Weekend Notes
It was definitley an interesting weekend for the Mets. The VÃctor Zambrano incident on Friday, John Maine‘s visit to the DL and a renegade umpire in the weekend finally against the Braves. Renegade umpire?
More On Opening Day
I mentioned Cliff Floyd‘s outfield assist in throwing Alfonso Soriano out at the plate yesterday without having seen the play or hearing the audio. (My only knowledge of the play was from Yahoo’s GameChannel which I was using to ‘watch’ the game from work.) What I didn’t know and wouldn’t learn until I watched the […]
Heilman Sent to Pen, Bannister to Start
Speculation on who the 5th starter in the Mets rotation will be can come to an end.
Camp Notes
Camp hasn’t been very eventful in my opinion. That’s why I haven’t written much this spring. But there are a few notes that are worth mentioning now that we’re getting closer to the season.
Notes from the First Day of Camp
Not much to report beyond the normal first day of spring training happenings. It was the usual getting to meet the new guys and catching up with the old guys routine that happens the first day of spring training every year. Pedro Martinez finally learned that
Anna Benson Gets Kris Traded… Again… Maybe
The Mets traded starting pitcher Kris Benson to the Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine yesterday. Benson’s wife, Anna, had some things to say about it, as usual. Here’s a sampling:
Minaya a Buyer – Reason for Optimism?
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. The day after I mentioned my (not so) secret formula for winning – score first, protect the lead, win the game – the Mets tried to follow it in beating the Nationals 5-3. Though they scored early on a Mike Cameron homer in the 1st they […]
Another Game Blown By The Bullpen
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. VÃctor Zambrano had another good start last night but the bullpen blew it for him. The guilty party this time was Aaron Heilman, who had a good streak of 13 scoreless innings spanning 11 appearances since moving into the bullpen in mid May. Heilman’s bad outing […]
The Wright Call?
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. How far out of the baseline can a player go without being called out? Second base umpire Jeff Nelson showed us last night. With one out in the eighth inning and the bases loaded Doug Mientkiewicz hit the ball to Braves first baseman Julio Franco who […]
Star Wars Bound
Sorry for no real post today. I had a late morning and am going to Star Wars this afternoon. Aint’ life grand? In the meantime talk amongst yourselves. I’ll give you some topics. Aaron Heilman in the bullpen. VÃctor Zambrano starting against the Yankees. Pedro Martinez got a cortisone shot. Discuss.
