I feel like we’ve gone down this path with the Mets before, should he
start or should he relieve? We have been hearing that debate
surrounding Aaron Heilman for years now. We hear about Heilman’s
desire to start (2008 being no different), though the Mets obviously
don’t believe he’s capable of handling those responsibilities instead
wanting him to remain in the bullpen. It’s a never-ending debate that
will hang over Heilman and the team until he is finally jettisoned.
Yesterday was a good day for me. The cold that'd been lingering for
about 6 weeks seemed to finally have passed. Somehow, my financial
portfolio gained 3%. And I had a very insightful conversation with
Brian Boehringer. You remember Brian, don't you? He won a ring with the
'96 Yankees, pitched for San Diego and got beat in the World Series by
the '98 Yankees, was part of the Yankees organization 3 different
times... Sure, he's got a funny last name. But so does our
president-elect. Moving on.
As the New York Mets ponder the pros and cons of adding a Manny
Ramirez, trading for a Jermaine Dye, or possibly signing Trevor
Hoffman, perhaps it's time to remember that those who forget their
history are usually doomed to repeat it.
New York, NY (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- Gotham Sports Media, LLC is
proud to announce that veteran sports writer John Delcos is joining the
company as Editor at Large. Delcos, who has spent most of the last two
decades covering pro sports, will contribute to all of Gotham Sports
Media's properties, including Gotham Baseball Magazine, Gotham Sports
Radio's network of shows and the company's newest website;
GothamGridiron.com. He will also bring along his successful blog, "John
Delcos' New York Mets Report", to the Gotham Sports Media Network.
“The Kid” is back in New York. On Monday, Hall of Fame catcher Gary
Carter was introduced as the manager of the Long Island Ducks of the
Atlantic League. As he did for the 1986 World Series champion Mets, he
will wear number 8, but this time it will be on a jersey of a different
color.
Since the retirement of Paul O'Neill, the New York Yankees have lacked something.
A refusal to lose, a simmering anger when failure is realized, call it
what you will. Their skipper, Joe Girardi, has plenty of that steel in
his belly, but it is not as effective with some of his former teammates
as the front office had hoped it would be. That kind of leadership,
especially with today's athletes, must come from the clubhouse, and
while the Yankees have several players that are consummate
professionals, they lack the edge that made O'Neill such a beloved
figure on and off the field.
There were lots of memorable – and not so much -- stories here for the
Metropolitans in 2008, as they traveled up and then down the NL East,
as the bullpen got shellacked on a daily basis. Obviously, the biggest
story in “real” baseball for the Mets was the continued implosion of
the bullpen. But for Fantasy Baseball purposes that story really
doesn’t have a lot of value, as fun as it is to watch in a Greg Norman
type of way.
I feel like we’ve gone down this path with the Mets before, should he
start or should he relieve? We have been hearing that debate
surrounding Aaron Heilman for years now. We hear about Heilman’s
desire to start (2008 being no different), though the Mets obviously
don’t believe he’s capable of handling those responsibilities instead
wanting him to remain in the bullpen. It’s a never-ending debate that
will hang over Heilman and the team until he is finally jettisoned.
Yesterday was a good day for me. The cold that'd been lingering for
about 6 weeks seemed to finally have passed. Somehow, my financial
portfolio gained 3%. And I had a very insightful conversation with
Brian Boehringer. You remember Brian, don't you? He won a ring with the
'96 Yankees, pitched for San Diego and got beat in the World Series by
the '98 Yankees, was part of the Yankees organization 3 different
times... Sure, he's got a funny last name. But so does our
president-elect. Moving on.
As the New York Mets ponder the pros and cons of adding a Manny
Ramirez, trading for a Jermaine Dye, or possibly signing Trevor
Hoffman, perhaps it's time to remember that those who forget their
history are usually doomed to repeat it.
New York, NY (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- Gotham Sports Media, LLC is
proud to announce that veteran sports writer John Delcos is joining the
company as Editor at Large. Delcos, who has spent most of the last two
decades covering pro sports, will contribute to all of Gotham Sports
Media's properties, including 
“The Kid” is back in New York. On Monday, Hall of Fame catcher Gary
Carter was introduced as the manager of the Long Island Ducks of the
Atlantic League. As he did for the 1986 World Series champion Mets, he
will wear number 8, but this time it will be on a jersey of a different
color.
Since the retirement of Paul O'Neill, the New York Yankees have lacked something. 
There were lots of memorable – and not so much -- stories here for the
Metropolitans in 2008, as they traveled up and then down the NL East,
as the bullpen got shellacked on a daily basis. Obviously, the biggest
story in “real” baseball for the Mets was the continued implosion of
the bullpen. But for Fantasy Baseball purposes that story really
doesn’t have a lot of value, as fun as it is to watch in a Greg Norman
type of way.
