Former Met Scott Kazmir has won the fifth starter spot in the Cleveland Indians rotation. Do you care?
For many Mets fans the mere mention of Kazmir’s name elicits an emotional response. If you are one of those fans, I’m curious to hear your reaction to this news that the former phenom has won a job for a team that is expected to contend for meaningful games in September. Continue reading
In case you missed, the Mets informed Pedro Feliciano that he would not be part of the 25-man roster on Opening Day, and they told LaTroy Hawkins that he would go north come April.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Continue reading
Perhaps you’ve heard that Matt den Dekker broke his wrist attempting to make a diving catch in Sunday’s exhibition game. Will the Mets go with internal options, or make a trade for a center fielder? There’s at least one player available who could make sense. Continue reading
You may have heard that the Yankees have acquired Vernon Wells. Why should a Mets fan care? Continue reading
Perhaps I am clutching at straws, but the nagging hurts plaguing the Mets projected everyday lineup may prove to be a blessing in disguise. Continue reading
Today Johan Santana admitted he won’t know when he’ll pitch again. So what happens next? Continue reading
The Captain.
David Wright has been named the fourth captain in Mets history, joining Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter and John Franco.
Chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said the decision was essentially made from an ownership perspective the instant Wright signed an eight-year, $138 million contract in early December. Wright, though, said he wanted the endorsement of teammates before accepting the honor.
Wright said it was a joint decision not to place a “C” on his jersey, since it’s not his personality and a standard uniform is sacred.
Read the whole post by Adam Rubin here.
You could see this coming a mile away, and it’s just a formality – David Wright is the leader of this team. Incidentally, I’m glad they’re keeping the “C” off the jersey. That always looked weird on a baseball uniform.
John Stearns
I was reading this post over at Amazin’ Avenue about the worst Opening Day lineups in Mets history (a story prompted by the lineup we may see on April 1st this year). They arranged it by decade. When I got to their nominee for worst lineup of the 70s, I stopped – and a flood of memories came back.
1979 was the year I first year I started following the Mets in earnest. I had watched them on and off in ’77 and ’78, but at the time, my life was about Star Wars and surviving first grade. For whatever reason, the ’79 team caught my attention, maybe because I was playing little league Continue reading
