2011 Spring Training

Bryce To Bat For Nats

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According to Nationals manager Jim Riggleman, phenom Bryce Harper will bat in this afternoon’s exhibition game against the Mets. This is exciting, considering that Harper is the most-hyped teenage hitter since maybe Alex Rodriguez. All reports suggest that the kid has no chance of making the Nats’ opening day roster, but hey, you never know. … Read more

Mets ST Game 1 vs. Braves: Quick Notes

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Many of you may have seen the Mets first televised spring training game of 2011, played against the Braves on Saturday afternoon. These games don’t count for much, so I won’t go into detail about what happened, but there are things we can take away from them; here are notes regarding selected players. Jenrry Mejia … Read more

11 People Who Won’t Own the Mets

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With the Wilpons in hot water over this Ponzi scheme litigation, and looking to sell off a “portion” of the team, several suitors have either come forward or been suggested as possible future owners of the Mets. Let’s take a quick look at some people who won’t be buying in. 1. Mike Bloomberg Being owner … Read more

Offseason Changes: Nationals

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Following with our brief series on offseason changes around the NL East, today we look at the Nationals. In: Jayson Werth, Tom Gorzelanny, Adam LaRoche, Henry Rodriguez, Rick Ankiel, Chad Gaudin, Chien-Ming Wang, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Todd Coffey, Matt Stairs, Alex Cora, Cla Meredith, Corey Brown Out: Adam Dunn, Josh Willingham, Justin Maxwell, Wil Nieves, … Read more