Category: Spring Training 2006
Heilman in the Bullpen
1So now it's official: Aaron Heilman is in the bullpen, supposedly for the good of the team. I don't buy it. How is this good for the team when you have Zambrano and Trachsel ...
READ MORE +The LOOGY
For those wondering what a LOOGY is, it's not a gooey expectoration of the throat. Rather, it is a Lefthanded One Out GuY. There seems to be concern in Mets' camp over who wil ...
READ MORE +Give Heath a Chance
There was a great John Lennon song, it went: "... all we are saying, is give Heath a chance ..." OK, maybe those weren't quite the words, but if they were, they would be very ...
READ MORE +Heilman or Bannister?
2The big dogfights this spring were supposed to be Xavier Nady vs. Victor Diaz for right field, and Boone vs. AHern vs. Kepp vs. Matsui for 2B. It looks like RF is settled with the ...
READ MORE +Nady in RF
The way he's been hitting this spring, it's pretty clear that, barring a remarkable turn of events over the next two weeks, Xavier Nady has won the right field job for the Mets. ...
READ MORE +Mets vs. Puerto Rico Postgame Notes
Mets lost 6-1 to team Puerto Rico ... who cares, the game means nothing and I should hope the PR All-Stars can beat a Mets' split squad that is further decimated by players gone ...
READ MORE +Pitching Problems ?
The path to the pennant is guided by pitching --- every year, for every team, in every league that doesn't use a metal bat. That said, there certainly is concern when looking at ...
READ MORE +Bye Bye Bret Boone
1Yesterday, Bret Boone tearfully announced that he was retiring from baseball, citing that the sport had become a job, and he had lost his passion for the game. Passion, eh? So ...
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