In between some other player being dragged into the spotlight for the
use of performance enhancing drugs, comes a nice story about a baseball
player. The New York Met's All-Star David Wright, while playing for
Team USA at the World Baseball Classic, was very generous to a veteran
of the war in Iraq.
Found March 25, 2009 on
Hugging Harold Reynolds:
Original Story:
Yardbarker aggregates the latest sports news, rumors and gossip from around the web. We use proprietary algorithms to automatically categorize stories and associate photos with articles. If you feel an article was miscategorized, please email tagging@yardbarker.com.
THE BACKYARD
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
Armchair Analysis of the 2008 Kentucky Derby
Big Brown +300
This horse comes in as the undefeated favorite. I know another team that came into the biggest game of the year as the undefeated favorite.
Colonel John +450
You know that undefeated team I was just talking about? They lost to a guy named Eli. Eli's a biblical name. So is John. And there were a lot of military campaigns in the Bible. (Sorry, I know it'...
Santana to Mets
USAToday is reporting that the Twins have a tentative agreement to send Johan Santana to the New York Mets, in return for prospects Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra, and Kevin Mulvey. The deal reportedly depends on the Mets being...
RIP: Johnny Podres, Don Cardwell
The baseball world lost two pitchers over the last day who were part of two important championship teams in New York baseball history: Johnny Podres of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (pictured) and Don Cardwell of the 1969 New York Mets.Johnny Podres will forever be remembered in baseball history as the ...
Cerrone On SNY Talking Fan Confidence
New York Mets
Cerrone On SNY Talking Fan Confidence
Posted 4 minutes ago at Hot Foot
Check out Matthew Cerrone making his SNY debut on Mets Hot Stove, talking about his Fan Confidenc...
Chasing Cubtober: Angel Pa-GONE! (via ArmchairGM)
Dirtlocker points for: Matt Murton, Angel Pagan, Felix Pie, Alfonso Soriano The Chicago Cubs opened up another roster spot on Saturday by trading outfielder Angel Pagan to the New York Mets for two minor leaguers.
Pagan was originally acquired from the Mets before the 2006 season and hit .255 with ...
Buffalo Bisons and New Orleans Zephyrs Play to 4-4 Draw
MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, played to a 4-4 tie against the New Orleans Zephyrs (Marlins) on Tuesday afternoon from Jupiter, FL...
Video: K-Rod Talks About The WBC
Via Mets Merized Online
|
March 25, 2009
Here's a video of our new closer Frankie Rodriguez who is talking to reporters about his experience at the World Baseball Classic.
New York Mets' Francisco Rodriguez talks about the World Baseball Classic
Courtesy of Brian Costa at NJ.com.
|
March 25, 2009
Around The NL East
New York MetsWith the Youtube clip of Pedro Martinez and Jaun Marichal releasing roosters into a cockfight in the Dominican Republic last week, I wondered, "What have the other Mets been doing with their free time this summer?" (Especially since they had extra time off, not having to participate in t...
Mets and Cards Dried Off and Rested Up
Looking forward to Game Five of the NLCS tonight after the postponement due to rain. As a fellow blogger pointed out, that extra day of rest for both St. Louis Cardinal righthander Jeff Weaver and New York Mets leftie Tom Glavine means a better game for everybody.I'm not sure if I favor one over the...
Pig Latin
Carlos Beltran decided to play the role of Nostradamus and predict a 2008 NL East Division crown for the New York Mets. In an interview he sent this personal message to reigning NL MVP Jimmy Rollins, "So this year, to Jimmy Rollins, we are the team to beat.". Just to let you know Carlos, J-Roll was...
2009 Mets: Maine and Ollie P. Must Lead the Way
By Gary Armida
Over the past two seasons, the New York Mets have squandered division leads to the Phillies in the final month of September. In 2007, it was purely poor play during crunch time that doomed the Mets. 2008, however, was a completely different circumstance. The 2008 Mets lost their lead because of a poorly [...]
Perez takes beating, J.J. and K-Rod hitless
Oliver Perez is the latest Mets starter to get hit hard in spring training. Perez, in his first spring start since February 26, pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing six runs and five hits and six walks.
Video: David Wright talks WBC
David Wright and J.J. Putz, the two Met representatives for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, returned to the St. Lucie complex today. Wright spoke to the media about his experience. Here’s the video …
Garcia out of options, accepts Mets option
The cards were stacked against Freddy Garcia. A poor economy, a slow free agent market and a disposable spring training left the Mets righthander with only one option: keep pitching.
Padres moving on up!
The Arizona Diamondbacks are hosting my San Diego Padres tonight and Chan Ho Park is going to get a chance to extend his no-hit run to more than 15 innings. I can't wait to see this game and our eventual rise to the top spot in the National League. We trail only the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardin...
MLB Forum Discussions
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |
