Evans moving to 2B ?

I see the hat logo is in the Daily News today. It's also featured on MLB.com. Loyal readers might remember the piece I wrote about it back on 12 January...I am still in horror from the telling; in... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

If it wasn't an off day in camp there is no way this would have gotten this much attention. The Mets have signed Junior Spivey to a minor league deal, it's as much an indictment of Ramon Martinez who's hitting .167 as it is a depth acquistion but what does make it surprising is that Jose Valentin and Andy Green are both hitting well. The 34 y/o right handed middle infielder...

Assuming that the Mets go with a five player bench and seven relievers in the bullpen, it really leaves just three open bench spots beacause naturally you have the Tatis/Murphy platoon and backup catcher Ramon Castro taking up two of those precious five spots. 1. CA - Ramon Castro2. OF - Fernando Tatis/Daniel Murphy*3. 4. 5. I put together a small chart that shows all of the potential...

Carlos Beltran had some very strong words for Cole Hamels yesterday. When asked about Hamels calling the Mets choke artists this winter beltran said “The only thing that I know is he will be watched every time he faces us. Hopefully we kill him, and then he’ll have to deal with the ...

Mets shortstop Jose Reyes arrived in Port St. Lucie today and responded to Cole Hamels "choke artist? comment, which was made Dec. 11 on New York's WFAN radio. ?We don?t worry about Philly,? Reyes said. ?I don?t know why they worry so much about the New York Mets. They can talk about whatever they want to, because we worry about us. They are the one to win the World Series...

There are a bunch of excellent blogs out there about our favorite team. One that I particularly enjoy is Mets Tailgate. James Kannengieser is the brains behind that site and recently he agreed to do a Q&A with me on the upcoming season. Here are his responses to my questions about the 2009 Mets.

Luis Castillo finally shows up to camp. Though technically it's the actual day for position players to show up. BUT this is a player who has given the Mets almost nothing since he signed that ridiculous 4 year contract.Everyone seems to think you're going to get Castillo circa 2003. That Castillo is long gone. This gimpy Castillo is what we have to deal with and he is the...

I have been reluctant to write eulogies to Shea Stadium since it really wasn’t gone - till today. Back on September 28th, I witnessed the final, and tragic, end to baseball at Shea Stadium. That night we had our NYBD “Shea Goodbye” show with various contributors chiming in on the defeat. Since ...

Not long ago everyone thought it would be Niese in the 5th spot. But now we're looking at a true battle with others who have been brought into the fold.Omar decided against signing Pedro and didn't think that Niese and Parnell should be the only participants in the battle. You don't want to just hand over the spot, you want the 5th starter to earn it.Niese came up and...

Not sure why it's okay to have a patch on the hat that looks good and the uniform gets a Domino's Pizza Reject logo.The Mets marketing department seems to be as bad as the Mets training staff but this logo looks really good and should be on the uniform too.

Tim Redding won't be ready to open the season with the Mets. John Maine isn't throwing his curveball yet. Freddie Garcia looks like what he is -- a thirty-something pitcher trying to come back from shoulder surgery. Livan Hernandez can't break a pane of glass at ten paces with his fastball. While spring training 2009 has been a relatively happy camp, there is no shortage...

File this under the bizarre via XM MLB Chimp rooted for Mets when Valentine was manager, later changed to Yankees–NY (NY Post): “The chimp liked watering flowers, wine, expensive steak, brushing his teeth and even watching baseball games on TV. Neighbors also said he liked to pretend ...

NEW YORK CITY (TSC) — After he missed three consecutive nights of sleep because of Alex Rodriguez’s recent admission of using PEDs, MLB commissioner Bud Selig signed the paperwork approving the demolition of New York Mets’ Shea Stadium, mistakenly mixing it up with the demolition of Kauffman Stadium, the home to the Kansas City Royals. Shea, [...]

As seen on NY Mets GlobalMike Pelfrey looked sharp today against the Astros. Pelfrey gave up 1 run on 3 hits while walking one and striking out 3 in 6 innings of work. Pelfrey who suffered a shin injury early in the spring made his second appearance since the injury which did not appear to bother him at all.Pelfrey’s sound performance comes at a great time for the Mets, as it...

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