In his continuing series looking at player performances from 2011, Joe Janish writes the following in his review of Jason Bay: Is Jason Bay finished? His swift and drastic slide to mediocrity just after turning 30 is eerily similar to other sluggers of the past, such as Robin Ventura, Bobby Higginson, Jacque Jones, Von Hayes, Dale Murphy, Shawn Green, and Andruw Jones (to name a...

. As longtime readers know, ’tis the season when I give something back to all of you who help make Uni Watch such a special project. Or, if you prefer to be more cynical, it’s time for me to clear out all the free swag that’s accumulated over the past year. Either way, more than 30 of you stand to win something for free, and that’s always fun, right? As in past...

JERUSALEM -- Three Jewish former major leaguers have joined Israel's bid for the 2013 World Baseball Classic, a move that could transform the baseball backwater into a legitimate contender.Shawn Green, Brad Ausmus and Gabe Kapler met this week in Los Angeles with Israeli baseball officials and committed to helping Israel field a competitive team in next year's WBC qualifying...

In recent Memory Right field has been a position that the Mets have been searching to solidify, but continue to come up empty. Guys towards the end of their careers such as Shawn Green, Derek Bell, Gary Sheffield and Jeromy Burnitz have manned the position over the last decade.  Also during that time the Mets have tried their hand at some younger players such as Jeff Francoeur...

Rays @ Red Sox (2008 ALCS) Diamondbacks @ Phillies (2011 ALDS, ok, maybe) Reds @ Nationals (The career of pre-suck Adam Dunn) Twins @ Tigers (1987 ALCS – The Worst Champion Ever) Cardinals @ Pirates (The 1979 MVP Award – Hernandez & Stargell) Giants @ Braves (1993 NL West Division race) Cubs @ Astros (The No-Hitter of former RHP Carlos Zambrano) Indians @ White Sox...

I just completed reading "The Way Of Baseball: Finding Stillness At 95 MPH" by Shawn Green, the former All-star outfielder who recently penned this tome about his life in baseball.I never would have figured Green for writing a book about his time in baseball, but I found it an interesting read. He comes across as a very intelligent and thoughtful man who cared about the...

Growing up as a young Jewish kid very interested in sports, especially baseball, I noticed very early that the league had a very small population of players like me. Everyone was and still crosses themselves when they get to the plate after a big hit and thanks Jesus for winning an important game. I never really understood that, but as I looked into it I found that quite a few...

Four of six on the road from a pair of division leaders in the big, bad American League? We’d all have taken it. Over .500 at the halfway point of the season? Back when we were 5-13 we would have taken that too. Someone was going to get hung with an L after four inspiring Ws. Someone was going to come up short. Someone was going to draw a pitcher like Justin Verlander, who...

Let's start off with two things that we did not learn about the Mets this weekend.The first is that the team still hasn't found its way over .500. They're back at mediocre after two straight wins which means they'll take another whack at getting over the hump when they resume play in Detroit on Tuesday. It's tempting to buy into the spirit, energy and suprising...

While Shawn Green never played for the Red Sox (he was a member of the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Diamondback and the Mets), when I was contacted about the possibility of reading his book The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness at 95 MPH, I was very interested. We all know that a large contingent of sports figures are religious, and to varying degrees, demonstrate that fact. We have all...

Playing for Israel in the next World Baseball Classic "would be an honor," the retired Met Shawn Green said.

Playing for Israel in the next World Baseball Classic "would be an honor," the retired Met Shawn Green said.

Disclaimer: a review copy of this book was provided to me. Title: The Way of BaseballPublished: Simon & Schuster, 2011# Pages: 206Availability: Right now it is very widely available indeed.Written By: Shawn Green and Gordon McAlpineWho Is: You probably remember Green, who was an all-star outfielder for the Blue Jays in the 1990s, and later played with the Dodgers, Diamondbacks...

I have to admit I was a little apprehensive when the folks at Simon & Schuster contacted me to have me review Shawn Green's new book The Way Of Baseball: Finding Stillness At 95 MPH. After all, even though he came up with the Toronto Blue Jays (where he played for seven seasons), Green will always be a Los Angeles Dodger to me. And you know how I feel about that. But...

Stats in His Mets Career 661 Games, .262 BA 82 HR, 265 RBI, 632 Hits, 344 Runs Scored His Mets Moment Game Three of the 1969 World Series saw what Sports Illustrated said was the greatest performance by a Center Fielder ever. In was the first ever World Series game to be played at Shea Stadium, a moment frozen in time where even the most loyal of Mets Fans in those days couldn’...

From friend of SoSG "Beast Mode"A good sign your day job sucks is when calling in sick to go pick up trash is a more appealing option. This is exactly what I did on Tuesday when I came down with food poisoning and took part in the Dodgers Caravan beach clean up at Santa Monica Beach with the help from the good folks at Heal the Bay. Overall the Dodgers did a great job with...

In 2007 and again in 2008, the Mets missed clinching a playoff berth by just one game. No matter which team it is or even which sport, missing the playoffs by one game in back to back years is not a comfortable place to be. As the Mets enter into a new era with a brand new philosophy based on tried and true principles, lets hope that it never happens again. That said, I wonder sometimes...

October 18, 2006: It was a beautiful Fall day; still warm. The weather hadn't changed for the worse yet. I took lunch about 2:00 in the afternoon, and my wife called me. She wanted me to call Rob. Rob is a friend who lives not too far from us on Long Island, but works in NYC. I asked her why, and she said to give him a call. I didn't have Rob's work phone number, but...

Here are the rest of the day's links on the 11th anniversary of the Shawn Green-Raul Mondesi trade... Darek Braunecker, the agent for Cliff Lee, told the AP (on CBS Sports) that his client is “clearly the best player on the free-agent market.” Hard to argue with that one. If the A's reach a deal with Japanese righty Hisashi Iwakuma, they'll have a surplus...

“Bless you Henry Blake, your work here will never be forgotten.” That line, delivered sans jocularity by Father Mulcahy in “Abyssinia, Henry,” the March 1975 episode of M*A*S*H that bade goodbye to the 4077th’s departing commanding officer — and actor McLean Stevenson — echoed through my mind Sunday after learning Rod Barajas was suddenly an ex-Met. Colonel Blake�...

The draft is all about dreaming on skills. You can bet that with every selection in yesterday’s first round, there was a scouting director and an area scout conjuring up the type of player their draftee could become. I thought it might be a fun exercise — especially given the pessimism that my draft history series provided — to look at who they might have been thinking...

Most of you have probably already seen this commercial, but hopefully it didn't traumatize you, like it did me. Yeah, I get the commercial, it's a cute idea. Still, if I ever made a list of things I never ever wanted to see, Joe Torre's man chesticles would be right at the top. It would be an extremely close race between that and Shawn Green circumcision pictures. Continued...

As I had indicated might happen a few weeks ago, former Mets outfielder Shawn Green has officially retired... READ MORE

Ken Rosenthal over at Fox Sports is reports that he thinks former Mets outfielder and free agent Shawn Green will retire if a west coast team is unwilling to sign him. READ MORE

Adam Jones ears must be on fire, because he has been included in trade talks for Johan Santana, Erik Bedard, Joe Blanton and Ian Snell. But who replaces him if he is traded?