Tyler Yates
Tyler Yates got his butt kicked by the Braves last night. Welcome to the majors, kid. I don’t know what to think of this guy yet. It’s hard to tell by just two starts. Let him get a few more starts under his belt before calling for his demotion.
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My Take on Barry Bonds
I’d like to congratulate Barry Bonds on passing Willie Mays on the all time home run list. There is, of course, a cloud hanging over this feat as Bonds has been accused of taking steroids. In America a man is considered innocent until proven guilty and Bonds has not yet been proven guilty so I’d like to think he has accomplished this milestone without illegal substances. We’ll never know for sure because even if he passes a test we’ll never know if he was truly steroid free throughout his career or if he just cleaned himself up because of the scandal. It may be time to start thinking about putting an asterisk next to his name on the home run list.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 but since I’m singling out the Yankees I replaced it. Steinbrenner is hardly thrifty.)
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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 knows? Anyone who doesn’t run out a fly ball at the Major League level (even in spring training) doesn’t deserve to play at that level. It’s one of the first things they teach you in little league and he can’t do it?
Anyway, I’m digressing from the point that I really wanted to get to with this post. Bradley is considered by most to be a clubhouse disturbance. Hardly a player of character. Doesn’t this go against one of owner Fred Wilpon’s criteria for acquiring players? Wilpon keeps saying he doesn’t want players who will cause controversy. This is a criteria I agree with. Do you break with that criteria to acquire Bradley? I don’t think so. The character issue plus the fact that you have to change his position (moving him from CF to RF since you already have Mike Cameron in center) is a distraction this team doesn’t need. If the season was in the stretch drive and the Mets needed one more player to put them over the top then Bradley may be worth the gamble. But not now.
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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). Regardless of that I’m not afraid to go into the season with him on the DL. Let him take the time he needs to get 100% at the start of season so he can be available once the games begin to get more meaningful. It’s worth it to keep him out a week or two or even three now in the hope that he’ll get better, correct whatever physical issues he has and be healthy & available once the season hit it’s stride.
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Blind Swipe Talks About Reyes
There was a very good post on the Blind Swipe weblog about the Jose Reyes situation.
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New SharpReader Keyboard Shortcuts
Luke Hutteman published some previously undocumented keyboard shortcuts for his excellent SharpReader RSS aggregator in his blog.
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