle Peck, […]
Marty Noble Writes About Shawn Green
Marty Noble of MLB.com wrote a nice piece about RF Shawn Green and his feelings about the great fall of 2007.
Torre’s (And ARod’s) Future Still In Doubt
Another day has passed and nothing new in Mets camp. Nothing is new in Yankees camp either but for some reason they’re in the headlines. After another day of meetings Yankees have not yet announced any decisions regarding Joe Torre’s status as their manager. With his contract up at the end of the month Yankees […]
Yankees Still Mum On Torre Status
Since nothing is going on with the Mets let’s take a moment to discuss the Yankees where things always seem amplified. Yankees brass have begun their annual post season powwow in Tampa and have not yet announced weather Joe Torre will return for another season as their manager. There has been all kinds of support […]
AP Says Mitchell Will Name Players
The AP is reporting in an article that the illegal substance report by George Mitchell will name names. The article cites a few sources for this information and also says that a good deal of the name information was supplied by former Mets clubhouse assistant Kirk Radomski who agreed to cooperate with Mitchell as part […]
Rockies in Series
Congratulations to former Mets catcher and current Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle on taking his team to the World Series!
Countdown Timer Bug Fix
No it wasn’t wishful thinking. A bug was responsible for the opening day countdown timer at the top of the page saying that there was 68 days to opening day when it should have said 168. I have fixed that bug now and the timer is as close to accurate as I can make it. […]
