Villone makes his pitch

It appears that veteran lefty Tom Martin may have lost his bid as the second lefty in the bullpen. Martin has a calf injury that will sideline him for at least week and probably longer. If he returns in time, It will be hard for Martin to get enough reps to un-seat one of the righties who are ...

Reason 7 Why We'll Never Win Micah Hoffpauir will be from now on known as HOFFpower! Here's why... 1. He's old, just like the real Hoff - David Hasselhoff - but is still a "rookie."2. He is batting almost .500 in spring training so far and has waaay more power than DLEE. 3. I can't spell his ...

Tom Martin who had quietly become the front runner as the second lefty in the pen took two big hits last week, he was sidelined with a calf injury and at the same time the Mets signed Ron Villone. That didn't deter him from continuing, he was suppose to play catch with Tim Redding on the off day while wearing a boot on his injured leg. Apparently Martin fell down the stairs yesterday...

I know. I'm sick of the Alex Rodr?guez posts, too, but right now, he's not a story, he IS the story in Yankeeland.While no surgery has been scheduled yet, courtesy River Ave Blues via Pete Abraham and Brian Cashman,the fact is that surgery will be likely needed at some point in time, and ...