New Look
I spent some time working on the template today and came up with this new look. It’s meant to mimic the Mets uniform colors. I don’t know how good it looks or how long I’ll keep this look around but it was fun to do. Let me know what you think either by leaving a comment or emailing me.
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Mets, Expos Open 4 Game Set Tonight
The Mets, coming off a lost weekend to the Pirates, open a 4 game series against the Expos tonight. It’s not a bad thing to play against the team with the leagues worst record after blowing 3 games and looking like fools over the weekend. Tyler Yates takes the mound tonight. Let’s hope he can regain the form that dominated the Expos in his first start after having been beaten soundly in his second start. Also, look for Mike Piazza to finally tie (and maybe even pass) Carlton Fisk for most home runs by a catcher. Piazza remains 1 homer short of catching up with Fisk.
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New Template Needed
I’m looking for a new template for this blog. I’m looking for something simple but elegant and with some blue in it. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.
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John Kerry, Waffles & Google Bombing
The blog Esoteric * Diatribe is trying to start a Google bombing to get the #1 search result for the term waffles on Google to be Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry’s homepage. They have already succeeded in manipulating the site to #1 on Yahoo (click here). They have not yet succeeded in cracking the top 100 on Google. To see how this is going click here to see the current results for waffles on Google. This is, of course, inspired by last falls successful Google bombing that got President George W. Bush’s biography from the White House website to be the #1 result for the term miserable failure. To see the results of the Bush Google bombing click here. This isn’t really a political blog but this is interesting stuff to us technology people.
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The Mets Lost Weekend (and other stories)
The Mets suffered a 3 game sweep at the hands of the Pirates this week and there really weren’t many positives to walk away with. A bright spot was Tom Glavine pitching 7 innings of 1 hit ball on Friday night but then he was removed with tightness in his shoulder. Steve Trachsel also had a good start on Saturday. Both games were blown by the bullpen. Jae Seo suffered a horrible start on Sunday as the Mets were blown away.
The Mets signed Ricky Bottalico to a minor league deal. I think this means he’s going to replace someone on the major league roster very soon. I’m thinking it’ll be Dan Wheeler but Orber Moreno and Grant Roberts may also be candidates.
Today’s New York Post reports that Jose Reyes may not return for another week. The funny thing is that while team officials have said they’re looking for him to return against the Dodgers on April 27 they have also said they are not sure about his condition and how long it’ll take for him to come back. He’ll play in an extended spring training game this week and if all goes well he’ll play a game or two for Single A St. Lucie. Ideally they’d like him to play a couple of games for Triple A Norfolk before returning to the big leagues. As frustrating as this is I think it’s best to take this as slow as possible to be sure that he’s 100% before returning. If he comes back and is not completely healed then we’ll be hearing about this injury again in August.
The Post also reported that it is not known when Cliff Floyd or Scott Erickson will be able to return. If all these injuries had to happen then it’s better that they happen now. Let’s get all these issues done with early so we can concentrate on baseball the rest of the season.
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Mets and Yanks Tied
By the way, I’m amused at how the Mets and Yankees have identical records 9 games into the season. That’s bound to change (in the Yankees favor) but it’s still nice to see.
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Today’s Mets Rant
Not much going on in Mets land today. The Mets beat Atlanta last night on strong pitching from Al Leiter and a trio of relievers. Leiter also starred at the plate hitting a double down the alley in right center field. Shane Spencer knocked in 2 runs and is off to a nice start. I still think the Mets need at least one more solid outfielder but it’s good to see that Spencer and Karim Garcia are hitting early in the season. Especially with Cliff Floyd on the DL with a strained quad and Mike Cameron nursing a tight hamstring.
Speaking of Floyd, I know it’s still early in the season but when will it be safe to call this signing a bust? He had a pretty good year last year but only played 108 games due to injury. Now he’s injured after only 20 at bats this year. I’m really rooting for him to get healthy and prove his worth but right now I’m a bit cynical and looking at a half empty glass (as opposed to a half full one).
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Hello Out There!
Is anyone reading this blog? If so then please let me know.
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Yankees’ Lieber Resumes Pitching
It’s nice to have money to spend on a project like Jon Lieber. Once a promising pitcher for the Cubs, Lieber is now rehabbing in the Yankees minor league camp. Say what you will about the Boss but there’s no doubt about his commitment to winning. That’s the only explanation for the Yankees signing him last year even though it was not known if he would ever pitch again.
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TCPalm: Real fans want to know if Bonds cheated
Interesting how this article came out on the same day I commented about Barry Bonds.
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